Greatest song writer of all time. Who do you think?

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

Who would you say is the greatest song writer of all time?

I would say Roger Waters ..

Mysterytrain · Post by **Mysterytrain** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

In my own (damn hippie) opinion it's Bob Dylan.

Most won't agree but to me his lyrics are timeless.

nakedtwister · Post by **nakedtwister** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

Have to agree with Dan. I would have to add McCartney though.

JackANSI · Post by **JackANSI** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

Les Claypool

Flaw · Post by **Flaw** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

with out question...i am

P MAC · Post by **P MAC** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

Three of my favorites are; Townes VanZandt, Guy Clark, John Prine. Would hate to have to choose only one, but if I had to, it would be John Prine.

Oh, how about Neil Young or David Crosby, never mind, I can't pick just one.

DogAlpha · Post by **DogAlpha** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

WOW I didn't know they had a Songwriter Hall Of Fame:
http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/era

Rockpagers spark my imagination!

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

Barry Manilow wrote....

I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs

...Pretty awesome.

DogAlpha · Post by **DogAlpha** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

witchhunt wrote:Barry Manilow wrote....

I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs

...Pretty awesome.

It was written by Bruce Johnson in 1975.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

DogAlpha wrote:
witchhunt wrote:Barry Manilow wrote....

I write the songs that make the whole world sing
I write the songs of love and special things
I write the songs that make the young girls cry
I write the songs, I write the songs

...Pretty awesome.

It was written by Bruce Johnson in 1975.

I'd like to hear Buble do a version of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_6cwUso ... re=related

RamRod 1 · Post by **RamRod 1** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

John Lennon but hey, that's a tough question, a good song is a good song.

(Now I'm starting to think about Dylan).

RamRod 1 · Post by **RamRod 1** » Thursday Nov 12, 2009

Hey, just took brother "DogAlpha's" tip and clicked on the "Songwriter's Hall of Fame" link and discovered that the "John Lennon" of the mid 1800's was Stephen Foster from Pittsburgh, Pa. Bigest songwriter of that time writing about social issues and injustices and died around that same age in New York City. WOW!

http://songwritershalloffame.org/index. ... ts/bio/C10

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

Jimmy Page/Robert Plant
Ronnie Van Zant

AllHolLowsEVe · Post by **AllHolLowsEVe** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

Pete Townshend. and I know that I am going to take some flack for this one........but I have to mention Dan Fogelberg. The guy told some great stories in his songs.

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

She doesn't sing, but Diane Warren is an excellent songwriter.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

Um, Mozart

DogAlpha · Post by **DogAlpha** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

lonewolf wrote:Um, Mozart

Specially the Clockwork Orange Soundtrack

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

DogAlpha wrote:
lonewolf wrote:Um, Mozart
Specially the Clockwork Orange Soundtrack

You sure that wasn't Beethoven?

DogAlpha · Post by **DogAlpha** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

witchhunt wrote:
DogAlpha wrote:
lonewolf wrote:Um, Mozart
Specially the Clockwork Orange Soundtrack
You sure that wasn't Beethoven?

Not sure everything from the 60s thru the 80s is a little Foggish

But if your right i stand corrected.

Speaking of being corrected ... where has that capt. Grammer been?

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

The reason I asked is because the main character (Malcolm McDowell) was an extreme Beethoven fan in the movie. Been a while since I saw that movie, too.

Post by **Ron** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

DogAlpha wrote: Not sure everything from the 60s thru the 80s is a little Foggish

What? the 1760's thru 1780's? You are talking about Mozart and Beethoven, haha.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

Willie Dixon

His songs, including "Little Red Rooster", "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Evil", "Spoonful", "Back Door Man", "I Just Want to Make Love to You", "I Ain't Superstitious", "My Babe", "Wang Dang Doodle", and "Bring It On Home", "You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quit You Baby".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Dixon

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

DogAlpha wrote:
lonewolf wrote:Um, Mozart
Specially the Clockwork Orange Soundtrack

That was mostly "Ludwig Van", Rossini and a little bit of "Lighthouse Keeper."

It was adapted and arranged by Wendy Carlos of "Switched On Bach" fame.

Jsun76 · Post by **Jsun76** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

JackANSI wrote:Les Claypool

I agree...great story teller.

dayzichick · Post by **dayzichick** » Friday Nov 13, 2009

Billy Joel and Tori Amos are two of my favorites

along with Bernie Taupin (not sure how to spell his last name, Elton John's writing partner) and I agree with the Lennon/McCartney fans too.

Prince is a great songwriter.

Jim Morrison for his poetry.

Most recently I bought Glen Hansard and Marketa Inglova's second CD (they were the songwriting team that did the music for the movie Once) I don't know about greatest songwriters of all time but I really enjoy the Once soundtrack.