BeenHereBefore 1,472 Posted June 27, 2021 Lots of good choices but I'm going with Jim Steinman, Wrote many for Meat Loaf and others like Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply and Celine Dion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted June 27, 2021 Hmm. Let me think who that could possibly be. Who was it again that wrote these? ‘Love Me Do’ ‘P.S. I Love You’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ ‘Hold Me Tight’ ‘All My Loving’ ‘Can´t Buy Me Love’ ‘And I Love Her’ ‘Things We Said Today’ ‘Every Little Thing’ ‘What You´re Doing’ ‘Eight Days a Week’ ‘I’ll Follow the Sun’ ‘She’s A Woman’ ‘Another Girl’ ‘The Night Before’ ‘Tell Me What You See’ ‘I’m Down’ ‘I´ve Just Seen a Face’ ‘Paperback Writer’ ‘Yesterday’ ‘Drive My Car’ ‘I’m Looking Through You’ ‘Michelle’ ‘You Won’t See Me’ ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ ‘For No One’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ ‘Good Day Sunshine’ ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ ‘Penny Lane’ ‘Hello, Goodbye’ ‘When I’m 64’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ ‘Fixing a Hole’ ‘Lovely Rita’ ‘Getting Better’ ‘She’s Leaving Home’ ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’ ‘Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ ‘Your Mother Should Know’ ‘The Fool on the HIll’ ‘Blackbird’ ‘Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da’ ‘Helter Skelter’ ‘Mother Nature’s Son’ ‘Rocky Raccoon’ ‘Wild Honey Pie’ ‘Back in the USSR’ ‘Lady Madonna’ ‘Hey Jude’ ‘I Will’ ‘Birthday’ ‘Honey Pie’ ‘Martha My Dear’ ‘Why Don´t We Do It in the Road?’ ‘All Together Now’ ‘Oh! Darling’ ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ ‘Her Majesty’ ‘Golden Slumbers’ ‘Carry That Weight’ ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ ‘The End’ ‘She Came In Through The Bathroom Window’ ‘Get Back’ ‘Two of us’ ‘Let It Be’ ‘The Long and Winding Road’ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,472 Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Utilit99 said: Hmm. Let me think who that could possibly be. Who was it again that wrote these? ‘Love Me Do’ ‘P.S. I Love You’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ ‘Hold Me Tight’ ‘All My Loving’ ‘Can´t Buy Me Love’ ‘And I Love Her’ ‘Things We Said Today’ ‘Every Little Thing’ ‘What You´re Doing’ ‘Eight Days a Week’ ‘I’ll Follow the Sun’ ‘She’s A Woman’ ‘Another Girl’ ‘The Night Before’ ‘Tell Me What You See’ ‘I’m Down’ ‘I´ve Just Seen a Face’ ‘Paperback Writer’ ‘Yesterday’ ‘Drive My Car’ ‘I’m Looking Through You’ ‘Michelle’ ‘You Won’t See Me’ ‘Got To Get You Into My Life’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ ‘For No One’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ ‘Good Day Sunshine’ ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ ‘Penny Lane’ ‘Hello, Goodbye’ ‘When I’m 64’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ ‘Fixing a Hole’ ‘Lovely Rita’ ‘Getting Better’ ‘She’s Leaving Home’ ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’ ‘Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ ‘Your Mother Should Know’ ‘The Fool on the HIll’ ‘Blackbird’ ‘Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da’ ‘Helter Skelter’ ‘Mother Nature’s Son’ ‘Rocky Raccoon’ ‘Wild Honey Pie’ ‘Back in the USSR’ ‘Lady Madonna’ ‘Hey Jude’ ‘I Will’ ‘Birthday’ ‘Honey Pie’ ‘Martha My Dear’ ‘Why Don´t We Do It in the Road?’ ‘All Together Now’ ‘Oh! Darling’ ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ ‘Her Majesty’ ‘Golden Slumbers’ ‘Carry That Weight’ ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ ‘The End’ ‘She Came In Through The Bathroom Window’ ‘Get Back’ ‘Two of us’ ‘Let It Be’ ‘The Long and Winding Road’ You lose I said song writer and not plural. That said yea they wrote some great ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,472 Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Cruzer said: Bob Dylan Legit answer and knew his name would come up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,472 Posted June 27, 2021 You can only pick one Beatle and none of their Collaborations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted June 27, 2021 1 hour ago, BeenHereBefore said: You lose I said song writer and not plural. That said yea they wrote some great ones. Paul McCartney wrote all those songs. So basically what you are saying now is, anyone who wrote a song that was in a really good band, doesn't get credit for writing that song. Why even have this thread? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,472 Posted June 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Utilit99 said: Paul McCartney wrote all those songs. So basically what you are saying now is, anyone who wrote a song that was in a really good band, doesn't get credit for writing that song. Why even have this thread? To pee you off is why the thread lol. No if they wrote the song all by themself they get credit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted June 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said: To pee you off is why the thread lol. No if they wrote the song all by themself they get credit. No. You said: 1 hour ago, BeenHereBefore said: You lose I said song writer and not plural. That said yea they wrote some great ones. But those were written by McCarthy. So what was your point? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,472 Posted June 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Utilit99 said: No. You said: But those were written by McCarthy. So what was your point? If so him alone then good choice even though think some of them suck and am a Beatles fan. Just a Opinion post and no wrong answer and you still get a trophy for participating. Trophy was handed out on your last post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,472 Posted June 27, 2021 Besides I think Paul is dead. Hey blew his head off at a red light. Ps. some good writing there by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,782 Posted June 27, 2021 Pete Townshend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,822 Posted June 27, 2021 Bernie Taupin 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 14,987 Posted June 27, 2021 Bob Seger 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbivore 1,118 Posted June 27, 2021 Neil Young Bob Marley some my personal favorites J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr, Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,147 Posted June 27, 2021 11 hours ago, Cruzer said: Bob Dylan This...I swear half the chart toppers in the 70s were his and 60s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Bob_Dylan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NEWPOSTERGUY! 288 Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, supermike80 said: Bernie Taupin he was only a lyricist, Elton composed the music - i'd say their combined efforts rank as high as any not named Lennon/McCartney. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,691 Posted June 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Utilit99 said: Paul McCartney wrote all those songs. So No, he did not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,691 Posted June 27, 2021 8 hours ago, BeenHereBefore said: To pee you off is why the thread lol. No if they wrote the song all by themself they get credit. Why don’t you list the great Jim Steinman R&R songs so we can compare. and don’t throw any of the Pop crap in there. Your idea of R&R and mine are very different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,164 Posted June 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, Herbivore said: Neil Young Bob Marley some my personal favorites J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr, Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. Saw Built to Spill a few years ago - great live show. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nospk 230 Posted June 27, 2021 14 hours ago, BeenHereBefore said: Lots of good choices but I'm going with Jim Steinman, Wrote many for Meat Loaf and others like Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply and Celine Dion. Not one rock & roll band here… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NEWPOSTERGUY! 288 Posted June 27, 2021 btw, David Bowie is the correct answer. HTH 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,292 Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, kutulu said: Lemmy I am the one, Orgasmatron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted June 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Baker Boy said: No, he did not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Utilit99 4,099 Posted June 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Baker Boy said: No, he did not https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/paul-mccartney-beatles-every-song-hes-written-playlist/ And that just covers his time with the Beatles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 790 Posted June 27, 2021 Prince... Dude wrote hundreds. Many sung bye him . Others covered by hundreds of other singers. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/437/works Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,906 Posted June 27, 2021 The writer of Elton John songs. Taylor Swift and Tupac. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,906 Posted June 27, 2021 Otis Blackwell (yes, he was black) When Elvis Presley recorded one of his songs, the result was 1956's epochal "Don't Be Cruel," which was simultaneously Number One on the pop, R&B and country charts. Blackwell subsequently gave Elvis "All Shook Up" and "Return to Sender," and wrote a cluster of hits for other artists, including "Great Balls of Fire" for Jerry Lee Lewis. And even though Blackwell's own singing career never took off, it's been noted that his vocals on demos of songs that Presley recorded were followed faithfully by the King. "At certain tempo, the way Elvis sang was the result of copying Otis' demos," said Blackwell's friend Doc Pomus. Oddly, Blackwell and Presley never met. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Isles 583 Posted June 28, 2021 RJD wrote some epic songs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 14,987 Posted June 28, 2021 Elvis Presley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,410 Posted June 28, 2021 a handful of my faves are.... Neil Peart ( Rush ) Kerry Livgren ( Kansas ) Tom Petty Dennis DeYoung ( Styx ) Don Henley (Eagles ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,458 Posted June 28, 2021 That dude from Steel Panther Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted June 28, 2021 Anyone mention Carol King? If not, you all mostly lose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted June 28, 2021 12 hours ago, MDC said: Saw Built to Spill a few years ago - great live show. Moooo.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
