SUXBNME 1,625 Posted March 1, 2023 Also, Billy Corgan should be up there given how much he's written for others. Some others I'm thinking about at the moment... Jello Biarfa (Dead Kennedys) Sebastian Bach (Quicksand Jesus comes to mind) Guns and Roses Simon and Garfunkel Johnny Cash Taylor Swift (sorry...I like her) Hank Williams Jr Fogerty and wait for it.... Tom Petty.....Has he been mentioned yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 497 Posted March 1, 2023 23 hours ago, edjr said: What music would he write without lyrics? https://open.spotify.com/album/0MfT6SqxQ95BJ8jMYhdiFK Mozart, Bach, and millions of jazz musicians will be so impressed if you figure out that music without words is a thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted March 1, 2023 1 minute ago, BiPolarBear said: https://open.spotify.com/album/0MfT6SqxQ95BJ8jMYhdiFK Mozart, Bach, and millions of jazz musicians will be so impressed if you figure out that music without words is a thing. Check the thread title please. SONG WRITERS. Not music writers. HTH Quote The main difference between a songwriter and a composer is that songwriters write both the lyrics and the melody of a song, while composers only write the music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 497 Posted March 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, edjr said: Check the thread title please. SONG WRITERS. Not music writers. HTH From the Songwriter's Hall of Fame site: "Elton John, one of the most successful purveyors of hit songs and records in the history of the music industry, has numerous distinctions. Without question he fits the classification of "singer/songwriter" like few others. " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 7,031 Posted March 1, 2023 Great. Ozzie Smith is in a Hall Of Fame too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyGavin 790 Posted March 1, 2023 11 hours ago, SUXBNME said: and wait for it... Tom Petty.....Has he been mentioned yet? Thankfully the wait for it wasn’t that stoopid fake band that you like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,430 Posted March 1, 2023 Neil Peart Mercury, May, Deacon, Taylor Jimmy Webb J.D. Souther Jackson Browne Paul Williams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 16,027 Posted March 1, 2023 Mark Knopfler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kozmiq 70 Posted March 1, 2023 35 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Mark Knopfler Good one; surprised he hasn't been mentioned yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BufordT 444 Posted March 1, 2023 On 2/27/2023 at 6:28 PM, Hardcore troubadour said: Bob Seger I guess you have to say it louder. Seger is mysteriously underrated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 16,027 Posted March 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, BufordT said: I guess you have to say it louder. Seger is mysteriously underrated. The catalog that guy has is incredible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 16,027 Posted March 1, 2023 Joe Strummer/ Mick Jones. I’ll take them over Lennon/McCartney. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,625 Posted March 2, 2023 10 hours ago, TommyGavin said: Thankfully the wait for it wasn’t that stoopid fake band that you like. You mean the talented as fuk band that some of you are too narrowminded to understand? That band? Well, I apologize for not including them. A fun one first, obviously not of their own As far as "Songwriters" are concerned, I challenge you to watch the below and not bow to their greatness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,669 Posted March 2, 2023 Billy Joel ? I think so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
