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who is the world's greatest lyricist?

Bob Dylan

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

Eminem

Bob Marley

Joni Mitchell

Jim Morrison

Cole Porter

Irving Berlin

Paul Simon


never expected the bbc to place Eminem in the list......


http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/hi/englis...000/1338529.stm

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eminem? surely you jest

it is Krs-One of course

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nay, i believe it is stephen malkmus.

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nay, i believe it is seth putnam

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the results from the bbc poll:

Bob Dylan: 32.65%

John Lennon: 18.83%
Bob Marley: 13.64%
Paul McCartney: 8.47%
Paul Simon: 6.73%
Cole Porter: 5.63%
Jim Morrison: 4.44%
Eminem: 3.50%
Joni Mitchell: 3.47%
Irving Berlin: 2.64%


http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/en...000/1347071.stm

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Eminem?

His lyrics are SHITE. It's his delivery that makes his career.

Out of that list, I say Jim Morrison, hands down. The Electric Poet.

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Originally posted by Paint CHiPs:
Eminem?

His lyrics are SHITE. It's his delivery that makes his career.

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I'd have to agree with Paint and say Jim Morrison.

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JE M'APPELLE J.COUSTEAU

I was there at the cattle fair
Where lump fairies swear at glories far beyond the fabric that she wears
He said 'do you want a chair?'
I'd join him anywhere!

A hole in ground in this theater I found
J.C.'s infernal horde
They caper, they banter, forming human pyramids
All to please their infernal lord

Woah! His name is Jacques Cousteau
A pussy and I know you know
I know you know and there he goes
He goes and grows, oh gosh he knows
Aboard the Calypso

The foam beside and a burly sea to ride
All spell goodness for the master of the whirling pimple tide
He tried and pried until the rusty hinges sighed
Then he stepped inside
He found her there swimming in her seaweed hair
Looking vaguely like a lover who had hung herself with underwear
Phosphorescent green and the sex act made obscene
In Jacques' galleon of hatred this wrinkled Frenchman is a
living god!!!

Cousteau you know where the dying dolphins go
And the wasteland ever growing never slowing till it's far below
Put it on your TV show
And let the humans know!!!

i'd say oderus of gwar, followed closely by luke campbell.

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Originally posted by Paint CHiPs:
Out of that list, I say Jim Morrison, hands down. The Electric Poet.

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When I was in Paris I went to the cemetary when Morrison is buried. His fans have fucked up the place with graffiti EVERYWHERE.
I read this on the side of one tomb, it had been written by different people. I almost wet myself.

--------->THIS WAY TO THE LIZARD KING!!!

ALL HAIL JIM!!!

JIM WAS GOD!!!!!!!

JIM WAS....FAT.


No offense, but Jim sucked.


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Oh and some of my favorite lyricists:

Steven Malkmus
Thom Yorke
Beck
Nick Drake
Lennon and McCartney
Soul Coughing (who writes the lyrics? not sure)
Exene Cervenka & John Doe of X
Gord Downie (Tragically Hip)
Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Joni Mitchell (listen to woodstock)
Andy Partridge (XTC)
Elvis Costello
Elliot Smith
Sheryl Crow
Rufus Wainwright

well that's a terribly incomplete list! I am sure I will think of some more tomorrow and kick myself

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lou reed

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A few that should certainly be mentioned with the best of them:

Marvin Gaye
Roger Waters
Stevie Wonder
Carole King
Janis Joplin


edited: I seriously need to pay more attention to the topics before my dumb ass posts a reply


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Joey Ramone

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quote:

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Originally posted by Inky:

Thom Yorke
Beck
Nick Drake
Lennon and McCartney
Rufus Wainwright

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quote:

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Originally posted by blank22:

Miles Davis

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Originally posted by Paint CHiPs:

Oh yeah, and burn in hell inky. >:/

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Why? What did I do????



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Oh I see, I insulted the Lizard King.

I will grant you he wrote a few beautiful lyrics (the End) etc. but he was a drunk with a huge ego and it reflected in his work.

Sorry paint, if you want to suggest something by the doors that I might have overlooked, I would love to see it.

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