ack-ack Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Mozz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Another vote here for Ian Dury, Vi Subversa from the Poison Girls, Billy Bragg, Paul Weller and Paul Heaton - All pretty good storytellers. Having said all that, i'm entirely a riff man, hang the lyrics and let's get the song moving!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldivalloch Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 By ELO that is! Aye, that'll be right.... I think you'll find that "Time" was one of the tracks on "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973) and was credited to all four members of PINK FLOYD, although the lyrics were written by Roger Waters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Miles Hunt!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldivalloch Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 +1 Also Bob Dylan, Shane McGowan, Derrick ***** (aka Fish), Chris Diffiord, Paul Heaton, Lily Allen. I could go on. Some songs are about the lyrics and what they mean/mean to you, other songs are just about the music/tune. Love Ac/Dc for their music but love Dylan for his lyrics if you know what I mean. Absolutely spot on. A lot of it is about age / stage / situation. Clapton's "Layla" sticks in my mind not for the lyrics but for the energy of the music. No-one has mentioned the late Gerry rafferty yet, but "Baker Street" must stand out for its lyrics as much as for that unmistakeable saxophone introduction. Dylan probably produced a lot more diamonds than dross - but he did knock out some awful dross. And have a listen to some of the stuff Kris Kristofferson wrote during his many years of inebriety! "Sunday Mornin Comin Down". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Matt Johnson Paddy MacAloon ...and whoever writes the lyrics for Half Man Half Biscuit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosdesilva Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Glen tilbrook,Chris difford.Thom Yorke,Alex Turner can write a good tune! oh Ray Davis aint bad either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Kevin " Bloody " Wilson !! hey santa claus you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 33 posts and not one picture shame on you Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3vert Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Glad to see that Fish has already had a mention One of the best song lyricist for sure! His latest album is full of some very powerful lyrics written around Battle of the Somme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flazz Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 hey santa claus you DILLIGAF She's a Good'n Missing You You Can't Say **** in Canada To anyone who does'nt know, just Google Kevin Bloody Wilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeceknight Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 eminem hands down. the man is a lyrical genius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Nick Drake and John Martyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Napoleon the XIVth, I've lived in apartments, I've lived in a homeI travelled in trailers when I used to roamBut now in these places you won't have me dead'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level headI do what I want to, no worries, no careIf anyone bugs me I climb up my stairsWay up to a level where I feel no threat'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level headIf you're trying something, I couldn't care lessI don't rush for busses and trains are a messThere's no one to care for, I don't need a bed'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level headI like how I'm living, I'm nobody's slaveMy head's above water, so don't make a waveThere are no doors to lock and no dogs to be fed'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level headSo why should I move when the neighborhood's right?No taxes to pay and no landlord to fightNow I call this living, what's more, like I said'cause Im happy I live in a split-level headNow you keep your ulcers, your ills, and what, tooYou sure couldn't have them and live like I doYou think I hace problems, but you do instead'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level headI live with two people, I like both of themHe likes both of me and I like both of himThey're my alter-ego and to them I'm wed'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level headThere's no simple status in my neighborhoodAnd its that kind of thinking, that keeps it so goodAnd I don't take the lead when I like to be led'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhantom Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Tom Waits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 And who can forget "Blobby blobby blobby"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Napoleon the XIVth, I've lived in apartments, I've lived in a home I travelled in trailers when I used to roam But now in these places you won't have me dead 'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level head I do what I want to, no worries, no care If anyone bugs me I climb up my stairs Way up to a level where I feel no threat 'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level head If you're trying something, I couldn't care less I don't rush for busses and trains are a mess There's no one to care for, I don't need a bed 'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level head I like how I'm living, I'm nobody's slave My head's above water, so don't make a wave There are no doors to lock and no dogs to be fed 'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level head So why should I move when the neighborhood's right? No taxes to pay and no landlord to fight Now I call this living, what's more, like I said 'cause Im happy I live in a split-level head Now you keep your ulcers, your ills, and what, too You sure couldn't have them and live like I do You think I hace problems, but you do instead 'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level head I live with two people, I like both of them He likes both of me and I like both of him They're my alter-ego and to them I'm wed 'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level head There's no simple status in my neighborhood And its that kind of thinking, that keeps it so good And I don't take the lead when I like to be led 'Cause I'm happy I live in a split-level head Yep classic...I'm sure we will all be singing it in 100 years time...NOT I appreciate music is a very subjective art but to be blunt I think that's a load of bloody rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Weller for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 prince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 eminem hands down. the man is a lyrical genius I'm not a hardened hip-hop fan, but I've got to agree. LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Modern era, Eminem would be up there I think. And still so young.... Marshall Mathers - no doubt. eminem hands down. the man is a lyrical genius I'm not a hardened hip-hop fan, but I've got to agree. LS Much like LS, I generally don't like rap/hip-hop, call it what you will, but Eminem's in a different league. The mans lyrics are, at times, stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeceknight Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Even famous poets have praised him, that old boy said a few years ago, put his words on paper and take away the beat and he would be a world class poet. older folk who arnt fans of rap don't quite get it, eminem doesn't clam to be a gangster, he has no gang ties, no gun shot wounds, just a broke white boy from a trailor park in Detroit who get bullied all his life, and wrote it all down on paper. and in doing that was the only white artist to brake into black rap and hip hop, he's very impressive, most of his music videos have over 100,000,000 this on has 180,000,000 views, for one mans words. Edited March 19, 2014 by Reeceknight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Actually I forgot about Van Morrison...he must be up there with the best of them... Whose M&M ?? Is he the bloke out of Hot Chocolate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Yep classic...I'm sure we will all be singing it in 100 years time...NOT I appreciate music is a very subjective art but to be blunt I think that's a load of bloody rubbish Just because you havent got a split level head michael. You cant see things on a split level. One level of that song is that its bloody rubbish, the other level is that its utter utter #### cheese also. Is he the bloke out of Hot Chocolate ? Nah... That was errol flynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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