Who is the best singer-songwriter

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and why is it Nick Drake?

 

 

 

[Goo Punch 4275]

not sure if he's the best, but he's one of my favorites:

 

 

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[jimmyjazz 45887]

 

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[tbone_ 14109]

Kristofferson

[Nole-4-Life 802]

Don Henley

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Edited September 17, 2018 by Nole-4-Life

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[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Paul Simon.

[futureman 22444]

[Pato del Muerto 52485]

Michael Jackson 

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[Chad Fuck 17659]

And a bunch of others y'all have already posted.  

[irishtexan 11515]

So this is the thread where you post anyone you like who has ever written a song? Cool.

[Jerry Callo 8698]

Randy Newman

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Just now, Jerry Callo said:

Randy Newman

He's a good'un.

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[Al_4_ISU 12451]

My personal Top 5 vitally active guys (with a select tune from each)

 

[tbone_ 14109]

So this is the thread where you post anyone you like who has ever written a song? Cool.

No. This is thread where you give the correct answer: Kristofferson.

[irishtexan 11515]

57 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

No. This is thread where you give the correct answer: Kristofferson.

You mean the least talented Highwayman?

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16 hours ago, futureman said:

It all starts and ends here IMO

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You really can't have this discussion w/out Dolly. She has wrote just a ton great songs. 

 

 

[jimmyjazz 45887]

3 hours ago, irishtexan said:

You mean the least talented Highwayman?

Arguable, but more importantly, silly to argue.  That's like saying Gary Larsen was the least talented Purple People Eater, since Alan Page, Carl Eller, and Jim Marshall were more badass.  OK, sure, I guess.

(Personally, I'd put Kristofferson at the top of The Highwaymen, but that's a different argument.)

[TexasBeta 1261]

Arguable, but more importantly, silly to argue.  That's like saying Gary Larsen was the least talented Purple People Eater, since Alan Page, Carl Eller, and Jim Marshall were more badass.  OK, sure, I guess.
(Personally, I'd put Kristofferson at the top of The Highwaymen, but that's a different argument.)

Agreed re Kristofferson.

I mean is there anybody who has done what he’s done?

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Rita Coolidge

I mean he’s lived a life any of us would love to have.

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6 minutes ago, TexasBeta said:

 

Agreed re Kristofferson.

I mean is there anybody who has done what he’s done?

 

. . . and he was a good boxer, too.

[deadshank 24652]

18 minutes ago, TexasBeta said:

 

Agreed re Kristofferson.

I mean is there anybody who has done what he’s done?

Texan
Phi Beta Kappa
Rhodes Scholar
Army Officer / Helicopter Pilot
Singer / Song Writer of Some of the best country songs written
Actor
Rita Coolidge

I mean he’s lived a life any of us would love to have.

 

He could definitely pen lyrics but his voice was friggin' terrible.  I mean, ya, he was technically singing but he sounded like he had a mouth full of gravel and gargled brake cleaner.

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Paul Simon, if it was just song writing Bob Dylan.

[drifter379 1106]

John Prine and it's not even close.

[qwertyu1234 496]

Only because she hasn't been mentioned yet...

 

[Scraps 13560]

bruh...the greatest singer/songwriter of this or any generation:

[irishtexan 11515]

16 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Arguable, but more importantly, silly to argue.  That's like saying Gary Larsen was the least talented Purple People Eater, since Alan Page, Carl Eller, and Jim Marshall were more badass.  OK, sure, I guess.

(Personally, I'd put Kristofferson at the top of The Highwaymen, but that's a different argument.)

I was just being a facetious jackass. I'm not going to seriously argue against the talent of Kris Kristorfferson. 

[Al_4_ISU 12451]

I'd actually rank Waylon as the least talented Highwayman, mostly because he didn't write the volume of songs that the others did.

But being the least talented Highwayman is like being the ugliest Cowboy cheerleader.

[hullabelew 3723]

Paul Simon is a sawed-off song thief.   Fuck him.   

[Mr.Hovis 70]

I would add Allen Toussaint to this list. From the 50's until he died in 2015 he wrote some great songs, mostly made famous by others but had a substantial solo career. I really regret not seeing him at the Paramount in Austin about a year before he died. Too many artist to list, but his songs were covered by a wide range of people.

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Or

 

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Bob Marley 

[Shoxthemonkey 1977]

Carole King. Carly Simon

Godamighty, there's a lot of talented people in this world. Lists like this are pointless.

 

But fun

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On 9/19/2018 at 11:15 AM, hullabelew said:

Paul Simon is a sawed-off song thief.   Fuck him.   

Say wut ?

[jimmyjazz 45887]

11 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Say wut ?

It's been told many times.  Look up "Paul Simon" "Los Lobos" "Graceland".  The little fucker is a thief.

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7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

It's been told many times.  Look up "Paul Simon" "Los Lobos" "Graceland".  The little fucker is a thief.

Los Lobos ?  The 80's band . He's been around a lot longer than that. The Graduate soundtrack would be a career for many.  Simon and Garfunkel defined the late 60's for song writing to many. Not many other popular songs written for movies have crossed over to popular song play lists.

[Al_4_ISU 12451]

I just don't really like Paul Simon all that much in the first place.

Other than "You Can Call Me Al", of course.

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4 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I just don't really like Paul Simon all that much in the first place.

Other than "You Can Call Me Al", of course.

Well it's always subjective of course.  

[Al_4_ISU 12451]

4 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Well it's always subjective of course.  

I was just making a crack that I like that song because it has my name in the chorus/title.

It is catchy though.

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Just now, Al_4_ISU said:

I was just making a crack that I like that song because it has my name in the chorus/title.

It is catchy though.

Ahhh........

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[jimmyjazz 45887]

1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Los Lobos ?  The 80's band . He's been around a lot longer than that. The Graduate soundtrack would be a career for many.  Simon and Garfunkel defined the late 60's for song writing to many. Not many other popular songs written for movies have crossed over to popular song play lists.

Hey, I'm shocked you can't imagine a shitbag who stole a song from what was quite literally the best band in America couldn't have possibly stolen songs before.

EDIT:  eh, fuck it.

Edited September 21, 2018 by jimmyjazz