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Greatest Song Writer Ever?

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Jackson Browne
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Prince was another very prolific songwriter.
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A few others, some of whom y'all may have to look up (most probably don't wear cowboy hats, though):
James Taylor
Neil Diamond
Paul Simon
Robert Lamm
Johnny Mercer
Cole Porter
Irving Berlin
J.S. Bach
Tchaikovsky
Richard Wagner
Igor Stravinsky

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James Taylor wrote Bartender Blues, which George Jones made a country classic.
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In reply to Stat Monitor Repairman • 11:56a, 3/10/23
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Stat Monitor Repairman said:
Townes Van Zandt wrote some real songs man,

I'd put him in that top tier.


I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and tell him to his face that Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter--Steve Earle

(May not have the quote word for word but it's something like that)
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In reply to TwoTimeAg • 12:02p, 3/10/23
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TwoTimeAg said:
Guy Clark
Steve Goodman
I mean, Steve Goodman did write the greatest country and western song ever, so...
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12:05p, 3/10/23
Will nominate Sia for that top tier as well.
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Keith Richards

For me personally, Ray Manzarek
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In reply to BenTheGoodAg • 12:07p, 3/10/23
BenTheGoodAg said:
TwoTimeAg said:
Guy Clark
Steve Goodman
I mean, Steve Goodman did write the greatest country and western song ever, so...
Not the greatest country & western song, just the perfect country & western song. Besides, you have to give DAC an assist there.
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In reply to BenTheGoodAg • 12:17p, 3/10/23
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BenTheGoodAg said:
TwoTimeAg said:
Guy Clark
Steve Goodman
I mean, Steve Goodman did write the greatest country and western song ever, so...
Self proclaimed perfect country and western song, but that has been disputed.
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In reply to Claude! • 12:28p, 3/10/23
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Claude! said:
BenTheGoodAg said:
TwoTimeAg said:
Guy Clark
Steve Goodman
I mean, Steve Goodman did write the greatest country and western song ever, so...
Not the greatest country & western song, just the perfect country & western song. Besides, you have to give DAC an assist there.
Prine is an uncredited co-writer on that as well. Apparently he and Goodman wrote it one night with some liquid inspiration, but Prine didn't want his name on it. This story about Prine always amazes me:

First 3 songs Prine sang on stage: "Sam Stone," "Hello in There" and "Paradise."
"In 1970, 23-year-old John Prine was a mailman who sang his original songs on open-mic night at a Chicago folk club called The Fifth Peg. The first three songs Prine sang on stage were "Sam Stone," "Hello in There" and "Paradise." No one in the audience applauded. They simply stared."

Can you imagine being in that audience? Or the poor schmuck that had to follow that on an open mic night? Actually, I can sorta relate to that poor schmuck. In 2001, after confirming one week that most of the open mic performers at the Mucky Duck in Houston were low talent hacks like myself, I came back the next week with my guitar and signed up for the second time slot. Who signed up for the first? Hayes freakin' Carll.

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Lionel Richie deserves some love here.

Eight #1 hits written solely by him. Only Diane Warren has as many.
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Mark Knopfler on the board!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_written_by_Mark_Knopfler
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In reply to Know Your Enemy • 1:24p, 3/10/23
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Know Your Enemy said:
Lionel Richie deserves some love here.

Eight #1 hits written solely by him. Only Diane Warren has as many.
PMC apparently has 9… in addition to 23 with Lennon. Clearly their sum was greater than their parts.

Most were with wings, which has Linda as a co-writer, but come on, we know who wrote those songs.

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My list would include

Joni Mitchell
McCartney
Freddie M
Johnny Cash
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Neil Peart- Rush

Steve Harris- Iron Maiden

Tom Petty as mentioned
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Bernie Taupin is up there
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
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A few more names that haven't been mentioned but deserve to be part of the conversation:

John Mellencamp
James McMurtry
Merle Haggard
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I think Max Martin deserves a mention.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin
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Give me Zach Bryan.
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Paul Simon
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In reply to citizenkane06 • 7:11a, 3/11/23
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citizenkane06 said:
Keith Richards

For me personally, Ray Manzarek
Two great mentions.

To me, a great songwriter isn't just a dude with great lyrics, you've got to have some killer riffs and/or melodies behind it. I really don't care for "storytelling" music. I'll read a book for that, thank you very much.
And it doesn't need to be "deep" to be great either. Blitzreig Bop and Black Dog are great songs too.

Give me a good mix of both I suppose. Neil Peart and Dee Dee Ramone for the win!
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I'll throw a few names out there, maybe not the greatest, but have written some pretty good songs:

Willie Nelson
Roger Miller
Kris Kristofferson
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Jim Steinman
Bruce Springsteen
Harry Chapin
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Ever?

Beethoven
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In reply to Bottlehead90 • 8:17a, 3/13/23
His lyrics were not great
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In reply to Orlando Ayala Cant Read • 8:09a, 3/15/23
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Orlando Ayala Cant Read said:
My list would include

Joni Mitchell
McCartney
Freddie M
Johnny Cash


Thanks for including Joni. Her lyrics read like poetry.
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Bottlehead90 said:
Ever?

Beethoven


He was a composer, not a writer.
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King David
Rumor has it that he played a secret chord that pleased God Himself, so he's got that going for him.
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It's settled. LOL


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