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My vote goes to Bob Dillan with Van Morrison following right behind.

What say you?

Thats impossible to answer, but I'll just throw a name out there.
Roger Waters

Never heard of Bob Dillan, is that Matt's brother?

Pete Sinfield
Donald Fagen
Dan Fogelberg
Todd Rundgren

Easy answer for me: Neil Pert

Al Stewart
Roger Miller

Peter Gabriel, Lennon/McCartney, there are an awful lot of ppl who can turn a good phrase, but not nearly so many that can create a good song to expand upon that phrase.

Fish like School of Fish or Phish? Or Fish as in Fisherman Bob?

I think he means Fish, as the lead singer & co-songwriter of Marillion.

He's right, too. He was great.

jimmydanger wrote:Never heard of Bob Dillan, is that Matt's brother?

...and Kevin Dillan

You guys are coming up with really boring lyricists. Morrisey? Seriously? Morrisey's a depressed liberal douche, I hardly think anything he has to say is worth listening to.

My votes go to James Thirwell, Genesis P. Orridge, Robert Smith, Peter Murphy, Billy Corgan, and Marilyn Manson.

EDIT: I also forgot Saul Williams, MC Dalek, Aeesop Rock, Why? and Odd Nosdam

Cretindilettante wrote:You guys are coming up with really boring lyricists. Morrisey? Seriously? Morrisey's a depressed liberal douche, I hardly think anything he has to say is worth listening to.

My votes go to James Thirwell, Genesis P. Orridge, Robert Smith, Peter Murphy, Billy Corgan, and Marilyn Manson.

EDIT: I also forgot Saul Williams, MC Dalek, Aeesop Rock, Why? and Odd Nosdam

Show me.
I already know corgan, smith, and manson.
Havent heard of the others.

gtZip wrote:

Cretindilettante wrote:You guys are coming up with really boring lyricists. Morrisey? Seriously? Morrisey's a depressed liberal douche, I hardly think anything he has to say is worth listening to.

My votes go to James Thirwell, Genesis P. Orridge, Robert Smith, Peter Murphy, Billy Corgan, and Marilyn Manson.

EDIT: I also forgot Saul Williams, MC Dalek, Aesop Rock, Why? and Odd Nosdam

Show me.
I already know corgan, smith, and manson.
Havent heard of the others.

Foetus (James Thirlwell): http://www.allthelyrics.com/song/442972/
GPO: http://brainwashed.com/tg/lyrics.html#theoldmansmiled
Peter Murphy (From Bauhaus): http://www.waste.org/bauhaus/l/godinanalcove.html
Saul Williams: http://www.mp3lyrics.org/s/saul-williams/black-stacey/
Dalek: http://www.lyricsmania.com/distorted_pr ... dalek.html
Aesop Rock: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/ ... 5000081A98
Why?: http://www.lyricszoo.com/why/the-vowels-pt-2/
Odd Nosdam (I think he wrote lyrics for cLOUDDEAD, I am not sure): http://www.lyricsmania.com/physics_of_a ... ddead.html

jimmydanger wrote:Fish like School of Fish or Phish? Or Fish as in Fisherman Bob?

I'm the greatest lyricist of all time! Too bad I spend almost all of my time fishing. Probably won't leave too many lyrics behind when I croak...

Did anybody mention Bernie Taupin (Elton John's lyricist for many years)?