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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.

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

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.

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

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)?