[Bunnyears]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asterix Some names that come to mind Gershwin Cole Porter Rogers & Hart Who am I missing, jazzicians?

Gershwin brothers: George and Ira (wrote the lyrics)
Irving Berlin
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Leonard Bernstein
Stephen Sondheim
Lerner and Lowe
George M. Cohan
Harold Arlen
Jonathan Larson
Arlen-Harburg

 

[eyeteeth]

Lennon & McCartney
Still unsurpassed in pop music...I think.

That pair do recall other classic pairs.
Jagger & Richard
Page & Plant
John &Taupin
Jones & Strummer

I love when the sum is greater than the parts.

 

[Bunnyears]

Quote:

Originally Posted by daycart1 Franz Schubert Johannes Brahms

Orlando di Lasso
Gustave Mahler
Henry VIII (Greensleeves -- top 40 for centuries!)
Josquin Desprez (El Grillo, Mille Regretz)

 

[Bunnyears]

Quote:

Originally Posted by elrod-tom Lennon & McCartney...end of story.

George Harrison

 

[eyeteeth]

Quote:

Originally Posted by elrod-tom Lennon & McCartney...end of story. Originally Posted by Bunnyears George Harrison

[size=large]Ringooooooo[/size]

 

[superjohnny]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aman Jim Morrison

Best ever IMO

 

[britishbane]

I agree with most of the above, but I'd like to add Roger Waters. I'm a little bit surprised he hasnt been mentioned.

 

[PinkFloyd]

Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
Ray Davies (The Kinks)

 

[joelongwood]

Dylan.

Quote:

Bob Dylan has been declared the greatest lyricist of all time by BBC News Online users on the eve of his 60th birthday. The veteran performer, who celebrates his birthday on Thursday, came top of a list of 10 songwriters, taking 32.65% of 7,723 votes in a poll conducted on the site. John Lennon came second, with 18.83% of the votes, while Bob Marley, who died 20 years ago this month, was favoured by 13.64% of respondents. Lennon's Beatles colleague Sir Paul McCartney took the backing of 8.47% of users, while Paul Simon followed with 6.73% of votes.

 

[Megaptera]

I know, these are mostly the same names I always recommend. But I wouldn't recommend them if I didn't think I was right about them

Richard Thompson
Elliott Smith
Mark Knopfler
Patty Griffin
Elvis Costello
Ani DiFranco
Dr. Frank (of The Mr. T Experience) -- probably wouldn't go on a list of the greatest music-writers, but his lyrics are just perfect, so he's on my list.

 

[PinkFloyd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by eyeteeth [size=large]Ringooooooo[/size]

We all live in a Yellow Submarine!

 

[Gundam]

Carole King...

Nick Drake...

Joni Mitchell...

Donald Fagen/Walter Becker...

Stevie Wonder...

 

[Jasper994]

Peter Cetera put out some of the best love song lyrics I've ever heard but I'm not sure if he actually wrote the songs.

 

[clemens]

Nick Cave all the way.

 

[JMT]

I thought of a few more that I like:

1. James Pankow, Robert Lamm, Terry Kath (Chicago)
2. Marvin Hamlisch
3. Stevie Wonder
4. Quincy Jones
5. Isaac Hayes
6. Curtis Mayfield