re: Is Cat Stevens the best lyricist ever?

Posted by LSU alum wannabe

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Posted on 12/7/21 at 5:49 pm to cj35

That would be Neil Peart, followed by Maynard James Keenan.

Wow.

I disagree but appreciate the effort.

My submission. John Prine.

Posted by Tigris

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Posted on 12/7/21 at 7:31 pm to BILLFISHER22

quote:
Ronnie Van Zant

Wrong Van Zandt.

And John Prine is in the conversation well before Cat Stevens (who I like well enough - but please).

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 12/7/21 at 7:36 pm to Tigris

In the name of God please let this thread die

Posted by wareaglepete

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Posted on 12/8/21 at 12:23 pm to SwampRocket

First, no.

Second, I have a Cat Stevens question. How come when a song from the beginning of John Mellencamps career doesn't show John Cougar, but John Mellencamp, but when a Cat Stevens song comes on it doesn't show Yusuf Islam?

How come one changes name and everyone adjusts and not on the other?

Posted by musick

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Posted on 12/8/21 at 12:30 pm to SwampRocket

Just clicked on this thread to leave a downvote.

Was not disappointed in the ratio.

Posted by Palomitz

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Posted on 12/8/21 at 2:40 pm to wareaglepete

quote:
but when a Cat Stevens song comes on it doesn't show Yusuf Islam?

B/c nobody can remember or pronounce that fkn' name.

Posted by FirstCityDawg

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Posted on 12/9/21 at 11:16 am to Crow Pie

Came to post Robert Hunter. It’s not really close but Bob Dylan is 2.

Posted by AlxTgr

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Posted on 12/9/21 at 11:43 am to LSU alum wannabe

quote:
My submission. John Prine.

Posted by massilsu

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Posted on 12/9/21 at 12:23 pm to SwampRocket

nope . NAS or M and M

Posted by The Boat

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Posted on 12/9/21 at 1:10 pm to SwampRocket

How did it take Kafka 3 pages to post in this thread.

I saw the title a few days ago and knew it would give him a stroke.

Posted by Perfect Circle

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Posted on 12/9/21 at 8:25 pm to SwampRocket

Bernie Taupin

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 12/9/21 at 9:37 pm to Perfect Circle

quote:
Bernie Taupin

no one who wrote "candle in the wind", whoever it's about this week, should be mentioned in a thread seeking the "best lyricist ever"

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Posted by The Boat

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Posted on 12/9/21 at 11:31 pm to Kafka

Bernie gave Elton a ton of shite that Elton made sound good.

Rotten peaches, rotting in the sun

Seems I've seen that devil fruit since the world begun

Mercy, I'm a criminal, Jesus, I'm the one

Rotten peaches, rotting in the sun

Woof

Posted by Dirk Dawgler

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Posted on 12/10/21 at 8:11 pm to The Boat

Donald Fagan.

Posted by Perfect Circle

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Posted on 12/11/21 at 10:24 am to Kafka

You no likey Bernie?

Posted by Tigris

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Posted on 12/11/21 at 12:11 pm to Perfect Circle

quote:
You no likey Bernie?

I really like early Elton John, but Bernie Taupin was mediocre at best. He obviously knew nothing about the U.S. on Tumbleweed Connection - "Soon the pines will be falling everywhere, village children fight each other for a share." WTF?

He also co-wrote that "We Built this City" garbage.

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Posted by msudawg1200

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Posted on 12/11/21 at 1:30 pm to SwampRocket

Hell no

Posted by Perfect Circle

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Posted on 12/11/21 at 7:21 pm to Tigris

I realize appreciate of music and lyrics is entirely subjective, but the lyrics to "Your Song", "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" and "Benny and the Jets", are every bit as important to those songs as the music.