Paste Magazine's 100 Greatest Lyricists
Submitted by Wezzo on Thu, 06/01/2006 - 05:02
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- 100 T Bone Burnett
- 99 Outcast
- 98 Jay Farrar
- 97 Josh Ritter
- 96 Jimmy Cliff
- 95 Patti Smith
- 94 Sam Phillips
- 93 Joseph Arthur
- 92 Alejandro Escovedo
- 91 Drive-By Truckers
- 90 Nick Cave
- 89 Victoria Williams
- 88 Parliament
- 87 Lyle Lovett
- 86 Sam Beam
- 85 David Bazan
- 84 They Might Be Giants
- 83 Fleetwood Mac
- 82 John Darnielle
- 81 The Flaming Lips
- 80 Pink Floyd
- 79 Stephen Malkmus
- 78 Robert Pollard
- 77 Bruce Cockburn
- 76 Will Oldham
- 75 Ron Sexsmith
- 74 Over the Rhine
- 73 Julie Miller
- 72 Michael Jackson
- 71 Vic Chesnutt
- 70 Alec Chilton
- 69 Merle Haggard
- 68 Allen Toussaint
- 67 Conor Oberst
- 66 Charles Thompson
- 65 Bill Mallonee
- 64 Andy Partridge
- 63 Richard Thompson
- 62 Sting
- 61 John Hiatt
- 60 Jimmy Webb
- 59 Jack White
- 58 Sly Stone
- 57 Morrissey
- 56 James Brown
- 55 Dolly Parton
- 54 Aimee Mann
- 53 James Taylor
- 52 Paul Westerberg
- 51 Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham
- 50 Public Enemy
- 49 Cat Stevens
- 48 Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
- 47 Sufjan Stevens
- 46 David Byrne
- 45 Jackson Browne
- 44 Al Green
- 43 Ryan Adams
- 42 Loretta Lynn
- 41 Ray Davies
- 40 Burt Bacharach and Hal David
- 39 Led Zeppelin
- 38 Kris Kristofferson
- 37 Smokey Robinson
- 36 Beck
- 35 Steve Earle
- 34 John Fogerty
- 33 Pete Twonshend
- 32 Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- 31 Carole King
- 30 John Prine
- 29 Tom Petty
- 28 Robbie Robertson (the band)
- 27 Radiohead
- 26 REM
- 25 Chuck Berry
- 24 Jeff Tweedy
- 23 Elton John and Bernie Taupin
- 22 Lucinda Williams
- 21 Lou Reed
- 20 Van Morrison
- 19 Patty Griffin
- 18 U2
- 17 Holland-Dozier-Holland
- 16 David Bowie
- 15 Willie Nelson
- 14 Stevie Wonder
- 13 Paul Simon
- 12 The Rolling Stones
- 11 Randy Newman
- 10 Prince
- 9 Joni Mitchell
- 8 Elvis Costello
- 7 Brian Wilson
- 6 Leonard Cohen
- 5 Paul McCartney
- 4 Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
- 3 Bruce Springsteen
- 2 Neil Young
- 1 Bob Dylan
Author Comments:
From the latest Paste Magazine. Not that I bought it
yikes...
Paul McCartney at #5? Brian Wilson #7? These are 2 of the most mediocre lyricists in rock history. Is this some sort of joke?
This has to be a fan voted poll, right?
The list is for the 100 Greatest LIVING Lyricists. This info might make it a little easier to take.
Not really. Most of the finest lyricists of rock are still alive. McCartney and Wilson shouldn't even be on here, and if anything, near the very bottom. It's almost diffcult to think of good lyricists who aren't better than them. Honestly, I can't think of any...but I imagine they exist.
Ranking them #5 & #7 is outrageous. Who compiled this? Fans or this magazine?
The magazine put together the list with the help of 50 writers and musicians.
Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
yeah...call me a fool but I wasn't waiting for dave matthews and death cab for cutie and postal service writer/singer ben gibbard. I know I can't compete with paste magazine though?
the creteria of this list is easy , it just based on the songs that persons hears millions of times , as well the name of the artist, ian anderson , from jethro must be in this list. he won a honorary doctorate degree in literature, his poets example of study cases in liturature classes on england universities .