TheSparrow
07-07-2008, 07:50 AM
Alright, im curious, so far we've done favorite guitar players and favorite singers. So who is/are everyone's favorite song WRITERS?
I was thinking guys like Bob Dylan and Tom Waits, who have written hit songs that have been hits for themselves and for many different artists across many different genres, and guys like Shane MacGowan who may be singly responsible for the boom in irish music, and who wrote Fairytale of New York, one of the most amazing songs ever.
Waits has been covered by artists like Bruce Springsteen (Jersey Girl), Rod Stewart (Downtown Train), Patty Smyth, Lucinda Williams, Los Lobos, Elvis Costello, Meatloaf, Sarah McGloghlin, Diana Krall, Evernything but the Girl and more...
And Dylan, what needs to be said? Hendrix, George Harrison, U2, Neil Young, Greatful Dead, Springsteen, Clapton...the list goes on for miles
I was thinking guys like Bob Dylan and Tom Waits, who have written hit songs that have been hits for themselves and for many different artists across many different genres, and guys like Shane MacGowan who may be singly responsible for the boom in irish music, and who wrote Fairytale of New York, one of the most amazing songs ever.
Waits has been covered by artists like Bruce Springsteen (Jersey Girl), Rod Stewart (Downtown Train), Patty Smyth, Lucinda Williams, Los Lobos, Elvis Costello, Meatloaf, Sarah McGloghlin, Diana Krall, Evernything but the Girl and more...
And Dylan, what needs to be said? Hendrix, George Harrison, U2, Neil Young, Greatful Dead, Springsteen, Clapton...the list goes on for miles