|
||||||||
great lyricists today |
![]() |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#1 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: In England
Posts: 4,349
|
great lyricists today
are there any or is that something else that's disappearing?
the last person who i thought had an interesting turn of phrase was Alex turner but even he's been around a while. anyone else out there? |
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 242
|
Nicki Minaj.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#3 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 737
|
I love Davey Havoks songwriting... A lot of people dismiss AFI as emo rubbish [which i'm not generally a fan of] but I think they have some great songs.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/afi/t...ngsongpt2.html http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/afi/t...imperfect.html http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/afi/g...sicktoday.html Patti Smith. Morrissey... Ron Mael of Sparks is an amazing lyricist too I think ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMW_ROS94Kk But then I suppose none of them are particularly current... hmmm. |
|
|
|
|
|
#4 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 3,230
|
Quote:
Nicki Minaj.
Then again, he may not have come up with that because he wasn't a little c-nt. |
|
|
|
|
|
#5 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 4,373
|
Colin Meloy.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#6 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 7,436
|
Quote:
are there any or is that something else that's disappearing?
the last person who i thought had an interesting turn of phrase was Alex turner but even he's been around a while. anyone else out there? |
|
|
|
|
|
#7 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Kent, England
Posts: 968
|
Bob Dylan's still kicking! And just released a great new album may I say.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#8 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 7,436
|
Quote:
Bob Dylan's still kicking! And just released a great new album may I say.
![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
#9 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 225
|
Frank Ocean and Lana Del Rey. I'm being deadly serious here. They are true pioneers and artists in this age of homogenised music.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#10 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Kent, England
Posts: 968
|
Quote:
I cannot stop playing it, its his best work in years
|
|
|
|
|
|
#11 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,076
|
I already know I'm going to get crap for this, but I would include Jessie J. The stuff on her album is pretty basic, but her unreleased songs are on point. Even the song she wrote for Chris Brown is lyrically a good song.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#12 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Ignoringtrollsville
Posts: 7,875
|
Quote:
Frank Ocean and Lana Del Rey. I'm being deadly serious here. They are true pioneers and artists in this age of homogenised music.
Not that familiar with Ocean but I do agree with you on Ms del Rey. Amazingly her lyrics have had some negative attention but I think in the main they 'paint a picture', they aren't just the same verse repeated ad infinitum and that's what I like about a lyricist. i like to see evidence of some actual thought going into the lyrics. As previous mentioned, the brilliant Alex Turner has this ability in spades. |
|
|
|
|
|
#13 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 10,632
|
Taylor Swift
|
|
|
|
|
|
#14 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 10,447
|
The Fray
Childish Gambino Plan B |
|
|
|
|
|
#15 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: The Green Hills of Earth
Posts: 80,450
|
Peter Hammill's been a great lyricist for 50 years.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#16 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,699
|
Florence is an amazing songwriter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#17 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 225
|
Quote:
Not that familiar with Ocean but I do agree with you on Ms del Rey. Amazingly her lyrics have had some negative attention but I think in the main they 'paint a picture', they aren't just the same verse repeated ad infinitum and that's what I like about a lyricist. i like to see evidence of some actual thought going into the lyrics. As previous mentioned, the brilliant Alex Turner has this ability in spades.
But Lana Del Rey is just always a class act, I love her music because not only is it extremely well written (subtly satirical and not entirely serious whilst sounding serious), but also extremely well delivered. Nobody else could sing a Lana Del Rey song and give it the same energy that she does (yes, I'm looking at you Cheryl Cole). |
|
|
|
|
|
#18 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,282
|
Quote:
Not that familiar with Ocean but I do agree with you on Ms del Rey. Amazingly her lyrics have had some negative attention...
|
|
|
|
|
|
#19 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 5,021
|
Nicki Minaj (Listen to Fly, Moment For Life etc) She gets a lot of stick for her pop songs like Stupid Hoe but that song is just for fun, people need to lighten up.
I like Emeli Sande's lyrics too. |
|
|
|
|
|
#20 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,076
|
I think the lines "i make shit happen, call me a laxative" and "they say i'm up and coming like im ****ing in an elevator" alone makes ed sheeran a part of the list.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#21 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 4,894
|
Joni Mitchell
|
|
|
|
|
|
#22 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 13,234
|
Matt Johnson's(The The) songwriting takes some beating.
Also,Marc Almond(Soft Cell) is a brilliant songwriter. |
|
|
|
|
|
#23 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Crosby
Posts: 1,653
|
P!nk has some truly brilliant lyrics in her songs, both the released ones and unreleased ones. Her "I'm Not Dead" album blew me away.
Very talented lady. |
|
|
|
|
|
#24 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: HEED ARMY!!!!!
Posts: 32,084
|
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists write some amazing songs.
|
|
|
|
|
#25 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,699
|
Quote:
P!nk has some truly brilliant lyrics in her songs, both the released ones and unreleased ones. Her "I'm Not Dead" album blew me away.
Very talented lady. |
|
|
|
![]() |
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 15:15.




