Who’s your favorite lyricist ?

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Peter Steele
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Probs Father John Misty or Jarvis Cocker.
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Dani Filth. Dude is a genius with the English language.
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Paul Westerberg
Chris Difford
Andy Sturmer
Roger Manning
Chris Collingwood
Adam Schlesinger
Dan Baird
Glenn Richards
Nick Drake
Tim Rogers
Sam Cooke
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LurkingAtWork wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 3:59 am Dani Filth. Dude is a genius with the English language.
My vote is still Peter Steele but Dani Filth is a great lyricist.
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toss up between ‘unmasked’ era Frehley or OU812 Hagar
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Sludge era bands: Jani Lane despite Cherry Pie
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Morrissey
Roger Waters
Leonard Cohen
Paul Simon
Thom Yorke
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Tim Rogers
Paul Kelly
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Herman Rarebell....didn't he write most of the Scorpions' lyrics? A lot of their stuff was almost Shakespearian level.

Other than that Roger Waters is quite good.

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TheDeadBastard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2025 5:51 am
Chris Difford
Chris Collingwood
Adam Schlesinger
Some of my favourites too, Morrissey also.
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