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happyhappyhappy	Date: August 18, 2005 @ 6:51 PM Does it ever occur that you may listen to a song by an artist and think to yourself, "I am nowhere near this guy. How does he do it? How does he/she write these songs?" It occurs all the time with me, particularly when I listen to early Frank Black.
onewhodreams	Date: August 18, 2005 @ 7:06 PM Tori Amos & Queen
EmpireDay3	Date: August 18, 2005 @ 9:10 PM Martin Gore
tsand19151	Date: August 18, 2005 @ 9:43 PM http://marcsalmon.dmusic.net/
Izekial	Date: August 18, 2005 @ 10:15 PM Zsammy, but I should stop worshipping the guy before it starts sounding creepy...
Snoogans775	Date: August 18, 2005 @ 11:56 PM ZAPPA!
Snoogans775	Date: August 18, 2005 @ 11:56 PM dead but alive
psypig	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 4:54 AM Trent Reznor. (NIN)
Woof	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 5:26 AM I'm REALLY embarassed to admit it, but every time I hear old disco on the radio... those weird chord changes and vocal harmonies... they seem so jazzy... it just completely eludes me, and drive me insane because I can't for the life of me figure out how to replicate that...
SimonWaldram	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 5:32 AM Wesley Willis
TheDarkness	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 5:38 AM 3 immediately spring to my mind. 1. Cole Porter "They say it's criminal what women'll do..." Priceless! 2. Elvis Costello. Countless lyrics to choose from but a guy who comes up with song titles like Heart Shaped Bruise and All This Useless Beauty is a writer to be reckoned with 3. Neil Hannon a.k.a. The Divine Comedy. A modern day Cole Porter / Noel Coward if ever there was one! "Everybody knows that no means yes Just like come free on the NHS. And the more I of him the more I see I'm becoming more like Alfie..."
DaveWL	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 9:40 AM Have to agree with all of rhthesinner,s – another great Neil Hannon couplet is- “Mini-skirts were in style when she danced down the aisle Back in ’63 But it’s hard to get by when your arse is the size Of a small country” And also add to the list Burt Bacharach, Jim Webb, Holland-Dozier- Holland, Paul Weller , Bob Marley, Lou Reed, Antonio Carlos Jobim…… too many, too many
Intergalacti...	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 10:29 AM Polly Paulusma if you havent heard her you have been misssing. She's not a milion selling album artist or anythin but personally I think shes as god as if not better than Dylan. Many may or may not agree. www.pollypaulusma.com
GeneHilbert	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 11:30 AM Lennon & McCartney Jagger & Richards Carol King Neil Young Frank Zappa Charlie Parker John Coltrane
shadowself	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 12:12 PM I'll throw in another vote for Zsammy. Also: Kevin Gilbert, Steven Wilson, Ben Folds, Donald Fagen, Jason Falkner.
GTOriginal	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 12:22 PM like everything I hear except disco." id="150355">I have no room for envy because I'm the worst there is. I would seriously have to say "all". I do however pretty much like everything I hear except disco.
zedsalt	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 1:25 PM I don't necessarily feel that way about any songwriter, but I OFTEN feel that way about an individual song or line of lyric. "Why couldn't I have written that?!?" Well, maybe you could have, oh zedly one, but you DIDN'T.
imemine	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 1:26 PM Bob Dylan
MindSculpture	Date: August 19, 2005 @ 3:39 PM Steven Wilson
BlackMage	Date: August 20, 2005 @ 5:57 AM I don't really envy anyone. If you do it with love and care, you don't have to worry about other songwriters being better or more innovative. We're all equal in music.
BlackMage	Date: August 20, 2005 @ 5:58 AM Then again there are people who make me go "why didn't I think of that?". If I listed them all we would be talking about writing a book...
FraDonaghy	Date: August 20, 2005 @ 3:23 PM Imemine... Chris Mac Manus... Valerie101... and thats just off the top of my head But again, I wouldn't say it was envy, more astounded admiration and respect
BOWILLIE	Date: August 20, 2005 @ 3:27 PM brian wilson...
shadowself	Date: August 20, 2005 @ 9:07 PM Paul effin' Simon
TameasDust	Date: August 30, 2005 @ 10:26 AM
idealist	Date: August 30, 2005 @ 5:25 PM jon bon jovi, john lennon, er how much time do you have? lionel richie, george benson, mark knofler, all the eagles, keane, dylan etc, etc...the damn list could go on forever...
hickryh	Date: September 20, 2005 @ 1:25 AM Dwight Yoakam, Dave Alvin, Merle Haggard, Morrissey, and of course, Hank Sr.
psypig	Date: September 20, 2005 @ 9:55 AM I'd like to add some to my last post - Richard D James (aphex twin) - ok he's not a songwriter in the traditional sense but i wish i could write the stuff he does (I'm talking about the melodic stuff) Rob Zombie - He writes awesome rock songs with a hint of sophistication - The guy wins awards for them! Trent Reznor - I know I've already mentioned him but he has to be my favorite songwriter of all time. Listen to Johnny Cash's cover of 'Hurt'.
shouhei	Date: September 20, 2005 @ 10:58 AM I agree with you on Richard D. James Aaron Funk John Coltrane Scott Lafaro Jaco Pastorius Gary Burton Eberhard Weber Pink Floyd Bill Evans There's too many really
Amp	Date: September 23, 2005 @ 4:14 PM Tupac...
K3VIN	Date: September 23, 2005 @ 5:46 PM Kevin... I got billions of songs I need to spit on -_-
EtherEclectic	Date: October 14, 2005 @ 4:42 AM andrew lloyd webber and sarah brightman(her accual solo material written by her not the tons of classical songs adapted for her)
TameasDust	Date: October 14, 2005 @ 7:28 AM a forum I didn't start
southwing	Date: October 15, 2005 @ 12:08 AM I could have wrote that:but didn't Tom Petty ZZ TOP Neil Young Steve Miller
TameasDust	Date: October 17, 2005 @ 8:18 PM all of them ...
TameasDust	Date: December 4, 2005 @ 4:43 PM ...
TameasDust	Date: December 6, 2005 @ 11:14 PM ducks
TameasDust	Date: December 10, 2005 @ 12:01 AM