Best musical lyricist, in your opinion.

[sipi]

Up there with "best natural singing voice"..

Who is the best musical lyricist, in your opinion?

 

[sipi]

 

Bob Dylan can't hold a note but a wordsmith. Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull must be up there.Peter Gabriel? Jimmy Barnes has a way with words.

 

 

[bannork]

Robert Hunter, so many Grateful Dead songs have interesting lyrics.

[champers]

Back in the day, man, Bernie Taupin wrote some pretty decent lyrics. His mate, Elton John, set them to music. He wasn't too shoddy either.

[pgrahmm]

With 5+ decades of writing, lyrics, and instrumentals covering a wide array of history, feelings, and styles flawlessly yet in a prodigiously?? quiet way - I'll put Mark Knopfler up there with anybody.....

Edited November 21, 2016 by pgrahmm