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Anyone still do insightful or intelligent lyrics?

I have always loved lyrics as much as music and think that music I enjoy must be a combination of both good lyrics and good musicianship. I love some of Paul Simon's lyrics from as far back as the '60's. He was only 16 when he wrote "Sounds of Silence." There are dozens of other examples from Simon and Garfunkel.

Lyle Lovett has written some great lyrics i.e. "Simlpe Song."

Bob Seger, Jackson Browne, Hoyt Axton, John and Paul, Mick and Richard, Emmylou Harris, Gordon Lightfoot, and even Midge Ure have written things that impressed me, but I find very few people writing great lyrics anymore!

Is anyone writing intelligent, insightful lyrics anymore?
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siliab
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kana813
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Modern poet and master of jazz vocals, check out Kurt Elling.

The lyrics on Lizz Wright's Salt are also worht more than
one listening.
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albertporter
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Gunbei, all this time I though that was what was going through Bill Clinton's head when Monica was under his desk.
unclejeff
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Gumbei: wow; many of your posts are always worth checking out. You, and Sean and TWl and a few others are a great way to start a thread mid-way through it.

Considering the thread's topic, well done!....again.

Oh yeah, Sting still and has always written some of the best lyrics since Paul Simon>>>>>now if someone with a decent voice and music producer would just do a decent cover of Sting's music......alas......
beatlebum
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Steve Earle, Steve Forbert, Rosanne Cash, Bob Mould, Shelby Lynne, to name a few, IMHO of course. For my money though, John Lennon (both as a Beatle and solo artist) was probably the first (and best) "insightful" lyricist in popular music. The guy totally exposed himself from his Beatle days (Help!, Norwegion Wood, In My Life, etc.) through his solo work (Mother, Imagine, Mind Games, etc.). Whoa!
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