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Greatest Songwriter of all time

I was reading the Dylan post and it got me thinking. There are many great songwriters that come to mind, my expertise/knowledge is primarily with rock music. If you could only pick three, what would they be? My vote for best lyrics goes to:

Jim Morrison
Bruce Springsteen
Elvis Costello

Best music goes to:

Mark Knopfler
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Frank Zappa
jeffloistarca
mes
393 posts
 
Listening to the new one titled "Used Songs" by Tom Waits, a compilation of songs from the early years, reminded me what a great songwriter he is, so I'll add him to my list.
philefreak
423 posts
 
I second Van Morrison,also John Lennon,Joni Mitchell,Paul M.,Steve Winwood, and several others.
brulee
564 posts
 
Philefreak, How dare I over look Van the man Morrison. I agree 100%. Love the MAN VAN.
haoleb
82 posts
 
PINK FLOYD they made some of THE best music IMHO. But i like more of the stuff after syd barrett left the band
frogman
7,364 posts
 
Lots of great choices so far, and I agree with some of them; but I guess we're not sticking to Rock. So, for something different I nominate Franz Schubert and Ernesto Lecuona.
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