List your favorite song lyricists

John Prine, Elvis Costello, Steve Earle...

Dani Filth
Marilyn Manson
Pink

Eddie Vedder
Chris Cornell (Of old)
John Mayer
Maynard James Keenan
Jim Morrison
Jeff Buckley

Tom Waits
John Meyer
Peter Gabriel

Morrissey
Howard Devoto (Buzzcocks, Magazine, Luxuria)
Joni Mitchell
Robert Hunter (seconded)
Frank Black
Cole Porter
Alan Jay Lerner (simply for My Fair Lady)
<- Richard Hell
Lyle Lovett

Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
Bob Dylan
Morrissey
Howard Devoto (especially Magazine & Luxuria)
Cathal Coughlan (Microdisney & Fatima Mansions)
Paul Weller (when in The Jam)
John Cooper Clarke
Ray Davies (The Kinks)

Leonard Cohen
Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)
Jeff Buckley
Ian Curtis
Van Morrison
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
Neil Young
Kris Kristofferson
Bob Dylan
Damien Rice
David Bowie
Morrissey
Bob Dylan
Janis Joplin
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell


more or less in order of greatness

May seem strange, but I don't really pay attention to lyrics. That said:
Cat Stevens
David Gates (Bread)
Warren Zevon
Ian Hunter
David Bowie
John Cale
Frank Zappa

Rob Thomas

Winner: Melora Creager of Rasputina

Honorable Mentions:

Jim Morrison/Robby Krieger
Otep Shamaya
Roger Waters
David Gilmour
Trent Reznor
John Lennon
MJ Keenan

wrombola said:

amazing it took 12 posts for someone to mention John Lennon

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Maybe others don't think he's that good a lyricist.

August said:

John Prine

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Seconded