Best Lyricists

[Dave's Bitch]

the guy who writes the lyrics for Blind Guardian

there lyrics are cool.power metal has cheesy nerd lyrics which make me laugh.

POWER METAL RULES

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Who said Kevin Cronin?

Thats fookin' stoopid. If you listen to "Can't Fight This Feeling" it sounds like he's trying to hard to rhyme.

"I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.
Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crashing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore."

Hmmm, great.

[Dave's Bitch]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
Who said Kevin Cronin?

Thats fookin' stoopid. If you listen to "Can't Fight This Feeling" it sounds like he's trying to hard to rhyme.

"I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
It's time to bring this ship into the shore,
And throw away the oars, forever.
Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
And if I have to crawl upon the floor,
Come crashing through your door,
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore."

Hmmm, great.

hey

i like that song...

[blueturk]

Originally posted by Dave's Bitch
hey

i like that song...

Let's do it phonetically....


"I can't fight this feelin' anymorrrrr
I've forgotten what I started fighting forrrr.
It's time to bring this ship into the shorerrr,
And throw away the oars, foreverrrrrr.
Cause I can't fight this feelin' anymorerrrr
I've forgotten what I started fighting forrrrrr
And if I have to crawl upon the floorrrrr
Come crashin' through your doorrrrr
Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymorerrr"

[Unchainme]

Layne Staley was a kickass song writer, Wrote some of the darkest shit sometimes, But he has such a funny personality.

[floyd95]

I said Kevin Cronin. The orignal American Cheese lyric writer. He makes Sammy look like... well Sammy.

I remember REO being big in the midwest before Hi-Infidelity. Remember You Get What You Play For? 157 Riverside Avenue and Riding The Storm Out...

[floyd95]

I was just joking anyway. I thought his name would look funny mixed in with the serious contenders.

[Mr Grimsdale]

hurricane smith
top shite!

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by Dave's Bitch
hey

i like that song...

Thats fine. A lot of girls do. The lyrics are still shite though.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Bump.

Frank Turner

Well a teacher of mine once told me
That life was just a list of disappoints and defeats
And you could only do your best,
And I said "That's a fucking cop-out, you're just washed up and you're tired
And when I get to your age I won't be such a coward"
But these day I sit at home, known to shout at my TV
And Punk Rock didn't live up to what I hoped that it could be
And all the things that I believed with all my heart when I was young
Are just coasters for beers and clean surfaces for drugs
And I packed all my pamphlets with my Bibles at the back of the shelf

[Jesus Christ]

Michael Roe (The 77's)

Mike Roe (77s)

Verily, the Son of Man agrees with thee.....

[Dave's Bitch]

Axl Rose
Rob Halford

[tojoro]

Bob Daisley (on behalf of Ozzy)
Chris Robinson
Prince

[binnie]

Prince is a good call.

Bob Dylan is an obvious choice, as is Leonard Cohen.

I don't know about 'best', but I have some favourites: Phil Anselmo, Pepper Keenan, Dave Mustaine, Lemmy, Iggy Pop (admitedly patchy), Ginger and Ricky Warwick.

I've always loved Perry Farrell too......

[Shaun Ponsonby]

^^^

I think Prince has his moments, but he has some bloody awful moments too. I think a lot of his lines would sound bad if anyone else was delivering them, which says a lot about him as a performer.

David Johansen...brilliantly walks a tightrope between ridiculous and profound.

I remember someone mentioning Tom Waits all those years ago when I started this thread, and I started to check him out not long after. Safe to say...whoever said it was bang on. Never heard him right a bad line. Personal favourite;

"Boney's high on China White, Shorty found a punk
Don't you know there ain't no Devil, there's just God when he's drunk"