See title. Discuss Singers & Songwriters here.
Submissions from the crowd:
Tom McRae - Der_Lex
My favs. are John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Paul Simon, Tom Waits and some others i can't think of right now.
See title. Discuss Singers & Songwriters here.
Submissions from the crowd:
Tom McRae - Der_Lex
My favs. are John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Paul Simon, Tom Waits and some others i can't think of right now.
Last edited by a21schizoidman; 06-25-2009 at 12:34 AM.
john darnielle, how i hate thee for thy gifts.
http://rateyourmusic.com/~afterstasis
http://www.last.fm/user/wasteful
Definitely agree with you on John Mellencamp.
My personal favorites are Donovan, Nick Drake, Bruce Springsteen, John Denver (guilty pleasure I don't feel so guilty about), Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, and Nelly McKay.
Afraid nobody 'round here
understands my potato
They think I'm only a spud boy
looking for a real tomato
Devo - "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA"
Last edited by a21schizoidman; 06-24-2009 at 10:53 PM.
Van Morrison. John Hiatt deserves a spot on the list somewhere too. Been listening to both of them a lot lately.
Edit: No originals on youtube for any Van Morrison. Found some for John Hiatt.
Thing Called Love (Bonnie Raitt's cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVdPbASXlOo
Alone In The Dark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxwbcZGh6Q8
Last edited by sg327; 06-25-2009 at 01:05 AM.
Some excellent selections already.
Others that come to mind: Bob Marley, Carole King, McCartney/Lennon, Billy Joel, Henley/Frey.
And you can't forget Manilow.
Also, I seem to notice that the very best songwriters are not necessarily the best singers. They tend to have voices that best lend themselves to their own creations.
Not to say there are not songwriters with excellent vocal ability, but as a whole most would not be as famous if not for their ability to write amazing songs.
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Fiona Apple and Neko Case.
Dear, HMX.... please complete Siamese Dream. Thank you.
I love Bob Dylan.
Not removing this until we get some Sunn O)))
in which case this will be on for a while.
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This was a great thread idea. Would be fun to keep track of all the ones mentioned so far in the first post if you feel like it.
Two more that haven't been mentioned yet....Steve Winwood and James Taylor.
Steve Winwood:
I'm A Man (with the Spencer Davis Group)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJLkg6GKdfM
Can't Find My Way Home (with Blind Faith)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT-SFgkVlno
Dear Mr. Fantasy (with Traffic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DYC61HzmtM
Last edited by sg327; 06-25-2009 at 12:43 AM.