Best Lyricists of all time ?

Everyone talks about best bands and best singer, and blah de blah,

So I was wondering, who do the people of OT think is the best song writer of all time.

My picks

Lennon / McCartney , I know its not one person, but its hard to pick between the two...

Frank Sinatra , if you listen back to his older balad stuff such as , Sinatra Sings For the Lonely, his lyrics are awesomee.

And special mentions to LIL Wayne, his lyrics are well thought and very meaningful......

Your picks? and whyy?

Roger Waters. His lyrics are just great. They aren't too over the top, or too subtle, and the messages conveyed are very dark. Peter Gabriel. He has a great vocabulary, and his rhymes are splendid.super_mario_128

Weird AlJandurin

All time you say? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Johan Sebastian Bach Ludwig Von Beethoven Pyotr Tchaikovskyspazzx625

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]All time you say? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Johan Sebastian Bach Ludwig Von Beethoven Pyotr Tchaikovskyscottiescott238

[QUOTE="scottiescott238"][QUOTE="spazzx625"]All time you say? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Johan Sebastian Bach Ludwig Von Beethoven Pyotr Tchaikovskyspazzx625

Tom Waits.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"] i knew what he meant :ospazzx625

Bob Dylan

David Bowie

bob dylan noel galligher

Bob Dylan

Weird AlJandurin

Your butt is wide, well mine is too

Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you

The word is out, better treat me right

'Cause I'm the king of cellulite

Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right.

David Gilmour and Roger Waters.

They wrote the lyrics in Pink Floyd. :D

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Weird AlCrystalFox

Your butt is wide, well mine is too

Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you

The word is out, better treat me right

'Cause I'm the king of cellulite

Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right.

Elliott Smith.AAllxxjjnn

[QUOTE="CrystalFox"]

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Weird AlJandurin

Your butt is wide, well mine is too

Just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you

The word is out, better treat me right

'Cause I'm the king of cellulite

Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right.

:lol:

Ha ha, holy ****! I haven't heard that song in such a long time.

Thanks for the good memories.

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"]Elliott Smith.scottiescott238

Song writing =/= lyrics So which one is it gonna be?Neon-Tiger

[QUOTE="Neon-Tiger"]Song writing =/= lyrics So which one is it gonna be?super_mario_128

Steven Wilson writes some good lyrics.

So does Dan Swano.

And everyone knows about Bob Dylan's lyrics.

And Frank Zappa! :o

Bill Manspeaker :Green Jelly (Jello) ftw j/k

Not sure.

Eminem. His entire catalog of music is practically one giant story.

1. Dylan

2. Lennon/McCartney

3. Cornell

4. Harrison

5. Elliott Smith.

6. Jeff Buckley

7. Akerfeldt

no specific order.

Lauryn Hill and Evanescence.

MF Doom, dude has rhymes like dimes.

Elliott Smith.AAllxxjjnn

Definitely Elliott Smith

Soulja Boychessmaster1989

*sarcasm detector goes off*

Thank goodness.

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Soulja BoyCrystalFox

*sarcasm detector goes off*

Thank goodness.

Glad to see some users still have working sarcasm detectors. :P

Steve Harris? Iron Maiden has some realy good lyrics...

And James Hetfield wrote some realy good lyrics too...

[QUOTE="CrystalFox"]

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Soulja Boychessmaster1989

*sarcasm detector goes off*

Thank goodness.

Glad to see some users still have working sarcasm detectors. :P

I just got a tune-up on mine yesterday. I'll have to go back in later after another 3,000 posts.