Interested in the experts opinion:
who among NW artists came up with the consistantly best lyrics?
Some at the top (IMHO):
David Byrne
Martin Fry
Lloyd Cole
Paddy McAloon
Morissey
Dave Wakeling
Kate Bush
Stan Ridgeway
Robert Smith
Natalie Merchant
Your Choices?
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Best Lyricists
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by NuWaveRx » Wed May 04, 2005 2:46 am
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by MartiniHoudini » Wed May 04, 2005 8:00 am
Martin Fry (ABC). Very clever lyrics on "The Lexicon of Love"
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by scramjet » Wed May 04, 2005 8:50 am
Yeah, the s and a keys are right next to each other - easy mistake to make. I've got to give some credit to Elvis Costello. Lots of clever wordplay and nuanced expression of complex emotions. And at least in his early days he rocked too!
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by design_femme » Wed May 04, 2005 9:07 am
and Wire, whether it was Col Newman, Graham Lewis or anybody else who participated in lyric writing for most of the albums!
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by NuWaveRx » Wed May 04, 2005 10:02 am
D'Oh How could I forget Elvis Costello or Andy Partridge?
No one has commented yet on Paddy McAloon. I think all of Prefab Sprout's music is loaded with intelligent, often profound lyrics. This is especially true of Two Wheels Good and Jordan: The Com
No one has commented yet on Paddy McAloon. I think all of Prefab Sprout's music is loaded with intelligent, often profound lyrics. This is especially true of Two Wheels Good and Jordan: The Com
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