Who is the greatest songwriter?

Who is the greatest songwriter?

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Bob Dylan got the award.. So you know... Bob dylan

Robert Allen Zimmerman. totes deserved that nobel tbqh

>got the award
we all know that means nothing

gira is great, so is mangum, elverum, hurley, and the guy from silver jews

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Obviously Roland Orzabal

>gira is great, so is mangum, elverum, hurley, and the guy from silver jews
my god
I haven't seen taste like this since I gave up /mu/ back in '11

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I feel like some people are going to shit on Dylan because "hurr durr he's popular" but his influence and skill can't be questioned.

He basically introduced serious, poetic writing to popular music. Michael Gira may be good but he isn't going to remembered as someone who changed society like Dylan did.

I like Lenny Cohen.phil ochs is nice as well

gogol bordello

Greeks of the archaic era

Step aside, plebs.

I'm partial to Shane Macgowan, the Johns from They Might Be Giants, the Wrights from NoMeansNo, Warren Zevon, and of course Nobel laureate Bobby D

Schubert obvs

ace enders
or
jackson browne

Andre 3000

step back

Not him.

Red House Painters, Björk, Nick Cave, and maybe Coil are all strong contenders imo. I'll throw Magma in there because Vander created a language specifically to match the sound of his music.

nick drake

I never saw the appeal in his music. It does a good job at making me actually uncomfortable, though.

Woptober was a masterpiece

Listen to this:
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I get that this sort of improv isn't for everyone, and at times is can be a bit too much, or unsettling. But listen to the part at 1:13:20-ish. There's a very striking chord progression and it just feels huge, it kind of reminds me of the feeling i get listening to Branca's Ascension.

actually, it's closer to 1:13:40

Bacharach

Morrissey

Post rare mozzas

Elverum is a cunt of the highest order.

is he really, how?

Townes Van Zandt and/or Neko Case.

Fight me.

This.

This thread is pretentious