Top 10 Rock Lyricists
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- Опубліковано 21 бер 2024
- Exploring 10 lyricists who shaped Rock and Roll.
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I've been corrected on the 'Whole Lotta Rosie' lyrics... "42-39-56... YOU COULD SAY SHE GOT IT ALL!" Can't believe I never noticed that!
Apart from the ones you've already mentioned, I consider all of the following to be astounding rock lyricists, because to me all of their music belongs inside the rock umbrella, whether it be folk, country, fusion or whatever:
- Bob Dylan
- Leonard Cohen
- Elvis Costello
- Joni Mitchell
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Al Stewart
- Bernie Taupin
- Donovan
- Kate Bush
- Bob Seger
- Paul McCartney
- Gord Downie
- Ian Anderson
- Cat Stevens
- Dave Cousins
- Justin Hayward
- Warren Zevon
- Donald Fagen
- Kris Kristofferson
- Peter Gabriel
- Joan Armatrading
- Shawn Phillips
- Dwight Yoakam
- Anthony Kiedis
- John Lydon
- Bruce Cockburn
- Stevie Wonder
- John Fogerty
- Carole King
- Geezer Butler
- Frank Zappa
- John Kay
- Dave Gahan
- Kurt Cobain
- Steven Tyler
Great list, several of the names there were under serious consideration for my video, including Joni, Taupin and Steven Tyler.
My top 3 would be Bon, DLR and Steven Tyler.
Those three definitely in a class of their own when it comes to hard rock.
Paul Rodgers is a name I just have to mention. So much great content for both Free and Bad Company.
You know I worry such a lot
And I would give all I've got
Just to have someone believe in me
Just to do that and put me
Back on evenly....
Just like the guitar list, part 2 is necessary. Great list, great entertainment listing to your breakdown.
Oh man, I totally forgot about Rodgers! He would have to make a Top 10 Vocalists list as well.
Again great list. Here are some I thought of, Rod Argent of The Zombies & Argent, Robbie Robertson of The Band, Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, Bernie Taupin / Elton John
Great suggestions! I dig 'em all, Fagen in particular probably should have been in there, so good.
Don Walker, keyboard player for Australian rock legends Cold Chisel. For example their classic 70's song about the Vietnam war, Khe Sahn. Also, Choir Girl, Saturday Night, Breakfast at Sweethearts. Jimmy Barnes on vocals.
I have to admit I'm not familiar with that band, I will check it out.
@@mikejerantmusic For many, they are Australia's best ever rock band. They were released overseas, but their songs are very Australia centric. Don Walker has a physics degree in quantum mechanics and worked in weapons research in the early 70's. When I lived in Sydney I would see him in my local cafe in Kings Cross writing lyrics.
@@lupcokotevski2907 Just listened to Khe Sahn, great lyrics, thanks for that!
@@mikejerantmusic No worries. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.
Hi Mike , another non-member lyric collaborator is Keith Reid for Procol Harem.
, Dean ( in Syracuse)
Ah, thanks! That's a band I need to explore more thoroughly.
You are very welcome. It goes without saying that I love your channel. You have incredible insight into classic rock masterpieces. I'm a 72 year old drummer who saw Led Zeppelin in concert in Nov. 1969.
, Dean ( in Syracuse)
@@wayofthinkin I envy you seeing Zeppelin back then!
Good list there Berty.
Thanks! And thanks for the correction on the AC/DC lyric. Can't believe I've heard that wrong all these years.
how on earth could you overlook Procol Harum's Keith Reed, to me the best lyricist ever!?
Lots of worthy lyricists out there... in a Top 10 great people will inevitably get left out!
Solid list, nothing controversial. You of course saved yourself major grief (from me) by making sure to include Pratt 😁As always - I enjoyed the nuggets of trivia... I learned a thing or 10 here. What song did AC/DC block?
Cool, thanks! Yeah, Peart was a lock from the beginning. I tried to use a really cool live clip of 'Sin City' from the old Midnight Special show but I don't think it matters, I've always heard they're notorious for blocking everything so it was expected.
Glad you covered Robert Hunter - big Dead fan here.
Love that guy! I didn't fully appreciate The Dead until I got a little older, maybe had something to do with fully grasping his lyrics.
Peter Brown wrote for Cream.
Jim Steinman and Meatloaf
Ah yeah, thanks for that! I like how he brought a sort of Musical Theater vibe to Rock and Roll.
Stephen Patrick Morrissey
Yes, I was thrilled to include him! I took some heat for it, as I'm sure you know he has many haters, but I've always thought the guy was brilliant.
Pete Sinfield writing for ELP
Ah, yes, thanks! And King Crimson, too!
Enjoyed video but surely Dylan & Springsteen need inclusion
Thanks! In the case of Dylan I think most of his classic stuff is more in the folk category, I agree he's an amazing lyricist. Springsteen has certainly written some great songs but his stuff has never resonated enough with me to include it in a personal Top 10.
You had some qualifiers but how are Dylan, Neil Young or RAY DAVIES not on this list? Both Morrison and Townshend admitted to directly trying to emulate “All Day and All of the Night” with Doors “Hello I Love You” and The Who “Can’t Explain”. I get no having Joni or Lightfoot. After you put Neal Peart on here I ducked out because I’m sure REM is coming or Axl Rose or others whose poetry is worse than what we might read in a high school yearbook…and if Springsteen is on here or Queen and John Fogerty is not, well your opinion is very flawed.
Dylan, Neil Young and Ray Davies are all great lyricists. Of the three I am particularly fond of Young, I recently featured After The Gold Rush, Harvest and On The Beach in my Top 10 Albums of 1970, 1972 and 1974 videos. I seriously considered Joni for my Best Lyricists vid, I think she's wonderful. Not sure how the inclusion of Neil Peart would be a predictor for REM and Axl Rose, but since you "ducked out" I can assure you that neither one were on my list (although I think Stipe is quite good).
David Lee Roth?? Why not Bruce or Paul Simon?
Love Paul Simon, definitely could have put him on the list. Springsteen never really did much for me, although I appreciate why lots of people like him. Roth is there because I think he's a great and very clever rock lyricist, simple as that. As I said in my intro, not all lyrics need be deep and profound, Rock and Roll is about fun, and Roth is fun.
Personally I would drop David Lee Roth and included Bruce Springsteen. Also, personally, I would have included Elvis Costello. On his first six albums Costello created sublime lyrics on pretty much every song on those albums. Finally I would find room for Bob Dylan. Definitely he was a rock performer from Highway 61 Revisited onwards. I would also include Richard Thompson brilliant lyrics and electric guitar especially on I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight and Shoot Out the Lights. But I guess, like Dylan, he is too folky?
@@markphillips3186 Some great mentions there. I knew Roth would be controversial but I do think he was very unique in the realm of hard rock. You're right about Dylan, he definitely had some rock stuff. Richard Thompson is great, but damn it's hard when you've only got 10...
Bono
David Bowie
Chris Cornell
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Jim Morrison
Stevie Nicks
Roger Waters
Thom Yorke
Neil Young
“Have you come here to play Jesus to the lepers in your head?”
“You walk past a cafe, but you don't eat when you've lived too long.”
“I'll wait for you there like a stone. I'll wait for you there alone.”
“Hold you in his armchair; you can feel his disease.”
“Someone is speaking, but she doesn't know he's there.”
“Cancel my subscription to resurrection. Send my credentials to the house of detention. I got some friends inside.”
“Say women, they will come and they will go. When the rain washes you clean, you'll know- you’ll know.”
“Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way. The time is gone, the song is over. Thought I'd something more to say.”
“Drying up in conversation you will be the one who cannot talk. All your insides fall to pieces. You just sit there wishing you could still make love.”
“And I know she's living there and she loves me to this day. I still can't remember when or how I lost my way. He came dancing across the water, Cortez, Cortez. What a killer.”
Ooh, forgot about Yorke and Cornell, good calls!
@@mirandak3273 Very cool, I like what you did there!
Where is Marc Bolan? I drive a rolls royce but is good from my voice.
Joe Strummer?
Ah, thanks for that! I was never a huge Clash fan, but he was a good lyricist.
Ray Davies, is not on the top ten, waist my time
Davies is great, just not in my personal Top 10. Tastes vary, that's what makes life interesting.