100 Greatest Living Songwriters

[ggw]

From Paste Magazine:
 
 100 T-Bone Burnett
 99 Outkast
 98 Jay Farrar
 97 Josh Ritter
 96 Jimmy Cliff
 95 Patti Smith
 94 Sam Phillips
 93 Joseph Arthur
 92 Alejandro Escovedo
 91 Drive-By Truckers
 90 Nick Cave
 89 Victoria Williams
 88 Parliment
 87 Lyle Lovett
 86 Sam Beam (Iron & Wine)
 85 David bazan (Pedro the Lion, Headphones)
 84 They Might Be Giants
 83 Fleetwood Mac (Buckingham, Nicks, McVie)
 82 John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats)
 81 The Flaming Lips
 80 Pink Floyd
 79 Stephen Malkmus (Pavement, Silver Jews)
 78 Robert Pollard (Guided by Voices)
 77 Bruce Cockburn
 76 Will Oldham aka Bonnie "Prine" Billy
 75 Ron Sexsmith
 74 Over the Rhine
 73 Julie Miller
 72 Michael Jackson
 71 Vic Chestnut
 70 Alex Chilton (Big Star, The Box Tops)
 69 Merle Haggard
 68 Allen Toussaint
 67 Connor Oberst
 66 Charles Thompson (aka Frank Black) (Pixies, The Catholics)
 65 Bill Mallonee (Vigilantes of Love)
 64 Andy Partridge (XTC)
 63 Richard Thompson
 62 Sting
 61 John Hiatt
 60 Jimmy Webb
 59 Jack White
 58 Sly Stone
 57 Morrissey
 56 James Brown
 55 Dolly Parton
 54 Aimee Mann
 53 James Taylor
 52 Paul Westerberg
 51 Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham
 50 Public Enemy
 49 Cat Stevens
 48 Gillian Welch / David Rawlings
 47 Sufjan Stevens
 46 David Byrne
 45 Jackson Browne
 44 Al Green
 43 Ryan Adams
 42 Loretta Lynn
 41 Ray Davies
 40 Burt Bacharach & Hal David
 39 Led Zeppelin
 38 Kris Kristofferson
 37 Smokey Robinson
 36 Beck
 35 Steve Earle
 34 John Forgarty
 33 Pete Townshend
 32 Lieber & Stoller
 31 Carole King
 30 John Prine
 29 Tom Petty
 28 Robbie Robertson
 27 Radiohead
 26 REM
 25 Chuck Berry
 24 Jeff Tweedy
 23 Elton John / Bernie Taupin
 22 Lucinda Williams
 21 Lou Reed
 20 Van Morrison
 19 Patty Griffin
 18 U2
 17 Holland - Dozier- Holland
 16 David Bowie
 15 Willie Nelson
 14 Stevie Wonder
 13 Paul Simon
 12 The Rolling Stones
 11 Randy Newman
 10 Prince
 9 Joni Mitchell
 8 Elvis Costello
 7 Brian Wilson
 6 Leonard Cohen
 5 Paul McCartney
 4 Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
 3 Bruce Springsteen
 2 Neil Young
 1 Bob Dylan

[Big KC]

how can they honestly come to terms with a list like that?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I have music by 55 of them. Do I get a prize?

[chaz]

I have music by 35.
 Good choices (even though pretty boring and obvious ones)I think for #'s 1 2 and 3, but after that it's pretty much a blur and who really cares anyway.

[beedubyah]

Noel Gallagher? Anyone?

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by beedubyah:
  Noel Gallagher? Anyone?

there aren't enough brits on there, but at least they didn't do something stupid and put bright eyes in the top 10

[HoyaSaxa03]

big omissions:  any of the three singer/songwriters in teenage fanclub (it seems like they're just putting band names up there) .... and paul weller really needs to be on there somewhere, even if a lot of his solo stuff blows, the jam is just too monumental to leave off

[ggw]

Apparently, Pete Townsend is the better songwriter but Jack White is the better guitarist.
 
 Richard Thompson should be much higher on the list.

[brennser]

no Billy Bragg??
 no Matt Johnson??

[BookerT]

these lists are obviously very silly, but i was very surprised that PASTE wouldn't have stephin merritt on its list. seems to be right up their alley.

[Bombay Chutney]

oops

[snapmandonald]

These sort of lists are generally just plain rediculous. I love Sufjan, but does he really belong up that high? I'll second the notion that all three Teenage Fanclub (Blake, Love, McGinley) are easily better than half of what is listed, and Stephen Merritt has to be on that list.

What?  Walter Becker & Donald Fagan rate lower than Drive-By Truckers?  WTF?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I don't have a problem with that.
 
 Even my Steely Dan (the group) loving wife said the new Fagan album sucks.
 
 
 

Originally posted by The Jesus Nut:
  What?  Walter Becker & Donald Fagan rate lower than Drive-By Truckers?  WTF?

Originally posted by Chaz Nakatestes, Breaststroking Guy:
 my Steely Dan (the group) loving wife said the new Fagan album sucks.

Does not.
 
 BTW, I didn't realize that your Mrs. was a "group lover".  When are we all invited?  
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