tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post7715180357504244765..comments2024-03-29T07:00:46.755-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Best Lyricistspattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-83459505882710772962011-02-24T13:58:38.254-05:002011-02-24T13:58:38.254-05:00Phil thinks Laura Nyro was the cat's pajamas b...Phil thinks Laura Nyro was the cat's pajamas but I am not sure it's all based on her songs.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56932932644989669032011-02-24T13:13:08.358-05:002011-02-24T13:13:08.358-05:00May I add Jackie DeShannon? I had a girlfriend who...May I add Jackie DeShannon? I had a girlfriend who thought Laura Nyro was the cat's pajama's.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-67842437721084929562011-02-23T18:51:28.021-05:002011-02-23T18:51:28.021-05:00He and Burt were unbeatable in the sixties. "...He and Burt were unbeatable in the sixties. "Alfie" is one of my favorites. So poignant and essential to the movie. And "What the World Needs Now..."pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59480976641146783532011-02-23T17:24:31.996-05:002011-02-23T17:24:31.996-05:00Some great names here, to which I must add Hal Dav...Some great names here, to which I must add Hal David, who has contributed more simple yet truly unforgettable lyrical phrases to popular culture than most. Quite an achievement, when you think about it.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48284484720137282692011-02-23T11:14:49.125-05:002011-02-23T11:14:49.125-05:00Both terrific lyricists and music writers. That dr...Both terrific lyricists and music writers. That driving rock beat is mesmerizing.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28886264658946483472011-02-23T10:50:27.253-05:002011-02-23T10:50:27.253-05:00My favorite written song is Thunder Road by Bruce ...My favorite written song is Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen. <br /><br />Also Night Moves by Bob Segar. It's that last verse, when the whole song gets flipped on its ear, that moves the song into the art category.<br /><br />I woke last night to the sound of thunder<br /><br />How far off I sat and wondered<br /><br />Started humming a song from 1962<br /><br />Ain't it funny how the night moves<br /><br />When you just don't seem to have as much to lose<br /><br />Strange how the night moves<br /><br />With autumn closing inBrian Lindenmuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519203797661128049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-49994451742957487202011-02-22T20:31:03.013-05:002011-02-22T20:31:03.013-05:00I've seen Mose Allison perform. Quite a thrill...I've seen Mose Allison perform. Quite a thrill.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3277318830213624252011-02-22T19:15:07.866-05:002011-02-22T19:15:07.866-05:00Mose Allison, Lambert, Hendricks & RossMose Allison, Lambert, Hendricks & RossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55670003510892373302011-02-22T14:07:30.789-05:002011-02-22T14:07:30.789-05:00I came to this late, but that lets me read all the...I came to this late, but that lets me read all the other names. Lots of great ones there, but for my money, I want Jackson Browne on my record shelf (and his albums are there ).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-43342884343552391122011-02-22T12:08:47.290-05:002011-02-22T12:08:47.290-05:00U2 has some great lyrics. I'm partial myself,...U2 has some great lyrics. I'm partial myself, though, to Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio, Danzig, and Motley Crue from "Shout at the devil."Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45615623307217520342011-02-22T11:31:11.799-05:002011-02-22T11:31:11.799-05:00I love Enya's music. And Kate Bush.I love Enya's music. And Kate Bush.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-21640240517654226932011-02-22T08:19:30.605-05:002011-02-22T08:19:30.605-05:00My son would kill me for not mentioning Neil Young...My son would kill me for not mentioning Neil Young and Jon Mitchell long ago.<br />It is not hard to come up with names I haven't heard of unfortunately.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20517908436278802962011-02-22T07:03:40.433-05:002011-02-22T07:03:40.433-05:00I'm so glad someone mentioned Joni Mitchell. ...I'm so glad someone mentioned Joni Mitchell. She was my favorite in the 1970s/early 1980s. In those days, everytime she released a new album, I would sit in my room, playing it obsessively and reading the lyrics along with the songs. Some of that "imprinting" is so strong that when I hear a song from, say, the "Blue" album, I still "see" the lyrics in my head as they appeared (center-justified) on the album.<br /><br />I'd also mention Morrissey of The Smiths--king of the morose lyric-- especially songs like "Girlfriend in a Coma" (with it's bouncy tune, nothing like the lyrics), "Every Day's Like Sunday," "Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before," and "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now," among many, many others.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24126704758777466972011-02-22T02:07:00.937-05:002011-02-22T02:07:00.937-05:00And as my iTunes on shuffle just reminded me - the...And as my iTunes on shuffle just reminded me - the king of nonsense lyrics is Robert Pollard of Guided by Voices. The most prolific man in music is also one of the strangest lyricists.Eric Beetnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504563937840205835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26634466898482490722011-02-22T01:07:33.558-05:002011-02-22T01:07:33.558-05:00Got to go Tom Waits for sheer poetic imagery. I do...Got to go Tom Waits for sheer poetic imagery. I do love lyrics that are more about the word combinations than actual meaning so I love Craig Wedren from the band Shudder To Think. Some wild, weird passages there. I also love songs that tell a story and one of my favorites is a guy named Travis Morrison who was in a band called The Dismemberment Plan and went solo. Great little vignettes in his work. <br />Oh, and Mike Doughty for beat-influenced lyrics. Fun and great images.<br />There you go Patti. Some I guarantee you haven't heard of.Eric Beetnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504563937840205835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-32624269870662343882011-02-21T21:13:59.212-05:002011-02-21T21:13:59.212-05:00I have to speak up for the Canadians; Robbie Rober...I have to speak up for the Canadians; Robbie Robertson (The Band and solo), Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot and the best of them all, Joni Mitchell.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91309851097434765232011-02-21T19:42:02.870-05:002011-02-21T19:42:02.870-05:00Mark E. Smith-have to check him out too. My blog a...Mark E. Smith-have to check him out too. My blog always makes me go to bed feeling DUMB.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45162827224833538532011-02-21T19:30:07.906-05:002011-02-21T19:30:07.906-05:00And with you, Steve, on Davies and "Waterloo ...And with you, Steve, on Davies and "Waterloo Sunset": the best London song.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73544675870439507412011-02-21T19:29:18.682-05:002011-02-21T19:29:18.682-05:00And DUH, since I wrote about him today, Mark E. Sm...And DUH, since I wrote about him today, Mark E. Smith!C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-53036289132798093972011-02-21T19:07:03.769-05:002011-02-21T19:07:03.769-05:00Johnny Mercer, oh my god. Brilliant! And I love th...Johnny Mercer, oh my god. Brilliant! And I love that movie, book and music.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-35798424688386414472011-02-21T19:04:27.141-05:002011-02-21T19:04:27.141-05:00Johnny Mercer probably doesn't count -- stick ...Johnny Mercer probably doesn't count -- <i>stick to the post-big band music era</i> -- but I just watched (again) <b>Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil</b> and his lyrics are still buzzing my head.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772310179223546476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-31304180541447389012011-02-21T19:01:06.534-05:002011-02-21T19:01:06.534-05:00How could I forget-Ray Davies who wrote one of the...How could I forget-Ray Davies who wrote one of the greatest songs of all time-Waterloo Sunset.Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-69242026932458697532011-02-21T19:00:10.201-05:002011-02-21T19:00:10.201-05:00Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Yoko Ono, and yeah, Cohen an...Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Yoko Ono, and yeah, Cohen and Dylan. Robyn Hitchcock, very much, Springsteen especially back in the storytelling days. Nick Cave & Waits. Laurie Anderson. Difford and Tillbrook. The longer I think, the more names will come to me...C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-31117992194404204912011-02-21T18:35:27.654-05:002011-02-21T18:35:27.654-05:00every song's lyrics in WSS is amazing. Tom Wai...every song's lyrics in WSS is amazing. Tom Waits, another genius. Hank Williams. <br />I am glad someone came up with a woman--Lucinda Williams. How about Carole King.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-35785832999166122262011-02-21T18:24:23.629-05:002011-02-21T18:24:23.629-05:00Cohen Dylan Tom Waits, Warren Zevon, Hank Williams...Cohen Dylan Tom Waits, Warren Zevon, Hank Williams have all been mentioned and are among my favorites.<br />Also would include Nick Cave, Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Richard Thompson off the top of my head.<br />And Brian wilson for such masterpieces as God Only Knows and Caroline No.Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.com