# Anybody follow or admire specific songwriters?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-follow-or-admire-specific-songwriters/722169>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 10, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-follow-or-admire-specific-songwriters/722169 "2015-06-10T14:52:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TexCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/texcat/32/9041_2.png) [@TexCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexCat)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-follow-or-admire-specific-songwriters/722169/41 "2015-06-19T03:12:11Z")

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> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#):
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> Laura Nyro.

^Yep.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-follow-or-admire-specific-songwriters/722169/42 "2015-06-20T12:38:44Z")

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> [@Sam\_Stone](#):
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> **Warren Zevon**
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> **John Prine**
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> Both of them are widely considered by their peers to be in the very top tier of songwriters of their generation. Love 'em both.

Listen to **Sam Stone** , he speaks truth.  
mmm  
ETA: **Elvis Costello** , **Townes Van Zandt** , **Lyle Lovett** as well

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**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-follow-or-admire-specific-songwriters/722169/43 "2015-06-20T12:41:54Z")

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Jeff Lynne

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**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-follow-or-admire-specific-songwriters/722169/44 "2015-06-20T13:42:39Z")

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Desmond Child - read this list and you’ll be shocked at all the hit songs he’s written in the last 30 years :

> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_written_by_Desmond_Child>

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**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-follow-or-admire-specific-songwriters/722169/45 "2015-06-20T14:23:55Z")

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I would agree with Kayaker and other posters about Kris Kristofferson.

However, thinking back, what about Lennon or McCartney?  
They were all great.

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**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-follow-or-admire-specific-songwriters/722169/46 "2015-06-20T16:48:26Z")

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Garcia/Hunter  
Weir/Barlow

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