I don't think this has been done before so here are a few to get the ball rolling...

Elvis Costello
Mick Ronson
Noel Gallagher
Bono
Shane McGowen
Paul Carrack
Paul Weller
Roger Waters/David Gilmour

Robert Plant/Jimmy Page

Roger Waters/David Gilmour

Matt Bellamy

Thom York/Jonny Greenwood

Jim Morrison

Chris Martin

Jimi Hendrix

Dave Grohl

From a generation or 2 ago I nominate Dorothy Fields, then there is Brian Johnson, Neil Sedaka wasn't half bad either.

Carol King

There's others but only going to pick one today..

Woody Guthrie

Johnny Cash

Bob Dylan

Jack White

Nick Cave

Tracy Chapman

among others.........

Lennon and McCartney (both together and separate);

Andersson and Ulvaeus (aka Abba)

B. Gibb, M. Gibb, R. Gibb (aka Bee Gees)

Morrissey and Marr

Kriss Kristofferson

Neil Sedaka

George Harrison

Ray Davies

and me.:thumbsup:

2 of you mention Neil Sedaka ( Ousetunes and Boppin Bruce)

' Ooh I hear laughter in the rain..' I love that one.

who has some very catchy songs and my mum's persistant playing of his records has left its legacy with us kids...

But did he write most of them? I seem to think Neil Diamond wrote a few for him? But I could be very wrong....

lionel richie, justin timberlake, michael jackson, lemar, many others... oh yeah.. lennon n mcartney

John lennon.............:thumbsup:

Tom Waits
Luke Haines
Richard Thompson
Suzanne Vega
Bob Mould
Will Oldham

But my favourite songwriter by far is Frankie NW Stubbs, of little known Sunderland punk band Leatherface. Absolute genius.

My two penn'orth (no particular order):

Lennon/McCartney
Brothers Gibb
Andersson/Ulvaeus
Dolly Parton
Paul Simon
Bob Dylan
Jagger/Richards
Page/Plant
Bacharach/David
Becker/Fagen (Steely Dan)
Roger Waters
Neil Diamond
Carole King
Neil Sedaka
Diane Warren
Cathy Dennis
Pete Townshend
Difford/Tilbrook (Squeeze)

The guy from 2 Unlimited.

Originally posted by Agent Gypo
The guy from 2 Unlimited.

PMSL!!!:P LOL:thumbsup:

no, no, no, no, no, no,no,no,no,no,noooooooooooo limits! :hihi:


my fave is Mark Knopfler. Amazing lyrics - amazing songs.

joe strummer and mick jones,,,,,,,,the best by far!

Rob Thomas lead singer of a band called matchbox 20 not very well known hear, hes gone solo now, new album sounds good:thumbsup: :clap: :suspect: :clap: :suspect: :clap: :suspect:

my fave is probably NAS

Originally posted by samc
2 of you mention Neil Sedaka ( Ousetunes and Boppin Bruce)

' Ooh I hear laughter in the rain..' I love that one.

who has some very catchy songs and my mum's persistant playing of his records has left its legacy with us kids...

But did he write most of them? I seem to think Neil Diamond wrote a few for him? But I could be very wrong....

Yes, you are very wrong. Neil Sedaka composed more than 1,000 tunes, including a dozen major pop hits he recorded between 1959 to 1963. Most of them were co-authored with Howard Greenfield, his lyricist until 1972.

In the early 60s he worked as a full-time writer churning out hits in the Brill Building, New York's famous "songwriting factory" alongside the likes of Carole King and Neil Diamond, which is possibly what you are thinking of.

Like to add Vusi Mahlasela :clap:

Originally posted by samc
2 of you mention Neil Sedaka ( Ousetunes and Boppin Bruce)

' Ooh I hear laughter in the rain..' I love that one.

But did he write most of them? I seem to think Neil Diamond wrote a few for him? But I could be very wrong....

I believe Neil Sedaka also wrote Is This The Way To Amarillo (which we all know we are sick to death with at the mo but have to admit to its being a darn good choon). Actually, he co-wrote it.

I mentioned Kriss Kristofferson merely because he wrote For The Good Times which Perry Como had a massive hit with.

Shame on me for not mentioning Hal David and Burt Bacharach. Ega95jch (cathcy and memorable, not!) rightly mentions these two faultless songwriters.

And Ega also mentions the merits of Tilbrook and Difford. These two would compliment Timo's fine thread on English songwriters in their very english songwriting, esp stuff like Up The Junction.

Schubert [his 'lieder' are beautiful songs], Neil Young, Morrissey, Christy Moore, Ian Curtis, David Byrne, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Captain Beefheart, Lennon/McCartney.

Ian Curtis
Bob Dylan
Victoria Beckham

John Lennon
George Harrison
Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
Richard Ashcroft
John Squire
Roger Waters / David Gilmour

& Paul Weller

Carol King

There's others but only going to pick one today..

Yeah I'd agree she's written some of the best songs ever.

Paul Weller
Paul Heaton
Kelly Jones.

Kirsty MacColl
Billy Bragg
Lennon and McCartney.
Noel Gallagher
Grant Nicholas
Matt Hales
Ben Watt
Paddy McCloon
Roddy Frame
Don Maclean
Glenn Tilbrook
The Finn Brothers
Burt Bacharach

and for pop you can't beat Madonna.

springsteen by quite a distance, but also

sting
john prine
michael stipe
josh ritter
willy mason
bob dylan
leonard cohen

Bruce of course
Billy Bragg
John Prine
Kate Bush
Lucinda Williams

:)