The greatest songwriters and composers.

[gtopa1]

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Some really good songs within their genre though what I call @Second Shelf@ great.

lol. Just read the last few posts. Finally the soy boys are on topic!!!

However one made a point (or at least it was pointed out to the) that a group LIVE can be incredible. Had a similar experience with Phantom of the opera. I dislike listening to it on records or whatever but the wife dragged me to it in London and it was indeed amazing. However Chicago was the opposite; awful live stage show (also in London) but the movie was FANTASTIC!!! Never listened to it elsewhere but in short snippets..meh.

Greg

 

[gtopa1]

what are you upset about greg?....come on and tell uncle harry and cousin bobo what troubles you........

Lilly Allen.



Greg

 

[gtopa1]

what are you upset about greg?....come on and tell uncle harry and cousin bobo what troubles you........

"The Squealies".

Greg

 

[gtopa1]

Capriccio Italien (Tchaikovsky) Pyotr's amazing but not only "Great" composition.​

Greg

 

[Harry Dresden]

"The Squealies".

Greg

 

[BackAgain]

For movie music (not including lyrics) one name immediately comes to mind:

Bill Conti.

Are there plenty of others? You bet.

But when I consider “Rocky” and “The Right Stuff” I have to say, he is a genius.

 

[Blaster]

The Beatles usually come to mind first when it comes to popular music. Steely Dan has a lot of great songs. Carole King. Bob Dylan. Elton John of course. It's been awhile since he could hit those high notes with his voice, but so many great songs....

Burt Bacharach and Neil Diamond wrote a ton of hits.

 

[gtopa1]

Some songs are just to the point. Author unknown but the sentiment is perfect.





Greg

 

[GMCGeneral]

Over in the Jazz scene, bandleaders, especially those who lead Jazz Orchestras (Big Band) rely heavily bandmembers who are also composers.
One such example is William "Count" Basie. Some of his primary composers were:
Sammy Nestico
Frank Foster
Freddie Green
Neal Hefti.

 

[gtopa1]

Baseball is not a bad form of Rounders but it is a far inferior sport to this:



Gregh

 

[BackAgain]

Some songs are just to the point. Author unknown but the sentiment is perfect.





Greg

Akin to “I’m an asshole” featuring Denis Leary.

Yes. It’s a theme song!

 

[ActionJackson]

I just scanned every page of this thread and can't believe nobody mentioned Gordon Lightfoot. I'm also a big fan of Bob Seger. And who can forget Bobbie Gentry and the Ode To Billy Joe?

 

[the other mike]

Maren Morris
Jo Dee Messina
LeAnn Rimes
Hall and Oates
Duran Duran
Dream Theater
Iron Maiden

 

[Harry Dresden]

Some songs are just to the point. Author unknown but the sentiment is perfect.





Greg

oh i get it...you didnt like me and bobo talking baseball....i can get a title to a song too...."tough shit"....

 

[Harry Dresden]

Baseball is not a bad form of Rounders but it is a far inferior sport to this:



Gregh

yea im sure it is.....

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Maren Morris
Jo Dee Messina
LeAnn Rimes
Hall and Oates
Duran Duran
Dream Theater
Iron Maiden

I second LeAnn. She wrote just about every song that is on her album named Family.

God bless you and LeAnn always!!!

Holly (a day one fan of her)

 

[sealybobo]

what are you upset about greg?....come on and tell uncle harry and cousin bobo what troubles you........

Greg's a big Burt Bacharach fan. Perfect example of what I was talking about. He's so gay. His music sucks right? But then he died and Howard Stern had some famous singers come in to sign songs of people who recently died. Charlie Puth did Burt Bacharach Close to You. Holy shit!

It was his pump up song before he did Karate? LOL.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Greg's a big Burt Bacharach fan. Perfect example of what I was talking about. He's so gay. His music sucks right? But then he died and Howard Stern had some famous singers come in to sign songs of people who recently died. Charlie Puth did Burt Bacharach Close to You. Holy shit!

It was his pump up song before he did Karate? LOL.

i dont think he liked us talking baseball....

 

[sealybobo]

i dont think he liked us talking baseball....

That was rude of us. So to get back on track, speaking of John Lennon, I googled "who wrote the most songs" and this popped up

John Lennon with 22,484 versions of 270 songs. He is not only #1 on the Rock list but he is the most recorded Songwriter of all time, period.Sep 3, 2023

 

[sealybobo]

The Beatles usually come to mind first when it comes to popular music. Steely Dan has a lot of great songs. Carole King. Bob Dylan. Elton John of course. It's been awhile since he could hit those high notes with his voice, but so many great songs....

Sameer Anjaan
Guinness World Records recognizes Anjaan as the most prolific Bollywood lyricist, having written 3,524 songs for 650 Bollywood movies