Top 100 Songwriters

Psycho Circus · October 25, 2008, 07:41:26 AM

75. Sly Stone

Rev. Powell · October 25, 2008, 02:43:37 PM

76. Antonio Carlos Jobim

Psycho Circus · October 25, 2008, 02:50:01 PM

77. Joe Strummer

Derf · October 26, 2008, 03:54:30 AM

78.) Ray Stevens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIPv9AtZ2zE

I would also nominate Weird Al, but since he rarely writes his own music, I'm not sure whether he qualifies.

Psycho Circus · October 26, 2008, 05:45:09 AM

79. Chris DeGarmo/Geoff Tate (Queensryche)

Rev. Powell · October 26, 2008, 10:12:52 AM

80. Bruce Springsteen

He's been a bit inconsistent over his career, but GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK and NEBRASKA both contain multiple masterpieces, and he wrote some of the top pop-rock anthems in BORN TO RUN and BORN IN THE USA.

JJ80 · October 28, 2008, 04:25:07 PM

No.81 - Alex Turner Arctic Monkeys and Last Shadow Puppets

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7XTULcETGqk

AndyC · October 28, 2008, 06:45:47 PM

82. Burton Cummings

Rev. Powell · October 29, 2008, 11:45:48 AM

83. Elvis Costello

Psycho Circus · October 29, 2008, 11:55:32 AM

84. Rick Nielsen

Rev. Powell · November 02, 2008, 11:08:18 PM

85. Leonard Cohen

Psycho Circus · November 03, 2008, 06:07:30 AM

86. Midge Ure

Rev. Powell · November 03, 2008, 05:13:13 PM

Looks like it's just you and me, Circus.

87. Patti Smith

Psycho Circus · November 03, 2008, 05:29:44 PM

88. Stiv Bators

Derf · November 03, 2008, 10:40:56 PM

89. Have we really gotten to number 89 with no mention of Paul Simon?

He's short, so maybe he just got overlooked. . .