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    Posted: 24 June 2011 at 10:54am
I was thinking of my favourite l;yricists, and it struck me that 90% were male.

So who are the greatest female lyricists of all time?

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Originally posted by rap columbo rap columbo wrote:

Tanya Donnelly


Did she write "Cannonball"?
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Originally posted by KID A KID A wrote:

Originally posted by rap columbo rap columbo wrote:

Tanya Donnelly


Did she write "Cannonball"?
that was kim deal, wasn't it?
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Alanis Morisette.
Bjork.
PJ Harvey.
 
Those are very very very good imo, they are my top ones anyway.
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Kate Bush and Patti Smith (head and shoulders above most artists male or female)
Joni Mitchell
Chrissie Hynde
Grace Slick ("White Rabbit", oh yeah manYing Yang)
Jayne County
Skin (Skunk Anansie)
Can't recall if Lesley Rankine wrote lyrics, Silverfish were a fine band though, Girlschool wrote some crackers as well, and Babes In Toyland.
 
Showing my age really, but Curved Air, Renaissance and Pentangle had amazing female singers as well.
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Embarrassed doesn't cover it this time a evans
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Originally posted by PE SA PE SA wrote:

Alanis Morisette.
Bjork.
PJ Harvey.
 
Those are very very very good imo, they are my top ones anyway.

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Originally posted by rap columbo rap columbo wrote:

Originally posted by A Evans A Evans wrote:

Justin Frischman from Elastica Embarrassed

Embarrassed doesn't cover it this time a evans
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I don't know if this is the sexism talking, but I can't think of one Dead

Definitely not one to the standard of Dylan or Oberst anyway.
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Originally posted by m1nd3d m1nd3d wrote:

I don't know if this is the sexism talking, but I can't think of one Dead

Definitely not one to the standard of Dylan or Oberst anyway.


That's why I asked. While there are good female songwriters, I don' think a female would make my top 30 lyricists list.

Is that bad of me?
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Originally posted by KID A KID A wrote:

Originally posted by m1nd3d m1nd3d wrote:

I don't know if this is the sexism talking, but I can't think of one Dead

Definitely not one to the standard of Dylan or Oberst anyway.


That's why I asked. While there are good female songwriters, I don' think a female would make my top 30 lyricists list.

Is that bad of me?
We had a similar debate recently regarding female standup comedians, I can't think of one that I even find funny. I don't even need to ask myself if it's bad of me, I'm pretty sure it is.
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Tracy chapman , fast car is a great song .
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