Female Lyricists
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Topic: Female Lyricists
Posted By: KID A
Subject: Female Lyricists
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 10:54am
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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? Starter for 10: REGINA SPEKTOR |
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Posted By: A Evans
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 11:02am
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BJORK
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 12:56pm
| Tanya Donnelly |
Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 1:03pm
Did she write "Cannonball"? |
rap columbo wrote:Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 1:22pm
that was kim deal, wasn't it?
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Posted By: PE SA
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 4:42pm
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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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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 5:40pm
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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 man
 )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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Posted By: A Evans
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 7:26pm
Justin Frischman from Elastica 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 7:56pm
doesn't cover it this time a evans |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 7:56pm
quality |
Posted By: A Evans
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 8:22pm
 , how about ?------------- We are Con Air. You will be assimilated. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. |
Posted By: minded
Date Posted: 26 June 2011 at 4:04pm
I don't know if this is the sexism talking, but I can't think of one  Definitely not one to the standard of Dylan or Oberst anyway.
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Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 26 June 2011 at 4:06pm
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? |
Posted By: minded
Date Posted: 26 June 2011 at 4:16pm
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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Posted By: rolly
Date Posted: 26 June 2011 at 4:23pm
| Tracy chapman , fast car is a great song . |