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2 ups, 5y,
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Paul Simon, Axl Rose (Yes him), Mark Mothersbaugh so many others
1 up, 5y,
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did he write Nov Rains lyrics?
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1 up, 5y
Probably, but he has many songs that are extremely complex and not the simple repetitive crap a lot of pop rock writers fall into.

Now he does have some songs I don’t care for, but I do enjoy many of them. Sorta like a young Phil Collins use to write complex lyrics before cashing in.
1 up, 5y,
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Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and Glen Frey/Don Henley
1 up, 5y
I am a rock is one of my fav Simon and Garfunkle songs
"Tangled up in Blue" is one of my fav songs ever by anyone
and love all the eagles songs.
1 up, 5y,
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and about 25 others
2 ups, 5y,
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love your picks...especially morrisn ,van zandt,and richards...i would add trent reznor. and also...even though im not a big fan...elton john and bernie taupin they have some good lyrics...one of my all times has to be david bowie also pretty awesome.
i would add kris kristofferson he sacrificed carreer and family to write music.. and anoter should i say dolly parton...hahaha
0 ups, 5y,
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all greats.. Bowie was great till the end..

was thinking Johnny Cash too but Kristopherson wrote a song or 2 of him"Sunday morn coming down" is a great 1
1 up, 5y
kristofferson also wrote me and bobby magee..johnny cash all americana...great !
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