Female songwriters

[Rudi Luftwaffe]

I know for a fact there are a lot of Suzanne Vega fans in the South Upper.

 

[Napster]

I just had to google her, maybe we should have a 'best songwriter that our comrades may not have heard of' comp. I love learning.

an excellent suggestion. i would go for ice cube, wreckless eric, leroy hutson and horace silver.

 

[MK Shrimper]

an excellent suggestion. i would go for ice cube, wreckless eric, leroy hutson and horace silver.

Doesn't he make awful family comedies?

 

[OldBlueLady]

Did anyone mention Dolly Parton? She may be somewhat of a joke to some but she's written some cracking tunes too.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Did anyone mention Dolly Parton? She may be somewhat of a joke to some but she's written some cracking tunes too.

she did get a mention so some do look past the racking and onto the cracking tunes. Gotta love 'Jolene'. Sisters of Mercy version would be a good call in a best covers comp too.

 

[Napster]

Doesn't he make awful family comedies?

Not at all, he acts nowadays in some family films. He doesn't make them. He was responsible for some cracking tunes though:

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Not at all, he acts nowadays in some family films. He doesn't make them. He was responsible for some cracking tunes though:

'Once Upon A Time in the Projects' - now there's a tune.

 

[Napster]

'Once Upon A Time in the Projects' - now there's a tune.

It was a good day - one of my favourites -

Had to stop at a red light
Looking in my mirror not a jacker in sight
And everything is alright
I got a beep from Kim and she can f**k all night

 

[Rob Noxious]

That Lucinda Williams certainly writes a good song. Rene Sparks of The Handsome Family is a fine lyricist - she's written some lovely dark but funny lines in her time.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Chrissie Hynde - didn't realise what a great song 'Back On The Chain Gang' was until I saw her do an acoustic version on 'Songwriters Circle' many a year ago.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Honourable mentions too for Minnie Riperton and Candi Staton.

 

[Cricko]

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[Rob Noxious]

If only for one song ... then Michelle Shocked put in one helluva good shift with 'Anchorage.'

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Honourable mentions too for Minnie Riperton and Candi Staton.

I looooooooooooooove Minnie Ripperton.

 

[Rob Noxious]

I looooooooooooooove Minnie Ripperton.

Just the one 'p' please. :smiles:

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Just the one 'p' please. :smiles:

I love her slightly more than you do so I added a letter

 

[Rob Noxious]

I love her slightly more than you do so I added a letter

Loved the story about the recording of 'Lovin' You' when a bird was singing on the window of the recording studio. They were going to edit it out but Stevie Wonder (the producer) said "keep the bird."

 

[Rob Noxious]

I'm guessing that Cerys wrote a few of those Catatonia tunes? She had a country-infused album out a few years ago too.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Loved the story about the recording of 'Lovin' You' when a bird was singing on the window of the recording studio. They were going to edit it out but Stevie Wonder (the producer) said "keep the bird."

The guy is clearly a musical genius!!! :winking:

 

[Supernaut]

I'm guessing that Cerys wrote a few of those Catatonia tunes? She had a country-infused album out a few years ago too.

And is still regularly releasing albums in Cymraeg on her own Rainbow City label.