Who's Your Favorite Lyricist Besides Moz?

[Pachinko]

Mine would be Neil Finn and Andy Partridge.

 

[Skinner]

Mine would be Neil Finn and Andy Partridge.

Dallas Green aka City and Colour, also Tegan and Sara (more so their later work)

 

[MindlessRuffian]

Mine would be Neil Finn and Andy Partridge.

Davey Havok.

 

[viva pffft.]

Hm...Bob Dylan.

Others would be Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Robert Smith (The Cure), Bruce Springsteen.

 

[MunchyBrain]

Ryan Harvey.

Oh, and PHIL OCHS. So much better than Dylan. *Oooh, controversial*

 

[Skinner]

Davey Havok.

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[prisoner77]

Caterer, Cash, Costello, Cave in the C's..

 

[Fulham Road Lights]

Martin Gore.

 

[iamnicola]

Xenomania.

 

[kyleleonard]

Paul Banks, Jeff Buckley..

 

[Jukebox Jury]

Lloyd Cole, Chris Difford (Squeeze), Dylan.....

Jukebox Jury

 

[yesitis]

antony hegarty, immortal technique, jarvis cocker, dylan, nas

 

[Uncleskinny]

Good God everyone - am I the first to mention Neil Hannon? A genius.

Peter

 

[Sharron Needles]

Jarvis in his Pulp Days
Scott Walker
Jeff Buckley
Lou Reed
Stephin Merritt

 

[SomeFormOfSusan]

Jarvis Cocker
Leonard Cohen.

 

[Hidden By Rags]

Good God everyone - am I the first to mention Neil Hannon? A genius.

Peter

Add to that:

Stuart Murdoch
Bobby Wratten
David Gedge

 

[unruly/girl]

Tim Booth
Neil Hannon
Nick Cave

 

[iamnicola]

Kirsty MacColl
The Jarv
The Kellz

 

[prisoner77]

Arthur Lee, Joni Mitchell.. Cohen another C.

 

[Girl-with-the-Thorn]

Hm...Bob Dylan.

Others would be Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Robert Smith (The Cure), Bruce Springsteen.

She's one of my favourite lyricists and singers as well . Colin Meloy (from The Decemberists) is great too.

EDIT: Reading some other posts reminded me of another three: Regina Spektor, Pete Doherty and Stuart Murdoch.