Anyone still do insightful or intelligent lyrics?


I have always loved lyrics as much as music and think that music I enjoy must be a combination of both good lyrics and good musicianship. I love some of Paul Simon's lyrics from as far back as the '60's. He was only 16 when he wrote "Sounds of Silence." There are dozens of other examples from Simon and Garfunkel.

Lyle Lovett has written some great lyrics i.e. "Simlpe Song."

Bob Seger, Jackson Browne, Hoyt Axton, John and Paul, Mick and Richard, Emmylou Harris, Gordon Lightfoot, and even Midge Ure have written things that impressed me, but I find very few people writing great lyrics anymore!

Is anyone writing intelligent, insightful lyrics anymore?
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Showing 1 response by mmrog

Seems that folk music is where many of the
best (and worst) poets are these days.
Some of the best IMHO are

Iris DeMent
Guy Clark
Darrel Scott
Tom Russell
Greg Brown
Rodney Crowell
Loudon Wainwright III
Susan Werner

If you're more into rock or pop

Dave Alvin
Steve Earle
Richard Thompson
John Hiatt
Fountain of Waynes