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  1. I got a 48!

    41 TO 50 POINTS: Others see you as fresh,

    lively, charming, amusing, practical, and

    always interesting; someone who's constantly

    in the center of attention, but sufficiently

    well-balanced not to let it go to their head.

    They also see you as kind, considerate, and

    understanding; someone who'll always cheer

    them up and help them out.

    I sure like to think this is pretty darn accurate. At least I find myself amusing... ::

  2. Looking at the music listing on AMG, it looks like Ray Davies wrote at least 90% of the songs they've recorded.

    The Beatles were very much divided between lyrics written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, so that lessens their accredited songs. But I'm guessing McCartney has written more songs then Lennon.

    So I'm saying a good battle would be Bob Dylan vs. Paul McCartney vs. Ray Davies vs....? Neil Young seems to have written a lot of songs, but primarily recorded by himself or the bands he was in.

  3. Kind of off-topic but somewhat pertains to the subject matter. Did Elvis write any music at all? Or were all his songs written by other people? I can't seem to find a single song with "Elvis Presley" as the accredited composer. If that's the case, then I would say Bob Dylan takes the award for most songs written period. We sure know how to grow them here in Minnesota!!!!

  4. Yeah, there's a lot of duplicates on there. But can you imagine writing 300 songs in 10 years? 500 songs in 40 years seems understandable, but 300 in 10 years is a lot.

    Of course, you also could look at the lyrical structure in a Dylan song compared to a Beatles song. Which one typically has a long verse with non-repetative words...?

  5. Oh yeah, that's the UK release set. I was thinking of the US release set which was all messed up.

    And you definitely cannot forget about the Rolling Stones. They've been recording for an awfully long time.

    Looking at AMG (not including LIVE albums), it looks like the Rolling Stones have ~28, Bob Dylan ~32, Neil Young ~32... these are kind of loose counts. I was trying to count only albums that appear to be studio albums. But, I know that Bob Dylan has written a lot of songs for other artists. I'm not sure about Neil Young or the Stones.

  6. So to get back to the subject of the thread...

    Bob Dylan has written over 500 songs either for himself or for others.

    If you don't include The Beatles during solo years, I'd have to say their number is closer to 300. I believe they had around 16 or 17 actual studio albums during their time together. It's a little unfair to include their solo years, because then you're comparing 1 writer to 4 seperate writers.

    I wonder how many Neil Young has written?

  7. It sounds like a story being told by an outcast. Someone that does not feel they have been able to fit in with the rest of the world. They strive for individuality, but realize that, in the end, society will bring down our ways of becoming an individual. Maybe I'm reading into it too much. I really like it though.

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