katie_sane Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 John Lennon, Dee Dee Ramone, Frank Zappa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Shannon Hoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Kevin, Neil Sedaka is still alive... ( Oh , edna - you bit my bait ! ) Is he ? Is he REALLY ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Rio Reiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 ( Oh , edna - you bit my bait ! ) Is he ? Is he REALLY ? Look, it´s 42 º celsius outside, I have no ac and I woke up at 6, so you know what, Kevin? I love you...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I beg to differ... Ahhh...b-f....just think of the benefits you can get when you always agree!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 "Best Dead Songwriter ..." After rereading this forum thread title, my stupid side kept coming up with flip answers: ... seems obvious, Jerry Garcia. ... probably the guy who wrote that funeral march thingie; you know, "Dum dum de dum, dum de dum dum dum de dum." ... none of them seem to produce anything of substance anymore. ... Paul McCartney could probably do a decent job on this theme, "Some people want to fill the world with silly dead songs ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Mozart ending up writing a fine requiem for himself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Here's some of the old guys and gals of American popular song not already mentioned - Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart Sammy Cahn Jimmy Van Heusen Harold Arlen Dorothy Fields Cole Porter Henry Mancini George and Ira Gershwin Jay Livingston Jerome Kern Hoagy Carmichael Arthur Schwartz Victor Young Harry Warren Oscar Hammerstein II Johnny Mercer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 One notable funeral march: Maurice Ravel, "Pavane for a Dead Princess" (Used as the opening and closing theme for the TV show, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" back in the black-and-white days.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 (edited) Doc Pomus Laura Nyro T-Bone Walker Otis Redding Ditto to Warren Zevon Edited July 15, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzcat Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Bluesboy's list would include most of the folks that come to my mind immediately. Cole Porter would probably be at the top (no pun intended for those who know his music). I'd also add Walter Donaldson. A more contemporary guy who I miss terribly is Steve Goodman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 One notable funeral march: Maurice Ravel, "Pavane for a Dead Princess" (Used as the opening and closing theme for the TV show, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" back in the black-and-white days.) I always thought that the theme was Funeral March Of The Marionettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 I'm holding out until Mariah Carey kicks the bucket so I can nominate her for this category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 In addition to many of the ones already mentioned: Townes Van Zandt Ronnie Van Zant Donny Hathaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielj Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) I'm gonna say in no particular order Syd Barret and Warren Zevon (For their dry wit) John Lennon and George Harrison (because they were Beatles) Nick Drake, but more for the innovative guitar work in alternate tuings than lyrics, and Michael Hedges for the same reason. Really most of my favorites are still alive. Edited July 22, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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