Who do you think is the greatest lyricist of all time?

Who do you think is the best lyricist of all time in music?

Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin
Paul Mccartney and John Lennon of the Beatles
Don Henely and Glenn Frey of the Eagles

So hard to say...I'll name one and then think of another.

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So hard to say...I'll name one and then think of another.

 

Tupac Amaru Shakur     "

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So hard to say...I'll name one and then think of another.

 

Tupac Amaru Shakur     "

Maybe for Hip Hop music, but of all time? "

Jim Morrison 

Joey Ramone
John Lennon
John Foggerty
Belinda Carlisle
Meat Loaf

" Jim Morrison  "

" Joey RamoneJohn LennonJohn FoggertyBelinda CarlisleMeat Loaf "

Also need to add

Kurt Cobain

" Joey RamoneJohn LennonJohn FoggertyBelinda CarlisleMeat Loaf "

Layne Staley.

Alice in Chains' song 'Rooster' was brilliant.

" @Caligula said:

" Joey RamoneJohn LennonJohn FoggertyBelinda CarlisleMeat Loaf "

ha ha... Meat Loaf "

" @King Saturn said:

" @Caligula said:

" Joey RamoneJohn LennonJohn FoggertyBelinda CarlisleMeat Loaf "

ha ha... Meat Loaf "

you can laugh but the man is good. "

" @Caligula said:

" @King Saturn said:

" @Caligula said:

" Joey RamoneJohn LennonJohn FoggertyBelinda CarlisleMeat Loaf "

ha ha... Meat Loaf "

you can laugh but the man is good. "

well I was thinking about the Food actually not the musician...  "

I don't think you can say definitively...it's arguable...but as a fan of Lennon I'd say him.

" I don't think you can say definitively...it's arguable...but as a fan of Lennon I'd say him. "

The Prince of Darkness- Ozzy Osbourne
Dexter Holland
Bon Scott
Dusty Hill
Just a few of my favorites...

1. Bob Dylan

2. Jim Morrison

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1. Bob Dylan

2. Jim Morrison

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" Big L or Vinnie Paz

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Paved the way IMO  

Bernie taupin, he writes Elton john's music.

I have a few favorites

Stevie Nicks

Robin Peckford

Ben Gibbard

Tori Amos

Ray LaMontagne

all very talented writers

I could read their words without music and still enjoy them

Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam.  Single most talented lyricist ever.    
Bruce Springsteen.  With songs like the My Hometown, Secret Garden, and My City of Ruins, it's no wonder they call him "the Boss".
Phil Anselmo from Pantera.   
Chad Gray from Mudvayne.     Phil and Chad are both seriously underrated because of their musical genre.  Don't let the screaming and headbanging fool you.  These men are poets.
 Robert Smith from the Cure.     Great lyricist, but much like Bob Dylan, his songs are usually better when performed by someone else.
Max Beemis from Say Anything
Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio.  
Jesse Lacey from Brand New.  With the last three, when you're lumped in as an "Emo" or "indie/punk"  band, you really need that much more talent to stand out in an overglutted market of groups who think that angst and emotion are just tools to sell records.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.  Some of the most beautiful, heartwrenching music you will ever hear.
I'd also argue that George Harrison is the Beatles greatest lyricist.  He may not have been as prolific, but the songs he wrote were more poetic, touching, and evocative.  "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Something (in the Way She Moves)" are superior to anything by Lennon/McCartney IMO.

Lennon, McCartney and B.I.G.

Tupac Shakur

soulja boy 

" Tupac Shakur

James Hetfield *ducks*

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James Hetfield
Zach De La Rocha

" James Hetfield Zach De La Rocha "

Oh yeah, maybe not the greatest, but one of my favorite, Cee-Lo Green. Loved St. Elsewhere. What about the lead singer of Lynard Skynard?

I dont know about this stuff its all opinion I think but these dudes are pretty great