Shane McGowan, the best in history, bar none.

Elvis Costello

Joni Mitchell

Kate Bush

Bjork

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet Shane McGowan, the best in history, bar none. Elvis Costello Joni Mitchell Kate Bush Bjork

Never heard of them, what are they like?

Originally Posted by MattSoden Never heard of them, what are they like?

They are rubbish.

They are the greatest song writers of the last 50 years.

Who are they!?!

What type of music?

Shane McGowan was lead singer of the Pogues, a kind of Irish folk.rock band. His lyrics, though nearly always difficult the hear, can break your heart. You'll probably know him .. he wrote "Fairytale of New York", that brilliant Christmas classic.

When he went solo, he wrote some of his best stuff.

"The coat she wore still lies upon the bed
The book I gave her that she never read
She left without a single word to say
Her father didn't like me anyway.

She always wanted more than I could give
Cause she wasn't happy with the way we lived
I suppose I should have begged with her to stay
Her father didn't like me anyway

And Oh! Daddy didn't like the clothes I wear.
And Oh! Daddy didn't like my hair.
I suppose that if we tried to
We could have found something to say
But Daddy didn't even care

To tell the truth I didn't have the nerve
And I'm only getting just what I deserve
She left without a single word today
Her father was a right cunt anyway."

Just brilliant.

Originally Posted by Sock Puppet Shane McGowan was lead singer of the Pogues, a kind of Irish folk.rock band. His lyrics, though nearly always difficult the hear, can break your heart. You'll probably know him .. he wrote "Fairytale of New York", that brilliant Christmas classic. When he went solo, he wrote some of his best stuff. "The coat she wore still lies upon the bed The book I gave her that she never read She left without a single word to say Her father didn't like me anyway. She always wanted more than I could give Cause she wasn't happy with the way we lived I suppose I should have begged with her to stay Her father didn't like me anyway And Oh! Daddy didn't like the clothes I wear. And Oh! Daddy didn't like my hair. I suppose that if we tried to We could have found something to say But Daddy didn't even care To tell the truth I didn't have the nerve And I'm only getting just what I deserve She left without a single word today Her father was a right cunt anyway." Just brilliant.

Brilliant!