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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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stereokarter
185 posts
 
Evanesence...new, fresh, and dark!

Always Zimmer.

Fra Lippi Lippo.

Tanita Tikaram.
cdelplato
110 posts
 
Regiolanthe - thanks for the tip. Will look into it. Anyone for something more lyrically obscure? How about Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 'Element of Light' ?

CD
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
Albert, you're right.

Now that I think of it, GW's thoughts at the time he was sitting in that classroom were probably as barren as an Afghani desert. I'm sure Slick Willy's mind was filled with multi-colored, booty-licious, intern explosions while Monica was a bobbin' away. Whoa, that last part sounded like a Paul Simon song.

Thanks, UncleJeff! I guess many of my posts are inspired by a delirious confusion caused by staring at 1280 x 1024 pixel resolution boobs at work.

I love my job!
krv
28 posts
 
I have to third or fourth-Aimee Mann. I don't think she has any peers in the lyrics/poetry department... along with excellent arrangements.
ohlala
1,236 posts
 
Like stated, Byrne. He is a prototypical intelligent lyricist. It may be tucked in somewhere on this thread, but I'm a little surprised I did not read "Ani DiFranco".
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