"Kisses on the Bottom" by Paul McCartney

"Neil Young does not belong in the same conversation as McCartney and Dylan."

Maybe on the grand scale of things, but certainly an interesting topic for debate.

As are dozens of other artists but McC and Dylan are the 2 living preemeinent rock singer/songwriters. There really is nobody else in this league.

With respect to Paul Simon, Neil Young, Becker/Fagan, Plant/Page, and all the rest.

Notwithstanding my disdain for Paul's latest effort (which, by the way, has a marketing tie-in with Tiffany that is positively pukey), I would agree he and Dylan are difficult to touch, although I would say Jagger/Richards and Brian Wilson also punch in their weight class.

That said, there are still some rather preeminent song writers who continue to breathe and who wouldn't exactly run as distant seconds in my book.

In response to Audiofeil, couldn't agree more that Dylan and McCartney are true heavyweights, but I would also include William Robinson, Joni Mitchell, Brain Wilson, Paul Simon and Stevland Hardaway Morris.

Audiofeil - I have the temerity to suggest that as a solo writer/singer, Van Morrison is #2 after Dylan. Paul's solo work is VERY uneven; it doesn't have the consistent weight of Van Morrison's. IMHO - of course.