Which bands have the best lyrics?

yellowperil

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Some bands don't concentrate on the lyrics, just the music, and that's cool. What bands have the best lyrics that do concentrate on them? Also referring to solo artists and bands that aren't together anymore as well.

My votes

Radiohead (Thom Yorke)
R.E.M. (Michael Stipe)
Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon)
Sarah McLachlan
John Lennon
 
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N*Sync and Pink are obvious additions to your list. ;)

But seriously, Queen, Jim Croce, Otis Redding had outstanding lyrics.
 

pandaflux

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Radiohead (thom yorke)
Sigur Ros (jón þor birgisson )
Modest Mouse (Isaac Brock)
Jimmy Eat World (jim ?)
 

cpl593h

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Sigur Ros (j&oacute;n &thorn;or birgisson )
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So I take it you understand Icelandic?
 

BatmanNate

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zAo
Tool
Stavesacre
Social D
Radiohead
Dave Matthews
Ani Difranco (no i'm not a feminist)
Catherine Wheel
Dear Ephesus


 

Eli

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Metallica. Nobody else even compares.

Note that I'm not crossing genere's here.


Simon and Garfunkel too...
 

djchemistry

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Another vote for Metallica.
Here's some more
Depeche Mode
Pearl Jam
pre-90's Aerosmith
Oasis
Babyface

You guys don't consider rap as lyrics? They aren't called lyricists for nothing.
Wu-Tang Clan
A Tribe Called Quest
Eric B. and Rakim
Notorious B.i.g
Gangstarr

Damn, this list is getting too big.
 

LakerGod

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I'm more into R&amp;B...so i definetely gotta say:

Jodeci
Boyz II Men
Stevie Wonder
R. Kelly
...and I definetely gotta agree with djchemistry and go with Babyface...have you heard &quot;Reason For Breathing&quot;? It's one of the best lyrical songs I've heard this year.

Aside from R&amp;B, I gotta say:

Frank Sinatra
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bootleg
 

weezergirl

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weezer - rivers cuomo.

&quot;The choo-choo train left right on time
a ticket costs only your mind
the driver said hey man we go all the way
Of course we were willing to pay&quot;

&quot;The world has turned and left me here
Just where I was before you appeared
And in your place, an empty space
Has filled the void behind my face&quot;

&quot;I talked for hours to your wallet photograph
And you just listened
You laughed enchanted by my intellect
Or maybe you didn't&quot;

&quot;You can't avoid her
She's in the air
In between molecules
Of oxygen and carbon dioxide&quot;

&quot;Only in dreams
We see what it means&quot;

&quot;you say &quot;It's a good thing
That you float in the air
That way there's no way
I will crush your pretty toenails into a thousand pieces.&quot;

&quot;Excuse the bitchin' - I shouldn't complain
I should have no feeling, 'cuz feeling is pain&quot;

&quot;cuz everything I need is denied me
And everything I want is taken away from me
But who do I got to blame? Nobody but me&quot;

&quot;How stupid is it? I can't talk about it
I gotta sing about it and make a record of my heart
How stupid is it? For all I know you want me too
and maybe you just don't know what to do
or maybe you're scared to say: &quot;I'm falling for you&quot;&quot;

&quot;I am done with perfection
Chasing her leaves me with nothing but pain&quot;

&quot;Mine is the loneliest of numbers.
Now is the loneliest of times.&quot;

&quot;I asked you if you had a good heart
you answered, &quot;yes, i'll never do you harm&quot;&quot;

&quot;He's in my eyes, he's in my ears
He's in my blood, he is in my tears
I breath love and see him every day
even though my love is a world away&quot;