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@rpr
nice one, Bernadette is classic, those three guys have penned some beauties.
@johnnyurq too for Difford and Tilbrook.
What amazed me about the BBC4 programme was the musical sophistication of Tilbrook's demos. They were pretty much fully realised versions of the songs, without the rest of the band. He has a McCartney-like ability to play keys as well as guitar (and he's clearly a very good guitar player).
Difford - who's image in the band's videos was one of the hard-drinking tough-guy - came across as an intelligent, articulate and sensitive
bloke.
I loved them when I was growing up but had a whole new respect for them after watching that programme.
I think BBC4 show the songbook (got the name wrong oops) series from time to time and almost all of them are awesome.
Here are a list of the featured artists.
http://skyarts.sky.com/songbook
Edit
Some of it seems to be on Ya Choob.
@daveyh
While I respect his following, his acheivement and his passion, Springsteen is one of those who I only ever liked a select few songs.
I don't know what it is, but he's not really my cup of tea. Massive back catalogue, but not for me. I'd probably just spend the whole gig waiting for Nils Lofgren to rip out, which ain't a bad thing.
If we are going to put him in the "Heartland Rock" Category, I'd probably prefer someone Like Jackson Browne, can't explain why either.
I'm always keen on those who can do something interesting with 3 chords so if I can add Willie Dixon to the hall of fame here? Must be one of the most covered song writers ever.
Boo -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stjaM9MXQNY
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I must add 2 Swedish Blokes who have most likely been overlooked.
Benny and Bjorn.
You might not have admitted it when you were young and hip, but lots of ABBA songs are pure class.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Agreed, they write great songs. The only song for another artist that springs to mind is "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head.
I'm sure there are many more though.
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