Who's written the best songs?

thecolourbox

guitarjack66 said:

To be among the best I'd guess you'd have to write a fair bit of crap first?

I guess in a sense everybody does, but in terms of published/released stuff I'd say that a ot of the suggestions here wrote brilliant stuff first then went on to write utter crap/drivel/dirges delete as applicable, later on

racefaceec90

Weird Al yankovik 

downbytheriver

As usual this thread descends into “who do you like?” Anyway, it’s Willie Dixon.