Great lyricists

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   John Wetton has come up with a few - the story unfolding in UK's Waterloo 6.02, (Danger Money) leaves a chill  - ironically I got the point driving down Park Lane. The opening verse of Todd Rundgren's A Real Man, i.e. first track of Initiation, is derived from the words of Jesus (I'm a very lapsed Christian), makes me think. 

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Dick Heath Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Jazz-Rock Specialist Joined: April 19 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 12812	Posted: October 05 2004 at 13:22
	John Wetton has come up with a few - the story unfolding in UK's Waterloo 6.02, (Danger Money) leaves a chill - ironically I got the point driving down Park Lane. The opening verse of Todd Rundgren's A Real Man, i.e. first track of *Initiation*, is derived from the words of Jesus (I'm a very lapsed Christian), makes me think.

emdiar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 05 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 890	Posted: October 05 2004 at 13:13
	Roy Harper: Locked, in mortal combat, where the future's shadows loom, The gaurdian of my spirit fights its way across the room, To where the sick majority infests the myths of doom, and the lanterns of children hold fast, in full bloom.
	Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact.

gdub411 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 24 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3484	Posted: October 05 2004 at 12:27
	Fish is indeed a great lyricist. No musician I have ever heard matches his mastery of the English Language Peter Gabriel is also great. I love his eccentricity Peter Sinfeild was also a great Lyricist and my favorite is Peter Hammill. he is not as articulate as fish, but I prefer his style over Fish's

lobster41 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 08 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 115	Posted: October 05 2004 at 11:48
	One thing I'm surprised about in these forums is that there is not much discussion of lyrics. My opinion is that good lyrics are necessary (except for instrumentals, of course) for any good song, prog or not. While I love Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing, for example, I'm not a VH fan because their lyrics are generally lame. I'm not a big fan of "fantasy" type lyrics, such as Yes or Glass Hammer. The lyrics need to touch me in some way, either emotionally or politically. My favorite lyricist, bar none, is Fish. His lyrics hit home with me during a tough time in my life, and the emotion he has put in many of his songs has made him a regular purchase of mine. Unfortunately, IMO, his music has not always matched his lyrics. Among my favorites, from Marillion's "Warm Wet Circles": "She faithfully traces his name/With quick bitten fingernails/Through the tears of condensation/That will cry through the night/As the glancing headlights of the last bus/Kiss adolecense goodbye". What other lyricists strike peoples' fancies, and why?