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Originally Posted by LifeDistortion
I think Elvis Costello should be in the top five, maybe knock Paul McCartney down a notch, does he really write songs that are that much diffrent then when he was in The Beatles? Its called growth, where as Elvis Costello, does a little bit of everything, and he ain't afraid of look like fool doing it, which he almost never is. On a side note of mentioning these two guys, Paul and Elvis C. used to write songs together, he co-wrote a few songs off of Costello's album "Spike", which he gives the story of in the liner notes.
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I totally agree. Elvis Costello should have been higher than Paul McCartney. Paul hasnt changed at all. He still writes catchy, but samey sugary pop. The guy hasn't evolved in 36 years! Elvis Costello is a much more daring songwriter. But Paul is more poular. And you know they made this list primarily out for the popular songwriters. That's why Prince is ahead of David Bowie, U2 is ahead of Lou Reed, Dolly Parton is ahead of Jack White, Micheal Jackson is ahead of Nick Cave, Flaming Lips, Pink Floyd and Patti Smith.