I'm sure there has been a thread like this before but uhh I don't care
Songwriters I especially like are:
Rivers Cuomo (sure, he hasn't really did anything decent in awhile but Blue Album and Pinkerton are songwriting gold!)
Elliott Smith (obvious choice, but he was one of a kind, very beautiful songs)
John Frusciante (not his RHCP stuff, but his solo stuff is some of the most unique songwriting I've ever heard)
give me some of your choicessssss