Neil Diamond is the greatest songwriter who has ever lived - GoFuckYourself.com

Shoehorn! · 06-26-2005, 11:38 PM

Agree or disagree?

Shoehorn! · 06-26-2005, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoehorn

Agree or disagree?

I agree.

rickdu · 06-26-2005, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoehorn

Agree or disagree?

disagree! for the simple fact that, unlike Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond was never nominated to receive the Nobel Prize for literature.

pr0 · 06-26-2005, 11:42 PM

who's neil diamond, is he the one who crashed his plane into a mountain & sang "take me home country roads...to the place where i bellonnnng west virginia, fuck yer sister, take me hoommme"

rickdu · 06-26-2005, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pr0

who's neil diamond, is he the one who crashed his plane into a mountain & sang "take me home country roads...to the place where i bellonnnng west virginia, fuck yer sister, take me hoommme"

lol.. that was Bob Denver

pr0 · 06-26-2005, 11:44 PM

ahhhh Bob Denver

same genre of music though right?

thats how i index shit in my brain....so its gotta be similar ; )

jayme_ · 06-26-2005, 11:45 PM

they're coming to america

today!

websiex · 06-26-2005, 11:48 PM

Probably not the best, but definitely one of the best. I like a lot of his songs. Most of his songs are really original too, hard to find that in most music.

Shoehorn! · 06-26-2005, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rick702

disagree! for the simple fact that, unlike Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond was never nominated to receive the Nobel Prize for literature.

Good point, but Neil Diamond wrote the lyrics for The Monkees.

pr0 · 06-26-2005, 11:49 PM

Bob Dylans cool, so is Tom Petty

But i honestly never liked Diamonds shit, it was like a vegas act to me.

Then again i liked sinatra, & he was kinda an act.

MrAwesome · 06-26-2005, 11:50 PM

i disagree, way better writers out there

rickdu · 06-26-2005, 11:54 PM

My personal fav is Zack de La Rocha (of Rage Aginst The Machine), followed by Robert Hunter, whom wrote many of the songs for the Grateful Dead.

Shoehorn! · 06-26-2005, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pr0

Bob Dylans cool, so is Tom Petty

But i honestly never liked Diamonds shit, it was like a vegas act to me.

Then again i liked sinatra, & he was kinda an act.

Me and Neil Diamond have the same birthday too.

Digibucks · 06-27-2005, 12:14 AM

disagree...he's not my type

SuckOnThis · 06-27-2005, 12:49 AM

I suppose an overweight 45 year old housewife might think so, but in the real world he's not even in the top 50.

ThunderBalls · 06-27-2005, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Shoehorn

Neil Diamond is the greatest songwriter who has ever lived

Is this some kind of joke? The best songwriter ever is without a doubt Paul McCartney. Then maybe Dylan, Garfunkel, Neil Young, Roger Waters, Townsend, Jimmy Page. Neil Diamond??

pocketkangaroo · 06-27-2005, 12:59 AM

I would agree.

eroswebmaster · 06-27-2005, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by rick702

lol.. that was Bob Denver

Bob Denver was Gillgian, John Denver was the songwriter.

Neil Diamond I don't think is the greatest songwriter but he had a good run.

I remember back in the day he would come to D/FW and would only schedule one concert and it would sell out in hours so they'd do more and before you knew it he was there like 4-7 days every day sold out...he did this all across the country.

AVM · 06-27-2005, 01:37 AM

No way, John Lennon.

Neil Diamond is not even the best Neil, Neil Young is.

gangbangjoe · 06-27-2005, 01:39 AM

isnt the song "girl you'll be a woman soon " one of the songs he wrote ?

reynold · 06-27-2005, 01:41 AM

am sorry i disagree because i don't know him well.

AVM · 06-27-2005, 01:47 AM

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Is this some kind of joke? The best songwriter ever is without a doubt Paul McCartney.

Paul is amazing, I agree. But I just find it ironic, you thought enough - to regard/correlate this topic with a beatle (aka the beatles). Yet didn't even make reference to John even thereafter strumming off a few others besides Paul on your list. You get what I mean? If you truly appreciate Paul, I don't see how John doesn't squeeze his way into your life.

I mean regarding "song writing" ability, I think we all know John was the driving force. We won't even have to compare careers, simply look at 'The Beatles' (White). The contrast is clear, McCartney is singing about Martha my Dear (great song, but very pop-ish), or Honey Pie. And then you have Lennon with a Happiness is a Warm Gun. That is written with so much creative freedom, it could be perceived as a kicking-heroin song, underlying sexual innuendo, or just an all out anti-gun campaign.*

*IMO obviously.

SirTreX · 06-27-2005, 01:53 AM

Post a lyric :P

CDSmith · 06-27-2005, 02:19 AM

As much as I love Neil Diamond's stuff, I think Paul Anka has him beat in the songwriting department by a mile.

xxxice · 06-27-2005, 02:21 AM

Wasn't ruining eddie vedder and pearl jam enough

junction · 06-27-2005, 02:42 AM

Neil is one of my favorites. I like almost everything he has done. Shilo is my fovorite song from him.

xxxice · 06-27-2005, 02:50 AM

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Wasn't ruining eddie vedder and pearl jam enough

Wrong Neil lol sorry I apologize fully

Sarah_Jayne · 06-27-2005, 04:40 AM

I feel myself getting older every day because I am really starting to like and appreciate Mr. Diamond.

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pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	ahhhh Bob Denver same genre of music though right? thats how i index shit in my brain....so its gotta be similar ; )

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websiex Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America Posts: 987	Probably not the best, but definitely one of the best. I like a lot of his songs. Most of his songs are really original too, hard to find that in most music.

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rickdu Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 239	My personal fav is Zack de La Rocha (of Rage Aginst The Machine), followed by Robert Hunter, whom wrote many of the songs for the Grateful Dead.

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SuckOnThis So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In my head Posts: 6,844	I suppose an overweight 45 year old housewife might think so, but in the real world he's not even in the top 50.

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pocketkangaroo Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 8,452	I would agree.

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AVM Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Florida. Posts: 1,890	No way, John Lennon. Neil Diamond is not even the best Neil, Neil Young is.

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Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	I feel myself getting older every day because I am really starting to like and appreciate Mr. Diamond.