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Poll Question: Whose lyrics do you like the most (and why)?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
1 [0.49%]
20 [9.85%]
1 [0.49%]
7 [3.45%]
1 [0.49%]
2 [0.99%]
16 [7.88%]
0 [0.00%]
10 [4.93%]
8 [3.94%]
6 [2.96%]
50 [24.63%]
4 [1.97%]
1 [0.49%]
13 [6.40%]
5 [2.46%]
0 [0.00%]
50 [24.63%]
1 [0.49%]
1 [0.49%]
6 [2.96%]
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"He said you're really an ugly girl
But I like the way you play
And I died
But I thanked him
Can you believe that
Sick, sick, holding on to his picture
Dressing up every day
I wanna smash the faces of those beautiful boys
Those christian boys
So you can made me cum
That doesn't make you Jesus"

"Hear, he'll do it all for you, you will see it,
wise and knowing what to do, what to be
and every word is ........

Lies, he only tells the truth, for he means it,
means, not anything he says, eyes unseen,
but everything is ........

So sincere, so sincere, so sincere, so sin."


"I’ve been waiting for the sun to come up
Waiting for the showers to stop
Waiting for the penny to drop
One time
And I’ve been standing in a cloud of plans
Standing on the shifting sands
Hoping for an open hand
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"And if life is just this carousel
Sometimes it's heaven.
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Dig yourself a well, well, well
...that's life."


Edited by Slartibartfast - January 16 2012 at 17:27
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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I'm surprised Waters is doing so poorly on this poll.
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I'm very surprised Tony Banks is leading??
A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:



1. Ian Anderson - witty, sardonic, satirical, coherent, story-telling, melodic.
2. Peter Gabriel - terse, visual, literary, thought-provoking.
3. Roger Waters - introspective, angry, topical, intelligent.
4. Jon Anderson - cosmic, spiritual, positive.
 
Special mention for Dave Cousins of Strawbs, etc. - thoughtful, concise, personal, educated.


Well said.
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Tony wrote this right?
"Within the valley of shadowless death
They pray for thunderclouds and rain
But to the multitude who stand in the rain
Heaven is where the sun shines"
Profound.Big smile
Still I'm surprised he's at the top of the votes.

And who can deny this site can sometimes be educational.  I did not know Richard Palmer-James wrote for King Crimson and Supertramp.



Edited by Slartibartfast - January 17 2012 at 06:46
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Originally posted by Wanorak Wanorak wrote:

I'm very surprised Tony Banks is leading??
Any clicker - Tony's huge fan is blame for it probably.Shocked
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
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Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

I'm surprised Waters is doing so poorly on this poll.
And let alone Sinfield!Confused
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Fish!

Still, if we´re including Björk - then trade my vote in for Jim Morrison thanksBig smile
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Fish!

Still, if we´re including Björk - then trade my vote in for Jim Morrison thanksBig smile
Björk - Crossover Prog
Doors - Proto Prog
 
Crossover is Prog, Proto and Related aren't Prog, they say.Confused
 
(I want to include here e.g. Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath, his lyrics are really great! But - they're Prog Related only.Cry)
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Originally posted by Gandalff Gandalff wrote:

Originally posted by MattGuitat MattGuitat wrote:

Where's Fish? Confused
In the pond.LOL
 
Seriously, I never care about Marillion and Fish, therefore I didn't include him; besides who knows who's just lyricist when all songs are signed by all group members?
 


An extraordinarily silly post.

The fact that you don't care about Fish shouldn't come into it, surely? He is, whether you like him/them or not, an important wordsmith in prog's history. I would also apply the same comment to Hogarth.

The whole world and his wife know that the lyrics in the albums were never written by the musicians, just fish & Hogarth (the latter collaborating with other lyricists on a few occasions).
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by Gandalff Gandalff wrote:

Originally posted by MattGuitat MattGuitat wrote:

Where's Fish? Confused
In the pond.LOL
 
Seriously, I never care about Marillion and Fish, therefore I didn't include him; besides who knows who's just lyricist when all songs are signed by all group members?
 


An extraordinarily silly post.

The fact that you don't care about Fish shouldn't come into it, surely? He is, whether you like him/them or not, an important wordsmith in prog's history. I would also apply the same comment to Hogarth.

The whole world and his wife know that the lyrics in the albums were never written by the musicians, just fish & Hogarth (the latter collaborating with other lyricists on a few occasions).
Hey, a poll is and always will be a subjective selection, do you know? I (or perhaps you) can include anybody which I know and exclude anybody  which I absolutely don't care about, thus I cannot know his lyrics.
 
It's simple.
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Jon Anderson...


One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D
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Why is Vander even between the choices? xD
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From this list Peter Hamill
Would have liked to vote for Fish
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Originally posted by Turillazzo Turillazzo wrote:

Why is Vander even between the choices? xD
And why not?Wink
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silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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Points: 7026 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 24 2012 at 11:51
I wonder if I should give Banks another ten votes … after all he was the one who wrote

Wine flows from flask to glass and mouth

Sadly, this poll is ruined completely. I would have given votes to at least Hammill, Gabriel, Waters and Ian Anderson, but it seems quite pointless now.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Ian Anderson. Superb lyricist.
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I pick Hammill.
and Gabriel is great too, love the words in Sollisbury Hill and Family Snapshot.
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