Joe, congratulations, and also, thank you. This piece just inspired me to spend the last hour writing and posting one of my own—something I needed to say. Appreciate you!
Several years ago a book of short stories came out, I can't remember if they were written by Tom Hanks or if he collected them, and the connecting theme in all the stories was typewriters. I need to see if I can find it, I can't even remember the title offhand.
Just eyeballing the list, it's absurd. Bad Bunny? Lana Del Rey? Who the hell is Young Thug?
Anyhow -- and I'll note that I'm not even a huge fan of some of these names -- but how this can fail to include Michael Stipe, Billy Joe Armstrong, Billy Joel, James Taylor, and so many others? It's the height of ludicrousness.
NYT . . . I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the obvious pandering of this list. What can I say?
I imagine that everyone has a favorite songwriter who isn’t on that list.
Mine would be Tom Russell.
I was looking around for it and came across a comment that said something like: “I can’t believe those idiots left that country singer named Zach or Zac or Zack something off of the list!”
Awesome giving Dani DaOrtiz a spotlight like that. The version of that trick when he did it on Penn & Teller's show is something I can never stop watching.
I’ve said this elsewhere Joe but if you do Big Fan 2 and include Aussie Rules football, do not go to the Grand Final (too many corporate people in the stands) go to the Collingwood v Essendon ANZAC Day game, start the day by going to a Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance then go to the MCG to watch as a 100,000 rabid fans go deathly silent for a minute as the Last Post is played by a single bugler, it’s an incredible experience
Joe, congratulations, and also, thank you. This piece just inspired me to spend the last hour writing and posting one of my own—something I needed to say. Appreciate you!
Several years ago a book of short stories came out, I can't remember if they were written by Tom Hanks or if he collected them, and the connecting theme in all the stories was typewriters. I need to see if I can find it, I can't even remember the title offhand.
Did Guttenberg turn you down?
Just eyeballing the list, it's absurd. Bad Bunny? Lana Del Rey? Who the hell is Young Thug?
Anyhow -- and I'll note that I'm not even a huge fan of some of these names -- but how this can fail to include Michael Stipe, Billy Joe Armstrong, Billy Joel, James Taylor, and so many others? It's the height of ludicrousness.
NYT . . . I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the obvious pandering of this list. What can I say?
It’s mind blowing to see how far Tom Hanks has come since Bosom Buddies!
I imagine that everyone has a favorite songwriter who isn’t on that list.
Mine would be Tom Russell.
I was looking around for it and came across a comment that said something like: “I can’t believe those idiots left that country singer named Zach or Zac or Zack something off of the list!”
Awesome giving Dani DaOrtiz a spotlight like that. The version of that trick when he did it on Penn & Teller's show is something I can never stop watching.
I’ve said this elsewhere Joe but if you do Big Fan 2 and include Aussie Rules football, do not go to the Grand Final (too many corporate people in the stands) go to the Collingwood v Essendon ANZAC Day game, start the day by going to a Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance then go to the MCG to watch as a 100,000 rabid fans go deathly silent for a minute as the Last Post is played by a single bugler, it’s an incredible experience
OMG OMG OMG
Someone with a subscription to the NY Times should post the list of the 30 greatest songwriters.
They're not numbered in the article. This is just the order they're written about.
Nile Rodgers
Lucinda Williams
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
Paul Simon
Taylor Swift
Brian & Eddie Holland
Missy Elliott
Lionel Richie
Dolly Parton
Young Thug
Diane Warren
Josh Osborne, Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally
Fiona Apple
Babyface
Stephin Merritt
Romeo Santos
Carole King
Outkast
Mariah Carey
Willie Nelson
Kendrick Lamar
Valerie Simpson
Bob Dylan
Lan Del Rey
The-Dream
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Bad Bunny
Bruce Springsteen
Smokey Robinson
Keep in mind it's LIVING AMERICAN songwriters, so it's gonna exclude Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Lennon/McCartney, etc.
And Tom Petty, my fav
https://www.reddit.com/r/BruceSpringsteen/s/NUABdWBQX8
Appropriately enough for Pos, this is from the Springsteen subreddit.
thx Matt, appreciate it!