who is your favourite underrated songwriter

Simon M · February 28, 2012, 02:03:31 PM

Thanks for sharing the Darrell Scott videos I will have to go find more by him. I became kind of obsessed by Slaid Cleaves, a songwriter based in Austin. had the honour of seeing him late last year when he came to the UK. This was the first of his I heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Qom9h7Xhk

And a home grown talent, ex Del Amitri singer Justin Currie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9xS1WkJdKk

Moving stuff indeed, he has loads like this too.

bruno · February 28, 2012, 02:28:54 PM

For me Marc Jordan all the way - there is no other, the man is a genius, his songs, his words, his voice ...

The man who wrote http://open.spotify.com/track/3nrDLcCXdOSjIdc3UBk4Z1 (sorry couldn't find a MJ version on youtube) - this is one of my all time favs.

and there's ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPzkr3YcJhU

and the utterly brilliant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ROhf__yBo

This man can do no wrong for me - he is successful as a stong writer - but not well known.