Interesting list from
Billboard a while back: 10 Songwriting Duos That Rocked Music History
No ranking so no opportunity to whine or moan. Or ...
perfect opportunity to rank the list myself!
1. Lennon & McCartney
2. Jagger & Richards
3. Page & Plant
4. Strummer & Jones
5. King & Goffin
6. Hall & Oates
7. Rodgers & Hammerstein
8. John & Taupin
9. Morrissey & Marr
10. Gamble & Huff
Hmmm ... no numbers, but maybe the list was ranked by Billboard, with R&H @ #10 and L&M @ #1. My list above gets pretty arbitrary after Page & Plant, 'cause I really don't care about the rest of 'em. Well, maybe after Strummer & Jones.
But the Billboard list is weird. It was sparked by the deaths of Jerry Leiber and Nick Ashford. So why weren't Leiber & Stoller and Ashford & Simpson included? Much more deserving than Hall & Oates in my book.
And Rodgers & Hammerstein? Rocking music history? With what? Edelweiss?
No ranking so no opportunity to whine or moan. Or ...
perfect opportunity to rank the list myself!
1. Lennon & McCartney
2. Jagger & Richards
3. Page & Plant
4. Strummer & Jones
5. King & Goffin
6. Hall & Oates
7. Rodgers & Hammerstein
8. John & Taupin
9. Morrissey & Marr
10. Gamble & Huff
Hmmm ... no numbers, but maybe the list was ranked by Billboard, with R&H @ #10 and L&M @ #1. My list above gets pretty arbitrary after Page & Plant, 'cause I really don't care about the rest of 'em. Well, maybe after Strummer & Jones.
But the Billboard list is weird. It was sparked by the deaths of Jerry Leiber and Nick Ashford. So why weren't Leiber & Stoller and Ashford & Simpson included? Much more deserving than Hall & Oates in my book.
And Rodgers & Hammerstein? Rocking music history? With what? Edelweiss?
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