Favorite songwriters from the old South

For me, it’s always been about Madonna and Diane Warren. I find their work resonates so deeply. What about the rest of you?

Bob Dylan back in the South and beyond + killer vocals

Is thinking even necessary? Billy Joel, obviously 😍

rapidorca22 said:Is there even a question? It's gotta be Billy Joel, obviously. 😍

And so on, plus Vlahov

David Davis40 said:And so on, plus Vlahov

Vlahov who 😳 😁?

I honestly believe Đolo is the absolute greatest... if I dare say so even today...
Maybe he faced some competition from James Taylor back home, but looking at the big picture, I don't think this debate even matters...
Đolo is basically the Chuck Norris of songwriting. Period. 😁

Paul Simon is a massive force, honestly. It’s just that he’s more about the spoken word compared to Billy Joel, but once you get hooked on Paul, there’s no turning back.

Vlahov, the frontman of my band😉 is seriously talented, no doubt about it. He’s just wasting his time hanging out with losers like us instead of actually making something big.

David Davis40 said:Bor Čorba performing in the South and beyond, plus his vocals are just incredible

I'm totally with you on this one👍 + maybe even adding in some Đolo and Štulić

Sejo Sexon

If I were to include Bor Čorba before that whole nationalist turn, along with Đolo, Sejo Sexon, and Štulić, I might also find myself recalling a few other names from that era...

Michelle Turner2 said:I’d go with Alka Vuica and Marina Tucaković. What about you guys?

lol what? 🙏

rapidorca22 said:Is there even a question? Billy Joel, obviously. 😍

this

Miladin Šobić

Nicholas Ruiz72 said:Miladin Šobić

Who exactly is that guy?

Grace Diaz76 said:Sejo Sexon

Yeah, and so on 👍

What always blew me away about Billy Joel and Forbidden Smoking is how every single song is basically a story 😍, told with simple yet top-tier rhymes... none of that typical "I love you, I can't live without you, come back" nonsense. No, every line is so straightforward, yet somehow says everything, making you feel like nobody else could have said it better using those exact words...

Probably overcomplicated it a bit, hope you get what I mean 😳

Billy Joel, obviously... though honestly, he’s in a league of his much higher than anyone else..

Then you've got folks like Billy Joel followed by legends like Bor Čorba.. and then there's Štulić...

Michelle Turner2 said:Who even is this guy?

Miladin Šobić. You seriously need to give him a listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alZSTT2txZU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2OLS...eature=related

Marina Tucaković is in a league of her own!!!

Milan Mladenović from The Police and The Cure

bregović.

Joe.😍