I would have Mark Eitzel near the top of my list. 

 michael 

--- On Thu, 7/30/09, Holmes Online <bholmes_fm@msn.com> wrote:

> From: Holmes Online <bholmes_fm@msn.com>
> Subject: Re: let's do a turnaround on this topic....  hopelessly inane lyric
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 9:40 PM
> > sooooo... on the other hand, who
> do you think is among the best and brightest lyricists?
> 
> Elvis Costello
> Graham Parker
> Ray Davies (still)
> and Ian Hunter is sure catching a late second wind.
> them Bielanko brothers from Marah
> Loudon Wainwright III
> 
> more, for certain, but that's an off-the-top response
> 
> b
>