Stevie, Lindsey and Christine: all nominees for Songwriters Hall of Fame 2006

Livia · #1 11-02-2005, 06:26 PM

http://www.therockradio.com/2005/11/...riter-hof.html

Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Pete Townshend for songwriter HoF
The list of nominees for the Songwriters Hall Of Fame class of 2006 is loaded with Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers. The "Performing" section of the ballot includes Who leader Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Kinks leader Ray Davies, Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, current and former Fleetwood Mac members Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie, and Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati from the Rascals. Also being considered as performers are Leon Russell, Prince, country stars Mac Davis and Merle Haggard, and singer-songwriters Janis Ian and Joe South.

There's also a "Non-Performing" list that includes Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton collaborator Will Jennings, Hair composers Galt McDermott and James Rado, "Philly Soul" architect Thom Bell, and Motown veterans Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy, among others.

Voters can choose two from the performing list and three from the non-performers, for a total of five. Ballots must be returned by November 15th, and the winners will be inducted next year.

Livia · #3 11-02-2005, 06:33 PM

I'm also rooting for the Hair composers! One of my faaaavorite soundtracks evah!

cliffdweller · #4 11-03-2005, 11:59 AM

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I'm also rooting for the Hair composers! One of my faaaavorite soundtracks evah!

You just reminded me of that movie, Treat Williams, oy vey

Livia · #5 11-03-2005, 03:40 PM

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You just reminded me of that movie, Treat Williams, oy vey

Don't make fun of my boyfriend!

dissention · #6 11-02-2005, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Livia

Voters can choose two from the performing list and three from the non-performers, for a total of five. Ballots must be returned by November 15th, and the winners will be inducted next year.

Expect Neil Young and Pete Townshend to take the performer slots.

wondergirl9847 · #7 11-02-2005, 06:52 PM

YESSSSS!!!!! They spelled Lindsey's name right!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and yay about the whole songwriter hall of fame thingy.

danax6 · #8 11-02-2005, 06:54 PM

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Expect Neil Young and Pete Townshend to take the performer slots.

Crap.

Then again, 2 out of 3 for us would have been bad also. Who would we have wanted to win? Stevie? Lindsey? Christine? Maybe it's best they all three don't win then.

xxxmx · #9 11-02-2005, 09:26 PM

i love neil young, so that would make my day. especially if he was escorting homegirl nicks to pick up their trophies.

Neal · #10 11-03-2005, 04:36 PM

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Crap.

Then again, 2 out of 3 for us would have been bad also. Who would we have wanted to win? Stevie? Lindsey? Christine? Maybe it's best they all three don't win then.

If I had to pick only one I'd have to go with Christine. Just because she deserves the recognition for being around the longest, imho...

***ThePenguin*** · #11 11-03-2005, 05:17 PM

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If I had to pick only one I'd have to go with Christine. Just because she deserves the recognition for being around the longest, imho...

And she has written most of the hits...

-Lis

David · #12 11-03-2005, 11:02 PM

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And she has written most of the hits...

but that shouldn't matter in such an endeavor (even though it probably does). "Hit" is nothing but a commercial designation -- it makes no judgment on the intrinsic value of the song. If you're going to have such a beast as a Songwriting Hall of Fame, you need to recognize aesthetic quality, & then secondarily perhaps social relevance or influence. But if you're merely rewarding chart position (itself a function of playlists that reflect everything from corporate politics to sales figures), you might as well call yourself Billboard & the honors you're doling out gold & platinum designations.

All that said, Christine STILL deserves to be in the Hall of Fame -- her songs are artistically speaking the most skillfully crafted & performed.

However, I hate to attempt to separate the contributions of Fleetwood Mac to their series of classic albums because the general form is so consolidated from each band member's strengths & weaknesses. Trying to recover this person's or that person's special essence from the whole is akin to trying to recover the J strands from the Hebrew Bible.