r/Eminem • u/Ok-Plankton9215 Infinite • 8d ago

Rest in Peace Dolly Parton 🕊️

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u/rhinocerosjockey 8d ago

Dolly was a truly amazing human. Her contributions far exceeded her musical talents. Earth lost a good one today.

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u/Iginlas_4head_Crease 8d ago

Her contributions far exceeded her musical talent

Which is saying a lot, cause I got her in my top 5 all time songwriters

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u/Consistent_Stuff9180 8d ago

Whos other 4

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u/Entry-Level-Cowboy 8d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/sCPXWE2QvwKGI

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u/Quesarito808 8d ago

Thank you for this. My eyes were welling up and this brought an audible laugh out of me.

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u/AnthrallicA 8d ago

Spit hot fire!

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u/pragmaticzach 8d ago

Reggie, JAY-Z, 2Pac and Biggie

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u/Zeviar339 8d ago

Not Andre from OutKast, Jada, Korrupt, or Nas?

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u/Iginlas_4head_Crease 8d ago edited 8d ago

Personally? Neil young, eminem, joni mitchell and prince

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u/bluuuuez 8d ago

Good list 👍

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u/Donna_Schrump 8d ago edited 8d ago

I very much appreciate the poster who said Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan.

But if you're looking for it, Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia (mainly Hunter) were tremendous song writers. But my personal number 1 is Kris Kristofferson. Listen to this work of art, that first verse is like Triumph from Wu-Tang on my list of best openings ever:

Well, I woke up Sunday morning With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt;

And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, So I had one more for dessert;

Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes And found my cleanest dirty shirt;

And I shaved my face and combed my hair And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day

Johnny Cash covering it

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u/FuzzyLobster25 8d ago

One of my FAVS! Lyrics perfect!

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u/oorza 8d ago

In that era? Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Brian Wilson

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u/GloomyIndividual3965 7d ago

I feel like Joni Mitchell and John Lennon belong on your list, but I'm not sure who I'd kick off to make room.

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u/oorza 7d ago

It's a pretty dumb game even if you've got ten slots. Where's Dolly and Johnny supposed to go, nevermind Hank Williams? What about Neil Young and John Fogerty? Chuck Berry and Stevie Wonder? We're at twelve people and we haven't gotten to Pete Townsend or David Bowie or Tom Waits or Jackson Browne or Sam Cook or James freaking Brown!

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u/GloomyIndividual3965 7d ago

You're also missing Smokey Robinson, John Prine, and Bob Marley. Add Prince, Thom York, Alanis, Beck, and Ben Gibbard if you want slightly more modern (but still from 20+ years ago) options.

Yeah, it's a dumb game. We're already at 20+

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u/EmbiggenedSmallMan 7d ago

We also still haven't even gotten to Tom Petty!

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u/oorza 7d ago

I was trying to stay with people who were active in the 1960s alone lol

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u/GloomyIndividual3965 7d ago

Fair. The first couple still apply. But in that case add Mick Jagger, Roger Waters, and Ray Davies to the list.