The Deuce: No Billy Joel? No John Haitt? This list is at least two short*

NYT: 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters - Chilango April 28, 2026, 10:11:48

Is this one of those lists that purposely has a lot of stupid shit in it so idiots will share - doubledown April 28, 2026, 12:24:48
- It's compiled by six NYT critics and very legit IMO* - Sounder April 28, 2026, 12:32:06
  - The critics could use whatever criteria they wanted* - Potomac April 28, 2026, 13:39:30
    - Like including a hip hop artist that doesn’t write his lyrics down - digs April 29, 2026, 6:40:02
      - Or including Fiona Apple….* - CoronaTheirAss April 29, 2026, 7:07:49
  - I hate lists. Content by assholes, for assholes!* - Warrin'_Illini April 28, 2026, 12:44:59
    - For lists like this, I read it as interesting content, not the absolute truth* - Sounder April 28, 2026, 12:48:53
Someone post the list. I cancelled my subscriptions with the failing NYTimes.* - Warrin'_Illini April 28, 2026, 11:00:20
- Google *your library system* + "nyt access". Redeem code. Enjoy NYT. * - ghost_of_clt April 28, 2026, 11:31:37
- 0o0o - Chilango April 28, 2026, 11:17:32
  - Gotta draw the line somewhere, but Randy Newman deserves considerable consideration - bbonb April 28, 2026, 14:11:34
    - I guess they overlooked Randy Newman. * - osklister April 28, 2026, 14:55:38
  - No Paul McCartney?* - illini222 April 28, 2026, 13:46:36
    - Americans only* - Potomac April 28, 2026, 13:53:40
  - No Pitbull?* - Tortillini April 28, 2026, 13:41:35
  - No Billy Joel? No John Haitt? This list is at least two short* - TarheelIllini April 28, 2026, 12:57:59
  - No Jason Isbell? That’s a miss* - PapaDels April 28, 2026, 11:26:04
    - The guy who's buying the White Sox?? Didn't know he was a songwriter too. * - osklister April 28, 2026, 12:28:43
    - also no Weird Al Yankovic; come on!* - bbonb April 28, 2026, 11:37:22
      - You’re joking, but…* - Jackie April 28, 2026, 13:44:17
  - Ty.* - Warrin'_Illini April 28, 2026, 11:20:50
    - [Sean] *twitch* [/Mcvay]* - Sammich April 28, 2026, 11:22:32
  - I did not know Mariah Carey wrote any of her songs.* - DT April 28, 2026, 11:19:50
    - Listed as co-writer on 18 of 19 #1 songs (other was a cover) - Potomac April 28, 2026, 14:04:04
- I've reached my limit of giving my email addy for "free" accounts - Sammich April 28, 2026, 11:15:57
Before I look, Taylor Swift will be in the top 10* - Sounder April 28, 2026, 10:28:04
- Not a ranking within top 30* - Chilango April 28, 2026, 11:17:55
  - But she is definitely on the list* - Sounder April 28, 2026, 11:27:09

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