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Which British songwriter has the sharpest lyrical pen of all time?
Britain has produced some of the finest wordsmiths in popular music, capable of capturing a mood, a generation or a broken heart in a single line. Rank these lyrical heavyweights by whose words have hit you the hardest.
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A
Morrissey
Whether fronting The Smiths or going solo, his wit, miserabilism and gift for the cutting one-liner defined a generation of outsiders.
B
David Bowie
From Ziggy Stardust to Blackstar, Bowie built whole worlds in verse, weaving science fiction, alienation and reinvention into pop.
C
Kate Bush
Her lyrics draw on BrontΓ«, folklore and the strange corners of the psyche, turning albums into something closer to poetry collections.
D
Jarvis Cocker
Pulp's frontman captured the awkwardness, sex and social friction of British life with a forensic eye and a knowing smirk.
E
Elvis Costello
Decades of dense, acid-tongued wordplay about politics, love and betrayal have made him one of the most quotable writers in rock.
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