Barlow voted greatest songwriter ever…
Barlow voted greatest songwriter ever
So, Gary Barlow has been voted the greatest songwriter of all time, in a survey by www.onepoll.com
All I can say is that it’s about flaming time.
The man is a song-writing genius and I can’t believe it has taken this long for it to be recognised.
Even after writing some of the 90’s biggest hits, like Pray and Never Forget, he still struggled to be taken seriously as a writer and was just seen as the one from Take That who couldn’t dance.
The fact that he was just a teenager when he wrote A Million Love Songs – a song which reached number seven in the charts - obviously counts for nothing.
After the band split, he was humiliated after being dumped by his record label, despite being favourite to have the successful solo career, when he failed to reach the same dizzy heights Take That had got to.
But while Robbie Williams’ career went from strength to strength, Gary stayed out of the limelight, quietly tinkering away on his piano and coming up with chart-toppers for other pop acts.
Anyone heard Blue’s 2003 hit Guilty? Or maybe you’ve hummed along to The Winner’s Song by Peter Kay’s alter-ego Geraldine McQueen?
Both were written by the music-making machine that is Gary Barlow.
He is now riding high in the charts again following Take That's unbelievable comeback, helped along by their huge number one hit Patience – yet another Barlow classic.
And finally, he is getting the song-writing recognition he deserves. It’s just a shame it’s taken so long for him to get it.
Written by Gemma
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December 17th, 2010 - 15:14
saying hes the greatest songwriter is like saying hitler should be a saint
April 6th, 2011 - 14:24
well he is and he is the best songwriter well in my books anyway