Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen named best living songwriters

Who do you think are the greatest living songwriters? The music magazine Paste surveyed 50 writers and musicians to come up with a list, and Bob Dylan was voted Number One, followed by Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. Naturally, readers had their own opinions, and 18,000 responses later, seven of the magazines Top 10 names were reaffirmed by the audience, though in somewhat differing order. To check out the list of the 100 greatest living songwriters and make your own judgments, go to pastemagazine.com.

The Paste Magazine Top 10 Greatest Living Songwriters:
1) Bob Dylan
2) Neil Young
3) Bruce Springsteen
4) Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan
5) Paul McCartney
6) Leonard Cohen
7) Brian Wilson
8) Elvis Costello
9) Joni Mitchell
10) Prince

The Paste Magazine readers' Top 10:
1) Bob Dylan
2) Neil Young
3) Paul McCartney
4) Bruce Springsteen
5) Paul Simon
6) Elvis Costello
7) Joni Mitchell
8) U2
9) Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan
10) Van Morrison
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