Here are the nominees for induction into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. It’s a great list. But choices will be made by the voters. My choices include Elvis Costello, Cat Stevens and Don Covay, among others.
Non-Performer Songwriters
Don Covay – * Sookie, Sookie * Mercy, Mercy * Tonight’s The Night * Chain Of Fools
* Seesaw
Jerry Fuller -* Travelin’ Man * Young World * Young Girl * Lady Willpower * Show And Tell
Graham Gouldman – * Bus Stop * I’m Not In Love * For Your Love * The Things We Do For Love * No Milk Today
Tony Hatch – * Downtown * Don’t Sleep In The Subway * I Know A Place * My Love
* Sign Of The Times
Sandy Linzer/Denny Randell – * A Lover’s Concerto * Workin’ My Way Back To You * Let ‘s Hang On To What We’ve Got * Native New Yorker * Opus 17 (Don’t Worry ’bout Me)
Tony Macaulay – * Baby Now That I’ve Found You * Build Me Up Buttercup * Don’t Give Up On Us * Last Night I Couldn’t Get To Sleep At All * Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Chips Moman – * Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song * At The Dark End Of The Street * Do Right Woman, Do Right Man * Lukenbach, Texas * Wurlitzer Prize
Artie Resnick/Kenny Young – * Under The Boardwalk * I’ve Got Sand In My Shoes * One Kiss For Old Time’s Sake * Good Lovin’ * Just A Little Bit Better
Don Schlitz – * The Gambler * Forever And Ever, Amen * When You Say Nothing At All
* He Thinks He’ll keep Her * On The Other Hand
P.F. Sloan/Steve Barri – * Secret Agent Man * Eve Of Destruction * Where Were You When I Needed You * You Baby (Nobody but You) * Can I Get to Know You Better
Jim Steinman – * I’d Do Anything For Love But I Won’t Do That * Making Love Out Of Nothing At All * Paradise By The Dashboard Light * Total Eclipse Of The Heart * Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad
Paul Vance/Lee Pockriss – * Catch A Falling Star * Dommage Dommage * Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini * Playground In My Mind * She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning)
Performer/Songwriters
Elvis Costello – * Accidents Will Happen * Alison * Veronica * Pump It Up * Watching The Detectives
Dion DiMucci – * Born To Cry * Donna The Prima Donna * King Of The New York Streets
* Love Came To Me * Runaround Sue
Deborah Harry/Chris Stein (Blondie) – *Dreaming * Heart Of Glass * In The Flesh
* Rapture * One Way Or Another
Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) – * Moonshadow * Morning Has Broken * Peace Train
* The First Cut Is The Deepest * Wild World
Annie Lennox/Dave Stewart – * Here Comes The Rain Again, * Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) * Would I Lie To You * Missionary Man * Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves
Gordon Lightfoot – * Carefree Highway * Early Morning Rain * If You Could Read My Mind * Sundown * Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
George Michael – * Careless Whisper * Faith * Father Figure * I Want Your Sex * Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Steve Miller -* Abracadabra * Fly Like An Eagle * Living In The USA * Take The Money And Run * The Joker
Lou Reed – * Dirty Boulevard * Heroin * Rock & Roll * Sweet Jane * Walk On The Wild Side
Bob Seger – * Like A Rock * Night Moves * Rock & Roll Never Forgets * Still The Same
* We’ve Got Tonight
Pete Townshend – * I Can See For Miles * Magic Bus * My Generation * See Me, Touch Me, Feel Me * Won’t Get Fooled Again
Tom Waits -* Ol’ 55 * Jersey Girl * (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night * Innocent When You Dream * Downtown Train
