The Songwriters Hall of Fame may not have a section here at Notinhalloffame.com, but it is an institution that we have respected for a long time. The nominees for their next class have been announced, and we are sure that it may raise a few eyebrows.
The biggest name of the group is Madonna. The “Material Girl” (can we still call her that now that she is well North of 50) might be the most successful of the nominees, but rarely has she been praised for song writing. This is not to say her writing is subpar, but can you remember the last time you saw an article praising it? Neither do we.
Madonna may be the biggest name of the nominees, but there are some other serious heavyweight names listed on the ballot. Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page and John Mellencamp were also named. All three are currently inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as performers.
Last year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Heart (ie: The Wilson Sisters) look to cap off a historic run as they too were nominated as was another Rock and Roll Hall inductee, Ray Davies of the Kinks. Cyndi Lauper was another notable name selected, though her most enduring song (True Colors) was not penned by her. Another somewhat curious nominee was 4 Non Blondes singer, Linda Perry, who though did write hits for Pink, Gwen Stefani and other women, probably should be discredited just for writing that awful “What’s Up” song.
Other notables include Donovan, Cat Stevens (now wouldn’t that be something!), Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards, Vince Gill (seriously?) and Harry Wayne Casey. The ballot is filled out by non-performing song writers William “Mickey Stevenson, Jim Weatherly, Bobby Braddock and Bill Anderson.
The induction ceremony will take place on June 12, 2014.
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