Randy Newman not just the songs but the humour and sarcasm. Also Dylan. In essence, someone who has the ability to write songs that are not all about love. Morrissey is another facts of life writer as well as some of Cohen. I’ve lost count of the CD’s I’ve trashed because all some ‘artists’ do is gush about love - it’s all been done before morons and it makes me puke! Sing about something we don’t know.