Twenty years ago singer-songwriter John Prine released his first album.

20 年前，创作型歌手约翰·普林发行了他的第一张专辑。

Sheriden was already known to Hiller as a songwriter.

在希勒看来，谢里登已经是一位词曲作家了。

I'm not a detective, I'm a songwriter.

我不是侦探，我只是个作曲家。

What was influencing you as a songwriter this time around?

这次是什么影响着你的作曲？

I'm a great songwriter, but I'm not the most talented musician.

我是个很好的作曲人，可是我不是最有才华的音乐人。

SONGWRITER Randy Newman once said: "Short people got no reason to live.

著名歌曲作家兰迪-纽曼曾说过，"小个子的男人没理由活在世上。

He became a big star after the song was launched and he became a songwriter.

这首歌之后他成了大明星，他成了歌曲作家。

You say things like: "My husband is a really talented singer-songwriter."

你可能这样说：我丈夫真是一个天才创作歌手。

Maria becomes an actress, Niall a songwriter, Celia a would-be illustrator.

玛利亚成了一个演员，尼尔成了歌词作家，而西莉亚想要成为插画家。

You really need to stop trying. Admit you're a songwriter, and find a real singer.

你得承认自己是一个作曲家，然后去给乐队找一个真正的歌手。

But being a songwriter means that sometimes not all of your ideas are appreciated.

但是，作为词曲创作人意味着有时你的想法并不能得到别人的认可。

Also from his side, it's very rock-and-roll, you know - after all, I'm a songwriter!

同样从他的角度，生活可真如同玩摇滚一般，你知道——毕竟我是一名写歌的。

The sharpest rebuke came from Lily Allen, a songwriter and pop singer who was then 24 years old.

最尖锐的指控来自莉莉·阿伦，一位24岁的作曲家兼流行歌手。

Songwriter Elvis L. Carden, decided to devote the design of his house to his greatest passion: music.

词曲作者Elvis l . Carden决定将其房屋设计奉献给他的最大的热情——音乐。

Dylan, 75, whose lyrics have influenced generations of fans, is the first songwriter to win the literature prize.

迪伦，75岁，他的歌词影响了一代又一代的歌迷，是第一个赢得文学奖的作曲家。

Now, it may be in there, somewhere, but this, when I first met you, it was like, “Oh, guitar virtuoso songwriter.”

现在我对你的印象算是已经到了某种程度吧，不过我第一次见到你的时候，我的反应是：“哦，弹得一手好吉他的作曲人。”

Allison Moorer's latest album, Mockingbird, honors many of the artists who inspired her as a singer and songwriter.

艾莉森摩儿的最新专辑《Mockingbird》感谢了许多鼓励她成为歌手和作曲者的艺术家。

As a widower, Cronkite was the companion of opera siner Joanna Simon, the older sister of pop singer-songwriter Carly Simon.

克朗凯特丧偶后，成为歌剧演唱家乔安娜·西蒙(流行歌曲歌手及填词作家卡莉·西蒙的姐姐)的伴侣。

An excellent choice to end the album, "Much Too Soon" showcases Jackson's ability as a singer-songwriter to magnificent effect.

结束专辑的优秀选择。《飞逝》反映了杰克逊作为歌手——歌曲作者的能力和巨大影响。

He's the most important songwriter of the last 50 years in a culture in which songwriting has always been a major force a major component.

他是过去五十年里最重要的曲作者，而在美国文化中，作曲一直是主要的推动力和组成部分。

He's the most important songwriter of the last 50 years, in a culture in which songwriting has always been a major force, a major component.

他是过去五十年里最重要的曲作者，而在美国文化中，作曲一直是主要的推动力和组成部分。

Gray's early music was in a contemporary folk-rock, singer-songwriter mode; his primary instrument was acoustic guitar, with occasional piano.

Gray早期的音乐类型属于当代摇滚民谣并且是一个唱作人。他早期使用的乐器是原声吉他，偶尔使用钢琴。

Songwriter and record producer Glen Ballard worked with filmmaker Robert Zemeckis on the upcoming film Beowulf, based on the early Anglo-Saxon saga.

在即将上映的电影<战狼>中,歌曲作者及专辑制作人格伦.巴拉德与制片人罗伯特.泽梅克基斯进行了合作,这部电影是根据盎格鲁撒克逊人的传奇改编的.

“(Everything I Do) I Do It For You.” “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” is a '90s love ballad by Bryan Adams, a Canadian rock singer-songwriter.

是来自于加拿大摇滚创作型歌手布莱恩.亚当斯九十年代的爱情歌曲。

Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan has said that he first became interested in folk singing after listening to the album "Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues."

歌唱家和词曲作者鲍勃.迪伦曾经说过，他第一次对民谣感兴趣是在他听到了《Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues》(《欧蒂塔演唱的民谣和蓝调》)专辑之后。

Only Bob Dylan compares as a songwriter—with Lennon's visceral, gut-level approach often making Dylan's brainy arabesques feel like the long way home.

只有鲍勃迪伦（译者注：美国民歌之父）才能称之为唱作家，但是与列侬的发自肺腑的唱作方式相比，迪伦的阿拉伯曲风感觉就遥遥不及了。