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Lyrics on Wikipedia

Is there any reason why lyrics (and tabs) to songs couldn't be included in WP? An encyclopedia is a reference of information...and lyrics are information. ?? Brumpz 05:43, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Simply because there are an infinite number of songs, and accurate lyrics are not always provided by the artist. This would create way more problems than it would solve, there is hardly a plus-side to having lyrics on WP.

At Wikimania 2006 there was some discussion about this. Since the RIAA has been known to go around attacking people, even though it seems legal and ethical (there was some debate, but still) to have the lyrics on Wikipedia, the risk is too large for the main project owners - WikiMedia Foundation. The community has responded with the creation of a non-affiliated sister-site, LyricWiki.org which holds over 200,000 songs already, has a growing community, and recently announced that it will be forming a non-profit organization to run the site and potentially fend off legal issues.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned: lyrics are (unless very old or specifically released) copyright. This is why the RIAA has issues: I cannot understand on what basis anyone can say "it seems legal" to create a web site containing other people's copyright material. Ethical is another matter, but I don't think the law is in doubt. Notinasnaid 10:06, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was previously unaware of lyricwiki, and I think more people should link to it and/or point it out when lyrics come up in article discussion.. it would make one less upset that the lyrics aren't found in wikipedia.

Links to copyright lyrics in lyricwiki will be removed (by my interpretation of Wikipedia:External links). Of course it's fine for out of copyright lyrics. Notinasnaid 16:35, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, a current entry in http://www.lyricwiki.org/LyricWiki:Announcements seems to make it clear that they know they are infringing copyright and want to do something about it by signing deals with publishers. If they are able to pull that off it would be truly wonderful, and provide a solid basis for linking from every (applicable) song article. Notinasnaid 16:59, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If and when lyricwiki gets their publishing deal done (and the last update on this topic from them was in Oct 2006), then by all means. Until then, this article needs to remain clean of lyric website links. And I would add, the RIAA has no juristiction in regards to lyric publishing rights. Its the Music Publishers' Association (MPA) that tries to police this area. Iglam (talk) 19:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article

This text supposes most lyrics are written after music has been composed, I've always believed lyrics are what starts a song and the music is only added later. Am I mistaken here, is it true that in most cases, lyrics come after the music.? --LAUBO 16:07, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Laubo, unless I'm mistaken, I think it can go either way: a good lyricist can write words to music that is already written...and a good composer can write words to music that is already there. I think. Anyone have anything to add/subtract/correct on that?--ViolinGirl^♪ 16:21, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any reason that everything is bulleted? Alexrussell101 14:19, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed that. Some people spend too much time with Powerpoint, I think. Notinasnaid 15:42, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The links to wikilyrics did not work for me.Englishwob (talk) 01:22, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I do not believe that using the word 'lyric' to describe the words of a song (which is after all the correct usage) is generally considered erroneous. I think that this bit should be removed unless a citation could be provided. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jones1901 (talk • contribs) 01:05, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

lyric formula must pay omage to the truth, as in B. DYLANS lyric "All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie." How could truth be a lie? unless the act of engaging in truth pursues death, so omage as in lyric formula is healthier. Cons

"Hank to Hendrix" by N. Young as an historical analysis of the inspiration and warning in the omage lyric formula, if that could be said..

Controversy

Given that this article is potentially as complex as it's subject, perhaps the paragraph about the MPA could be moved to a 'controversy' section instead of appearing in the summary?

Expansion of the article

guys,gals shouldnt we expand this article ? some topics :

History of Lyrics

Types of lyrics - rock , hip hop ,

Use of Lyrics ( karaoke, on muscial devies(read:ipod) ..etc)

Popularity of Lyrics in the present times

(Popularity of) lyrics in diff languages ?

come on ppl write something sexy http://www.guitarnoise.com/article.php?id=231 may be a good start

Poem and song

Merge? Hyacinth (talk) 23:34, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly. This page has recently seen more vandalism and shilling of lyric websites than usefulness. The article itself seems little more than a regugitation of simple dictionary word, and thus, may be best served by a merge, or at least a thorough discussion of the topic. Iglam (talk) 19:11, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Minor Edit

I just did a little housekeeping with unclear statements... ex: "McAfee claims searches for phrases containing "lyrics" and "free" are the most likely to have risky results" to McAfee claims searches for phrases containing "lyrics" and "free" are the most likely to have risky results from search engines. and other such things.

--Jumpinggaloshes (talk) 02:29, 5 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here are lyrics an example

       Funky Jam
      You hear that funky jam.
     It makes you wanna dance to the beat of my music yeah.
    You have a special guest,surprise me with the rest.
   Oh,Oh,Oh you better get down 2 that funky jam,
  funk the music up real loud it makes you want to holla to that beat and sound.
 See that is a lyric like La La La La la la  a lyric always has to ryhme,
Read lyrics online instead of singing them then you will see they ryhme.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.155.77.140 (talk) 00:28, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup:Poems as lyrics

Why, what, where, and how does this article need cleanup and how should it be cleaned up? Hyacinth (talk) 18:33, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Original research

Why, what, where, and how does this article contain original research and how should it be cleaned up? Hyacinth (talk) 18:33, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File formats for Lyrics

We need a section of file formats for lyrics. Plain text. SRT file. We need to mention time synced lyrics and the related subtitle format for videos. And we need a sentence on how iOS13 manages and handles time synced lyrics. -- THANKS -- Michael Janich (talk) 10:15, 12 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]