I-missRichardTee Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 I prefer Convenience Free, preferably Since songs cover almost 100 years.. do I need more than one source? Thanks Quote You don't have ideas, ideas have you We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. "One mans food is another mans poison". I defend your right to speak hate. Tolerance to a point, not agreement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 There are a ton of sites, I usually just google the song with the word lyrics. Different sites may have different songs. You can also find YouTube videos with the lyrics karaoke style. Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-missRichardTee Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 There are a ton of sites, I usually just google the song with the word lyrics. Different sites may have different songs. You can also find YouTube videos with the lyrics karaoke style. oki doe ki Thank you Quote You don't have ideas, ideas have you We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. "One mans food is another mans poison". I defend your right to speak hate. Tolerance to a point, not agreement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickp Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I like MetroLyrics, primarily because lyrics can be cleanly copied and pasted into Word, secondarily because accuracy seems to be over 95% dependable . . . a word or phrase tweak is still occasionally needed. Quote Kawai KG-2D / Yamaha CP33 S90ES MX49 CP4 P515 / Hammond SK1 / NS3 88 / NS3Compact QSC K8.2s K10.2s KSubs / SoundcraftUi24 / SSv3 / GK MB112 MB115 MB210 Neo410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesG Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I'm holier than thou, so I buy the record and read the liner notes. No, wait, no I don't. I just google them and they come right up. Quote Hammond: L111, M100, M3, BC, CV, Franken CV, A100, D152, C3, B3 Leslie: 710, 760, 51C, 147, 145, 122, 22H, 31H Yamaha: CP4, DGX-620, DX7II-FD-E!, PF85, DX9 Roland: VR-09, RD-800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Also check out "misheard" lyric sites. Sometimes it's fun to throw some of those in and see if anyone notices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Don't use metrolyrics. It dumped malware on my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourniplus Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I google them, and for me, A-Z lyrics always works well for copying/pasting in Word. Quote "Show me all the blueprints. I'm serious now, show me all the blueprints." My homemade instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTeechur Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 AS others have said, I Google them, and whichever site comes up with the most accurate lyrics wins. I cut/paste them into a document, add my notes/chords/whatever, make a PDF out of it and put it in OnSong Quote Muzikteechur is Lonnie, in Kittery, Maine. HS music teacher: Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Chorus, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, History of Rock, Musical Theatre, Piano, Guitar, Drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Can't say there's one seriously legit source. I bounce between Ultimate Guitar, Musixmatch and Genius, for the most part. Quote Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com King Super 20 Alto, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, M-Audio ProKeys88sx, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-missRichardTee Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 Thanks again, Yeah, I suppose you can't count on 100% accuracy with internet. Quote You don't have ideas, ideas have you We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. "One mans food is another mans poison". I defend your right to speak hate. Tolerance to a point, not agreement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 yep google...and if it's for live use, I forget lyrics so often it doesn't matter if they are accurate (music I'm good about, lyrics...arghhh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisdanno Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I've had good luck with genius.com and songmeanings.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRollins Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Bear in mind that some people purposefully post inaccurate lyrics in an effort to sidestep legal problems. I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think that the defense "but it wasn't really the lyrics 'cuz it was wrong" would stand in a court of law. What do I know? In a case like this, look for the mumbled, hard-to-understand lyrics to be accurate, but the clear, easily understood lyrics to have something obviously wonky: "And she's buying an escalator to heaven..." Because everybody knows that part of the song--it's the oddball "bustle in your hedgerow" that they need help with. Grey Quote I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Not a vocalist's bootlace but I write plenty of lyrics sheets for vocalists. IMRT just use Google and see what pops up. Bear in mind that lyrics (even those on album liner notes) often differ subtly from what can be heard on the recording. Depends how pedantic you are about such things, but I heartily recommend using your ears and listening to the recording that you're covering in conjunction with whatever it is you've found as a lyrics source. Edit: Unintentionally threw in a couple of adverbs for you there mate. Plus a bonus at no extra charge in this addendum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 In defense of inaccurate lyrics, I've seen some atrocious stuff on albums and CDs I bought. Of particular note to me was ELPowell's cut "Love Blind," on which the official lyrics were "I'm a love blind", which made me think of a duck blind. Actually, Lake was just voicing the consonant "L" in "love" as if it were a vowel -- which it is, functionally. Besides which, we get what we pay for. Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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