Music Should Be Heard But Not Understood

PaxTech writes "Warner/Chapell music has cease-and-desisted a small freeware developer who wrote a Mac OS X lyrics downoading application. pearLyrics in no way contributed to piracy or copyright infringement, it was merely a tool to search for lyrics on public websites and view or add them to mp3 metadata. This is part of a larger crackdown on websites distributing lyrics. Apparently, the labels would like to force us back to a world where Hendrix kisses guys."

Next..

[skinfitz]

Next up: no singing in the shower without a license.

Re: Lyric Site Shutdowns

[Scoria]

It seems that their tactics are already working. I'm already having trouble finding the lyrics for Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. If there are any underground sites still operating, please let me know. Thanks!

What dirty deeds!

[ScaryMonkey]

It must have been that "Thunder Chief" I keep hearing about...

Re: Lyric Site Shutdowns

[simcop2387]

oh please everyone knows the lyrics!

bum bum bum bummmm
  BUM BUM BUM BUMMMM

Re: Lyric Site Shutdowns

[Carthag]

I'm posting them here, risking life & limb:

Lalala-laa
Lalala-laa
lalalalalalalalalalalalalalala-

Re:Next..

[raider_red]

They're also confiscating all of the Hymnals at Church.

Re:Next..

[Freaky Spook]

Surgeons report rise in operations of amputation of eyes, ears & throats as people are scared of accidently infringing copywrite.

This is in response to a RIAA lawsuit where they sued a 12 year old girl for humming along to music in an elevator that unfortunatly was held under copywrite.

Re:Sosueme

[Plug]

Is this meant to be a ripoff of Pretty Vegas?

Re:Facilitators

[Anonymous Coward]

"I must admit 9 out of 10 times I regretted having looked up the lyrics, it kinda ruins my feeling once I understand every single word"

Yeah, I know the feeling. I used to think the refrain in Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Special Secret Song" was "I want to party on your birthday bright" when in reality it's "I want to party on your Pussy right." I realize those look nothing alike but the way Anthony Kiedis sings it it's kind of a meld in between those two lol. I actually gave a copy of it to a girlfriend at the time on a mix tape, hope she never figured out the real lyrics either hehe (she was real religious).

The Onion

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LOS ANGELES - The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it will be taking legal action against anyone discovered telling friends, acquaintances, or associates about new songs, artists, or albums. "We are merely exercising our right to defend our intellectual properties from unauthorized peer-to-peer notification of the existence of copyrighted material," a press release signed by RIAA anti-piracy director Brad Buckles read. "We will aggressively prosecute those individuals who attempt to pirate our property by generating 'buzz' about any proprietary music, movies, or software, or enjoy same in the company of anyone other than themselves." RIAA attorneys said they were also looking into the legality of word-of-mouth "favorites-sharing" sites, such as coffee shops, universities, and living rooms. http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43029 [theonion.com]

Re:Next..

[i_should_be_working]

Also, there's a new type of DRM coming out where after you have remembered a song 3 times it erases itself from your memory.

Wait a minute. I could use that sometimes.

Re: Lyric Site Shutdowns

[doubtless]

I'm sure it's stored in the same sites that has John Cage's 4'33"

Dang!

[ChePibe]

Now I'll NEVER figure out what Kurt Cobain was saying!

Re:Next..

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually I prefer this:

"Sir sir? Do you have a licence for the vibrations crossing your ear drum?"

"Uhm, I'm walking down the street. The car drove passed with the radio on... so no."

"CODE 7 CODE 7! Non-licenced ears listening to the patented sounds of the world! Call for backup!"

"Ahhh! My ears!" *Whips out .45* "FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!!" *BLAMBLAMBLAMBLAM!!*

Sooner or later. . .

Re:What dirty deeds!

[suitepotato]

Huh? I thought those were "dirty knees".

I must need to get my hearing aid adjusted. Damn whippersnappers and their weird lyrics.

Re:Guy bashing.

[ScottCooperDotNet]

Are you suggesting we dig him up to do that?

Re: Lyric Site Shutdowns

[Feanturi]

This is exactly why we need lyric sites!

Everyone knows it's:

Sax-a-ma-phone!

Sax--a--ma--phone!

Re:amaroK

[morbuz]

Yeah, and the lyrics database it uses has everything:
http://img217.imageshack.us/my.php?image=macgyver6 ld.png [imageshack.us]

Re:Facilitators

[DeafByBeheading]

While I enjoy freely available and searchable lyrics, I must admit 9 out of 10 times I regretted having looked up the lyrics, it kinda ruins my feeling once I understand every single word and can sing-a-long. Am I the only one having this kind of 'empty-yet-lyric-filled' feeling?

<burn karma, burn>Maybe you should listen to songs with less stupid lyrics?</burn karma, burn>

Kidding.

Re:Dang!

[S7urm]

Im pretty sure he was saying "annamomma, is contagious, you wan onna, an ferbagis,"

oops does this mean I can be sued?

Re:Facilitators

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

I must admit 9 out of 10 times I regretted having looked up the lyrics

I was really disappointed when I looked up this song's lyrics [lyrical.nl]...

Re:What dirty deeds!

[Anonymous Coward]

My favorite was when a coworker started singing "Don't fear the reefer".

Utterly clueless :)

Re:Facilitators

[dnoyeb]

lyrics; What I use against my conservative Christian wife when she sings Janet Jackson songs that she doesen't understand :P

Re:Next..Next...

[Sax Maniac]

You're arguing with your wife again. It seems she's missed her spending quota again this quarter. A proud patriot, you have no problem spending 85% and sometimes 90% of your income on consumer goods, yet she can't manage to spend even close to the 75% required by law.

I'd be ecstatic if she spent anything less than 125%!

Spending at or below your income is so 1970s... it's, like, what old people do?

Re:Facilitators

[CthulhuDreamer]

"Oh, someone deprived us of a $10 CD?"

But your actual losses were closer to $150,000.

Re:Facilitators

[Geoffreyerffoeg]

The fact that you couldn't grasp those limited lyrics (4 words total) while listening to the song says a lot.

This, coming from someone who can't count to five...

Re:Dang!

[graveyhead]

Now I'll NEVER figure out what Kurt Cobain was saying!

Oh well, whatever, nevermind.

(sorry couldn't resist ;)

Re:Facilitators

[Woldry]

They would have checked the lyrics, but they didn't want to run afoul of the RIAA.

Re:Facilitators

[waferhead]

Or if that really great song you heard turns out to be "Prison Sex" by Tool.
(Ok, it still a great song, just try not to sing along...)

Re:Facilitators

[Anonymous Bullard]

lyrics; What I use against my conservative Christian wife when she sings Janet Jackson songs that she doesen't understand :P

Be careful or your conservative christian wife will use the rhythm method against you!