And now, because we love banning things...

azulmagia · Post by **azulmagia** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:45 pm

If they're going to ban lyrics sites, then just how the hell are we supposed to know what the words for "Blinded by the Light", "Louie Louie" and most Radiohead songs are? Damned if I know.

Purge · Post by **Purge** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:26 pm

lol those sites where you have to sift through crappy ads and annoying popups just to see lyrics should be shut down. They are ripping of songs for profit so you can see how that can piss those people off.

Unpronounceable_Symbol · Post by **Unpronounceable_Symbol** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:27 pm

The lyrics for "Blinded By the Light" are included in the liner of Greetings From Asbury Park by Bruce Springsteen. It is his song originally, after all.

And honestly you wouldn't regret getting the album anyway.

Anyway, agreed with Purge at least in principle. I love having free access to lyrics for albums that don't come with them, but Internet advertising opens whole new realms of agonizing hatred for me.

The thing about shutting down lyric and tab sites is that songwriters are only losing a negligible amount of money from the sites being up, from cover bands figuring out their songs and playing them without permission/royalties. And realistically, most musicians who are going to cover a song can figure it out without lyric sites. I mean, I've been in cover bands playing songs I'd never even heard before, it's not like the Internet is a magical key to learning Led Zeppelin riffs.

NicholasDWolfwood · Post by **NicholasDWolfwood** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:57 am

The songwriters lose no money, because the money from the tab books doesn't go to them. It goes to the companies who make the tab books, that are wrong most of the time anyway.

badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:16 am

What's next? I can play piano (and tuba, not quite as useful though) by ear. Am I gonna face injunctions because I can pick out most songs one handed after one listen?

"BANZ0R HIM, HE IS HAXX0RING OUR PROFITS!"