I find it really irritating that this site requires cookies to be settable for the display to work.
The only thing we store is a session variable of your search results - no personal information.
Show HN: We made a spam-free lyric search engine
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#132can you compare to http://instalyrics.com/ ?
Instalyrics is cool looking and the interface is nice, but it failed horribly to find lyrics to any of the songs i tried. Songrabbit just works for me.
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#133Here's a feature request: show a real-time stream of the searches people are doing. Reading some of the comments here, I'm intrigued as to what comes to people's minds when they try this service out. For example, I searched for "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Why? I have no idea.
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#134A few things: 1) I just tried a query (weezer "buddy holly") that had worked a couple of days ago but didn't now (it didn't work with quotes, either). 2) I miss the back button and, as others have said, the ability to bookmark anything 3) It would be nice to see the song title on the lyrics page. I know it's sometimes still in the search box, but I do miss it if I've changed my search (or if I just searched by artist…
1 and 2 are fixed. We'll work on 3.
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#135If this was remotely legal, Google would have done it 10 years ago.
> If this was remotely legal, Google would have done it 10 years ago.
While legal issues may be the reason Google didn’t do this, it is hardly possibility. I don’t see value in a comment like this. If you have more information or insider knowledge, share it.
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#136I remember someone once posted about running one of these lyrics sites. I can't remember if I found it here or elsewhere. Anyway, their point was that with a lyrics website, someone only wants to go to the website to find the lyrics. Once they have the lyrics they have no desire to look at other other lyrics - they arrive and then leave/bounce immediately. That is why the adverts on these sites are so spammy. They ha…
Interestingly, after a couple dozen lyric searches, I did develop some lyric website loyalty. I'll still come in via search and leave almost immediately after, but I'll actively look for the sites in search results. Criteria include perceived correctness, readability, and not killing my browser (relative to other sites out there). I also like Songmeanings' comment/user input area, which usually has sensible comments…
I tend to click sing365.com links in the search results if I see them. They have a section for user comments which I like to browse. They also manage to load the page up with ads without bothering me. Their bright red "GET A RINGTONE!" text ad actually shows me where the lyrics start.
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#137Re: Show HN: We made a spam-free lyric search engine
#138A few things: 1) I just tried a query (weezer "buddy holly") that had worked a couple of days ago but didn't now (it didn't work with quotes, either). 2) I miss the back button and, as others have said, the ability to bookmark anything 3) It would be nice to see the song title on the lyrics page. I know it's sometimes still in the search box, but I do miss it if I've changed my search (or if I just searched by artist…
1 and 2 are fixed. We'll work on 3.
Awesome that you guys are still following along here. I don't see a back button anywhere, but maybe with 2 you were referring to the ability to copy a link, which works great.
It seems really speedy tonight. I'm pretty sure part of this is because the user interface just makes it seem speedy, but maybe it's because it's not at the top of the front page anymore?
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#139Earlier quoted context omitted.
1 and 2 are fixed. We'll work on 3.
Awesome that you guys are still following along here. I don't see a back button anywhere, but maybe with 2 you were referring to the ability to copy a link, which works great. It seems really speedy tonight. I'm pretty sure part of this is because the user interface just makes it seem speedy, but maybe it's because it's not at the top of the front page anymore?
A back button should pop up when you select one of the search results (above the actual lyrics). What browser are you using?
And yeah we arent getting hit as hard as we were, so it's probably a bit quicker than last night
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#140Nice clean cut site..I have a few suggestions to separate you guys from the others...I would make a 'bookmarklet', a few lines of js, that will spawn a input box asking for artist/track..OR the script can manipulate the current page they are on now, by copying what they have selected, because I know alot of people including myself, who see part of a lyric from a site, or facebook, and want to find the rest....Make a nice image, with the script as the url, and instructions for the user to drag it to there bookmarks toolbar so they can search even if they aren't at your site..Also, just as buro9 was saying.....
Song Meanings/Interpretations/Understanding...
People LOVE this, and here is a great example of it->
Say 'Harry & Sally' start dating..They both go to each of there homes after there date... and sally decides to post a song on her facebook about how she feels at that moment...Now Harry is wondering if this girl is really diggin him, or looking for a serious relationship etc..So over at his house, harry logs on facebook and sees that sally just posted a song just after ther date!!! What's harry going to do??? Look up those lyrics! And he might not completely understand the meaning of the song so he looks at what others have interpreted the song as...he now sees that sally doesnt want him to speak, she knows what hes feeling... (no doubt) lol just kidding but really, crazy example...I know first hand that this goes on alot..aha but anyway, ill post some more ideas soon!