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How to Find Out the Name of the Song and the Artist When You Only Know the Lyrics to the Song

It can be really annoying to have a song in your head. It's even more annoying if you love the song and want to hear it again, or even buy the single. You can always type the lyrics you know into a large search engine and get some response. But, as of 2011, there are several music sites dedicated just to song lyrics. Each one has a database that can identify the lyrics and the artists in seconds. A few can even find a song if you know the melody.

Instructions

    • 1

      Call up Mp3lyrics.com.org, type the lyrics into the search box at the top and click the "lyrics search" button. Click either the "popularity" or "relevance" box to sort the results. Click the link provided to see full lyrics.

    • 2

      Call up Lyrster.com, type the lyric into the search box at the top of the page and hit the "find my song" button. Lyrster will return a list of songs containing those lyrics. For example, "be your weekend lover" will return "Purple Rain" by Leann Rimes, Etta James, Prince and Phish.

    • 3

      Go to Songlyrics.com. Type the lyrics into the search box on the right. If you remember a complete phrase, click the "phrase" button. If you remember scattered lyrics, click the "scattered words" button. Hit return and click the links to see complete lyrics.

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