Comments on: Get Lyrical And Other Tools Will Soon Be Seriously Crippled http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/ Just another blogger out of billions... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:53:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Shazam Encore updated with lyrics, how about iTunes? | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-1045 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:10:38 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-1045 [...] the RIAA is still against it, and they've actually shut down any relatively easy solutions for quickly bringing lyrics into iTunes. It's a real shame — especially for any music purchased [...]

]]> By: 2010 in review « Dave Metzener's Weblog http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-979 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:28:24 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-979 [...] Get Lyrical And Other Tools Will Soon Be Seriously Crippled August 20099 comments 4 [...]

]]> By: cd label guy http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-637 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:20:46 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-637 This cracks me up:” The RIAA is a fascist organization.” I knwo a couple of people that were involved and I thnk you are correct. They keep trying to protect something that is like plugging a broken dam.

]]> By: Fabio http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-17 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:09:17 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-17 @Glemnar: You are the BEST!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Dave M. http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-16 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:52:30 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-16 He he, no arguments from me friend! :)

]]> By: Mike http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-15 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:16:54 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-15 The RIAA is a fascist organization.

]]> By: Dave M. http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-14 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:44:16 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-14 @Sean: I wonder what Get Lyrical is doing to get the lyrics then. I just checked it again and it’s pulling the lyrics just fine and uses LyricWiki since it puts this text at the end of the lyrics it stores:
[ Get Lyrical searches LyricWiki.org : http://lyricwiki.org/Chickenfoot:Soap_On_A_Rope ]

@Glemnar: Thanks for the tip about Lyrics Fetcher, I’ll check them out. … Well, just checked out the website. I see now why your comment was worded the way it was. I’m pretty much a Mac house here. All my music is on my Mac in iTunes. So, Lyrics Fetcher wouldn’t be of much use. Plus, they are going to have the same issues that Get Lyrics would. Since LyricWiki has modified the API so that it doesn’t return lyrics anymore.

I can’t explain why Get Lyrics works other than possibly since the API call returns a URL, maybe Get Lyrics sees that URL and sends an HTTP GET command on it to pull the webpage with the lyrics in it, then parses the page to pull the lyrics out. A lot of work, but doable.

]]> By: Glemnar http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-13 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:36:35 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-13 Forgot to mention that it’s algorithm for song identification is also pretty accurate. Even added to my unusually named live versions of songs.

]]> By: Glemnar http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-12 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:34:51 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-12 Wanted lyrics today, found your blog, but I needed a solution. Got one :)

http://lyricsfetcher.sourceforge.net/html/index.html

It uses Lyricswiki also, but in addition, it uses another foreign site. Ran right through my library and picked up accurate lyrics. Quick as heck, to boot.

]]> By: Sean http://metzener.com/2009/08/08/get-lyrical-and-other-tools-will-soon-be-seriously-crippled/#comment-11 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:51:02 +0000 http://www.metzener.com/davemblog/?p=158#comment-11 Quick clarification… the API is already in the disabled state which just returns the error message. If applications using the API are still working, then they must have found another way to access the data (whether from LyricWiki or not).

Example:
http://lyricwiki.org/api.php?artist=David_Gilmour&song=No_Way

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