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'''LyricWiki''' is a free site which is a single source where anyone can go to get reliable lyrics for any song from any artist "without being hammered by invasive ads." (- emphasis on ''invasive'': it has ads on the site.) | '''LyricWiki''' is a free site which is a single source where anyone can go to get reliable lyrics for any song from any artist "without being hammered by invasive ads." (- emphasis on ''invasive'': it has ads on the site.) | ||
LyricWiki contains lyrics to more than | LyricWiki contains lyrics to more than 800,000 songs. Categorizes by artist, album, song-name, genre and hometown of band. Some songs also have common interpretations of the meanings. | ||
This wiki was named the [[DreamHost]] Site of the Month ([http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/DHSOTM DHSOTM]) for April 2006, and was shortly thereafter [http://www.digg.com/music/Song_Lyric_Database_Wiki_-_Over_200,000_songs_already featured on Digg] and in a [http://www.lifehacker.com/software/lyrics/collaborative-lyrics-at-lyricwikiorg-170975.php Lifehacker article]. | This wiki was named the [[DreamHost]] Site of the Month ([http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/DHSOTM DHSOTM]) for April 2006, and was shortly thereafter [http://www.digg.com/music/Song_Lyric_Database_Wiki_-_Over_200,000_songs_already featured on Digg] and in a [http://www.lifehacker.com/software/lyrics/collaborative-lyrics-at-lyricwikiorg-170975.php Lifehacker article]. | ||
This is the largest | This is probably the largest mediawiki on the internet other than [[wikipedia]] ([http://s23.org/wikistats/wikis_html.php source] [http://lyrics.wikia.com/lyrics/Special:Statistics source 2]). | ||
Website was at lyricwiki.org, but is now hosted at | Website was at lyricwiki.org, but is now hosted at [[Wikia]]. | ||
{{Size | {{Size | ||
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