Listening to lyrics

midnight rain · 07-27-2010, 04:36 PM

I'm wondering if I'm the only one that has a problem listening to the lyrics of music. I like to listen to music while doing something else (like browsing MB), and if I'm concentrating on something else I usually miss the lyrics.

Do you:

a) Listen to the album with undivided attention and no distractions (at least on first listen)?

b) Somehow manage to do other things while listening to the music and following the lyrics?

or c) Listen to the music and then look up the lyrics online at some other point in time?

Have at it.

CanwllCorfe · 07-27-2010, 05:13 PM

Usually C. But for the most part I don't even care about the lyrics since a lot of my music is instrumental

TheCunningStunt · 07-27-2010, 06:39 PM

A and C, I like to know what the songs are about.

songmeanings.net is great, you can read the lyrics, decide what you think it's about and then see what others think it's about

bannister · 07-27-2010, 06:51 PM

Mostly C. I have trouble deciphering lyrics on my own most of the time unless it's a slower song... songmeanings.net is my best friend.

Once I've got the lyrics down, though, it's really easy for me to listen to them and do something like type at the same time with no difficulty.

Sljslj · 07-28-2010, 01:01 AM

I try to do A, but there's always distractions and I usually have to listen to the album a few times before I get it.

90'sMusicKid · 07-28-2010, 01:47 AM

Always C. For me, if the song isn't musically outstanding and doesn't have an amazing melody it's uninteresting to me.

downwardspiral · 07-28-2010, 01:50 AM

mostly C, but i find myself doing A too. never B, too much of a distraction that.

Dr.Seussicide · 07-28-2010, 02:58 AM

Mostly it'll be option C. Whenever I maybe hear a part of the song I'm listening to and I really like it, I tend to research more on it.

I use sing365 and songmeanings

Seltzer · 07-30-2010, 02:18 AM

I try to do A, but usually end up doing C because I'm shite at multitasking (and somewhat busy I guess). It's basically the reason I don't listen to much rap/hip-hop.

And Songmeanings is tops! But I think it should allow users to vote for corrections to lyrics.

Wormie · 07-30-2010, 06:36 PM

Mostly C in my case. Although, there are some songs with brilliant lyrics and I've read them 666 times and I still don't know them by heart. But the good thing about having a bad memory is that I can always discover my favorite songs again and again (((((=

07-27-2010, 04:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
midnight rain Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,711	Listening to lyrics I'm wondering if I'm the only one that has a problem listening to the lyrics of music. I like to listen to music while doing something else (like browsing MB), and if I'm concentrating on something else I usually miss the lyrics. Do you: a) Listen to the album with undivided attention and no distractions (at least on first listen)? b) Somehow manage to do other things while listening to the music and following the lyrics? or c) Listen to the music and then look up the lyrics online at some other point in time? Have at it.

07-27-2010, 05:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Usually C. But for the most part I don't even care about the lyrics since a lot of my music is instrumental __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

07-27-2010, 06:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	A and C, I like to know what the songs are about. songmeanings.net is great, you can read the lyrics, decide what you think it's about and then see what others think it's about __________________ I don't feel and I feel great. Last FM

07-27-2010, 06:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
bannister Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 127	Mostly C. I have trouble deciphering lyrics on my own most of the time unless it's a slower song... songmeanings.net is my best friend. Once I've got the lyrics down, though, it's really easy for me to listen to them and do something like type at the same time with no difficulty. __________________ You're not punk, and I'm telling everyone. ____ last.fm ____ "Give a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. But, set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." - Terry Pratchett

07-28-2010, 01:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sljslj The Omniscient Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 998	I try to do A, but there's always distractions and I usually have to listen to the album a few times before I get it. __________________ MY LYRICS

07-28-2010, 01:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
90'sMusicKid That weird kid Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 214	Always C. For me, if the song isn't musically outstanding and doesn't have an amazing melody it's uninteresting to me. __________________ I'm waiting for the come down to put me in my place i'm giving you the low down so you don't make my mistakes

07-28-2010, 01:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
downwardspiral Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 734	mostly C, but i find myself doing A too. never B, too much of a distraction that. __________________

07-28-2010, 02:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dr.Seussicide FakingSuicideForApplause Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: I live in a van down by the river Posts: 1,365	Mostly it'll be option C. Whenever I maybe hear a part of the song I'm listening to and I really like it, I tend to research more on it. I use sing365 and songmeanings __________________ I'll stay if I ever could, and pick up your pieces babe, because there's never a perfect day. Don't fret, baby, we're simply growing And my darling, I wouldn't mind to die like this.

07-30-2010, 02:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I try to do A, but usually end up doing C because I'm shite at multitasking (and somewhat busy I guess). It's basically the reason I don't listen to much rap/hip-hop. And Songmeanings is tops! But I think it should allow users to vote for corrections to lyrics. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

07-30-2010, 06:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Wormie Groupie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 10	Mostly C in my case. Although, there are some songs with brilliant lyrics and I've read them 666 times and I still don't know them by heart. But the good thing about having a bad memory is that I can always discover my favorite songs again and again (((((=