Websites for finding song lyrics
LYRICS.Com
Song Lyrics
Song Lyrics
Provides access to over 145,000 songs.
A to Z Lyrics
Rock Music History
Provides many links on the history of rock music. Includes lyrics, special feature articles that are changed regularly, and a Radio Show with MP3 player.
Lyrics World
Provides lyrics to many songs from 1913 to the present. Can be searched by artist or title.
Harry’s Blues Lyrics Online
Features a collection of the lyrics of over 2500 blues songs, arranged by artist and title, with soundclips provided for many of the entries. Includes information on guitar tabs & chords, a glossary of blues slang, and a blues history.
Virtual Gramophone: Canadian Historical Sound Recordings
Features a wide variety of historical sound recordings, a database, and biographies of Canadian musical personalities. The History area includes over 250 songs from World War 1. Links to additional resources.
Sheet Music from Canada’s Past: First world War Era
Features music and some audio files of patriotic songs, parlour songs, sacred music and miscellaneous music from 1914-1920. Links to related sites. Searchable by title, name of composer or lyricist, subject, or keyword. Downloadable and printable in pdf format.
Arlo Net
Provides a discography, lyrics, sound clips, a biography, and a videography of the folk singer Arlo Guthrie. Includes links to related sites.
Phil Ochs
Provides a discography, photo gallery and lyrics to nearly all of the folk singer’s songs. Includes links to related performers.
Van Morrison Website
Provides a discography, lyrics, reviews, interviews, articles, and links related to the Belfast, Northern Ireland-born singer and songwriter.
Union Songs
Provides a searchable collection of lyrics for over 100 union and labour songs and poems. Some songs have sound clips. Includes links to related articles, books, song sites, a discography, and unions.
Welcome to the North Pole
Features a wide variety of information and fun sites for kids for the celebration of Christmas. Includes letters to Santa, craft ideas, recipes, music & lyrics for Christmas carols, games, History of Santa, celebrations around the world, and links to related sites.
Anthology of Middle English Literature, 1350-1485
Features Medieval lyrics, plays, ballads, Morte d’Arthur, Chaucer, Sir Thomas Malory, etc. Links to biographies, essays, quotes, and related material.
Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales & America
This huge site features tunes, lyrics, information, historical background, and tune related links. Some of the many categories are: songs of lore, songs of home, songs of war, songs of wastrels, childrens & nonsense songs, etc.
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Updated March 2007.