Free File: EvilLyrics
Play an MP3 in Winamp and let our download find the lyrics for you.
By Dan Mitchell
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Lyrics while you listen
Nobody actually takes the time to look up the lyrics to their favorite songs, but that doesn't stop you from singing 'em. You have three options if you don't know the words.
Make up the words you don't know. Throw in a thick English accent if necessary.
Mumble through the words until you get back to the chorus and then sing louder.
Download today's free file and have lyrics delivered right to your desktop every time you play your favorite tunes.
If you picked No. 3, read on. If you chose No. 1 or No. 2, go back to the karaoke bar and take another stab at "The Macarena." Go on, your sake's getting cold.
EvilLyrics, a free program, automatically goes out on the Web and retrieves lyrics for any song you play in Winamp. You don't have to do anything but play the song. EvilLyrics does the rest, searching a bunch of different lyrics databases until it finds what it's looking for. It also automatically stores lyrics in its cache so you can view 'em offline as text files.
Occasionally you'll get some random text instead of lyrics, usually because your ID3 tags are misspelled or wrong. Correcting the tags will fix this problem. If that doesn't work, click the little down arrow next to the Reload button and choose Try Next to get the next result. Select Edit name to change the name of the artist or song you're looking for. If all else fails, accept the possibility that the song is too obscure and doesn't appear in any of the lyrics databases.
Please Note: Despite the name, EvilLyrics isn't limited to Norwegian death metal. It'll also help you decipher the words to your favorite Christian rock and gospel ditties without any hassle.
