iPod and iTunes Hacks

Import Lyrics into iTunes and iPod

For all you karaoke-obsessed individuals, there are a number of ways to incorporate song lyrics into an iPod and iTunes workflow.

Whenever “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” by R.E.M. comes on the radio, are you and your friends prone to getting into near-violent arguments over what Michael Stipe is singing? Do you find yourself correcting your girlfriend when she is (incorrectly) singing along to songs in the car? Do you love to get drunk and serenade countless strangers at every karaoke event you trip across? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this hack is for you. I’m going to walk you through a few available options to bring lyrics into iTunes and your iPod.

Sure, you could launch Mozilla, Internet Explorer, or Safari and manually look up the lyrics to your favorite songs on Absolute Lyric (http://www.absolutelyric.com) or a similar site, but then again, it is the twenty-first century. It’s time to start acting more like The Jetsons and less like The Flintstones; it’s time to automate.

“Search for Lyrics on Google” [Hack #80] presents one way to search for lyrics automatically while using iTunes. This hack provides a few good alternatives for Windows users, as well as another option for Mac users.

On Windows

Two good lyric-hunting options available to Windows users are Canto Pod and EvilLyrics.

Canto Pod. ...