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How to Look Up Song Lyrics Online

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In the 1980s and 1990s, many artists published the lyrics to all of the songs on an album in the liner notes of the cassette tape or CD. In the modern era, people rarely purchase music in these formats. Instead, they download music to their computers, smartphones, mp3 players and other devices. Fortunately, as technology evolved, so did the Internet. Finding the lyrics to a song is as simple as performing a Google search. Follow these steps to locate song lyrics by artist, song title, partial lyrics and other ways.

Search Partial Lyrics

The easiest way to find a song by typing in the lyrics is to use Google. Perhaps you heard a song on the radio or while you were out and about. You didn't hear the DJ announce the song title or artist, but you did catch a few of the song lyrics. Simply type the words that you remember into a Google search, and you'll find all relevant matches. If the lyrics are a common phrase, then you might have a bit of trouble finding the right song. Type in as many words as you can remember — even if they're not in the right order. Being as specific as specific as possible. Navigate to the website that matches the song you're looking for, and you'll find lyrics to songs to print.

Search for Songs by Artist

If you only know the name of the artist, you can still find the lyrics to a song. Perhaps you're remembering a song, but the title and lyrics are right on the tip of your tongue. Searching through all of the songs by an artist may help jog your memory. Often lyrics websites have the lyrics to all songs by an artist organized by album or alphabetically. Click on the title of the song to find the words.

Search for Lyrics by Song Title

If you know the title to a song, then you'll be able to find the lyrics to a song quickly and easily. Perform a general search on Google or navigate to a lyrics website, like MetroLyrics, AZLyrics or Lyrics.com to find the lyrics to song title. Type the name of the song and the artist to find the lyrics instantly.

Check Out the Song on YouTube

There are times when you look at the lyrics of the song and they don't seem familiar. If you're questioning whether or not the lyrics you're reading are for the song you're thinking of, you can enlist YouTube for help. You'll find videos with music and lyrics to a song. Follow along as the music plays in the background. Lyric videos are also helpful for in-home karaoke parties.

Use Apps to Identify Song

If you're wondering where to find lyrics to songs when you don't know the artist, title or even understand the lyrics, then you're in luck. Technology makes it possible to identify songs that you hear. Shazam, Soundhound, Genius, Siri for Apple devices and Google for Android devices can all identify a song you hear on the radio or in the background somewhere. Open the app, ask the device to identify the song and it will use your devices microphone to listen to the song. After analyzing the song, it brings up possible matches for the song title and artist. You'll even have options for looking up the lyrics. This is especially useful for popular songs in different languages.