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> All that to say: it's not clear to me that RG really sucks less for "[song name] lyrics" queries. 1000x this. I think Rap Genius is great for "song meaning"
by joelrunyon 13y ago
> All that to say: it's not clear to me that RG really sucks less for "[song name] lyrics" queries.
1000x this.
I think Rap Genius is great for "song meaning" queries, but their interface is just as distracting (if not more) than other lyric sites that "suck."
- FreakLegion 13y agoActually I'd be surprised if Rap Genius is any good for "song meaning" queries. Will it give you information? Probably. Will that information be accurate? I'm skeptical. I've done a few spot checks on Poetry Genius, at least, and the annotations have consistently been either wrong or irrelevant, even for works that are well documented (e.g. The Waste Land). My guess would be that if Rap Genius users aren't getting it right when large bodies of secondary literature are available, they can't be doing very well with pop music lyrics either. I could certainly be wrong, though.
- joelrunyon 13y agoThey have verified artists program (http://rapgenius.com/verified-artists http://rapgenius.com/verified-artists) where artists pop into explain the lyrics themselves. It might not be perfect, but there are only so many players in the "song meaning" arena & I bet RG is pretty high up there.