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Lyrics (in singular form lyric) are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of expression. The lyricist of traditional musical forms such as Opera is known as a librettist.

Lyric derives from the Greek word λυρικός lyrikos, meaning "singing to the lyre". A lyric poem is one that expresses a subjective, personal point of view.

The word lyric came to be used for the "words of a song"; this meaning was recorded in 1876. The common plural (perhaps because of the association between the plurals lyrics and words), predominates contemporary usage. Use of the singular form lyric to refer to a song's complete set of words is grammatically acceptable. However it's not considered acceptable to refer to a singular word in a song as a lyric.

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Songs about sex – how they affect kids

Do sexualized lyrics in popular music have an impact on the sexual behavior and attitudes of adolescents? Researchers Cougar Hall, Joshua H. West, and Shane Hill from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, take a look at ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Love ballad leaves women more open to a date

If you're having trouble getting a date, French researchers suggest that picking the right soundtrack could improve the odds. Women were more prepared to give their number to an 'average' young man after listening to romantic ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 18, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Sexual lyrics in popular songs linked to early sexual experiences

With sexual activity among adolescents in the United States resulting in over 750,000 teenage pregnancies each year and reports of up to 25 percent of all female adolescents in the US having sexually transmitted infections, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Review: Soulo converts iPad into karaoke machine

Karaoke lovers typically fall into two categories: Those who enjoy it, and those whose arms have to be twisted to get up and sing in public.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The fermented cereal beverage of the Sumerians may not have been beer

Archaeological finds from cuneiform tablets and remnants of different vessels from over 4,000 years ago show that even around the dawn of civilisation, fermented cereal juice was highly enjoyed by Mesopotamia's ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Scientists: They are surprisingly normal

(Medical Xpress) -- A multi-media production with a musical narrative set in the day room of a psychiatric hospital, Inside a Quiet Mind brought together Cambridge Neuroscientists and mental health service ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

We may be less happy, but our language isn't

"If it bleeds, it leads," goes the cynical saying with television and newspaper editors. In other words, most news is bad news and the worst news gets the big story on the front page.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Language learning through hip-hop music

Listeners can learn new vocabulary through hip-hop music, even though the lyrics may be difficult to understand, according to a study published in the Dec. 21 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE.

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Spotify opens up to app developers

Spotify announced Wednesday that outside developers can create applications for the popular online music service and unveiled partnerships with Rolling Stone, SongKick, TuneWiki and others.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New software tool provides unprecedented searches of sound, from musical riffs to gunshots

Audio engineers have developed a novel artificial intelligence system for understanding and indexing sound, a unique tool for both finding and matching previously un-labeled audio files.

Technology / Software

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Warbling wrens don't just tweet, they sing duets

(AP) -- They may not be Sonny and Cher, but certain South American birds sing duets, taking turns as the tune goes along. "Calling it a love song is probably too strong a word," says researcher Eric S. Fortune ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study of US popular music links luxury alcohol brands with degrading sex

In a study published online today in the international journal Addiction, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh reported that the average US adolescent is heavily exposed to alcohol brand references in popular music. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Can't buy me love: Study shows materialistic couples have more money and more problems

New research to be published Oct. 13 confirms The Beatles' lyrical hypothesis and finds that "the kind of thing that money just can't buy" is a happy and stable marriage.

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created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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