Next Time You Need Song Lyrics, Forget MetroLyrics

So, I'm planning to sing "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay at a school function but I don't have I clue about the song's lyrics. Thus, I do the only sensible thing, Google "viva la vida lyrics" and the first result is from MetroLyrics. I haven't recently been searching for lyrics so I decide that this must be the most reliable search. And what greets me when I get there but an annoying pop-up? In fact, I can guarantee that at least one every day, you will be hit by one of these when using MetroLyrics.
Did I mention the advertisements; there are 3 banner ads as well as a block of text ads. I mean, you can have a few ads but this site's usage gets to the point where it begins to thoroughly agitate you.
Another thing is the fact that this site is constantly pestering you for lyrics ratings (come on, lyric ratings?), comments, poll questions and widget downloads. How about the clutter of everything as well; this is one thing that I cannot stand. When I have to work to obtain the information I want, then the web designer isn't doing a very good job.
Sure, there are themed songs, song lists and featured album sections but if you really want the complete picture of the music world, go to Yahoo! Music. By the way, the good guys at Yahoo! now offer lyrics on that page as well.
But one last thing that left bad taste in my mouth, you can't copy the lyrics that are on MetroLyrics, which can be ever so inconvenient. So don't try ignore all these cons, just go to a different lyrics website.

Why The I-Dog Sucks

But honestly, would you really spend $35 on this thing. If you're not familiar with this piece of crap, let me introduce it to you: Basically, it's a hunk of plastic with a few flashing lights on it; and it can move in a super-generic and cheesy way; and it can play your music aloud. Wow. Awesome.
Yeah right. So the it has a few "cool" features. It dances (some conditions apply). Its lights are different colours for each type of music. How lame can it get?
One of its marketing tosses is it'll let you "rock out" but for real, I'd rather rock out with an actual rock that with a little toy that makes you want to break its head off. I mean, it's speakers are barely functional; save some money and go out and buy some real ones.
Let me just compare prices with similar things that aren't as dumb. An Osprey-Talon version is $13.95, and this other one is $9.99.
So just a glance inside the (un)wonderful world of i-accesories. Next time you see one of these, just say i-notstupid.

Query By Humming Music Search: Midomi

I could spend hours raving about how complex and impressive the science behind query by humming is. Researchers have been trying to develop this for years and I think they've really gotten somewhere with Midomi.
First, let me tell you a bit about what query by humming is. This technology is basically a new version of music search that uses a recording to search through millions of songs. So you just have to attach a microphone to your computer and hum or sing a tune in it. This is then quickly uploaded and run through a massive directory of songs from all languages so you can find out the name of that song that's been stuck in your head for the past week.
Midomi is hands down the most accurate and developed website for this and after I tested it a few times, found that currently its accuracy rate is around 65%. You might think this sucks; and it does. But they are constantly making adjustments and improvements. Plus, every time a new user uploads a recording, they will take "advice" from this to help raise accuracy.
But not only does Midomi do this, it maintains lists of the hottest songs and artists as well as reviews for many things. So this is really your one-stop shop for pretty much all your music needs.