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I have good news! The MetroLyrics Blog has moved to a fancy new home. This is a good thing for a number of reasons. First off, our new home just looks better. In fact, all of MetroLyrics has gone through a massive redesign, not just our blog, so you’ll defs be missing out if you [...]

Breaking news: Avril Lavigne’s influence reaches further than the ability to make fifteen-year-old girls wear ties. Her divorce with now ex-husband Deryck Whibley seems to have inspired many of the songs off Sum 41’s latest album, Screaming Bloody Murder. Wonder if she’ll be reimbursed. Most of the lyrics reflect a bitter tone after a love [...]

The day all of you little monsters have been waiting for is finally here. Lady Gaga’s brand new single “Born This Way” debuted on the web and worldwide radio today. Our first reaction to hearing it? Wow! “Born This Way” is a thundering dance anthem that’s sure to have people everywhere moving to the beat. [...]

Big news on the “Born This Way” front today! The Mother Monster released the full lyrics to her much-anticipated upcoming single “Born This Way.” Click here to read Gaga’s “Born This Way” lyrics in full! Here’s a quick timeline of how the dramatic release went down today: It all started with a simple Twitter tease [...]

It’s that time of year again! That’s right, it’s Grammy season, the time when the music world gets together to award the biggest and brightest stars for their work. In some ways, The Grammy Awards are like the SuperBowl. Why? Because half the fun is in the time leading up to the event, when you [...]

With 2010 in the books, it’s time to look ahead to the music of 2011. With so many big name albums dropping, we thought we’d keep you briefed on some of the biggest name albums coming this year. Check out The MetroLyrics Blog’s 10 most highly anticipated albums of 2011 below. 10. Dr. Dre – [...]

The MetroLyrics Top 10 Most Popular Song Lyrics of 2010 are here! We’ve tallied up all visits to the lyrics at our site and found out the top 10. This year’s chart has a mix of rappers, rockers, divas and pop-stars. It was a close battle for the top spot. But without further adieu, we [...]

As you probably know, Cee Lo’s had a pretty solid year so far. I mean, who could forget the song that had nearly everyone belting out an offensive swear word at the top of their lungs all summer? It’s especially unforgettable if you had a hard time remembering not to sing along to it playing [...]

You never know when you’ll be hit with some sort of divine message, but for this week’s Glee episode, it may have come in one of the strangest forms ever: a saintly sandwich. That’s right, I’m talking about the ‘Grilled Cheesus.’ When Finn’s not-quite-working-just-right George Foreman grill burnt his beloved grilled cheese, an image of [...]

In this episode, Eugene, Oregon’s “The Stagger and Sway’s” lead singer, Mike Last, shares the story behind their eponymous song “Stagger and Sway.” This song was written on the tail-end of a LONG drive from Chicago to Eugene, Oregon, in a rattle-trap of a box-van. This was the kind of drive where the beginning marked [...]

In this episode, Mentone, CA’s Steve Carroll shares the story behind his song “Fall.” Lately I’ve been in the habit of ending each show with this song. It has a nice flow to it. Poetic and emotional, and resonant, maybe it echos within people a little after I finish, which is a good way to [...]

In this episode, Kathryn Ostenberg, of Hollywood & Colorado, shares the story behind her song “Who Really Knows.” Kathryn will be playing at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on January 30th. Details for this and other upcoming shows are available on her MySpace page. This is definitely the most personal song I’ve written, even [...]

photo by dave getzschman In this episode, Los Angeles’ Tucker Booth shares the lyrics and story for his song “Christy Montana” off his upcoming album “Bum Rap.” The song ‘Christy Montana’ was originally written as a last minute anniversary gift for the protagonist of the song. I had been in love with Christina aka Christy [...]

In this episode, Rob Getzschman, the man behind Analog Jetpack, shares the story behind their song, “Bury Me In My Jetpack.” The band is originally from Washington, DC, and currently based in Los Angeles, and their comic strip and unique aesthetic are Rob’s inspiration as well. “Bury Me In My Jetpack” owes a great debt [...]

In this episode, Eugene, Oregon’s Justin King shares the story behind his song “Sparrows,” which is featured no his latest album, Humilitas Occidit Superbiam. I wrote this tune sitting on a roof in New York. It’s mostly a song about the failure I felt in my relationships and with the band. [Justin King and the [...]

In this episode, Portland Oregon’s Fred Van Vactor tells the story behind his song, “Leaving Eugene.” I remember a piece of sage advice from my 7th grade writing teacher who told the class, “write what you know.” I’m completely familiar with the city of Eugene, Oregon. I’ve spent over 25 years bouncing in and out [...]

In this episode, Seattle’s Ehren Ebbage shares the story behind his song, “Snakes.” Almost all of my songs are written with at least one degree of separation; a real life experience inspires an idea but the names and dates are changed to protect identities, so to speak. Snakes is one of the few that are [...]

In this episode, Portland, Oregon’s The Dimes share the story behind their song, “Paul Kern Can’t Sleep.” (As told by lead singer, Johnny Clay.) “Paul Kern Can’t Sleep” is the story of a WWI vet who was shot in the head in battle. Doctors were able to save him, but the bullet struck the part [...]

So either you’ve had a lovely Christmas and now you’re cruising the Internet looking for something to do in the wake of eating and exchanging gifts, or you don’t celebrate Christmas and can only eat so much Chinese food and see so many movies. However you spent your day today, you’re here now and you [...]

While tearing up at an old episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on CMT, I caught an ad for The Singing Bee that had nothing to do with Mario Lopez Joey Fatone and made an appeal to the viewer to preserve the integrity of song lyrics by watching and participating in the show. It got [...]