I hate looking up lyrics online, because there are about 4000 sites, most of which have about 3 pop-up ads per page, and 40 irritating links asking me if I want some Tom Waits and/or Shakira ringtones. Uhm, no thanks.
However, Lyrics Zoo is a little better and comes with a bonus: the lyrics sometimes also have an embedded YouTube video on the page. In some cases it's a produced video, in other cases it's a rare live video. Here are some examples:
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down. Being outside of England, I don't know half the things he's singing on this album. You may recognize Stephen Graham who plays the "scummy" pimp; he played Tommy in Snatch, alongside Jason Stratham's Turkish.
Thom Yorke - Analyse. Quick quiz: which one is more depressing, the video or the song? You're BOTH right!
Wilco - Jesus, Etc. (Live). Great song, whose lyrics took on an ominous tone after 9/11 (lines like 'skyscrapers are scraping together' particularly). Wilco is always a great live act, as evidenced by this clip from a recent Canada show (7/12/2006).
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California. Funny, Spinal Tap-esque video tour through rock history, though I cringed a little at the Nirvana Unplugged "parody".
Spoon - Anything You Want. This is a live performance from Austin City Limits. Great band, I'm surprised more people haven't heard of them. "I'll be in the backroom drinking my half of the beer."
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