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Rewritable Song Lyrics

Posted by kdawson on from the moon-june-soon dept.

JimCricket writes "A new kind of record company, Tailored Music Group, is selling user-customizable songs. Each song is distributed in its 'default' (generic) form, and the customer can change any (or all) of the lyrics. For a few hundred bucks, the original indie musician will re-work the song with the custom lyrics. Neat idea."

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  1. I can see it now by BKX · · Score: 3, Funny

    New gems like, "Pownt, I owned your ass loser. You suck, I rock"
    and "I love gay sex"

    1. Re:I can see it now by neonmonk · · Score: 0, Funny

      Approval process? Or sliding scale of how much the artist charges depending on how much they don't want to do it?

      Now there's a good business model!

      "'In Soviet Russia, I love hardcore gay hot grits smeared on my Natalie Portman poster' - hmmm.... well, that'll be $50,000 thanks"

      Awesome!~

    2. Re:I can see it now by Redlazer · · Score: 3, Funny
      Im pretty sure there are already numerous rap songs containing those lyrics.

      Or, just as likely, covering up for either of those two situations.

      -Red

      --
      Guns don't kill people, "with glowing hearts" kills people.
  2. A boon to mediocraty by Smight · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey there indie rockers!
    Can't wait to sell out, but you don't have the talent to get a record company interested in mutilating your songs?
    Well you're in luck!!

    --
    IOU one (1) signature
  3. I've got a billion pop song tool by fantomas · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ultimately configurable, you can get a billion pop songs from it. The world's top hits have been made using it. It's called AlphaBet (TM) and I'll sell you it for only 19.99, send to the address below...

    1. Re:I've got a billion pop song tool by Gzip+Christ · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's called AlphaBet (TM) and I'll sell you it for only 19.99 No thanks, I'll wait for the beta.
  4. Re:There's a market for this ? by Alterion · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can imagine a big market, there Britney spears for one... No better way to improve her album sales than remove her from even having to pretend to sing :)

  5. Now hold on there.... by StressGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    New gems like, "Pownt, I owned your ass loser. You suck, I rock"

    It's not all going to be heavy metal

    "I love gay sex"

    Or country music, ya know.

    And So....haveing thusly offended a significant portion of the Slashdot demographic...exit our hero through the front door...STAGE LEFT

    --
    A goal is a dream with a deadline
  6. Re:Title of the Reply by cyberfunkr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Props given for an obscure reference, however reversal of stance for lack of credit for group that wrote the song.

    Offering of better reference in form of a wiki article and song lyrics.

    Self-righteous closing

    --Witty, yet non-relevant tagline

  7. Subject of the Rejoinder by WobindWonderdog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Acceptance of reversal of stance citing location of terminal as plausible cause for lack of appropriate research.

    Mostly on-topic fanboi-ing of previously ascertained musical group.

    Subtle meta-reference to non-sequiterish subject.

    -- Overused lyric from mainstream ex-alternative band used with a completely inappropriate misunderstanding of subject