History Series / DontForgettheLyrics

* ConsolationPrize: A customized UsefulNotes/MP3 player on the syndicated version.

The show originally ran on FOX from 2007 through 2009, hosted by Creator/WayneBrady. A syndicated version with a modified format and a $50,000 top prize ran in the 2010-11 television season, which was hosted by Mark [=McGrath=] of Music/SugarRay and often paired with a syndicated version of its sister show ''Series/AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader''. Both series folded after a single season.

** After every three levels of a game, Niecy Nash would say: "The game… is about to get harder." as the stage changes colors.

* SpiritualSequel: The show's overall structure is very similar to ''Fifth Grader''.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: A contestant once needed three words of Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman". She used her last backup: 2 words. She chose the second word first which is "Am", instead of using logic and knowing the only word that can come before am is I, she picked the first word which is indeed I but had no idea what the third word was and missed the question. If she had just used common sense and chosen the third word, she would have got it right.

A Creator/{{Fox}} GameShow where a single contestant tries to correctly guess the next line in a series of popular songs for a chance to win up to $1,000,000.

The show originally ran on Fox from 2007 through 2009, hosted by Creator/WayneBrady. A syndicated version with a modified format and a $50,000 top prize ran in the 2010-11 television season, which was hosted by Mark [=McGrath=] of Music/SugarRay and often paired with a syndicated version of its sister show ''Series/AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader''. Both series folded after a single season.

In May 2022, Fox revived ''Lyrics'' with a new host, Creator/NiecyNash. It retains a similar format to the Wayne Brady version, although with some changes to the money ladder and backups (with the value of the penultimate song lowered to $250,000).

* CelebrityEdition: The first Fox version did these with actual musicians, such as Music/BoyzIIMen, [[Music/REOSpeedwagon Kevin Cronin]], and Music/MeatLoaf. In the Boyz II Men episode, there just so happened to be a "Boyz II Men" category: they saved it for the $500,000 song.

* CelebrityEdition: Yes, with actual musicians too; such as Meat Loaf, Boys II Men, Kevin Cronin, and Brett Michaels. Sometimes the celebrity musicians even did a musical performance of their own at the end of the show. Played with for Boys II Men's episode, where there just so happened to be a "Boys II Men" category on the board. Of course, they saved it for last, and sang a ''lot'' more than what they needed to win the $500,000.

Each song is played as a karaoke-style performance, until the screen displays a series of blanks corresponding to each missing word. The main game uses nine themed categories (usually dealing with a genre, artist, time period, etc) with two song choices each, with each correct answer bringing the contestant up a money ladder progressing up to $500,000. At this point, the contestant can either quit with their winnings, or risk it on the final Million-Dollar Song -- a mystery song that has been a number-one hit. Answering it correctly awards the million... or else the player drops back down to $25,000. The contestant also receives access to {{Lifelines}} known as "backups".

In May 2022, Fox revived ''Lyrics'' with a new host, Creator/NiecyNash. It retains a similar format to the Wayne Brady version, although with some changes to the money ladder and backups (with the value of the final song before the Million-Dollar Song lowered to $250,000).

In May 2022, Fox revived ''Lyrics'' with a new host, Creator/NiecyNash. It retains a similar format to the Wayne Brady version, although with some changes to the money ladder and backups.

Each song is played as a karaoke-style performance, until the screen displays a series of blanks corresponding to each missing word. The main game uses nine themed categories (usually dealing with a genre, artist, time period, etc) with two song choices each, with each correct answer bringing the contestant up a money ladder progressing up to $500,000. At this point, the contestant can either quit with their winnings, or risk it on the final Million-Dollar Song -- a mystery song that has been a number-one hit. Answering it correctly awards the million... or else the player drops back down to $100,000. The contestant also receives access to {{Lifelines}} known as "backups".

In May 2022, Fox revived ''Lyrics'' with a new host, Creator/NiecyNash. It retains a similar format to the Wayne Brady version, although with some changes to the

** The Million-Dollar Song on the primetime versions. If the player decides to play this song, they must ''not'' walk away or use any Backups (except in later seasons of the Brady version, where only Backup Singer may be used - see below).

A Creator/{{FOX}} GameShow where a single contestant tries to correctly guess the next line in a series of popular songs for a chance to win up to $1,000,000.

Each song is played as a karaoke-style performance, until the screen displays a series of blanks corresponding to each missing word. The main game uses nine themed categories (usually dealing with a genre, artist, time period, etc) with two song choices each, with each correct answer bringing the contestant up a money ladder progressing up to $500,000. At this point, the contestant can either quit with their winnings, or risk it on the final Million-Dollar Song -- a mystery song that has been a number-one hit. Answering it correctly awards the million... or else the player drops back down to $100,000.


The show originally ran on FOX from 2007 through 2009, hosted by Creator/WayneBrady. A syndicated version with a modified format and a $50,000 top prize ran in the 2010-11 television season, which was hosted by Mark [=McGrath=] of Music/SugarRay and often paired with a syndicated version of its sister show ''Series/AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader''. Both series folded after a single season.

In May 2022, FOX revived ''Lyrics'' with a new host, Creator/NiecyNash. It retains a similar format to the Wayne Brady version, although the money ladder has been changed to reduce the amounts of the final four songs before the Million-Dollar Song (now topping out at $250,000), and the $100,000 safety net for it has been removed (leaving only the $25,000 milestone).

** The 2022 revival only uses two Backups, Backup Singer and Three Words. Unlike Two Words on the Wayne Brady version, the Three Words do not have to be used all at once on one song (i.e. the words are used one at a time, at any point during any song).

** After every three levels of a game, Niecy Nash would say: "The game… is about to get harder." as the stage change colors.

In 2022, FOX revived ''Lyrics'' with a new host, Creator/NiecyNash. It retains a similar format to the Wayne Brady version, although the money ladder has been changed to reduce the amounts of the final four songs before the Million-Dollar Song (now topping out at $250,000), and the $100,000 safety net for it has been removed (leaving only the $25,000 milestone).

** After every three levels of a game, Niecy Nash would say: "(But) the game… is about to get harder." as the stage change colors.

** After every three levels of a game, Niecy Nash would say: "The game… is about to get harder." as the stage change colors.

** "The game… is about to get harder." -- Niecy Nash

** "The game… is about to get harder." -- Niecy Nash, after every 3 levels

** "The game… is about to get harder." (Niecy Nash)

** "The game… is about to get harder." (Niecy Nash, 2022 FOX)

** "The game… is about to get harder." (Niecy Nash)

** “The game… is about to get harder.” (2022 FOX)

* CatchPhrase: "Lock in those lyrics!"