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Author: Pichu-kun

Mar 11th 2016 at 12:17:19 AM

UpForGrabs, right? I was going to make a YKTTW for this but it turns out it already exists.

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Lyric videos are videos meant to show the lyrics to a song while it is playing. Traditionally these are fan-made videos, however in recent years many companies have taken notice to how popular these types of videos are on Website/{{Youtube}} and have begun producing professional lyric videos. Official lyric videos can range anywhere from text on a still image to full-length music videos in their own right.
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!!Examples:

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHimjVYsd6I lyric video]] to Music/KatyPerry's "Unconditionally" features a woman singing the lyrics to another woman, who more-or-less just dramatically stares at the camera the entire video. Erika Linder is frequently [[ViewerGenderConfusion mistaken for a man]] in the video, which was probably the director's intent.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njJ7NZMH70M lyric video]] to "Not Gonna Die" by Music/{{Skillet}} is an animated video where a little girl gets chased by a hydra. It features heavy Christian symbolism (unsurprising considering Skillet is a Christian Rock band), such as the girl being watched over by a lion and her trying to use a slingshot on the hydra.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAI5GSyXMjA lyric video]] to "Wolves Without Teeth" by Music/OfMonstersAndMen features choreography done by twins Erna Jónasdóttir and Hrefna Jónasdóttir while they lip-sync to the song.