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				Songs in Fics
				Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:40 pm
				by Zanssoulmate08
				Those of you who read my fics should know that i use songs in almost all of them. So, I was just wondering, who actually reads the song lyrics? Not just in my fics, but in all of them, cause my sister usually doesn't, I do, and I was wondering who else did or didn't.
-Sarah
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:27 pm
				by littleroswell
				Hmm. I read them sometimes. If I already know the song, I skip the lyrics a lot of times. Sometimes if there are too many, I skip them. But most of the time, I read them because the author thought it fit the mood and I'm always looking for good songs!
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:50 pm
				by cardinalgirl
				I usually read them, but I don't read a lot of fics that have lyrics stuck in the middle of parts, really.  For the lyrics to actually be in the body of a part, I always feel like it needs to have a reason for being there, as in, it's a song the characters in the story are actually hearing/singing.  For "mood-setter" lyrics, I'd much rather read them at the beginning of a part than in the actual body.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:28 pm
				by Queen Fee
				Hmm, I tend to only read lyrics of songs i know, if i don't know them i skip through them cos i can't really picture the lyrics as a song with a melody etc. I hope that makes sense!x
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:19 pm
				by behrlyliz
				I rarely read them.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:43 pm
				by rie482
				I never read them. It's sad but it's true - I just dont have the patience to read all the lyrics. But, saying that, I'm guilty for using song lyrics. hehe.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:31 am
				by tequathisy
				I always skip them, but if it's a song I know I imagine it playing in my head as I read. I've only ever included one song and it was integral to the story apart from that they are usually superfluous.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:30 am
				by girl afraid
				I tend to skip over them too, particularly if the lyrics posted are by a band/artist I despise (which happens more often than not, I'm super fussy about my music).
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:51 pm
				by Amelia
				[/img]  I read them. I think they can really help to get the emotions of the characters across.
			 
			
					
				
				Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:23 pm
				by Amelia
				It's me again. Now, to be completely truthful sometimes I do not read all of the song. I tend to get catch up in the moment and I can not wait to read the next part ...so I skip the song. However, if I do not already know the song I will go back to read it. 
