The tag implication #50509 song -> music has been approved.

Reason: A song is by definition a piece of music with lyrics.

EDIT: The tag implication song -> music (forum #362923) has been approved by @gattonero2001.

We also have the lyrics tag, should song imply it or something?

Is there any reason that the tag shouldn't be aliased to music?

strikerman said:
Is there any reason that the tag shouldn't be aliased to music?

I think a song doesn't always need to have music.
In example, someone singing a song without any music playing.

Dunno what to think of it tagging-wise though.

m3g4p0n1 said:
I think a song doesn't always need to have music.
In example, someone singing a song without any music playing.

Singing is music. Vocals are an instrument in itself, it's possible to make music with just vocals.

song said:
The tag implication #50509 song -> music has been approved.

Reason: A song is by definition a piece of music with lyrics.

You should have snagged the tag for yourself lol.

But, yeah a song is a piece of music, it can contain singing, but so does a music. They're synonymous.

m3g4p0n1 said:
I think a song doesn't always need to have music.

A song without music is just a poem. Singing and chanting are specific methods of making music with the voice separate from simply reciting the words.

watsit said:
Singing is music. Vocals are an instrument in itself, it's possible to make music with just vocals.

clawstripe said:
A song without music is just a poem. Singing and chanting are specific methods of making music with the voice separate from simply reciting the words.

Makes sense, in this case I guess there isn't really much harm in aliasing song to music.

I could argue a song must have meaning, by having lyrics and such, while music doesn't, but I'm not so sure about it.

The tag implication song -> music (forum #362923) has been approved by @gattonero2001.