Tech: Linking to Cowpie on archive.org

Subject: Tech: Linking to Cowpie on archive.org
From: Joe Offer
Date: 27 Aug 24 - 06:55 PM

Cowpie used to be the greatest Internet collection of country lyrics, but it died in about 2010. It used to be at http://www.roughstock.com/cowpie/songs/, but not no more. I was trying to post a clickable link from Mudcat Links to the archive of this resource at archive.org, but I can't make one that works. Can anybody tell me the secret?

Subject: RE: Tech: Linking to Cowpie on archive.org
From: gillymor
Date: 27 Aug 24 - 07:33 PM

I'm not quite sure what you're looking for, Joe but out of curiousity I I went to cowboylyrics.com and searched Marty Robbins and came up with a list and links to quite a few lyrics and chords for the man.

Subject: RE: Tech: Linking to Cowpie on archive.org
From: gillymor
Date: 27 Aug 24 - 07:54 PM

and here's one you're probably aware of, classic country. It's where I get most of my country lyrics and chords. If you scroll down there is a link to transposing software that is really easy to use.

Subject: RE: Tech: Linking to Cowpie on archive.org
From: cnd
Date: 27 Aug 24 - 08:53 PM

Joe, the reason Mudcat's blickifier gets confused is likely because there's technically two URL's in an archive.org address and it's not sure how to parse it. I've had that issue on other websites before, though I'll confess I haven't tried it in awhile.

https://web.archive.org/web/20100412184834/http://www.roughstock.com/cowpie/songs/S/steel-magnolia/keep-on-loving-you

Doing it the old-fashioned way (<a href="link">text</a>), as tested above, works fine.