Orphan Lyrics™
Orphan Lyrics™ creates and sells designer apparel featuring
song lyrics, and donates 100 percent of the profits to children’s charities.
Song lyrics are a renewable resource of creativity and expression. We put these
words into action on a clean product to make a powerful fashion statement for disadvantaged
children.
Officially Licensed Apparel
Orphan Lyrics™ holds the greatest respect for the entertainment
industry. We only use lyrics that have been properly licensed from music publishers
and only for the use that permission was granted. Beware of imitations where the
artists and songwriters are not given credit, or where no good comes from the company’s
gains. If it doesn’t have an Orphan Lyrics™ badge
on the sleeve, it’s not authentic! Remember, we donate all the profits from
sales of our lyric t-shirts to charity.
DJ Collection
Complementing our lyric t-shirts is a line of trendy clothing
for all music lovers which celebrates the beat behind the
lyrics and features our distinctive retro logo. Sales of the
DJ Collection help to offset our operating costs so that we
can continue our philanthropic efforts.
About Our Logo
Our logo is based on a retro icon from the vinyl era of the record industry –
the 45 adapter. 45s have a 1½ inch diameter hole in the middle, designed
to fit early jukebox systems. By the early 1950’s standard record players
were modified to handle different speed records, but these players had a tiny spindle
too small for the 45s.
Plastic snap-in inserts known as 45 adapters were designed to overcome this problem.
These adapters varied greatly in shape and became widely used starting in the 1960’s.
They were also known as ‘spiders’, ‘spacers’ and even ‘Triskelions’
after a second series episode of Star Trek featured a similar design. However, in
1983 the arrival of the compact disc crushed demand for the vinyl ‘single’
and the adapters.