# Strip characters from start of iTunes lyric tag
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-characters-from-start-of-itunes-lyric-tag/17147
**Category:** Web Sources Discussion
**Created:** [August 14, 2015, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-characters-from-start-of-itunes-lyric-tag/17147 "2015-08-14T08:28:28Z")
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### Author:  [@Mus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mus)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2015, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-characters-from-start-of-itunes-lyric-tag/17147/1 "2015-08-14T08:28:28Z")
Hi y'all,
I've started using iTunes Lyrics Importer which does a good job of retrieving and automatically updating fairly accurate lyrics from LyricWiki on all selected tracks.
Unfortunately it prefaces every lyric with the following:
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Is there a script that can remove this via mp3tag or iTunes?
Alternatively is there a batch lyric method available in mp3 tag?
Cheers!
M
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-characters-from-start-of-itunes-lyric-tag/17147/2 "2015-08-14T11:34:42Z")
> [@Mus](#):
>
> ... Unfortunately it prefaces every lyric with the following: ...
> Is there a script that can remove this via mp3tag ...
**Action: Format value Field : UNSYNCEDLYRICS Formatstring: $ifgreater($strstr(%UNSYNCEDLYRICS%,''),0,$cutLeft(%UNSYNCEDLYRICS%,$add(8,$strstr(%UNSYNCEDLYRICS%,''))),%UNSYNCEDLYRICS%) ... or ... Formatstring: $regexp(%UNSYNCEDLYRICS%,'^.\*',,1)**
DD.20150814.1536.CEST
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### Author:  [@Mus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mus)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/strip-characters-from-start-of-itunes-lyric-tag/17147/3 "2015-08-14T12:15:08Z")
Thank you! Second one worked great 🙂
M