Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

fridgebuzz

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2004-12-30 17:53:54

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by TeN

21y ago

"We were walking down the street and she [Satomi] saw these dogs sitting there and then just suddenly started singing this song "dog on the side walk", you know. She just sang the song, right at that moment. We were just like "oh, let's use that." That song was fun because that became the vocal part, but then the rest of the sounds on it was something that John had done totally seperately and we figured out a way to try and put it together."

drummer Greg Saunier, in an interview with Babes in Boyland (http://www.babesinboyland.info/pages/air/deerhoof_01.htm)

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by Dogsweat

21y ago

haha cool

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by astrochik41

19y ago

omg i love this song!! it's just so random

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by Zazeet

4y ago

\'Wanwan\' is the sound of a dog barking in Japanese. Just thought you might like to know.

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