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.
completely disagree, this and 'i chose horses' are the best tracks on the album, much more, the two of the best tracks of mogwai's career. to me, this song demonstrates a chaotic mode of synchrocy. it's reasoning and saying it doesn't need something...as it grows, it tends to realizes it hasn't needed that something all along and becomes quite frustrated. "auto rock". quite oblivious.
As I logged into my computer this evening it suddenly occured to me that Mogwai's 'Auto Rock' has a melody almost identical to the Windows XP logon sound. I wonder if this was intentional as it is the first song on the track, or if Mogwai subconsciously stole the melody.
it might have to do with the "larger issues" of life, or the important things in general. Such as family, deaths occurring, and how all these things are so climatic in our lives.
Has anyone heard Breaking away by ratatat? i have a funny feeling ratatat has modivaied (excuess the bad spelling) auto rock a wee bit its not as dramtic, more chilled but still really good. I love listen to auto rock on the bus in the morning gets me pumped up for work total classic.
The ending doesint feel like the end of the song, which in a way is a dissapointment but still very good, if i had a good song to follow it my morning on ths bus would be complete. It leaves me built up and ready to go... but with nothing to go with....
i'll dig out glasgow mega snake ( as sujested by blorgazz) see how that goes
its funny i actully come from glasgow myself werid to think something so epic could come from these streets :)
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this song has so much potential as it builds, but then it's all just wasted as the track ends. quite disheartening.
i'm not very keen on this whole album anyway.
completely disagree, this and 'i chose horses' are the best tracks on the album, much more, the two of the best tracks of mogwai's career. to me, this song demonstrates a chaotic mode of synchrocy. it's reasoning and saying it doesn't need something...as it grows, it tends to realizes it hasn't needed that something all along and becomes quite frustrated. "auto rock". quite oblivious.
As I logged into my computer this evening it suddenly occured to me that Mogwai's 'Auto Rock' has a melody almost identical to the Windows XP logon sound. I wonder if this was intentional as it is the first song on the track, or if Mogwai subconsciously stole the melody.
this song is one of the best mog songs ever. i love how it builds up and up. sort of like explosions in the sky and the like...
Miami Vice! Hahaha.. It fit. Very awesome, I liked it.
i agree with beanx. i just saw miami vice (very good soundtrack btw) and this song fit very well, as did "We're No Here"
They couldn't have been able to choose a song that'd fit more .. It fits perfectly. I finally got some impressions when I'm thinking of this song.
Excellent build...
it might have to do with the "larger issues" of life, or the important things in general. Such as family, deaths occurring, and how all these things are so climatic in our lives.
no way, the build up is released in Glasgow Mega Snake, the songs are meant to go together sorta.
Has anyone heard Breaking away by ratatat? i have a funny feeling ratatat has modivaied (excuess the bad spelling) auto rock a wee bit its not as dramtic, more chilled but still really good. I love listen to auto rock on the bus in the morning gets me pumped up for work total classic.
The ending doesint feel like the end of the song, which in a way is a dissapointment but still very good, if i had a good song to follow it my morning on ths bus would be complete. It leaves me built up and ready to go... but with nothing to go with....
i'll dig out glasgow mega snake ( as sujested by blorgazz) see how that goes
its funny i actully come from glasgow myself werid to think something so epic could come from these streets :)
Breaking Away is by far my favorite Ratatat song... so wistful and melancholy somehow.
Breaking Away is by far my favorite Ratatat song... so wistful and melancholy somehow.