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.
Great bottleneck guitar work. I heard this off the Performance soundtrack cause I was in my Rolling Stones phase and that's where I first heard of Ry Cooder. This song is exceptional- a mix of psychedelicia and hard rockin' blues that blows me away every time.
When closing my eyes and listening to this, I imagine a guy on an isolated farm in the desert playing the guitar next to a fenced in cows, and one cow has a surprised look on its face. Then a circle of native Americans dance around a campfire and glimpses of wild horses running until the 40 second point when the song changes and then I saw a bunch of 19th century soldiers on horseback. Somehow the wild horses beat back the cavalry…maybe the natives dance had something to do with it…
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Great bottleneck guitar work. I heard this off the Performance soundtrack cause I was in my Rolling Stones phase and that's where I first heard of Ry Cooder. This song is exceptional- a mix of psychedelicia and hard rockin' blues that blows me away every time.
When closing my eyes and listening to this, I imagine a guy on an isolated farm in the desert playing the guitar next to a fenced in cows, and one cow has a surprised look on its face. Then a circle of native Americans dance around a campfire and glimpses of wild horses running until the 40 second point when the song changes and then I saw a bunch of 19th century soldiers on horseback. Somehow the wild horses beat back the cavalry…maybe the natives dance had something to do with it…