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.
In an interview, Pete Buck once commented about this song: "We hired members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform the string parts to this song. They came in and did everything perfectly in one take." He also stated that Michael came up with the flute part as a melody, but couldn't come up with lyrics for the tune, so they hired Mark Bingham to transcribe Michael's humming the part into sheet music.
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Amazing instrumental. Instrumental second only to NO#1 off of Automatic for the People
In an interview, Pete Buck once commented about this song: "We hired members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform the string parts to this song. They came in and did everything perfectly in one take." He also stated that Michael came up with the flute part as a melody, but couldn't come up with lyrics for the tune, so they hired Mark Bingham to transcribe Michael's humming the part into sheet music.