The Breeders

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.

jesusaurous

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2008-04-21 15:30:53

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Cover art for Bang On lyrics by Breeders, The

by paulxne

18y ago

can't believe no one commented on this yet, everytime this song comes on, i feel like dancing!

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by ltripley

17y ago

Easily one of the most important songs of 90's rock n roll movement overlooked and hidden in a pile of dust of old records. Simple and Cold, this song definitely moves you. I love how it expresses the fact that sometimes your trying to understand or figure out a part of you that just dosnt make any sense. Shes trying to figure out what she is missing that makes her feel so lonely and isolated from everyone else. But in the end she gives up to the frustration by sighing "guh". Shes hopeless and Lost................ Beautiful!

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by artslut

17y ago

I always thought that the -guh part was supposed to be word play.

I'm missing-guh = I'm a sing-ah

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