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.

pumpkinprincesss

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2008-05-26 05:13:29

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by sonuvagoon

18y ago

here's a quick edit for one of my favorite songs of all time :) :

Don't know why I have to work Don't know why I can't play Turn me off turn me out But don't turn me away Save me a place I'll come running if you love me today

Don't know why I have to go Don't know why I can't stay Guess I want to be alone And I guess I need to be amazed Save me a place I'll come running if you love me today I'll come running if you love me today.

(This song is a cover of Fleetwood Mac's original.)

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by sarabuckingham

15y ago

A horrifically unimaginitive take on a wonderful work. A cover is a cover because the covering artist can bring a different viewpoint to a piece. If you know both versions, Fleetwood Mac and Vetiver's, you will see the obvious intent to use Lindsey's style of singing. There is nothing different about or artistically challenging about this piece contrasted to the Fleetwood Mac version. Listen kids, if you did this at school it would be called plagiarism.

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