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.

FreezeSukka

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2009-03-30 00:47:00

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by Mushmouth Joe

14y ago

I'm so glad these lyrics are here! They do actually say "Pow!" only once about halfway through. If you've ever wondered why the Beasties did so much instrumental stuff like this when they could have done another song like So What'cha Want, I say give this track another chance. Check out the drums! "Pow!" is one of my favorites on Check Your Head. Whenever I hear it while driving I have to watch my speed! This is a great place to start if you wanna become more familiar with their funky, jazzy, instrumental stuff. There is more of this on Ill Communication & Hello Nasty. Later on, in 2007, they put out an entire album of this type of stuff called The Mix-Up, which is just as funky & brilliant as any other album they made.

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by shane14844

9y ago

Pow!

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