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.
Being a child of the '70s and '80s, BoC is a weird trip back in time for me, as much of the aesthetic of their work meshes with my own memories of growing up then... esp this video...
My memories of the '70s have quite eerily the same washed out look, with only reds and greens remaining, that scratched-school-film look from old movies and TV of the day, incorporated and indistinguishable from memory.
The statement in the video is pretty obvious, at least to me... that we all have influences in our lives growing up, and if we're not made aware of where they can take us, they can lead us astray. These bad influences are why the other kids are monkeys who end up dying or being left behind one by one, due to choices they make or behaviors they embody.
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Bizarre video with children wearing ape masks on bicycles.
Being a child of the '70s and '80s, BoC is a weird trip back in time for me, as much of the aesthetic of their work meshes with my own memories of growing up then... esp this video...
My memories of the '70s have quite eerily the same washed out look, with only reds and greens remaining, that scratched-school-film look from old movies and TV of the day, incorporated and indistinguishable from memory.
The statement in the video is pretty obvious, at least to me... that we all have influences in our lives growing up, and if we're not made aware of where they can take us, they can lead us astray. These bad influences are why the other kids are monkeys who end up dying or being left behind one by one, due to choices they make or behaviors they embody.
Best music video ever. It fits the song incredibly well.