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.
I know, I know, it's an instrumental, but this song has a meaning, and it's a rhythmic in-joke. "The Booker Tease" I assume is a reference to the R&G group Booker T. & the M.G.'s, who (based on my skimming of Wikipedia) seemed to specialize in tight rock instrumentals.
The "joke" is that the downbeat of "The Booker Tease" seems to shift by one beat between the two sections, fooling your brain in the process (the "tease" of the title). The song actually begins with a pickup beat in the guitar, tricking you into placing the "one" there. When the "chorus" arrives, the downbeat is revealed to be with the bass drum beat from the rhythm box.
Subtle, obscure, and goofy musical humor. Fortunately, the music is better than the joke.
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I know, I know, it's an instrumental, but this song has a meaning, and it's a rhythmic in-joke. "The Booker Tease" I assume is a reference to the R&G group Booker T. & the M.G.'s, who (based on my skimming of Wikipedia) seemed to specialize in tight rock instrumentals.
The "joke" is that the downbeat of "The Booker Tease" seems to shift by one beat between the two sections, fooling your brain in the process (the "tease" of the title). The song actually begins with a pickup beat in the guitar, tricking you into placing the "one" there. When the "chorus" arrives, the downbeat is revealed to be with the bass drum beat from the rhythm box.
Subtle, obscure, and goofy musical humor. Fortunately, the music is better than the joke.