Stephin merritt has released twelve albums by his band the magnetic fields, and two albums from the 6ths, all of them featuring extremely catchy songs. Stephin merritt and the magnetic fields explores his friendship with his longtime bandmate and manager claudia gonson. Watch the video for strange powers from the magnetic fields s holiday for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. I am a big fan of stephin merritt and the magnetic fields, so i was excited to get a more intimate look at his life. With laura ballance, carrie brownstein, ethan cohn, sam davol. The album was actually the third to be recorded, and was intended to be released through the label feel good all over prior to the charm of the highway strip. Download on amazon strange powers play on apple music strange powers download on itunes strange powers play on spotify strange powers play on youtube strange powers. With his unique gift for memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings that blend classic tin pan alley with modern sounds, stephin merritt has distinguished himself as one of contemporary pop. Beyond writing and recording numerous albums, merritt has also written songs for the books of lemony snicket, composed music for stage adaptation of neil gaimans coraline, and was the subject of the feature documentary strange powers. The magnetic fields strange powers lyrics songmeanings.
Songwriter stephin merritt is known as the cole porter of his generation for his memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings. The magnetic fields strange powers lyrics genius lyrics. Ten years in the making, strange powers is an intimate documentary portrait of songwriter stephin merritt and his band the magnetic fields. While synthpop often forms the foundation of their music, the magnetic fields music borrows from many other styles, notably. The magnetic fields is essentially a vehicle for merritts songwriting, as are various sideprojects.
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The original song was released as part of the soundtrack to a movie by the same name. Strange powers the magnetic fields cover the shins. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Several of the tracks are cover songs the gambler kenny rogers, strange powers the magnetic fields, and the king of carrot flowers neutral milk hotel, and two of the compositions. Performing with the magnetic fields since 1991, stephin merritt has composed some of his generations most intellectually incisive, whimsical, witty and acerbic music. Merritt is the subject of a documentary, strange powers. Merritt is an atheist, wears only brown clothing, is openly gay and a vegan, saying, i aint et an animal since 1983. Strange powers by magnetic fields overdrive rakuten. Stephin merritt and the magnetic fields explores his friendship with his longtime bandmate and.
Stephin merritt and the magnetic fields explores his friendship with his. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. In las vegas where the electric bills are straggring. While synthpop often forms the foundation of their music, the magnetic fields music borrows from many other styles, notably country, folk and indie pop. Recent albums released under the name the magnetic fields usually consist of synthpop music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics which are often heavily ironic. The dreamy melodies interact with stephen merritts sharp and witty tongue to create a unique listening experience. They are a band fronted by stephin merritt, including sam davol, banjo playersecond guitarist john. Stephin merritt and the magnetic fields is more sophisticated than the norm, in keeping with its subject. Strange powers lyrics verse 1 on the ferris wheel looking out on coney island under more stars than. Stephin merritt and the magnetic fields stars the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 24 min, and received a score of 66 out of 100 on metacritic. Strange powers lyrics the magnetic fields strange powers.
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Shot over 10 years, strange powers explores his friendship with longtime bandmatemanager, claudia gonson. There are also some cautionary tales about what happens when a person of complex insights gets misrepresented in the media. Strange powers is the song you will want to listen to over and over again. Stephin merritt and the magnetic fields by strange powers format. Stephin merritt and the magnetic fields, which premiered in march 2010. Strange powers stephin merritt and the magnetic fields. The flowers she sent and the flowers she said she sent. What a golden age, what a time of right and reason. The magnetic fields strange powers lyrics metrolyrics. However, due to the label delaying its release for over a year, it would not emerge until five months after its successor. Stephin merritt is known as the cole porter of his generation for his memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings. Directors kerthy fix and gail ohara reportedly spent 10 years on the film, though that time span isnt really reflected in the finished work, which jumps around in telling the magnetic fields story, relying heavily on just a. The magnetic fields this is a the magnetic fields discography, not a stephin merritt discography.
Besides the magnetic fields and the 6ths, stephin also creates music under the names future bible heroes and the gothic archies. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The magnetic fields strange powers lyrics lyricsfreak. It chronicles the story of singersongwriter stephin merrit over the course of roughly a decade. On the ferris wheel looking out on coney island under more stars than there are prostitutes in thailand our hair in the air our lips blue f.
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