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69 Love Songs is the sixth studio album by American indie pop band the Magnetic Fields, released on September 14, 1999, by Merge Records. As its title indicates, 69 Love Songs is a three-volume concept album composed of 69 love songs, all written by Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt.
Sep 7, 1999 · 69 Love Songs is the sixth album by The Magnetic Fields, released on September 7, 1999 by Merge Records. As its title indicates, 69 Love Songs is a three-volume concept album...
Sep 7, 1999 · That's because it's impossible to reconcile the concept of 69 Love Songs with its execution; it's simply too big. That might sound like a cop-out, but this is truly an album you can get...
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- “Papa Was a Rodeo” Most reasonable people can agree that this song is the best on 69 Love Songs. It’s in the running for title of “only believable love story of the 20th century.”
- “The Book of Love” Merritt makes great use of his sonorous voice to authoritatively put forth a kind of manifesto, as he’s called it, for _69 Love Song_s.
- “Asleep and Dreaming” A lullaby for a grown up, a love psalm, a moment of almost unbearable vulnerability and surrender—“Asleep and Dreamin” is all of these things.
- “All My Little Words” Wise, tender and softly defeated, this really could be one of the best love songs, one of those transcendent pages in The Book of Love, even if it is tear-stained.
Sep 14, 1999 · The box set includes six records housed in a sturdy slipcase along with a full-size, 24-page color booklet featuring liner notes written by author Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket. Includes unlimited streaming of 69 Love Songs via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Apr 9, 2024 · Today’s playlist is something a little different, and more earthbound: a tribute to the Magnetic Fields, the long-running indie band that is currently on a tour commemorating the 25th anniversary...
Mar 16, 2024 · The songs explore many different aspects and types of love. Straight, gay, lesbian, and bisexual love are all touched upon at one point or another. Heartbreak, anger, lust, sex, yearning, frustration, bliss, loss, self-loathing, jealousy and much, much more weave themselves throughout the record.
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