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The Magnetic Fields are the music of songwriter-
producer-instrumentalist Stephin Merritt, who lives and
records in New York City. Adept at computer music
programming and production, Merritt records his own albums
and plays almost everything on them with help from cellist
Sam Davol, banjo player/second guitarist John Woo, and
percussionist/pianist Claudia Gonson.

Merritt's first two CD's, "The Wayward Bus" and "Distant
Plastic Trees", came out in 1991 and 1992 with singer Susan
Anway, formerly of the early 80's Boston punk band "V." More...






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A Family that was spreeding apart | Reviewer: Salma Walter
    ------ About the song The Saddest Story Ever Told performed by The Magnetic Fields

Once there was a family who had all type of emergencys they would have to go to the hospital every night sometimes days thy had there yougest new born daughter who had cancer the oldest daughter how had a hole in her heart and the mother and father where dead so they got adopted from an other family well there parents had something that can possibly kill them in there heart they would get up at 12 o'clock to go to the hospital so one hurrible day there father came home angry because he got fired from work because [he was a drug seller] so he went to sell drugs to get money because they where broke they used almost all the money for the family to go to the hospital so he went home he was in his office bragging and he told the oldest daughter to try a beer so she didn't no what had in it it had tobacko init with alchall and she didn't want any so she told him5 times he was telling her to drink she said no and her dad got his belt of and wipped her 5 times she went crying to her room and she heard her baby sister crying her dad was wipping the baby to so she went over when her dad was going down the stairs so she got the baby and went outside the window and went to the police and told them that there dad hit her and the baby so that night the police went to the house and areccted the father so they told them where is the mother and the dauhter said she hasen't came home for 3 weeks or so and they told them what was her name and they said Carrie Simmesin and they told them that she was killed by there father so they told the girls so they got adopted to a family who now loves the .


Ed is short-sighted | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song Two Characters in Search of a Country Song performed by The Magnetic Fields

This other review of the song by Ed is short-sighted. Merritt's lyrics VERY OFTEN deal with gender fluidity. In "Old Orchard Beach," for instance, the lyrics read: "You were a little girl with starry eyes / Now you're a sad young man and no one knows why." : P

dress in black and read camus | Reviewer: benway
    ------ About the song I Don't Want to Get Over You performed by The Magnetic Fields

i got this song on a compilation off a magazine cover..and i was never the same after hearing it. like discovering 'the smiths' all over again, mercurial music. i got '69 love songs' much later than i should have, but like bands like 'neu' theres never such a thing as too late really. gold sounds.

Is there a gender issue? | Reviewer: Ed
    ------ About the song Two Characters in Search of a Country Song performed by The Magnetic Fields

I haven't listened to the song, but read the lyrics. Being strong on lyrics, I thought the pairing of names peculiar, since it was Jesse James/William tell; Daniel Webster/Devil himself...then listed Calamity Jane/Wild Bill. Male-male-female. The small things that shoot a song down.

To the guy who dissed this song. | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song 100,000 Fireflies performed by The Magnetic Fields

You know what, this song is so ingenious! I'm really sorry that you tiny brain won't let you understand the romantic level of this song. I understand that you don't like the song but no one needs to here your crap. This was one of the greatest bands. It started a revolution of music. This is music that required talent. The man in this band wrote all of the songs by himself and maybe his voice wasn't the best but he was genius. So please just let others enjoy the song without you whining.

Agreed! | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song I Don't Want to Get Over You performed by The Magnetic Fields

Gotta agree with the guy beofre, this is an awesome song, got sort of a joy division sound to it, and the lyrics are amazing. from the album '69 love songs', worth a look for anyone, very ecletic and interesting

Best song ever! | Reviewer: Jessica
    ------ About the song I Don't Want to Get Over You performed by The Magnetic Fields

Not many people know about this song, but it should be world famous because this song is just... AMAZING! The lyrics are so clever and the instrumentals are totally wicked :) This song is so good I just HAD to write a review! Magnetic Fields for life <3

true genius | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song 100,000 Fireflies performed by The Magnetic Fields

One of my favourite songs (along with 'Strange Powers' and 'If You Don't Cry') by my favourite band. The 'as they ricochet round the room' bit is perhaps the most sublime moment in pop music history :)

Profoundly Moving | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song I'm Sorry I Love You performed by The Magnetic Fields

I'm sorry, i love you.. is one of my favorite korean dramas...every charactr's emotions were immortalized with such rending passion...deep, rending but very substantial...it's a moving peice...one you wont forget once you've watched it...

this just plainly sucks and pure heart is out of his mind | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song 100,000 Fireflies performed by The Magnetic Fields

this is the worst song i have ever seen in my life. the only reason i even looked this crap up is because i am doing a essay on daniel handler which used to be in this horrible band i hope this band doesnt exist anymore because if it does then it really needs to die


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