Gonna soundtrack the day with some silly, sappy (but lyrically clever!) #IndiePop

Probably been over a decade since I've run through The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs.
Still a wonderful collection of tunes.

The Magnetic Fields - A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Cof3vyx1Q

#music #Pop #LoveSongs #StephinMerritt

New post from A Head Full of Wishes
My record collection: [268] The 6ths - Wasps' Nest (CD)
The 6ths was one of Stephin Merritt’s side projects that released two albums of his own compositions mostly sung by... #The6ths #WaspsNest #StephinMerritt #DeanWareham #MyRecordCollection

https://www.fullofwishes.co.uk/2025/07/17/my-record-collection-the-6ths-wasps-nest-cd/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ifttt

Episode one hundred and forty-three is up now! Today's song is The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side by The Magnetic Fields.

I discuss the specificity of the lyrics, and how the song contrasts between themes of youth and adulthood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkZO4_DKa5g

#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #theluckiestguysonthelowereastside #themagneticfields #stephinmerritt #ldbeghtol #69lovesongs

Episode ninety-one is up now! Today's song is Papa Was A Rodeo by The Magnetic Fields.

I discuss the trick this song's narration pulls on you, and the achingly beautiful final verse and chorus.

https://youtu.be/PJ1aTmZiY9o?si=0lJdL9iQPqTz-uPX

#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #themagneticfields #69lovesongs #themagneticfields69lovesongs #stephinmerritt #shirleysimms #papawasarodeo

Episode ninety is up now! Today's song is The Book of Love by The Magnetic Fields.

I discuss the sarcastic yet sweet lyrics of the song, as well as Peter Gabriel's saccharine yet beautiful cover, and its excellent use in the finale of Scrubs.

https://youtu.be/PYMQhE4jROY?si=t69ik7fdM-T_ltdg

#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #themagneticfields #69lovesongs #themagneticfields69lovesongs #stephinmerritt #thebookoflove #petergabriel #scrubs

Episode eighty-nine is up now! Today's song is Busby Berkeley Dreams by The Magnetic Fields.

I discuss the dreamy surreality of Busby Berkeley's work, and how Stephin Merritt pushes his upper range.

https://youtu.be/ndNdGdQBml8?si=3rgtzv9AWPU0AAZI

#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #themagneticfields #69lovesongs #themagneticfields69lovesongs #stephinmerritt #busbyberkeley #busbyberkeleydreams

Episode eighty-eight is up now! Today's song is Come Back From San Francisco by The Magnetic Fields.

I discuss the poetic lyrics filled with odd rhymes, and the simple but pretty arrangement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEXBYpFS838

#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #themagneticfields #69lovesongs #themagneticfields69lovesongs #stephinmerritt #shirleysimms #comebackfromsanfrancisco #sanfrancisco

Episode eighty-seven is up now! Today's song is Grand Canyon by The Magnetic Fields.

I discuss the limited but complex lyrics, and the strange story of Paul Bunyan.

https://youtu.be/MOysFL8-t58?si=YtjGymE6cJoLvkuK

#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #themagneticfields #69lovesongs #themagneticfields69lovesongs #stephinmerritt #grandcanyon #paulbunyan #babetheblueox