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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Episode eighty-six is up now! Today's song is Sweet-Lovin' Man by The Magnetic Fields.

I discuss the way this song subverts the expectations the album has set up to this point, and how the song still manages to be sweet even when it's being silly.

https://youtu.be/RvKAZtZs8qA?si=DSjOFQ5ntCJvoyw2

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Episode eighty-five is up now! Today's song is I Don't Want To Go Over You by The Magnetic Fields.

I discuss the what and the why of the 69 Love Songs project, and how this song perfectly demonstrates Stephin Merritt's flare for snark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kA0_MGi6Vg

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