69 Love Songs

[Koalapupu]

Has anyone here ever heard of/listened to the Magnetic Fields? What do you think? I've had them on repeat for some time now...

I only have the album (well, three albums) called '69 Love Songs', which is what it says: it has 69 love songs written from various perspectives, in different styles leaving no stone unturned. I think this idea is just marvellous! Among the traditional "I love you sooo" songs (which this band make sound fresh) there are many many untraditional, including

*a hint towards being a furry - Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits

*one about an ugly guy whom a girl only uses to get rides in a car but he's still happy about the situation - The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side)

*a story of a stubborn man who won't believe the marriage is over and pretends everything is ok. This is one of my favorites, it's really touching! "I haven't seen you in ages/but it's not as bleak as it seems/ We still dance on whirling stages/in my Busby Berkeley dreams" - Busby Berkeley Dreams

*an Irish folk song style tune with a story of a man going to the war and leaving the girl behind. "When I come home -if I come home- you'll be a grown woman" - Abigail, Belle of Kilronan

*feelings of unrequited love. "When you cancel dinner plans/when you cross the street and you won't take my hand/ when you're making impossible demands/I wish I couldn't understand." - You're My Only Home

*a cappella - How Fucking Romantic

*The narrator realizing his lover hasn't gotten over her dead ex - The One You Really Love

*a guitarist telling the guitar to bring the girl back because the playing made her think "maybe I wasn't so dumb" . The guitar would even get its own car. - Acoustic Guitar

*a guy realizing he's a total asshole... "the words you want to hear you will never hear from me/ I'll never say happy anniversary/ never stay to say happy anniversary/ so I think I need a new heart" - I Need a New Heart

That's some examples of the stories. Some humor but also lots of feelings of hurt and love. This is an album you can browse and find a fitting song to every situation! The singer's voice might put some people off though, or so I've heard...

[♥Mary♥]

Never heard of it, but sounds ummm...interesting. LOL

just curious....What are some of the traditional ones?

[Koalapupu]

Here's some 'traditionals':

*Asleep and Dreaming ("I've seen you when your ship came in and when you train was leaving/ the sweetest thing I ever saw was you asleep and dreaming")

*Come Back from San Francisco (".., it can't be all that pretty when all of New York city misses you")

*Nothing Matters When Were Dancing ("You've never been more beautiful your eyes like two full moons/ than here in this poor old dancehall among the dreadful tunes")

*When My Boy Walks Down the Street (" Grand pianos crash together when my boy walks down the street/ There are whole new kinds of weather when he walks with his new beat ")

*The Way You Say Goodnight ("The way you say good-night/ I dream of all day long/ Oh, I could write a song about the way you say good-night")

The trouble with having almost 69 to choose from... Darn. And some of the ones I think normal end up having a weird twist on it or something... But the ones above are fairly straight forward, traditional love songs. The album is an interesting listen. I can't say I like every single song on it (some are just too odd for me!), but I enjoy most of the stuff.

[Mariannedelirium]

Koalapupu said:

...*one about an ugly guy whom a girl only uses to get rides in a car but he's still happy about the situation - The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side)...

I'm very curious about that song... ()
I've only heard one song, it is called When my boy walks down the street, or something like that.

[Koalapupu]

Marianne said:

I'm very curious about that song... ()

Hehe Marianne, it's a fun song. At the same time I feel like laughing at the situation and then feel sorry about the miserable life the guy leads. He tells about these other guys who get to go on dates with the girl and then says "My car is ugly but then I'm ugly too/ I know you'd never give me a second glance/ but when the weather's nice all the other guys don't stand a chance ". Poor delusional fool. Look at me, I'm feeling sorry for a guy in a song! hhahaha

[♣Miranda♣]

Koalapupu said:

*Come Back from San Francisco (".., it can't be all that pretty when all of New York city misses you")

I could dedicate this song to a "friend" of mine who just broke my heart by moving to San Francisco. Too bad "Colorado" doesn't rhyme with "pretty".

[fearscape222]

I could dedicate this song to a "friend" of mine who just broke my heart by moving to San Francisco. Too bad "Colorado" doesn't rhyme with "pretty".

Aw...SNAPS!

[Koalapupu]

¢Àbluegirl¢À said:

I could dedicate this song to a "friend" of mine who just broke my heart by moving to San Francisco. Too bad "Colorado" doesn't rhyme with "pretty".

Aww Blue. I'm sorry to hear that.

This proves my theory that people can find fitting songs from the album...

Here's a link to the lyrics if anyone's interested:

www.loydl.fsnet.co.uk/69lovesongslyrics.htm#1

[LipGlossArsonist]

Awwwwwe. LOL I've had the song Busby Berkeley Dreams for ages... I adore it.