The Magnetic Fields (Stephin Merritt) ; with accompanying musicians. Stephin Merritt/Daniel Handler interview and lyrics inserted in container.
Contents:
A My mama ain't. Come back as a cockroach -- A cat called Dionysus -- Judy Garland -- They're killing children over there -- I think I'll make another world -- Eye contact -- It could have been paradise -- No -- My mama ain't. The Why I am not a teenager. Life ain't all bad -- The blizzard of '78 -- Rock 'n' roll will ruin your life -- London by jetpack -- How to play the synthesizer -- Happy beeping -- Foxx and I -- Danceteria! -- Why I am not a teenager. A serious mistake. At the pyramid -- Ethan Frome -- The 1989 musical marching zoo -- Dreaming in tetris -- The day I finally ... -- Weird diseases -- Me and Fred and Dave and Ted -- Haven't got a penny -- A serious mistake. The Never again. Eurodisco trio -- Lovers' lies -- Fathers in the clouds -- Ghosts of the marathon dancers -- Have you seen it in the snow? -- Be true to your bar -- The ex and I -- Cold-blooded man -- Never again. Disc 5. Somebody's fetish. In the snow white cottages -- Surfin' -- Till you come back to me -- 20,000 leagues under the sea -- Stupid tears -- You can never go back to New York -- Big enough for both of us -- I wish I had pictures -- Somebody's fetish.
Summary:
Stephin Merritt's autobiography in 50 songs, one for each year of his life.
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