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The Magnetic Fields - '74 No
Stephin Merritt created for himself several sacred rules of work. One - what he calls the “ABBA theory” - stipulates that, in case he cannot remember a melody he composed, it is because, in fact, it did not deserve to be remembered. Another, included in a “Formulist Manifesto”, proclaims that “all art aspires to the status of the Top 40 bubblegum pop. We formulators reject (with a sigh of relief) the illusory aspirations of the moderns for individual expression ”. Hence, a conviction follows: “I don't need inspiration. I do need time, a notepad, a pen, and appropriate background music to neutralize the music that I inevitably have in my head ”. As an accessory, the notion that “for any idea, there is certainly a context in which it is a good idea” is helpful. For example, recording an album where all the songs start with “i”, designing a trilogy “no synth”, drowning an entire disc in distortion, “à la” Jesus & Mary Chain, or indulging in the writing of 69 possible variations on the "love song"
Surabaya Johnny - Dagmar Krause - Lost In The Stars - Songs Of Kurt Weil...
Oh, at first you were kind and gentle
'Til I packed up and went off with you
And it lasted two weeks until one day
You laughed at me and hit me too
You dragged me all over the city
Up the river and down to the sea
Now I look at myself in the mirror
And some old woman looks back at me
You didn't want love, Johnny, you wanted money
I gave you all I had. You wanted more
Oh, don't look at me that way
I'm only trying to talk to you
Wipe that grin off your face, Johnny
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