50 song memoir

Music - 2017

Stephin Merritt's autobiography in 50 songs, one for each year of his life.

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Subjects
Published
[Burbank, CA] : Nonesuch [2017]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Magnetic Fields (Musical group)
Corporate Author
Magnetic Fields (Musical group) (performer)
Other Authors
Stephin Merritt (composer)
Item Description
Title from disc labels.
Stephin Merritt/Daniel Handler interview and lyrics on container insert.
Physical Description
5 audio discs (154 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
  • Disc 1. '66, Wonder where I'm from
  • '67, Come back as a cockroach
  • '68, A cat called Dionysus
  • '69, Judy Garland
  • '70, They're killing children over there
  • '71, I think I'll make another world
  • '72, Eye contact
  • '73, It could have been paradise
  • '74, No
  • '75, My mama ain't
  • Disc 2. '76, Hustle 76
  • '77, Life ain't all bad
  • '78, The blizzard of '78
  • '79, Rock 'n' roll will ruin your life
  • '80, London by jetpack
  • '81, How to play the synthesizer
  • '82, Happy beeping
  • '83, Foxx and I
  • '84, Danceteria!
  • '85, Why I am not a teenager
  • Disc 3. '86, How I failed ethics
  • '87, At the pyramid
  • '88, Ethan Frome
  • '89, The 1989 musical marching zoo
  • '90. Dreaming in tetris
  • '91, The day I finally ...
  • '92, Weird diseases
  • '93, Me and Fred and Dave and Ted
  • '94, Haven't got a penny
  • '95, A serious mistake
  • Disc 4. '96, I'm sad!
  • '97, Eurodisco trio
  • '98, Lovers' lies
  • '99, Fathers in the clouds
  • '00, Ghosts of the marathon dancers
  • '01, Have you seen it in the snow?
  • '02, Be true to your bar
  • '03, The ex and I
  • '04, Cold-blooded man
  • '05, Never again
  • Disc 5. '06, "Quotes"
  • '07, In the snow white cottages
  • '08, Surfin'
  • '09, Till you come back to me
  • '10, 20,000 leagues under the sea
  • '11, Stupid tears
  • '12, You can never go back to New York
  • '13, Big enough for both of us
  • '14, I wish I had pictures
  • '15, Somebody's fetish.