Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

00:00:23 - Let me think of a lie because I don't actually say what,

00:05:43 ♪ Like the moon needs poetry

00:09:04 thing,

00:11:55 And I said, "Yes."

00:14:15 - Claudia and I argue several times a day,

00:17:59 "Kid, you gotta produce more songs!"

00:21:56 ♪ I could play guitar and rope a steer

00:25:29 It's island-influenced pop rock,

00:29:03 - I sort of thought we were supposed to be a rock band,

00:32:37 ♪ Ghost roads

00:35:54 Andy Williams, John Williams, here's WIlly Wonka.

00:40:05 I don't think they used it.

00:43:10 you know, that we played it at The Knitting Factory,

00:47:13 - For this record, I've been writing a lot of the songs

00:50:42 ♪ Three-way

00:53:26 ♪ I looked straight down

00:56:37 ♪ Yeah

00:59:16 Well, tell me a little bit about writing

01:02:29 and you're supposed to know it's maudlin,

01:06:02 I don't have any real defense to my position.

01:11:06 - Flashing!

01:15:22 What have I done?

01:19:17 but I'm not recognized on the street,

01:24:24 ♪ Strange powers