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69 Love Songs (Lyrics included with album, Box Set)

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3 Disc(s)

  1. 1.

    Absolutely Cuckoo 1:34

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  2. 2.

    I Don't Believe in the Sun 4:16

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  3. 3.

    All My Little Words 2:46

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  4. 4.

    A Chicken with It's Head Cut Off 2:41

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  5. 5.

    Reno Dakota 1:05

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  6. 6.

    I Don't Want to Get Over You 2:22

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  7. 7.

    Come Back from San Francisco 2:48

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  8. 8.

    The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side 3:43

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  9. 9.

    Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits 2:25

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  10. 10.

    The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be 1:11

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  11. 11.

    I Think I Need a New Heart 2:32

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  12. 12.

    The Book of Love 2:42

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  13. 13.

    Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long 2:33

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  14. 14.

    How *********ing Romantic 0:58

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  15. 15.

    The One You Really Love 2:53

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  16. 16.

    Punk Love 0:58

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  17. 17.

    Parades Go By 2:56

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  18. 18.

    Boa Constrictor 0:58

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  19. 19.

    A Pretty Girl Is Like 1:50

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  20. 20.

    My Sentimental Melody 3:07

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  21. 21.

    Nothing Matters When We're Dancing 2:27

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  22. 22.

    Sweet-Lovin' Man 4:59

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  23. 23.

    The Things We Did and Didn't Do 2:13

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  1. 24.

    Roses 0:27

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  2. 25.

    Love Is Like Jazz 2:56

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  3. 26.

    When My Boy Walks Down the Street 2:38

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  4. 27.

    Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old 2:03

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  5. 28.

    Very Funny 1:26

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  6. 29.

    Grand Canyon 2:28

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  7. 30.

    No One Will Ever Love You 3:14

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  8. 31.

    If You Don't Cry 3:06

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  9. 32.

    You're My Only Home 2:17

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  10. 33.

    (Crazy for You But) Not That Crazy 2:18

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  11. 34.

    My Only Friend 2:01

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  12. 35.

    Promises of Eternity 3:46

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  13. 36.

    World Love 3:07

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  14. 37.

    Washington, D.C. 1:53

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  15. 38.

    Long-Forgotten Fairytale 3:37

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  16. 39.

    Kiss Me Like You Mean It 2:00

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  17. 40.

    Papa Was a Rodeo 5:01

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  18. 41.

    Epitaph for My Heart 2:50

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  19. 42.

    Asleep and Dreaming 1:53

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  20. 43.

    The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing 2:46

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  21. 44.

    The Way You Say Good-Night 2:44

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  22. 45.

    Abigail, Belle of Kilronan 2:00

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  23. 46.

    I Shatter 3:09

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  1. 47.

    Underwear 2:49

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  2. 48.

    It's a Crime 3:54

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  3. 49.

    Busby Berkeley Dreams 3:36

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  4. 50.

    I'm Sorry I Love You 3:06

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  5. 51.

    Acoustic Guitar 2:37

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  6. 52.

    The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure 3:10

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  7. 53.

    Love in the Shadows 2:54

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  8. 54.

    Bitter Tears 2:51

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  9. 55.

    Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget 1:55

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  10. 56.

    Yeah! Oh, Yeah! 2:19

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  11. 57.

    Experimental Music Love 0:29

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  12. 58.

    Meaningless 2:08

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  13. 59.

    Love Is Like a Bottle of Gin 1:46

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  14. 60.

    Queen of the Savages 2:12

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  15. 61.

    Blue You 3:03

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  16. 62.

    I Can't Touch You Anymore 3:05

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  17. 63.

    Two Kinds of People 1:10

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  18. 64.

    How to Say Goodbye 2:48

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  19. 65.

    The Night You Can't Remember 2:17

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  20. 66.

    For We Are the King of the Boudoir 1:14

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  21. 67.

    Strange Eyes 2:01

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  22. 68.

    Xylophone Track 2:47

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  23. 69.

    Zebra 2:15

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Description

As the sprawling magnitude of its cheeky title suggests, 69 Love Songs is Stephin Merritt's most ambitious as well as most fully realized work to date, a three-disc epic of classically chiseled pop songs that explore both the promise and pitfalls of modern romance through the jaundiced eye of an irredeemable misanthrope. A true A-to-Z catalog of touchingly bittersweet love songs that runs the gamut from tender ballads to pithy folk tunes to bluesy vamps, the sheer scope of the record allows all of Merritt's musical personas to converge -- the regular use of guest vocalists recalls his work as the 6ths, the romantic fatalism suggests the Gothic Archies project, and the stately melodies evoke the Future Bible Heroes. The whole is much greater than the sum of its parts, however -- for all of Merritt's scathing wit and icy detachment, there's a depth and sensitivity to these songs largely absent from his past work, and each one of these 69 tracks approaches l'amour from refreshing angles, galvanizing the love song form with rare sophistication and elegance. Naturally, given a project of this size there's the occasional bit of filler, but all in all, 69 Love Songs maintains a remarkable consistency throughout, and the highlights ("I Don't Believe in the Sun," "All My Little Words," "Asleep and Dreaming," "Busby Berkeley Dreams," and "Acoustic Guitar," to name just a few) are jaw-droppingly superb. Also available as three individual releases, 69 Love Songs was nevertheless conceived as a whole and is best absorbed as such, with all of its twists and turns taken in stride; despite its three-hour length, the music boasts the craftsmanship and economy that remain the hallmarks of classic American pop songwriting, a tradition Merritt upholds even as he subverts the formula in new and brilliant ways. Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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Description

    As the sprawling magnitude of its cheeky title suggests, 69 Love Songs is Stephin Merritt's most ambitious as well as most fully realized work to date, a three-disc epic of classically chiseled pop songs that explore both the promise and pitfalls of modern romance through the jaundiced eye of an irredeemable misanthrope. A true A-to-Z catalog of touchingly bittersweet love songs that runs the gamut from tender ballads to pithy folk tunes to bluesy vamps, the sheer scope of the record allows all of Merritt's musical personas to converge -- the regular use of guest vocalists recalls his work as the 6ths, the romantic fatalism suggests the Gothic Archies project, and the stately melodies evoke the Future Bible Heroes. The whole is much greater than the sum of its parts, however -- for all of Merritt's scathing wit and icy detachment, there's a depth and sensitivity to these songs largely absent from his past work, and each one of these 69 tracks approaches l'amour from refreshing angles, galvanizing the love song form with rare sophistication and elegance. Naturally, given a project of this size there's the occasional bit of filler, but all in all, 69 Love Songs maintains a remarkable consistency throughout, and the highlights ("I Don't Believe in the Sun," "All My Little Words," "Asleep and Dreaming," "Busby Berkeley Dreams," and "Acoustic Guitar," to name just a few) are jaw-droppingly superb. Also available as three individual releases, 69 Love Songs was nevertheless conceived as a whole and is best absorbed as such, with all of its twists and turns taken in stride; despite its three-hour length, the music boasts the craftsmanship and economy that remain the hallmarks of classic American pop songwriting, a tradition Merritt upholds even as he subverts the formula in new and brilliant ways. Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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  • DPCI: 244-08-3799
  • ASIN: B002PT1QZM
  • Catalog #: 11681235
  • Item can not be gift wrapped.

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