When My Boy Walks Down the Street

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There are whole new kinds of weather when he walks with his new beat

In the 69 Love Songs booklet, Stephin Merritt says When My Boy Walks Down The Street is "more like the Jesus and Mary Chain". LD Beghtol writes that, "This song is also heavily influenced by The Three O'Clock, an LA 'paisley underground' band Stephin and Claudia loved in the 80s, whose terrific first two albums have just recently been released on CD". Also from the booklet: Daniel Handler: "I think there will be people who hear this song think that '…and he's going to be my wife' is a gay marriage statement". Stephin… read more
In the 69 Love Songs booklet, Stephin Merritt says When My Boy Walks Down The Street is "more like the Jesus and Mary Chain". LD Beghtol w… read more
In the 69 Love Songs booklet, Stephin Merritt says When My Boy Walks Down The Street is "more like the Jesus and Mary Chain". LD Beghtol writes that, "This song is also h… read more

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The Magnetic Fields are a New York-based group fronted by Stephin Merritt. Recent albums released under the name "The Magnetic Fields" usually consist of music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics which are often heavily ironic. While synth-pop often forms the foundation of their music, The Magnetic Fields' music borrows from many other styles, notably , and . The band was originally formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1990 by friends Merritt and (percussionist/pianist/vocalist) Claudia Gonson. While 1991's Distant Plastic Tr… read more
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