Strange Powers

[boorainbow]

You're in my dreams...

Strange powers

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[PERAGR0]

Who is the cotton candy eating person in the video? The one with the glasses.

[peaceout94100]

No gaudy television show brought me to this song......The Magnetic Fields did.

[Sugardeluxe]

I first heard this song in the documentary "Tarnation" - NOT Bored to Death (which was recently cancelled).

[TruthSmack]

wtf is bored to death?!! ftw!!! Magnetic fields!!!

[weirdnsweet]

@TruthSmack it's a very funny and enthusiastic show

[adambergeron5]

Definite hipster song but still good

[Shenanigans444]

"Under more stars than there are prostitutes in Thailand."

I believe Carl Sagan was the first one to coin that phrase...

[graemeislord]

Fantastic to see that Bored to death has brought so many people to this wonderful song!!! I urge all of you to dig deep in to the Magnetic Fields back cataglogue for plenty more awesomeness!

[t1ratlooker]

Luv it... Thanks to Jonathan Ames

[jsc094020]

Thumbs up if you got here via a Southern Comfort commercial.

[NapoleJon]

So, seeing as I'm new to this band, what would some of the long time fans say is their best album?

[detournment]

@NapoleJon 69 love songs

[TheAngusHodge]

@NapoleJon Holiday or Get Lost, but 69 Love Songs is probably more accessible for newcomers!

[quesondriac]

Okay. I am stupid. Is that a man, or a woman.

[kevonchas]

@quesondriac Woman.Lisa Jule

[quesondriac]

@kevonchas Thanks. I am out of the loop on some culture items but

still want to try to get it. it is so regrettable to admit that you check stuff

out because of television, but let us face it, that is the way it is.

[ThatWhovianStarkid]

I don't know what Bored To Death is, but it's good to see a lot of new fans(:

Congratulations, you have all just discovered one of the best bands of all time.

[BusbyBerkeley8]

Been a huge magnetic fields fan for a while. Love watching this video.

[megaonan]

bored to death brought me here

[nopathtofollow1]

I just ate a marijuana cake.

[lightstorm66]

First i heard this song on Bored to Death, then i took my Galaxy S2 to find out which song it is and now i'm here, yay :)

[DzhonijsDeelis]

@lightstorm66

me too.a very good song for a very great episodes end.

[PattySoandSo]

Episode 23 of Bored to Death (Forget the Herring) closed out with this wonderful little nugget. Just love Magnetic Fields but was charmed to hear it after all these years. I do hear it from time to time on Sirius XMU when they're not pumping out the payola albeit unsigned indie.

[MyPrizzi]

looks like gok wan :P

[JimmyEatsTheWorld]

Thumbs up if you found this through Bored to Death (end credits of season 3 episode 7)

[PattySoandSo]

@JimmyEatsTheWorld -- I now see yours. Missed it when posting mine above. I nearly couldn't believe my ears last time when the Bored to Death (Forget the Herring) credits were rolling. One of my favorite all time Magnetic Fields songs.

[daftrhetoric]

@JimmyEatsTheWorld Now listen to the rest of Holiday, it'll make your life and mind better!

[backslashjames]

Yes, thank you Bored to Death. I agree @ ericontheboat, way before their time.

[venomhi]

I predict many more people will watch this video now that the song has been on Bored to Death

[revolutioNYC]

@venomhi i heard it a few years ago driving around with a girl who had awesome taste. the show brought all that back for me

[blackrainuponus]

@venomhi To make such an accurate prediction, I would have to say that you have strange powers. (I also listened to The Impossible Dream tonight.)

[sconl]

@blackrainuponus

He's a modern day Kreskin.

[blackrainuponus]

@sconl He's a con-artist and a thieving prick?

[cutelisha]

@venomhi your right, i loved it so much had to shazam it

[Kyubikarnage]

@venomhi Yeah I heard it at the end of an episode and Googled the lyrics. It's boss!

[NapoleJon]

@venomhi just finished watching it 3 minutes ago.

[ut2k4wikichici]

@venomhi Awesome song, just heard it on the credits too haha

[laudab]

@venomhi

tarnation

[RiskGraveTV]

It seems Im not the only one who's mind is filled with that special person that totally deprives you of sleep even when you don't feel strong enough to do anything other than sleep. Love is cruel...

[randobanana]

This is the song I sing to my boyfriend at random times...

[cosmonaut1100]

This video is sooo budget, but i love it. thats what makes it awesome :D

[IlsaJule]

That's my name. Don't wear it out.

And you can check out Ahoy Ivan by November Group.

Ann and I made it back in the late 80s.

[bigmentaldisease]

I believe the woman in the video is called Ilsa Jule.

[wichitatrainwhistle]

Good to hear this again. In the days before Stephin decided that parlour music was more his thing and great pop songs were a thing of the past.

[puzzleclocks]

Isn't this the same beautiful androgen from their "With Whome to Dance" video? She/he is sooo pretty! I love that I can't even begin to guess at gender between these two vids. How GQ! ;D

[lollersteaks]

@Clownspike77

That'd be Holiday. For which I paid 22bucks. A wonderful album in its own right. Though to me, Magnetic Fields is still perpetually tied mentally to both The Adventures of Pete & Pete and The Gothic Archies. Late eighties kid, obviously.

[Clownspike77]

The record this song is a part of deserves 100,000 dollars. From everyone.

[1991stacy]

I can't remember how I got into The Magnetic Fields, but whatever it was, I am so very grateful.

[thomaseiler]

1 person has no Strange Powers, WHATSOEVER!!

[tdb1990classof2008]

Probably the Magnetic Fields' catchiest song. Gets stuck in my head ALL THE TIME! The Shins did a grand cover of this song, too.

[ctrackv3]

@tdb1990classof2008 yeah. can't decide which one's better

[KevinHeaven9]

who is that in the video?

[ACCurry86]

God bless The Shield ! On that show i first heard All my little words,which got me interested about The Magnetic Fields. Fantastic music !

[hitman109109]

@ACCurry86 -thats so funny. i always hated their theme song...its complete crap.funny that theyde pick this song,from listening to the theme music of that song u wouldnt think ne1 on that show new ne thing about good music

[mountholyoke]

Deeply sad and wonderful.

[MrBlairblack]

perhaps its sad. perhaps its the greatest thing.

[pureecstasy]

STELLAR

[thomaseiler]

1 person is WAY OF!!

[lijamos]

I was looking for Jean Michel Jarre and his Magnetic Fields, and then i came over this. I found myself liking it... :) Then i had a blast at Spotify with more from them. Some is highly psychedelic in my ears, But then there is so many other cool songs.

Great find! :)

[BethGoth15]

@lijamos And another Fields fan is born :) I've been since I was fourteen and I'm eighteen now.

[Clownspike77]

I love this song.

[ldhmnh]

Absolutely the best song ever made...

[zaynzaynzayn]

"under more stars than there are prostitutes in Thailand"--LMAO--such a brilliant sweet song...

[mastamove]

Awesome song. So great. And that guitar at 3/4. Wow!

[bunnee777]

this is one of those songs that seem to transcend across musical tastes. stephen merritt's a master songwriter -- saw them twice... he has such presence. he writes for all genders. powerful punches from such a litttle package!

[dreamingmandala]

i fucking hearrt the shit of magnetic music.... i'd give these guys a run for their messy money

[aquilinonyc]

There is a great article in the NY Times about its lead singer.

[Somnambulistiq]

watching this video at a young age definitely explains why i'm sexually confused.

[herrerameade]

Such a great song

[ldhmnh]

This is my favorite song of all-time...

[thelema418]

unbelievable - this song has such a magical feeling. I'm surprised I never heard this song or saw the video before.

[firsttimein]

I find it downright sad that most modern musical geniuses are simply ripping off the past. I mean to call this stuff ahead of its time is a stretch. You folks really need to brush up on your Rock n' Roll 101.

[pianofaerie]

I swear the guy in the video could almost be my clone--I was 5 when this came out, but at 23 now, he and I are twins or something. It's like seeing a doppelganger. Anyhoo, a brilliant song from one of my favorite bands of all time. Holiday is such a freaking amazing album.

[Sunday0nMonday]

the shins cover is great

[BethGoth15]

This is amazing. I've never heard this song before but I love it!!!

[cmarnold218]

is stephin merrit the guy in the video?

[kkxanta]

no niet nup naa q ver

[kksandy71]

this song never gets old, one of the best songs I have ever heard :)

[ericberner]

he's my dream girl

[LITTLER0CKAR]

your mom is my dream king.

[anarchopreusse]

öi!

sounds cool for a pop song. :P

gruß.

[theRCRchannel]

fucking A

[shermobad]

I agree! They are incredibly avantgarde. Heard this song for the first time yesterday and it helped me feel better after I put my cat down. She was really bubbly and odd like the song :)

[Neurozumim]

Hmm..I was there in 1992, listening to this, and it was very cute and great, but it wasn't what sounded avant-garde in 1992.  I think something like Acen - Trip To The Moon (check youtube), early drum and bass, that sounded VERY avant garde in 1992. Ah well, just saying..

[nikitakontiki]

Such a great song in its day; even better in this one. About time.

[mrstromer]

Thanks to the movie, "Tarnation" I discovered this song. More infectious and catchy than any song I can think of in recent memory. I could listen to it over and over...I have never seen the video until now. Thanks!

[ericontheboat]

If this song came out in 2009 it would be a monster hit. Video too.  These guys were way before their time.

[dahmeter]

definatly ahead of their time with alot of songs

[firsttimein]

@dahmeter Sounds like an 80's version of the Swans......or The Stranglers. Nothing new here.....decent song though.

[firsttimein]

@ericontheboat You don't lsten to alot of music do you?

[zorob5]

@ericontheboat Saddly I disagree people would not apreciate this song nowadays.

[infectionized]

@ericontheboat AGREED!

[revolutioNYC]

@ericontheboat too soulful to ever be a hit

[revolutioNYC]

in brooklyn before that was cool

[spiltbluhd]

@ericontheboat way ahead of their time right?

[mynameisscottEyo09]

independent rock n roll!

[donhohoho32323]

datsupa-check the year the video was made-then stfu

[datasupa]

he stole that outfit from brandon flowers

[TheTinker19]

Considering this video is from 1992 or so, if anything Brandon stole it from him.

[roaristhesound]

@datasupa I don't think anyone has even stolen anything regarding fashion from a mormon.

[bladdbank]

a great song and video like this makes one feel nostalgic about a time and place in which they never lived. i instantly fell in love with this song the moment i heard it.

[infectionized]

@bladdbank very true on the nostalgic bit.

I love it and I was born in the 90's...gave me a definite nostalgic feeling, but I like it!

[snappycruise]

from the home-movie Tarnation, I discovered this, great song

[sebastianflyte07]

omg this video is f**king awesomness personified!

[paradoxcalledlife]

no one posted "the trouble i've been looking for"??! ahhh

[heymamawolf]

i always wondered why no one ever talks about that song.

[MidnightinSavannah]

@paradoxcalledlife That is a great song!

[tatalikes]

perfect!!!

[jemcay]

where are you joe? where are you?

[Lovecraft688]

Love the Fields ! What brilliant pop sensibility and catchy lyrics.

[callmeswahili]

I didn't think they made videos?

[bazilisk]

Brilliant, brilliant, fantastic, catchy as HELL.

[doitdom]

This song is awesome.

[DarkCloak]

Just can't sweep this tune from my head...dead pan goth meets power pop - awesome. Especially the line about the stars and prostitutes!

[pandaxfucker]

"There are more stars than there are prostitutes in Thailand"

this line is killing me.. literally

[loserly]

This makes me smile.

[peacegirl92]

I absolutely love this. I've probably watched 100 times and I am not sick of it.

[okthabiobeatricia]

Is this actually THE offical video?? OMG this is soo cool :) do you happen to have more Magnetic Fields footage?? thank you for posting this!!!

[isaidokokokok]

THE official video

[jimmyoct1973]

What an incredible, buoyant, life-affirming song. It's like the Beach Boys meet New Order.

[StephinMerritt]

I cant believe that they are tearing down Coney Island, Its a nightmare.

[jimmyoct1973]

It will live on in "Annie Hall" and our collective memories.

[londonkane]

First time I heard this song, and this band, was in a film called Tarnation.

And thank god for that movie, otherwise I may never have paid attention to this group and all of the great music they make.

[MCWinnipeg]

Me too

[SpartulaLovesMarilyn]

i love it. i love it SO MUCH!

[cabbycab]

hooray

[themange59]

thank you so much for posting this!

It was up a while back but went away :(

I was very sad, but now I'm happy :)

[mellowgold87]

thanks for putting this up. very cool.

[kksandy71]

holy crap! someone put this video up a year ago, only to take it down a few months later. Ive been searching hi and low for this since then and here it is!! Thanks!! :D

[feedthefish2323]

thank you so much for putting this up!

[jesslemonhead82]

Amazing. I love this song.