Magnetic fishes is what we be we two and God knows my Beloved how I do so love you... Peter Gabriel rocks this song, but this guys voice reminds me so much more of you and me, me and you making we into us eternal ... lo fidelity like an all star.
Merritt, if you ask me is not only cynical in this track but passionate like how relationships actually are...Also, why does everyone say he can't sing?Damn it! Please appreciate a decent basso profundo!
At first the Peter Gabriel song sounded better to me but this song seems much more intimate its just you and the singer .. Not you the singer and an entire orchestra... I respect both versions but this is how I would choose to sing it to my wife.
Oh youtube, if it's not racist comments on the most innocuous videos then it is the perpetual debating which version of a song is better. I personally could not give a toss about Peter Gabriel or his version. It is as one user said devoid of all the wonderful irony of Stephin Merritt's original. It is but the tip of the iceberg as far as this mans genius goes
@SoEyeSay If I thought his version was better I would probably make a point to comment under his version instead of coming here pissing and moaning about the original being 'flat' and 'boring'. The best possible outcome of Gabriels version is for people to discover the Magnetic Fields.
Guys, guys. Let's not fight over which version is better or definitive. Magnetic Fields did this and it inspired Peter Gabriel to take it a different direction. Fine. I like them both. Personally, I prefer this one because I LIKE how downplayed and self-mocking it is, but I enjoy a lot of Peter Gabriel's music and I can see appreciating the unapologetic sentimentality of his cover. Now, let's stop insulting each other.
@squamish4244 I agree, I understand that this version is the original and all credits go to the Magnetic Fields for making this fantastic song. However like you, I prefer Peter Gabriel's.
The Magnetic Fields are one of the greatest bands in history. This song has been covered by A LOT of people, most notably Mike Doughty, least notably Mr. Gabriel. If you don't know that, it's cool, but you're not a big "music person."
Just because someone doesn't know about something you just said doesn't mean they're not a "big music person." I listen to music all the time. I sing a lot. I love Magnetic Fields, some less popular pop music, tons of rock music, some punk rock, I like Irish music for crying out loud.
Don't say small things like "if you don't know that, it's cool, but you're not a big 'music person,'" because it can offend a lot of people.
Disagreement and discussion of music should be fun. I say Gabriel (and the music backing) is the way better version, but this dude, bland and blah as he is, WROTE the tune. Both should get praise.
To be honest, I think the singer's voice is like lyrical marmite. You can either find it boring or mellow and melodic - I find it the latter and prefer this one over peter gabriel's, but it's a very subjective style of music.
I prefer this version over the Peter Gabriel version. It is stripped down and I think this guy has a unique voice. Amazing tune. My new GF just introduced it to me. The song is hot and so is she.
It is so arrogant to tell anyone that because you prefer a different version it is "the better version" . The lyrics are brilliant, and both sing it beautifully. There is no accounting for taste...
GTFO. Kudos to these guys for writing it but Peter Gabriel did a much better job singing it. Certain things are meant to be. That's y the songwriters aren't usually the ones singing the song, the singers do
@MagnumRoyalty way to completely go off topic there. yes theres people with multiple talents. then theres people like this dude singing the song who should have obviously stuck to being a songwriter, not a singer/songwriter. besides your on something if u think most (most, not saying all) accomplished singers write their own shit. take elvis for example.
@KashmirShahzad I'm sorry, you're an ignorant oaf. This man has written many of the greatest albums I've ever heard - I've listened to every one of them. It would be a tragedy to have this work scattered amongst doznes of no-name singers who don't feel the music and can't make an honest version. Besides, if Peter Gabriel hadn't of listened to this and thought "Damn, that's a good song", he wouldn't it with his sappy overdone version that you seem to prefer.
I hate Peter Gabriel's version. It's overproduced and sentimentalized cheese. A certain segment of the American public seems to love being spoon fed shlock--and the more shallow the shlock the better. These same lifestyle cretins would have no interest in music were it not for advertisements and romantic comedy soundtracks
Hmm, seems to me the real "cretins" are those with a superiority complex that think their taste in anything is the ultimate litmus test when it comes to quality. If a song moves somebody, who the fuck are you to criticize them for it? Music, like all art, is subjective. I can understand not liking a particular song, but not to the point of bashing people who do.
This is an amazing song. Magnetic Fields just.. have a way with words. This and All My Little Words I believe have the same impact as songs by Bright Eyes or even Bob Dylan at times. Just brilliant.
@BaraSkit07 if you honestly think this is dull then I kinda feel sorry for you dude. This is one of the most evocative songs I've ever heard, and most of that effect is due to how sparse it is - you can feel the words as they come out of his mouth and it's delicate, as any true love song should be. Conveys far more meaning than a big theatrical voice ever could dream of in my books, but c'est la vie
@tcmitssr And yet it's because of the magnetic fields your buddy Peter was able to receive such a great song. Did you not enoy the lyrics and musical arrangement and melody that Peter took and covered? I don't mind if you enjoy Gabriel's version more but give proper credit and respect to the magnetic fields as well.
@CanadianGunslinger11 peter gabriel's version is laaaame. this version is beautiful and breathtaking and also the original. and why are you even here if you like peter gabriel better? get ooouuuuttt!!!!
This is too good. Peter Gabriel's version kinda negates the ironic nature of the song and Merritt's songwriting. Not saying his version's bad, just that to me it doesn't convey the song's original meaning...which is what you'd expect from a cover anyway. RAMBLE OVER.
somehow i spent my whole life listening to stuff like this without hearing magnetic fields, then i was doing some research on a childhood favorite, future bible heroes, and came across the back story leading me to here :P
It's a great song The Magnetic did a great job with this song, but for some reason I feel that Peter Gabriel did a better job. he put so much emotion behind it
@vanessa4u4evr I can't quite decide whether this comment is tongue in cheek sarcasm tbh, if you're serious though look the number (and it's possible meanings) up, you'll be surprised. Lets say the penny should drop on the joke at any rate :P
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Don't you ever wish that the original writer could have recognition even if there is better singers (of this song). This artist is a really incredible man and deserves more views. He really does.
first of all, there is no 'mr. fields' - it's mr. merritt to you, sir. there is a mrs. fields, but she makes cookies, not pop songs. someone on an earlier page something like 'no discussion needed, covers suck, except cohen's'. i'll concede there are several good interpretations of 'hallelujah', but does any serious person really assert that concrete blonde's 'everybody knows' or judy collins' 'suzanne' are the definitive versions? my point - all peter gabriel is good for is funny haircuts.
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There is no need for people to discuss what version is better, this or Peter Gabriel. They are both very good. Peter Gabriels' version is much more heartfelt sure, but if you listen to the lyrics, the singer is supposed to be bored and fed up with the book of love, hence the lyric 'the book of love is long and boring, no one can lift the damn thing,' so in that respect The Magnetic Fields get it spot on. And is the original.
You are contradicting yourself. You said that people don't need to discuss what version is better but you just discuss that Peter Gabriel's version is more heartfelt than the original. I disagree. I like this is better. Gabriel's is more poppy. I like the indie folk-pop
This is the best version, that's it... no discussions needed. No cheesy singer is gonna sing better than the man who actually wrote the song. God boys. Covers suck, exept Cohens'.
Sure; it's not IMPOSSIBLE or wrong to like this better than Gabriel's version, but I do believe there's a prejudice, a conceit that says that the composer of a song performs it best, when that's just not true: sometimes a great composer is a mediocre musician, or can't sing very well.
Peter Gabriel's version is better; he makes some good changes in the melody and sings with feeling. This guy sounds like he's bored. Gabriel's has a better arrangement, too.
@SoEyeSay That's kind of the point. This guy's known for singing like this. The whole brilliance of the original version of the song is that there's something acidic about it. You get the feeling that whoever composed it has no patience for sentimentality, hence "the book of love is long and boring." And Stephin's "bored" singing-style just adds to the cynicism. I do like Gabriel's version, too, but it has a totally different approach - it's heartfelt, sure, but that doesn't mean it's better.
@liacirne I dig ya! But what I'm saying is that there's a difference between "appreciating" a work and "enjoying" it. I can appreciate what Mr. Fields is doing, but I don't enjoy it like I do Mr. Gabriel's. I'm old, and have gone thru "dislikes" over songs for trendy reasons("they don't write their own song! They use studio musicians!") and have decided to just listen and not care what the words are or who played on it: if I like it, I like it. "Better" IS an opinion, but there are prejudices.
@SoEyeSay It's all in the context of the piece. This song was written as an acerbic counterpoint to the cliches we often think of concerning matters of the heart.
I love this version, and I love Peter Gabriel's version - there is no reason you can't enjoy both. Besides, if you're going to argue about the best version of this song, you might as well bring Airborne Toxic Event into the equation.
The Peter Gabriel version is really well made and produced. It initially does have a greater impact on the listener, I agree.
But the reason I like this version more is that this guy wrote it. The lyrics are amazing, and to me, hearing their author sing them is even more amazing. Its hard to describe further than that but seriously, great song.
So where are these alleged rings, yo?
twistedskitty 21 hours ago
Magnetic fishes is what we be we two and God knows my Beloved how I do so love you... Peter Gabriel rocks this song, but this guys voice reminds me so much more of you and me, me and you making we into us eternal ... lo fidelity like an all star.
twistedskitty 21 hours ago
Yuk. This music is dull and puts me to sleep. Horrible stuff. Depressing.
Vyskochkova1 6 days ago
@Vyskochkova1 Cool story bro
nickdeth 1 day ago
<3
luluuoviedo 1 week ago
<3
luluuoviedo 1 week ago
They use this song at the end of a video called Voyagers by Penny Lane. Shows the launch of Apollo 11 rocket to it.
kthstefani 1 week ago
Personally, I like this version better. It seems to me more clear.
Awesome.. :)
laAnicka 2 weeks ago
@laAnicka What do you mean by "clear"? Just curious. Gabriel's version is champion, but Mr. Fields' is good, too.
SoEyeSay 2 days ago
Merritt, if you ask me is not only cynical in this track but passionate like how relationships actually are...Also, why does everyone say he can't sing?Damn it! Please appreciate a decent basso profundo!
Riotgirl93 2 weeks ago 9
the peter gabriel fans are not on the same level as the magnetic fields fans. they don't get it. thankfully, peter gabriel did.
mizlandry 2 weeks ago
I prefer peter gabriels cover personally.
TheSnowballDude 3 weeks ago
Scrubs
thaproducer9 1 month ago 3
@thaproducer9 i cried
gusy2851995 1 month ago
@thaproducer9 /watch?v=FmnDXRJ7btE the right one ;)
gusy2851995 1 month ago
I like Peter Gabriel's version better..it just seems more intimate and meaningful. Gorgeous lyrics, nevertheless.
frackwhiskers 1 month ago
one of my least favourites on the album, lyrics are unbearably horribly awful
Tool9395 1 month ago
@Tool9395 Troll much?
WebsterAnn 3 weeks ago
@WebsterAnn no i can't stand this song
Tool9395 3 weeks ago
@Tool9395 then don't listen to it?
xTheSmidgex 2 weeks ago
where is their grammy?
evilthesaurus 1 month ago 2
The Airborne Toxic Event did an awesome cover of this song.
jsreeser 1 month ago 17
@jsreeser Yes, they did! Outstanding version!
CelticMisfit 2 weeks ago
At first the Peter Gabriel song sounded better to me but this song seems much more intimate its just you and the singer .. Not you the singer and an entire orchestra... I respect both versions but this is how I would choose to sing it to my wife.
Zeathy89 1 month ago
oh, his voice...
cocozaococozao123 1 month ago
Oh youtube, if it's not racist comments on the most innocuous videos then it is the perpetual debating which version of a song is better. I personally could not give a toss about Peter Gabriel or his version. It is as one user said devoid of all the wonderful irony of Stephin Merritt's original. It is but the tip of the iceberg as far as this mans genius goes
graemeislord 1 month ago 2
@graemeislord Haw! You poo-poo the debate of which song is better, then throw down against Gabriel. They're BOTH good.
SoEyeSay 1 month ago
@SoEyeSay If I thought his version was better I would probably make a point to comment under his version instead of coming here pissing and moaning about the original being 'flat' and 'boring'. The best possible outcome of Gabriels version is for people to discover the Magnetic Fields.
graemeislord 1 month ago
is this the longest album ever?
gogolplex74 2 months ago
@gogolplex74 No, it's "96 Hate Songs" which Magnetic Fields released after this :)
tmmvds 2 months ago
@tmmvds lol false
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@gogolplex74 wrote:"is this the longest album ever?"
No; it just sounds that way.
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Guys, guys. Let's not fight over which version is better or definitive. Magnetic Fields did this and it inspired Peter Gabriel to take it a different direction. Fine. I like them both. Personally, I prefer this one because I LIKE how downplayed and self-mocking it is, but I enjoy a lot of Peter Gabriel's music and I can see appreciating the unapologetic sentimentality of his cover. Now, let's stop insulting each other.
stephantom 2 months ago
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stephantom 2 months ago
Peter Gabriel's version is terrible
Hazel1312 2 months ago
I hate Peter Gabriel's version: zero irony.
ashburnhouse 2 months ago
@ashburnhouse "Zero Irony", but plenty melody.
SoEyeSay 2 months ago
People who really love this song prefer this version.
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OH MY GOD is that BORING!!!
pls watch Peter gabriels cover: its the best version ; D
jessejames0096 2 months ago
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Retard.
KacophonicHoney 2 months ago
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PDamHilarios 2 months ago in playlist Favs 8
Credit must go to the original songwriter, but in my entirely subjective view, Peter Gabriel's version is far superior.
squamish4244 2 months ago
@squamish4244 I agree, I understand that this version is the original and all credits go to the Magnetic Fields for making this fantastic song. However like you, I prefer Peter Gabriel's.
HarveyC510 2 months ago
The Magnetic Fields are one of the greatest bands in history. This song has been covered by A LOT of people, most notably Mike Doughty, least notably Mr. Gabriel. If you don't know that, it's cool, but you're not a big "music person."
Ristolable 2 months ago
@Ristolable I love music, but have never heard of Mike Doughty, so by your definition, I'm not a big "music person." Whatever dude.
squamish4244 2 months ago
@Ristolable Really? Who's Mike Doughty?
Just because someone doesn't know about something you just said doesn't mean they're not a "big music person." I listen to music all the time. I sing a lot. I love Magnetic Fields, some less popular pop music, tons of rock music, some punk rock, I like Irish music for crying out loud.
Don't say small things like "if you don't know that, it's cool, but you're not a big 'music person,'" because it can offend a lot of people.
Maxdg1013 2 months ago
@Ristolable Have you heard Nataly Dawn's version? It can never top Stephin Merritt, but I like what she does with it :)
georgemillman 2 months ago
Best version is by The Airborne Toxic Event search it
stefantakacs 2 months ago
Good tunes, Good lyrics.....At least its not fucking dubstep....
HardcoreJesus100 2 months ago
Disagreement and discussion of music should be fun. I say Gabriel (and the music backing) is the way better version, but this dude, bland and blah as he is, WROTE the tune. Both should get praise.
SoEyeSay 3 months ago
@SoEyeSay
To be honest, I think the singer's voice is like lyrical marmite. You can either find it boring or mellow and melodic - I find it the latter and prefer this one over peter gabriel's, but it's a very subjective style of music.
harvmiester1 2 months ago
I prefer this version over the Peter Gabriel version. It is stripped down and I think this guy has a unique voice. Amazing tune. My new GF just introduced it to me. The song is hot and so is she.
jmplays44 3 months ago 3
It is so arrogant to tell anyone that because you prefer a different version it is "the better version" . The lyrics are brilliant, and both sing it beautifully. There is no accounting for taste...
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Unlockedgrooves 3 months ago
Peter Gabriel's version blew me away, this just doesn't cut it in terms of emotional delivery.
Not bad, just not as good as the cover.
TheDancingKetchup 3 months ago
this is the best version, how you can deny it is unfathomable
MagnumRoyalty 3 months ago
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sorry bro but peter gabriel's version is so much better =)
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Just something so hauntingly beautiful about Stephin's voice. Just love this song. Great Post.
Thereisonlythemoment 3 months ago
GTFO. Kudos to these guys for writing it but Peter Gabriel did a much better job singing it. Certain things are meant to be. That's y the songwriters aren't usually the ones singing the song, the singers do
KashmirShahzad 3 months ago
@KashmirShahzad LOL as if this statement was correct. So the term "singer/songwriter" means nothing?
MagnumRoyalty 3 months ago
@MagnumRoyalty way to completely go off topic there. yes theres people with multiple talents. then theres people like this dude singing the song who should have obviously stuck to being a songwriter, not a singer/songwriter. besides your on something if u think most (most, not saying all) accomplished singers write their own shit. take elvis for example.
KashmirShahzad 3 months ago
@KashmirShahzad I'm sorry, you're an ignorant oaf. This man has written many of the greatest albums I've ever heard - I've listened to every one of them. It would be a tragedy to have this work scattered amongst doznes of no-name singers who don't feel the music and can't make an honest version. Besides, if Peter Gabriel hadn't of listened to this and thought "Damn, that's a good song", he wouldn't it with his sappy overdone version that you seem to prefer.
Watermark0n 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Magnetic Fields
the airborne toxic event cover is absolutely beautiful.
afkadventuring 3 months ago 4
I hate Peter Gabriel's version. It's overproduced and sentimentalized cheese. A certain segment of the American public seems to love being spoon fed shlock--and the more shallow the shlock the better. These same lifestyle cretins would have no interest in music were it not for advertisements and romantic comedy soundtracks
ritter89 3 months ago 3
@ritter89
Hmm, seems to me the real "cretins" are those with a superiority complex that think their taste in anything is the ultimate litmus test when it comes to quality. If a song moves somebody, who the fuck are you to criticize them for it? Music, like all art, is subjective. I can understand not liking a particular song, but not to the point of bashing people who do.
shelton705 2 weeks ago 4
This is an amazing song. Magnetic Fields just.. have a way with words. This and All My Little Words I believe have the same impact as songs by Bright Eyes or even Bob Dylan at times. Just brilliant.
charlieslol 3 months ago
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91pinklipstick 3 months ago
I've listened to this so many times that I now like it more than the cover. :3
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Winkleplum 3 months ago
Peter Gabriel's cover was corny. The original has more soul.
graverobber245 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Magnetic Fields 2
I love the Peter Gabriel one, but this was somehow dull compared. Great, but not as great.
BaraSkit07 3 months ago
@BaraSkit07 if you honestly think this is dull then I kinda feel sorry for you dude. This is one of the most evocative songs I've ever heard, and most of that effect is due to how sparse it is - you can feel the words as they come out of his mouth and it's delicate, as any true love song should be. Conveys far more meaning than a big theatrical voice ever could dream of in my books, but c'est la vie
daddyfatsaxohten 3 months ago
@daddyfatsaxohten I think you misinterpreted my message, read it again mate.
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TatyFogellFace 3 months ago
Like this version Love Peter Gabriels =)
CyberShark11 4 months ago
I'd take this original any day.
buckleygeneration 4 months ago
Love this song... found it from The Airborne Toxic Event's cover of it. Both versions are fantastic.
mom2jace 4 months ago
Without the Magnetic Fields, there would be no song for Peter Gabriel to cover. So give some credit folks.
MrMeanTree 4 months ago
Well, I for one prefer this version. :)
AliceItoko 4 months ago
Not anywhere as good, or emotionally moving, as Peter Gabriel's version!
tcmitssr 4 months ago
@tcmitssr And yet it's because of the magnetic fields your buddy Peter was able to receive such a great song. Did you not enoy the lyrics and musical arrangement and melody that Peter took and covered? I don't mind if you enjoy Gabriel's version more but give proper credit and respect to the magnetic fields as well.
streeTkiDwannaBe 4 months ago 2
@CanadianGunslinger11 peter gabriel's version is laaaame. this version is beautiful and breathtaking and also the original. and why are you even here if you like peter gabriel better? get ooouuuuttt!!!!
gabrielleballou 4 months ago
I guarantee that this would be the more popular version if Gabriel's wasn't used for the Scrubs ending.
KnfRaw 4 months ago
somehow it sounds he is either high or stoned or both :/
EpicSpongee 4 months ago
Peter Gabriel wins, sorry.
CanadianGunslinger11 4 months ago
look for the cover by Natay Dawn. so soothing. Plus I don't like being sung to by men, haha.
chikotube 4 months ago
I orefer this one though they're both great
SacreligiousPorkchop 4 months ago
mhm the cover of Peter Gabriel is much more emotional....
MagicZbder 4 months ago
This is too good. Peter Gabriel's version kinda negates the ironic nature of the song and Merritt's songwriting. Not saying his version's bad, just that to me it doesn't convey the song's original meaning...which is what you'd expect from a cover anyway. RAMBLE OVER.
loejewis 4 months ago 16
Fuck Peter Gabriel and Scrubs
nashwhal 4 months ago
@nashwhal funny!
ferrybuttle 4 months ago
@nashwhal Woah hey now, I don't give a rat's ass about Peter Gabriel, but you leave Scrubs out of it! :)
lowerclassrock 4 months ago
i don't get why people prefer the peter gabriel version personally....
danlikesmusicalot 4 months ago
somehow i spent my whole life listening to stuff like this without hearing magnetic fields, then i was doing some research on a childhood favorite, future bible heroes, and came across the back story leading me to here :P
Psychaotipath 4 months ago
This version poured the petrol on the ground, and Peter Gabriel's was the spark that set the world alight afterwards.
anonymousdeity 4 months ago 12
pete and pete brought he here via Why I Cry
anthonysob4 4 months ago
I brought myself here.
doomslang 4 months ago 5
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this versions shit... peter gabriles is far better... this cunt is fucking tone deaf -__-
sleeplessk8r 4 months ago
@sleeplessk8r you dont get it do you :P
robman8855 4 months ago
@robman8855 nope
megaquand 4 months ago
@sleeplessk8r seems like you're the one who's tone deaf. they're both great.
kikomiko1 4 months ago
@sleeplessk8r you realize this is the original song, right?
daddyfatsaxohten 4 months ago
peter gabriel turns this song to cheesy, soupy, sentinmental mush. merrit 4 life!
fauxrrissey 4 months ago 7
@mmhmmmom
you sound like johnny cash.
AlleyCatChum 4 months ago
It's a great song The Magnetic did a great job with this song, but for some reason I feel that Peter Gabriel did a better job. he put so much emotion behind it
thds699 5 months ago 5
Nothing makes me as emotional as Peter Gabriel singing this in the ending of My Finale Scrubs season 8 <3
Peteioz 5 months ago 83
@Peteioz loser
1lanadear 2 months ago
this reminds me of `a boy called allen`. ..
allaballa0h 5 months ago
Nick Bianco brought me here
MrRyanhancock1234 5 months ago
Such and indelible piece of music: I only wish that Stephen Merritt would get all the credit he deserves for this piece...
mrtroska 5 months ago
It really takes a special singer to sing this song without it becoming boring.
MusicIsHealing 5 months ago
Cody Weber brought me here
DemonCannibal731 5 months ago 16
I'm here to see if i can see what Zach Condon like about these guys.
michaelfingard 5 months ago
i like this song but it kinda sounds like John Wayne is singing
xweetoc 5 months ago
@xweetoc more like Johnny Cash
SacreligiousPorkchop 5 months ago
@SacreligiousPorkchop i honestly wouldn't really know. i don't really listen to country
xweetoc 5 months ago
@xweetoc Yeah me neither but I do listen to Johnny cash
SacreligiousPorkchop 5 months ago
Somehow, East Harlem, by Beirut, remembered me of this.
JBiscaia33 6 months ago
Magnetic fields came first. I personally like the Peter Gabriel version better but they're both amazing.
Figs3 6 months ago
what came first, peter gabriel or magnetic fields?? i'm confused?
bubblelot1 6 months ago
@bubblelot1 Magnetic Fields wrote the song and released it first. Peter Gabriel covered it a few years later
geoffwoade 5 months ago
@bubblelot1 Magnetic Fields
mrtroska 5 months ago
i dont understand all the excitement, its just the number 69.....someone explain that to me please?
hahalufs9 6 months ago
@hahalufs9 '69' is a sexual position.
KnfRaw 6 months ago
@hahalufs9 seriously?
macklemoreosis 6 months ago
@hahalufs9
It's a position where two lovers can both felatiate each other.
Ieatbabyseals 6 months ago
@hahalufs9 I'm with you. What's the big deal? 69 - what? Is it some kind of occult secret or something?
vanessa4u4evr 5 months ago
@vanessa4u4evr I can't quite decide whether this comment is tongue in cheek sarcasm tbh, if you're serious though look the number (and it's possible meanings) up, you'll be surprised. Lets say the penny should drop on the joke at any rate :P
UniverseIsPacman 5 months ago
Although this is the original version, the interpretation of Peter Gabriel gives me something more..!
MarcoStu93 6 months ago
@MarcoStu93 My condolences.
mrtroska 5 months ago
i thought those were just two monacles with one upside down D:
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this is such and awesome track, love it, chilling on it now, nice buzz, good groove, doesn't get better.. Just checked this really awesome track from a new acid jazz guy.. This is a must hear,, truly. search on " Pai Crowd, Jamie Ruben " you are going to dig that for sure!
victorgregson1973 6 months ago
Don't you ever wish that the original writer could have recognition even if there is better singers (of this song). This artist is a really incredible man and deserves more views. He really does.
supergown2 6 months ago
@supergown2 Yeah! If the more well-known version is sung by a person who is also a writer, people assume they wrote it.
SoEyeSay 6 months ago
@SoEyeSay Yeah exactly!
supergown2 6 months ago
@supergown2 Incredible artist. far from incredible man. there's a difference.
Jer314153 6 months ago
@Jer314153 Eh, I call him an incredible man because he's a incredible artist.
supergown2 6 months ago
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first of all, there is no 'mr. fields' - it's mr. merritt to you, sir. there is a mrs. fields, but she makes cookies, not pop songs. someone on an earlier page something like 'no discussion needed, covers suck, except cohen's'. i'll concede there are several good interpretations of 'hallelujah', but does any serious person really assert that concrete blonde's 'everybody knows' or judy collins' 'suzanne' are the definitive versions? my point - all peter gabriel is good for is funny haircuts.
estragonsboot 7 months ago
oh nice i didnt know this version!
peterscoop 7 months ago
Definitely one of the best on the album.
TheJoeyTaylor 7 months ago
oh, you...
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mali2503 7 months ago
i had never heard this song before awwww i`m purring now :3
Romie15 7 months ago 2
My favourite song in the world <3
slizzee1 7 months ago
This sounds like goth Johnny Cash
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666Americanpatriot 7 months ago
I forgot about this band!
hannahforest 7 months ago
I like PG but he's not doing his shit anymore, just getting bored and re-hashing classic songs....
mickelmoe 7 months ago
There is no need for people to discuss what version is better, this or Peter Gabriel. They are both very good. Peter Gabriels' version is much more heartfelt sure, but if you listen to the lyrics, the singer is supposed to be bored and fed up with the book of love, hence the lyric 'the book of love is long and boring, no one can lift the damn thing,' so in that respect The Magnetic Fields get it spot on. And is the original.
bigbang305 7 months ago 2
@bigbang305
You are contradicting yourself. You said that people don't need to discuss what version is better but you just discuss that Peter Gabriel's version is more heartfelt than the original. I disagree. I like this is better. Gabriel's is more poppy. I like the indie folk-pop
Dramactica 7 months ago
way better than the cover
mchil3 7 months ago
ill get alot of hate for this but I really dont like this version I prefer peter's version for personal reasons of which I wont tell...
ZiiPoP96 7 months ago
youtube.com/watch?v=iEI1j_etQH0
tgrotewohl 7 months ago
watch?v=iEI1j_etQH0
tgrotewohl 7 months ago
This is the best version, that's it... no discussions needed. No cheesy singer is gonna sing better than the man who actually wrote the song. God boys. Covers suck, exept Cohens'.
djpremier333 7 months ago
@AHarmlessBystander Even better is the amazingly brilliant TMF logo. It spins like magnets and has the cliched magnet color scheme. Amazing.
menyc2 8 months ago
Peter Gabriel's cover is much better.
wake0321 8 months ago
The National.
ch3ngaa 8 months ago
@AHarmlessBystander
haha same here bro and i just stumbled upon a good song
papercutkitt 8 months ago
like both, but this much better!
tonipalanca 8 months ago
Sure; it's not IMPOSSIBLE or wrong to like this better than Gabriel's version, but I do believe there's a prejudice, a conceit that says that the composer of a song performs it best, when that's just not true: sometimes a great composer is a mediocre musician, or can't sing very well.
SoEyeSay 8 months ago
Peter Gabriel's version is better; he makes some good changes in the melody and sings with feeling. This guy sounds like he's bored. Gabriel's has a better arrangement, too.
SoEyeSay 8 months ago
@SoEyeSay That's kind of the point. This guy's known for singing like this. The whole brilliance of the original version of the song is that there's something acidic about it. You get the feeling that whoever composed it has no patience for sentimentality, hence "the book of love is long and boring." And Stephin's "bored" singing-style just adds to the cynicism. I do like Gabriel's version, too, but it has a totally different approach - it's heartfelt, sure, but that doesn't mean it's better.
liacirne 8 months ago 3
@liacirne I dig ya! But what I'm saying is that there's a difference between "appreciating" a work and "enjoying" it. I can appreciate what Mr. Fields is doing, but I don't enjoy it like I do Mr. Gabriel's. I'm old, and have gone thru "dislikes" over songs for trendy reasons("they don't write their own song! They use studio musicians!") and have decided to just listen and not care what the words are or who played on it: if I like it, I like it. "Better" IS an opinion, but there are prejudices.
SoEyeSay 7 months ago 3
@SoEyeSay If you haven't heard "The Airborne Toxic Event's" cover of this song, your missing out. :) Love it more than Gabriel and equal to MF.
leddy629 6 months ago
@SoEyeSay It's all in the context of the piece. This song was written as an acerbic counterpoint to the cliches we often think of concerning matters of the heart.
mrtroska 5 months ago
Oh, Scrubs...
jp8099 8 months ago 3
this version feels much more personal and raw than the Peter Gabriel version. I much prefer it.
whiskycopter 8 months ago 2
I love this version, and I love Peter Gabriel's version - there is no reason you can't enjoy both. Besides, if you're going to argue about the best version of this song, you might as well bring Airborne Toxic Event into the equation.
Trumpour93 8 months ago in playlist The Magnetic Fields 3
The Peter Gabriel version is really well made and produced. It initially does have a greater impact on the listener, I agree.
But the reason I like this version more is that this guy wrote it. The lyrics are amazing, and to me, hearing their author sing them is even more amazing. Its hard to describe further than that but seriously, great song.
LuquilloDC 8 months ago 5