69 LOVE CHARTS* A graphical representation of The Magnetic Fields album. *(does not actually contain 69 charts)
WE DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LOVE A quest to finally prove Ferdinand De Saussure wrong and quantify love. Or at the very least, Stephin Merrit’s words about love.
MINSTREL SHOWS
PRETTY GIRLS
MELODIES
VIOLENT CRIMES
Fig. 1.19 A Pretty Girl Is Like...
Fig. 3.12 Meaningless
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THINGS THAT WON’T MAKE YOU STAY ALL MY LITTLE WORDS ALL THE TEA IN CHINA
THE SWEETEST SONG YOU EVER HEARD
ALL NORTH CAROLINA
SINGING LIKE A BIRD
Fig. 1.3 All My Little Words
Fig. 1.21 Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing
QUANTITY OF DANCING
NUMBER OF THINGS THAT MATTER
THOSE LOST IN DARKNESS WITHOUT LAMPS
THE GREY
THE OTHER MY LOVE AND I
Fig. 3.17 Two Kinds Of People
Fig. 1.1 Absolutely Cuckoo
NUTTY BEHAVIOUR
A WEEK (OR TWO)
TIME (IN WEEKS)
SOME HAVE... TRAVELLED FAR AND WIDE GIVEN UP AND DIED BROKEN DOWN AND CRIED TURNED TO DUST AND DIED
Fig. 1.22 Sweet-Lovin’ Man
Design and concept by Ellie Thomas, based on the words of Stephin Merrit. No copyright infringement intended. http://cargocollective.com/elliethomas