Desert Island Discourse

This week, we explore the impeccable pop sensibilities of Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields. How much can one songwriter love the moon? Does Holland-Dozier-Holland need defending? And did she send flowers, or just say she sent flowers? Tune in to find out! Desert Island Railroad Boy 10000 Fireflies Candy The Saddest Story Ever Told Swinging London Strange Powers Born on a Train Why I Cry The Village in the Morning The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure All My Little Words Long-Forgotten Fairytale Washington, D.C. Abigail, Belle of Kilronan I Don’t Believe You I Thought You Were My Boyfriend California Girls You Must Be Out of Your Mind Everything is One Big Christmas Tree Andrew in Drag Your Girlfriend’s Face ’74: No ’93: Me and Fred and Dave and Ted ’14: I Wish I Had Pictures All the Umbrellas in London Papa Was a Rodeo Young and Insane