Years later and this never gets old; if you listen with a good set of headphones you hear the layered melody building in the background really clearly, it’s just wonderful
i was just talking a friend about this. so many magnetic fields songs surprise me with each listen. layered melodies, stephin harmonizing with himself, new noises i'd never heard before. reminder to always listen with fresh ears
"And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep. One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep. I'll have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name. ...Baby, I was born on a train" such great lyrics!
Some roads are only seen at night. Ghost roads, nothing but neon signs. But some nights the neon gas gets free And turns into walking dead like me. And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep. One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep. I'll have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name. Baby, I was born on a train. I know that you were never young, And I know you prob'ly won't get old. But honey, nobody's gonna hurt you anymore. And nobody's gonna make you wanna die. And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep. One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep. I'll have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name. Baby, I was born on a train. I'll go some cold and gray morning. And you won't remember anything. But some people don't believe in time. And some of us don't believe in life. And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep. One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep. I'll have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name. Baby, I was born on a train. Baby, I was born on a train... Baby, I was born on a train..
@@popinjayishuman For many years, I thought it was 'time'. Now I listen to it and I do hear 'dying'. it doesn't help that for many years I had it only on cassette. Thanks. :)
I always imagined that it's an ancient vampire singing this song to someone he just turned, and then bailed on them by hopping on the next train out of town.
for 25 years I thought this was the dude who sings the song - wrong on both counts: not the dude who sings the song... and not a dude at all. uh.. well, hmmm...
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@@pokergirls Right?! I kept seeing all these comments referring to a woman and I was like, "What the fuck are these people TALKING about?" Then it hit me. No shade, she's a very attractive person, but she's also maybe the single most androgynous human being I've ever seen.
Omg you're right hahahaha. Fuck I love the magnetic fields and their unique gender roles and love songs. As someone who's struggled with gender expressions and sexuality ever since I was a kid, the magnetic fields make me feel a great sense of comfort.
many years ago now, at a queer dance in town, this woman came up to me from behind and put her arms around me and said 'we sisters need to stick together'. And I could tell she didn't mean it in a camp sense. Well, I was wearing a suit, and had very short hair, and no beard in those days. I said: 'I'm a boy.' She said: 'Oh, sorry' and staggered off. :)
NYC is so different now. I still like it, but I miss the grit and slime. Now everywhere you go it's edible cookie dough, trendy diarrhea causing cuisine fusions, and woke college kids from the midwest getting a $75k bachelors degree in yoga.
funny right after you wrote that the freakin pandemic hit and now we are right back to that - its closed up, weird, looks like a shanty town and zombies walking around.
At first I though, "Is that a woman? No, that must just be a very feminine looking guy." But I guess my initial reaction was correct. But... that isn't her singing... is it?
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Stephin Merritt spent the entire 90s on one of the greatest runs a songwriter has ever had. This brilliant song is in his top 5 imo.
Years later and this never gets old; if you listen with a good set of headphones you hear the layered melody building in the background really clearly, it’s just wonderful
i was just talking a friend about this. so many magnetic fields songs surprise me with each listen. layered melodies, stephin harmonizing with himself, new noises i'd never heard before. reminder to always listen with fresh ears
Still fantastic - probably won't ever get old
"And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep.
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep.
I'll have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name.
...Baby, I was born on a train"
such great lyrics!
the "guy" in this video is ilsa jule. she was on the cover of "get lost" and also appeared in "strange powers" and "with whom to dance."
No wonder I wanted him to do me.
Any more details about her?
I've always thought she was a band member because she's on the cover and in 2 different vids(that I can think of) I'm an idiot though
This one snuck up on me. Most of their best songs do, they leave me in a teary mess.
One of my all time forever favorite songs
Steven has captured the vinaigrette of life; makes me cry and sing and want to play it again , thank you Steven
I love this song so much and the video. Ilsa Jule is so beautiful.
fun fact, when you play this on guitar (with a capo on 2nd so as to be in the right key) the chords you play for the verse happen to be D-E-A-D
i love this song too much
This is one of the best indie videos ever made.
I can't stop fucking crying
I've heard the Arcade Fire version of this song so many times but this is the first time I have heard the original.
Win Butler said he heard this song in a shoe store and and loved it so much it was the reason they signed with Merge.
You do not KNOW how long I wondered who that was. Thank you!
Some roads are only seen at night.
Ghost roads, nothing but neon signs.
But some nights the neon gas gets free
And turns into walking dead like me.
And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep.
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep.
I'll have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name.
Baby, I was born on a train.
I know that you were never young,
And I know you prob'ly won't get old.
But honey, nobody's gonna hurt you anymore.
And nobody's gonna make you wanna die.
And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep.
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep.
I'll have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name.
Baby, I was born on a train.
I'll go some cold and gray morning.
And you won't remember anything.
But some people don't believe in time.
And some of us don't believe in life.
And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep.
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep.
I'll have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name.
Baby, I was born on a train.
Baby, I was born on a train...
Baby, I was born on a train..
It’s ‘dying’ not ‘time’
@@popinjayishuman yep
@@popinjayishuman For many years, I thought it was 'time'. Now I listen to it and I do hear 'dying'. it doesn't help that for many years I had it only on cassette. Thanks. :)
Stunning, either way.
I always imagined that it's an ancient vampire singing this song to someone he just turned, and then bailed on them by hopping on the next train out of town.
Duh. Everyone knows that. : ) Good thought.
@@MsMiguel70 If everyone knew it, no one was filling me in, dang it.
All time 🙂
Davis Torgerson!!!!
If I had to be stranded on a desert island with one song; this would be that song.
What about the Magnetic Fields song Desert Island?
same
masterpieze
Ilsa Jule. Who is sheeeeee???? where can I find more of her face?
for 25 years I thought this was the dude who sings the song - wrong on both counts: not the dude who sings the song... and not a dude at all. uh.. well, hmmm...
@@pokergirls Right?! I kept seeing all these comments referring to a woman and I was like, "What the fuck are these people TALKING about?" Then it hit me. No shade, she's a very attractive person, but she's also maybe the single most androgynous human being I've ever seen.
she’s on instagram and runs a dog shelter now. she also has videos of her reading her writing aloud at open mics on youtube somewhere.
Her names Ilsa Jule, not Lisa Julie. Anyway.. yeah they're stunning
Remember that tweet that's like "Tonight I kissed a beautiful twink who turned out to be a lesbian who thought I was a lesbian"?
Aint it grand
Omg you're right hahahaha. Fuck I love the magnetic fields and their unique gender roles and love songs. As someone who's struggled with gender expressions and sexuality ever since I was a kid, the magnetic fields make me feel a great sense of comfort.
many years ago now, at a queer dance in town, this woman came up to me from behind and put her arms around me and said 'we sisters need to stick together'. And I could tell she didn't mean it in a camp sense. Well, I was wearing a suit, and had very short hair, and no beard in those days. I said: 'I'm a boy.' She said: 'Oh, sorry' and staggered off. :)
cant stop fucking crying
Pass the hankies.
Nice.
Stephin Merritt🖤
Stephin Merritt nowhere to be seen. Love it...
Wow
😻
This guy picks terrible places to walk.... Good thing he had eye protection walking through all these branches
That's a woman! Ilsa Jule.
Pdan4 The line between genders has officially blurred.
@@pdan4 nope thats a young bueller era matthew broderick 😂
Oh, now I now who Ariel Pink was inspired or influenced by
Oh my word. College. Period.
Seriously
NYC is so different now. I still like it, but I miss the grit and slime. Now everywhere you go it's edible cookie dough, trendy diarrhea causing cuisine fusions, and woke college kids from the midwest getting a $75k bachelors degree in yoga.
New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
funny right after you wrote that the freakin pandemic hit and now we are right back to that - its closed up, weird, looks like a shanty town and zombies walking around.
🤣
hello from new york in 2021 :)
It gets worse every week.
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well of course merritt wouldn’t be in the video of his song. 😂
At first I though, "Is that a woman? No, that must just be a very feminine looking guy." But I guess my initial reaction was correct. But... that isn't her singing... is it?