Take ecstasy with me – The Magnetic Fields
Again from my mother’s house. To celebrate the very recent release of the Stephin Merritt obscurities collection on Merge Records i will post the Susan Anway vocals version, originally gifted to us on the Oh Merge! compilation CD. The more resourceful, alert and desperate of us have had most of these recordings for years, but it’s nice to have them collected and available through more official means. I will buy it if i ever see it. I promise.
As fantastic as this version is, and as much as i love Susan’s singing, i think i like the original more. It is nice to have the choice, though. I think given the meaning of the song and how intimate it is, Stephin’s voice conveys it best. Though it is hard to know for sure, it might be the most personal of all Magnetic Fields’ songs. It might just the same be the least personal.
