The Magnetic Fields - '88: Ethan Frome Lyrics

The Magnetic Fields Lyrics

"'88: Ethan Frome"

Masterpiece of catastrophic love
In a small New England town
Ninety-five pages of tragedy
Difficult to put down

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Ethan Frome
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome

Came to light in 1911
Overnight lit-fic classic
Bringing fame to Edith Wharton
And fortune to Scribner's sons

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Ethan Frome
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome

I first read you on my birthday
And again umpteen more times
When will they make you a musical
There have been far worse crimes

La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome

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Writer(s): Stephin Merritt

album: "50 Song Memoir" (2017)

The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir album cover

'66: Wonder Where I'm From

'67: Come Back As A Cockroach

'68: A Cat Called Dionysus

'69: Judy Garland

'70: They're Killing Children Over There

'71 I Think I'll Make Another World

'72: Eye Contact

'73: It Could Have Been Paradise

'74: No

'75: My Mama Ain't

'76: Hustle 76

'77: Life Ain't All Bad

'78: The Blizzard Of '78

'79: Rock'n'roll Will Ruin Your Life

'80: London By Jetpack

'81: How To Play The Synthesizer

'82: Happy Beeping

'83: Foxx And I

'84: Danceteria!

'85: Why I Am Not A Teenager

'86: How I Failed Ethics

'87: At The Pyramid

'88: Ethan Frome

'89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo

'90: Dreaming In Tetris

'91: The Day I Finally...

'92: Weird Diseases

'93: Me And Fred And Dave And Ted

'94: Haven't Got A Penny

'95: A Serious Mistake

'96: I'm Sad!

'97: Eurodisco Trio

'98: Lovers' Lies

'99: Fathers In The Clouds

'00: Ghosts Of The Marathon Dancers

'01: Have You Seen It In The Snow?

'02: Be True To Your Bar

'03: The Ex And I

'04: Cold-Blooded Man

'05: Never Again

'06: "Quotes"

'07: In The Snow White Cottages

'08: Surfin'

'09: Till You Come Back To Me

'10: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

'11: Stupid Tears

'12: You Can Never Go Back To New York

'13: Big Enough For Both Of Us

'14: I Wish I Had Pictures

'15: Somebody's Fetish

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"'88: Ethan Frome" lyrics

The Magnetic Fields Lyrics