Talk:69 Love Songs

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The following comments were left by the quality and importance raters: (edit · refresh) Article requirements: Y All the start class criteria Y A completed infobox, including cover art and most technical details Y At least one section of prose (excluding the lead section) Y A track listing containing track lengths and authors for all songs Y A full list of personnel, including technical personnel and guest musicians Y Categorisation at least by artist and year Y A casual reader should learn something about the album. Andrzejbanas (talk) 03:29, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

I added it a track list - as well as the album info box. But if someone wanted to check my math as to the individual album and box set lengths, I'd appreciate. Also, I don't know who produced it, either. --MrCheshire

Contents 1 69 sex position 2 <^>v!!This album is connected!!v<^> 3 Ninety-nine Novels 4 Fair use rationale for Image:The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs.jpg 5 Fair use rationale for Image:The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Vol. 1.jpg 6 Fair use rationale for Image:The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Vol. 2.jpg 7 Fair use rationale for Image:The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Vol. 3.jpg

[edit] 69 sex position

Does this have anything to do with the 69 sex position? --Nintendude 18:06, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

In the liner notes for the three-CD set Merrit mentions that he originally intended to write one hundred songs, but stopped at sixty-nine because it was a good number, or something along those lines. If someone has the set nearby, I am sure that they could provide a direct quote with a citation. Jkelly 19:19, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

It would be too much of a coincidence if this had nothing to do with the 69 position. Add this to List of pop culture references to the 69 sex position if it is a valid item to add. --Nintendude 02:00, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

If I can recall from the booklet correctly, Merritt acknowledges the sex position, but also chose the number for its aesthetic purposes as a title. It's sort of a visual palindrome. So I'm sure the sex position was a bullet on the list why the title was chosen, but the title isn't explicity referring to the position and nothing else. Pele Merengue 11:30, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

So, here's the excerpt:

SD: The next lowest number that had another relevant meaning was 69, which I chose as much for its graphic possibilities as its obvious relation to romance.

DH: When you say graphic possibilities, you mean the cover of the record?

SD: It's a visual palindrome. It would make a good logo on a Broadway poster. I wasn't thinking of it as a record yet.

Pele Merengue 11:37, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] <^>v!!This album is connected!!v<^>

• All song titles serve as redirects to this album, have their own pages, or have been placed at the appropriate disambiguation pages.--Hraefen ^Talk 20:13, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

This seems unnecessary. By convention, pages are only made for songs if they serve some purpose, e.g. to list the song as a single. This, however, serves no purpose. H3xx (^t/c/_b) 04:45, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ninety-nine Novels

Does it seem viable to anyone else that this album might have gotten its title and cover art from the book Ninety-nine Novels, or is it just me? Especially considering Merritt's obvious love of highbrow literature, and the fact that it is considered a very influential compilation of stories. Just wondering... Chris77xyz 22:56, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs.jpg

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BetacommandBot 06:42, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, you stupid bot, for putting this warning here 4 different times. By the way, I fixed this. It should not be deleted now. H3xx (^t/c/_b) 04:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Vol. 1.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Vol. 2.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Vol. 3.jpg

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