| | Showtunes CD Stephin Merritt Discography of CDs
An amazing tunesmith with an unerring knack for melody and influences that range from Kurt Weill to New Order, Stephin Merritt has used various projects--the Magnetic Fields chief among them--to showcase his unique talents. Merritt is also heavily ... Full Descriptioninfluenced by musical theater, as SHOW TUNES, the artist's third solo release, reveals. In fact, SHOW TUNES comprises songs that Merritt composed for actual stage productions.
In a long-standing collaboration with the Chinese theater director Chen Shi-Zheng, Merritt has written songs for the Shi-Zheng plays PEACH BLOSSOM FAN, THE ORPHAN OF ZHAO, and MY LIFE AS A FAIRY TALE. The songs are performed by the original cast members, so those looking for Merritt's voice will be sadly disappointed. That said, the songwriting bears the artist's usual hallmarks--wit, superb melodic hooks, a little bit of cheek, and a little bit of melancholy--making the collection indispensable to Merritt fans.
Recording information: 2006.Uncut (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Merritt sings alongside original cast members, clearly relishing each perverted fairy-tale of ruined love, untimely death, wars and whores and human vanity."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "To the cottonfield paddy fields sounds of banjo and jinghu Merritt and friends horse around with funny voices and sardonic lines..." Hide Description Showtunes Songs
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| |   | 1. | Theme From the Orphan of Zhao |
| 2. | At Madam Plum's |
| 3. | Top and the Ball, The |
| 4. | What a Fucking Lovely Day! |
| 5. | Auntie Toothache |
| 6. | It's Hard to Be the Emperor |
| 7. | Sounds Expensive |
| 8. | Red Shoes, The |
| 9. | Fan Dance Cha-Cha |
| 10. | Little Maiden of the Sea, The |
| 11. | Ukulele Me! |
| 12. | Train Song |
| 13. | Little Hebrew Girl, The |
| 14. | Shall We Sing a Duet? |
| 15. | Song of the Humble Serf, The |
| 16. | Collar and the Garter, The |
| 17. | Shall We Sing a Duet? Reprise |
| 18. | Sorry Wrong Show |
| 19. | Storks, The |
| 20. | In the Spring, When I Was Young |
| 21. | Ugly Little Duck, The |
| 22. | And He Would Say |
| 23. | World Is Not Made of Flowers, The |
| 24. | Behold the Lowly Centipede |
| 25. | In China, Said the Moon.... |
| 26. | Hail! Son of Heaven |
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