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Let's Listen To Some Magnetic Fields Covers – Part Six: Turning The Tables

Let's Listen To Some Magnetic Fields Covers – Part Six:  Turning The Tables For the final part in this series, I've decided to feature the small handful of covers performed by The Magnetic Fields. "The Man Amplifier" was the B-side to the "Why I Cry" 7-inch; the remaining songs come from various compilation albums, all of which are out-of-print. For the anal retentive out there, I should point out that there are other covers out there by Stephin Merritt and his related side projects (see this comprehensive discography ), but these are the only ones credited specifically to The Magnetic Fields. So if you were hoping to hear Future Bible Heroes' cover [...]
Artist:The Magnetic Fields
Title:Heroes (David Bowie Cover)
Link Text:The Magnetic Fields - Heroes (David Bowie Cover)
File Name:The-Magnetic-Fields-Heroes-Dav id-Bowie-Cover.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:The Magnetic Fields
Title:I Die, You Die (Gary Numan Cover)
Link Text:The Magnetic Fields - I Die, You Die (Gary Numan Cover)
File Name:The-Magnetic-Fields-I-Die-You- Die-Gary-Numan-Cover.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1997
Artist:The Magnetic Fields
Title:If I Were A Rich Man
Link Text:The Magnetic Fields - If I Were A Rich Man (From Fiddler On The Roof)
File Name:The-Magnetic-Fields-If-I-Were- A-Rich-Man.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1999
Artist:The Magnetic Fields
Title:Le Tourbillion
Link Text:The Magnetic Fields - Le Tourbillion (Written By Cyrus Bassiak)
File Name:The-Magnetic-Fields-Le-Tourbil lion.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1999
Artist:The Magnetic Fields
Title:The Man Amplifier (Young Marble Giants Cover)
Link Text:The Magnetic Fields - The Man Amplifier (Young Marble Giants Cover)
File Name:The-Magnetic-Fields-The-Man-Am plifier-Young-Marble-Giants-Co ver.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1995
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