WordPress 1.2
WordPress 1.2 final release is out, and I’ve installed it without problems. While I was at it, I also installed the updated statistics plugin, written originally by GamerZ and ported to plugin format by Ryan. You can get a whole page of interesting statistics here, or use the link right at the bottom of the sidebar on the right. Among other fascinating facts, you can see who tops the league of frequent commenters (like the League of Gentlemen, only… not.). It all seems to be working fine, but let me know if you spot anything amiss.
The Magnetic Fields - i
I make no secret of the fact that I think Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields is a song-writing genius, and this new album hasn’t altered that opinion at all. He has a lugubrious baritone voice that renders his wonderful lyrics as wistful or deadpan hilarious as appropriate. He reminds me a lot of Noel Coward or Morrissey, with the same quicksilver turn of phrase or quirky rhyme.
‘I Thought You Were My Boyfriend’ is a sad, bitter little song about a breaking up:
The joke’s on me againI know you don’t love meYou know I don’t careKeep it hidden betterDid I say the world was fair?
My favourite so far (after a few listens) is ‘I Wish I Had an Evil Twin’:
My evil twin would lie and stealAnd he would stink of sex appealAll men would writheBeneath his scytheHe’d send the pretty ones to meAnd they would think that I was he
Put those great lyrics together with catchy, bouncy tunes and you’ve got an album that sticks in your mind tenaciously.
