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A three-minute spin on a sexual merry-go-round, led by Wolf, whose scarlet mop, six-foot-plus frame and choirboy vocals made him the thinking girl's rock-chick crush of the year. He piles up guitars, a toy piano and a giddy string section into an over-the-top make-out anthem.
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Entirely uplifting, string-laden romp into prime Dexys Midnight Runners territory (no, not ‘Come On Eileen’) topped by a vocal as swaggering as it's debonair.
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A bed of electronic blips and bleeps percolates beneath an exuberant string arrangement and a great '50s-derived sax part.
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About sixty layers of handclaps from two different continents. Samples of bells from one hundred years ago in an English country pagan mayday fair. The bass clarinet by my father is probably my favorite, as I always love working with my dad. He is an amazing musician, really intuitive and deeply passionate.
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The song reinforces youthful joy every way it can: opening with children’s voices shouting; continuing with hand claps, ascending scales and jubilant bells; ending with a final chime that wouldn’t sound out of place in Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood of Make Believe.
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Built on joyously climbing strings and a jaunty jig rhythm, Wolf abandons his melancholy side to sound deliriously, giddily in love.
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The weird and wonderful Patrick Wolf returns with the release of title track form his album ‘The Magic Position’ as he delivers a wonderfully upbeat modern, skewed motown classic. The heightening string arrangements and stomping soul beats are combined with Patrick’s unique lyrical prowess as he sings “You put me in the magic position to live, to learn, to love, in the major key” – ah isn’t live just great, thanks Paddy!
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Watch out too for an infectious clap-a-long chorus and an endless stomping beat that demands participation. In fact, just watch out. 'The Magic Position' is very good. Magical, even.
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The cross-pollination of a Broadway musical and an acid trip; gaudy costumes and over-the-top choreography splayed across a technicolor canvas. It’s a great video, and a better album.
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How else could you possibly treat a song so irresistibly camp? Bonus points for the hair and shirt color sync.
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A candy-coated, colorful dream.
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Where his Bjork-like soundscaping once aimed for subtlety and atmosphere, this track is a candy-coated pop toy filled with all types of sonic springs and levers: Hand-claps, squealing kiddie-choirs, bouncy strings, and a steadily ascending xylophone all cleanly interlock with a thumping dance rhythm and one cheeky double-entendre of a chorus.
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Yep, there will be wild style swings and nuanced moods to come, but on this slice of glam, jubilant pop, Wolf shows that love can feel as simple as an ascending major scale.
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Full of positive energy and very joyous. This is one of those songs that you know will be played at weddings.
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