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This is the first song from the first volume of The Magnetic Fields’s 69 Love Songs. The track features Stephin Merritt’s baritone over light ukelele and synthesizer drops.
[Verse 1]
Don't fall in love with me yet
We've only recently met
True I'm in love with you but
You might decide I'm a nut
[Verse 2]
Give me a week or two to
Go absolutely cuckoo
Then, when you see your error
Then, you can flee in terror
[Verse 3]
Like everybody else does
I only tell you this 'cause
I'm easy to get rid of
But not if you fall in love
[Verse 4]
Know now that I'm on the make
And if you make a mistake
My heart will certainly break
I'll have to jump in a lake
[Verse 5]
And all my friends will blame you
There's no telling what they'll do
It's only fair to tell you
I'm absolutely cuckoo
[Verse 1]
Don't fall in love with me yet
We've only recently met
True I'm in love with you but
You might decide I'm a nut
[Verse 2]
Give me a week or two to
Go absolutely cuckoo
Then, when you see your error
Then, you can flee in terror
[Verse 3]
Like everybody else does
I only tell you this 'cause
I'm easy to get rid of
But not if you fall in love
[Verse 4]
Know now that I'm on the make
And if you make a mistake
My heart will certainly break
I'll have to jump in a lake
[Verse 5]
And all my friends will blame you
There's no telling what they'll do
It's only fair to tell you
I'm absolutely cuckoo
[Outro]
It's only fair to tell you
I'm absolutely cuckoo
Absolutely Cuckoo was written by Stephin Merritt.
Absolutely Cuckoo was produced by Stephin Merritt.
The Magnetic Fields released Absolutely Cuckoo on Tue Sep 07 1999.
In the 69 Love Songs release interview with Daniel Handler, Stephin Merritt said on “Absolutely Cuckoo”:
I was looking for a song that came really early in the alphabet. It’s a peppy, ukulele-driven duet. It was going to be [with Claudia], but I sang both parts and liked it. … the character being c...