Marcy Playground - Sex & Candy

Single for their smash hit. It's backed with 'The Angel Of The Forever Sleep' and 'Memphis', both of which are non- album tracks. Deleted in the U.S. 1998 Capitol Records release. Slimline jewel case. Album Description

angelic pied piper

I always thought Sex and Candy was a great song...but knowing no other songs by Marcy Playground, I decided to test the waters...at first I wasn't really interested in the two 'other' songs on this CD...but then one day...boom...

The Angel of the Forever Sleep...omnipotent...a song for the rapture...a song for lost (as in gone to heaven) pets...so soothing, reassuring, gentle...John sings like an angelic pied piper...I would follow him just to hear that soothing gentle voice and hypnotic strum...

Memphis certainly captures a feeling...a rolling gentle ride around Memphis...I picture Woody Guthrie on a train...playing/singing country/blues...

Overall 3 great songs...very similar yet evoking very different emotions...strange but lovely...

Thanks John and co...



March 20, 2006

Wish they did more acoustic like this

If you need a MP fix and were disappointed with MP3, this single is worth checking out. It has too unreleased songs, both acoustic, one which is good and the other which is great. The song Memphis is a gem that I wish they did more of. September 22, 2005

Addictive & Soothing

This single features two non-album tracks The Angel of the Forever Sleep & Memphis. Both of which feature acoustic guitar & songs are done in such a way that it builds & is a continuos progression and keeps you interested all the way through, a great musical journey if you like.

Angel of the Forever Sleep is very comforting & would make a great track to listen to at the end of the night, it will lead to a great sleep. It's very comforting, relaxing, peaceful, calming, restful, and gentle.

i.e.
Marcy Playground - The Angel of the Forever Sleep (Lyrics)

Hello, I have come from heaven
Down, All these things
My angel wings
Hold to them tight

Time for you to wake
Sleep, sleep, sleepy head

Right, to a place of mercy
Right, on these things
My angel wings
Hold to them tight

It's time to go, goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight

In the
Middle of the night
Float away
Lest the fears you hold
Hold fast to the earth
Forever to haunt

Hello

Hello, time to go goodnight
Goodnight

Memphis is slightly faster paced but not excessively and very much so in line & in tune with the consistency of the single overall. Woz has great vocal ability, quite rare for MP to have a cd single but well worth the purchase, you'll find yourself listening to this one a lot.

Excellent.

p.s. We all know Sex & Candy is Top-Notch. June 19, 2004

This song surely... is a dream. Yeah.

"Sex And Candy" was the perfect post-grunge idea. A bit of that early 90s Seattle rock depth, mixed in with acoustics, mellowness, and dreamy vocals... it was a great idea executed greatly. The album it was off of (Marcy Playground's selftitled) was a well-mastered piece of acoustic rock, and its hit single was a fine representative.

"The Angel of the Forever Sleep" and "Memphis" have a similar sound, and it's nice to see a live reaction to the band. Marcy Playground certainly deserves a fanbase, if not a larger one. February 27, 2004

It's a nice, dirty little song!!!

I can remember when this song first came out back in the summer of 1998. I liked it, even though I didn't understand what it was about at that time. *LOL* I love the part in the video when John Wozniak (the lead singer) shakes his head and blinx his eyes when he says "And I've had too much caffeine." That part of the song rox! Even now (despite the fact that Marcy Playground ended being a 1-hit wonder) I still feel so sorry for him cos he's so pale he loox like he's about to throw up or something. Anyway, if you loved the song, I highly recommend you give it a listen and then buy it. November 1, 2003

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