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November 06, 2007 >

NPR: 48 Hours to Finish a Song

Photo: Stephin Merritt at NPR's Studio 4A. Courtesy NPR.An image by photographer Phil Toledano and the term "1974" provided the inspiration for Stephin Merritt's "The Man of a Million Faces," composed in two days for the first installment of NPR's "Project Song."

Watch a video of the process and listen to the All Things Considered segment hosted by Bob Boilen at NPR Music: Stephin Merritt: Two Days, "A Million Faces."

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