The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts, and figures and instructions for dancing. The last line means in german my little beautiful love. The song bette and billy sing in parental guidance. The overarching theme of the song is a holistic description of. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. The record consists of gabriel covering twelve songs by various artists, using orchestra and voice rather than normal rock instruments. Jan 30, 2010 check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. Peter gabriel born peter brian gabriel on february 1950 is an internationallyfamous awardwinning english singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock band genesis. Oh i wonder wonder who, bedoooo who who wrote the book of love chorus oh i wonder wonder who, bedoooo who who wrote the book of love.
After leaving genesis, gabriel went on to a successful solo career. The theory is that he covers various artists work and they will return the favour to offer us another album of gabriel covers later on. His 1986 album, so, is his bestselling release and is certified triple platinum in the. List of songs with songfacts entries for peter gabriel. It was written by three members of the group, warren davis, george malone and charles patrick.
Like most people i was introduced to the book of love through peter gabriel and only after some time did i learn that. Peter gabriel the book of love magnetic fields cover 58 comments 1 tags the book of love magnetic fields cover as written by and george malone warren davis. This song is by peter gabriel and appears on the movie soundtrack shall we dance. The truth of the matter is that the book of love is a. John from aberdeen, united kingdom featured on last episode of fab us tv series scrubs. Peter gabriel peter brian gabriel the book of love lyrics. Maicod from netherlands i didnt know this was not an original song of gavin james but by peter gabriel. Jun 04, 2018 tracey thorn, one half of the duo everything but the girl, included two magnetic fields covers on her 2007 ep, raise the roof. The magnetic fields is the principal creative outlet of singersongwriter stephin merritt and the book of love is backed by merritts cover of gabriels not one. Her version of the book of love was not as bare as the original by the magnetic fields, but it sounded more earnest, like gabriels version. Peter gabriel the book of love remix lyrics genius. Choose from peter gabriel sheet music for such popular songs as in your eyes, the book of love, and sledgehammer. This song is gabriels cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics songmeanings.
According to group member charles patrick, he was in a store looking at sheet music for a different song called book of love when the jingle came on the radio. Heard again now, banks and rutherfords ballad ripples, a song about old age and fading beauty, also preempts the uncomplicated love songs genesis wrote in the 80s and 90s. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing chorus but i i love it when you read to me and. Adam from lehman, pa best love song ever, love peter gabriel on this song. Jul 05, 2018 the book of love cover w albert chang, and niall fest our take on peter gabriel and gavin james versions of book of love. Lyrics for the book of love by peter gabriel songfacts. Its full of flowers and heartshaped boxes, and things were all too young to know. What the album shared with the gabriel era, though, were what banks called story songs.
Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singersongwriter, record. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts some figures and instructions for dancing. In fact, the book of love is a complete an integrated account of attachment. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group genesis. Oh sure, they may borrow songs, writings and items from the book of love and enjoy giving and getting them, but ultimately each story is different. The book of love novel, a 1934 novel by upton sinclair. Peter gabriel the book of love sheet music in ab major. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts, and figures and instructions for dancing peter gabriel the book of love lyrics metrolyrics. I also think that peter thought that it was a good song and i have to write a song like this. This might be referring to a fathers love for his child.
Song book of love ukulele chords and tabs by peter gabriel. You can sing me anything the book of love is long and boring and written very long ago its full of flowers and heartshaped boxes and things were all too young to know but i i love. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peter s album scratch my back. The scratch my back album, released in 2010, was conceived as a songwriters exchange project where peter covered some of his favourite songs and in return the artists he chose would then cover one of his songs. The book of love is long and boring, full of words, songs and items that are supposed to show you the way and tell you how its supposed to be. You can sing me anything the book of love is long and boring and written very long ago its full of flowers and heartshaped boxes and things were all too young to know but i i love it when you give me things. I came here because i was curious if the song title and lyrics could also be read as describing the bible. About the book of love the book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriel s eighth studio album, scratch my back. The overarching theme of the song is a holistic description of the human emotion of love. Peter gabriel the book of love live jun 15, it makes me believe in love, again. The book of love is relivent to all as it is a catalog of personal attachment.
Peter gabriel the book of love magnetic fields cover. Peter gabriel s lyrics are always excellent at painting pictures in my mind like this. This song is a cover of the book of love by the magnetic fields. Wwii vet cowrote the book on coldweather training article. After preparing material for an album gabriel recorded his solo debut, peter gabriel in 1976 and 1977 in toronto and london, with producer bob ezrin. Tekst utworu the book of love wykonawcy peter gabriel.
The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and. Peter gabriel the book of love piano and voice sheet music. This makes him open his schools yearbook his book of love and remember the old times, way back in 1956, when he was in his last year of high school and his family just moved to the town. Stephin merritt the book of love is a song written by stephin merritt and attributed to the magnetic fields, an american indie pop group founded and led by him. This perceptive dissection of love s simplicities is the first single from english musician peter gabriel s eighth studio and fourteenth album overall, scratch my back. Peter gabriel the book of love piano accompaniment. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peters album scratch my back. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. Peter gabriel the book of love chords ultimateguitar. Apr 11, 2006 if you are referring to the song, then it was originally recorded by the monotones. All were labelled peter gabriel, using the same typeface, with designs by hipgnosis. Scratch my back is the eighth studio album and fifteenth album overall by english musician peter gabriel, his first in eight years.
This was inspired by a pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the jingle, youll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with pepsodent. Peter gabriel is the debut solo studio album by english progressive rock singersongwriter peter gabriel and the first of four with the same eponymous title. Peter gabriel s scratch my back album project is the first part of a series of song exchanges in which gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each other s songs. This song power of love became a big hit and the file was also became a big hit, too. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and. Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics karaoke version. The book of love pedro zagalo peter gabriel original. A it was a cover song, and b who wrote the original. Im in love with the timeless sadness and nobility, the quality of the love in this song. When the magnetic fields appeared at the lyric theatre, hammersmith in january 2001 to play the whole of 69 love songs, they were joined by peter gabriel for an encore of. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and activist.
The book of love is a song written by stephin merritt and attributed to the american indie pop group the magnetic fields, an american indie pop group founded and led by him. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band genesis. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in ab major. Dec 02, 2016 peter gabriel the book of love with lyrics karaoke version visit for more karaoke songs. When the magnetic fields appeared at the lyric theatre, hammersmith in january 2001 to play the whole of 69 love songs, they were joined by peter gabriel for an encore of the book of love. After leaving genesis in 1975, gabriel launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. Peter gabrielgavin james the book of love cover youtube. The book of love as written by and george malone warren davis. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing but i discovered using shazam, the music discovery app. Book of love, a song by toya featuring loon from the 2001 selftitled album, toya. Baby, baby, baby i love you yes i do well it says so in this book. Charles patrick the book of love also titled who wrote the book of love is a rock and roll doowop song, originally by the monotones.
The book of love is long and boring and written very long ago its full of flowers and heartshaped boxes and things were all too young to know but i i love it when you give me things and you you ought to give me wedding rings and i. Who wrote the book of love baby, baby, baby i love you, yes i do well it says so in this book of love ours is the one thats true oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book of love i wonder who yeah who wrote the book of love. Why i chose to cover the book of love on my new album sun. Free and guaranteed quality tablature with ukulele chord charts, transposer and auto scroller. Mar 03, 2017 wwii vet co wrote the book on coldweather training. The idea is to do it like a magazine, which will only come out. Learn how to play peter gabriel songs for piano and voice online. Mar, 2018 the book of love chords by peter gabriel. The album, recorded at air lyndhurst and real world studios during 2009, consists of cover versions of twelve songs by various artists, using only orchestra and voice. Print and download the book of love sheet music by peter gabriel. I knew it well peter gabriel, one of my alltime favourites.
Peter gabriels version is remarkably uninspired because his style lush. The book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriel s eighth studio album, scratch my back. With chris young, keith coogan, aeryk egan, josie bissett. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singersongwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band genesis.
Lost in the echoes of things not there, watching the sound forming shapes in the air. Piano arrangement by pedro zagalo of the song the book of love composed by peter gabriel the book of love is long and boring no one can lift. According to group member charles patrick, he was in a store looking at sheet music for a different song called book of love. It was also featured on the last episode of scrubs at sacred heart, before it became a med school. Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. It includes often described fairytale like moments as well as the moments of boredom that exist between emotional high peaks. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3.
The magnetic fields is the principal creative outlet of singersongwriter stephin merritt and the book of love is backed by merritts cover of gabriels not one of us. Check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. Book of love originally titled jack in the box, a 1980 novel by william kotzwinkle. Inbam kural book, one of the books of the tirukkural the book of love, a 1934 novel by upton sinclair. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing but i i love it. Oct 12, 2004 the book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriels eighth studio album, scratch my back. A friend delivers john twiller greetings from a long gone high school girlfriend.
The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing but i, i love it when you. Stephin merritt is significant in this dialogue since he is the man who wrote the book of love. If you mean a book, then its claimed that the apostle john wrote the book of love for the bible. Released on 25 february 1977, it was produced by bob ezrin. That means i dont think that the singersongwriter of the song sledgehammer, peter gabriel, didnt know the facts above. It was only one hour ago it was all so different then nothing yet has really sunk in looks like it always did this flesh and bone is just the way that we are tied in but theres no one home i grieve, for you you leave, me so hard to move on still loving whats gone they say life carries on carries on and on and on and on the news that truly shocks is the empty, empty page while the final.
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