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 is the eighth song on peter gabriels eighth studio album, scratch my back. So here i am at 53, a peter gabriel fan once again. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. The book of love peter gabriel 2004 from the original soundtrack of the movie shall we dance.
Guitar, guitar tab early intermediate digital download by peter gabriel. Peter brian gabriel may have started out as a high profile rock performer with a penchant for theatrical costumes, but he was never going to age in the traditional rock manner. 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 but i i love it when you read to me and you you can read me anything the book of love has music in it in fact thats where music. Peter gabriels the book of love meaning of the lyrics. The magnetic fields is the principal creative outlet of singersongwriter stephin merritt and the book of love is backed by merritts cover of gabriel s not one of us. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peters 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 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 read to me. Listen to peter gabriel in full in the spotify app. 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 read to me and you you can read me anything the book of love has music in it in fact thats where music comes from some of it is just transcendental some of it is just really dumb but i. His 1986 album, so, is his bestselling release and is certified triple platinum in the.
Contact peter gabriel the book of love on messenger. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of traduction anglais. Book of love lyrics peter gabriel soundtrack lyrics. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3.
Individual part, lead sheet, score, sheet music single, solo part, tablature. He subsequently recorded the song for the soundtrack of the 2004 film shall we dance gabriel s version also appeared on his 2010 album scratch my back. Peters song swap project and orchestral albums scratch my back, and ill scratch yours and new blood are now all available to stream on spotify and amazon music. Mirrorball is particularly heavenly, the book of love a delight, but most tracks illicit goose bumps. 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 b. After the 2009 mtv music awards where kanye west interrupted taylor swifts acceptance speech, comedy central aired the south park episode fishsticks on repeat for two hours. 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 read to me and you you can read me anything the book of love has music in it. In their new episode tonight they used the same song as the season 8 finale book of love peter gabriel. The book of love appears on magnetic fields threevolume concept album 69 love songs, which contains 69 tracks described as love songs, 23 tracks in each of the three volumes. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and activist. 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 read to me and you you can read me anything the book of love has music in it in fact thats where music comes from some of it is just transcendental some of it is just. Peter gabriel the book of love live in london, 2011 lyrics. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading without frontiers. Ive had the album two weeks now and it grows more of a joy at each listen, new tracks becoming favourites with familiarity.
Peter gabriel has 21 books on goodreads with 618 ratings. The overarching theme of the song is a holistic description of the human emotion of love. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peter s album scratch my back. Ahhhhhh, ahhh so, you know how people are when its all gone much too far the way their minds are made. Right 2 also known as book of love, a 2016 chinesehong kong film directed by xue xiaolu. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The lyrics for the book of love by peter gabriel have been translated into 14 languages 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 read to me. Choose from peter gabriel sheet music for such popular songs as in your eyes, dont give up, and solsbury hill. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Print and download the book of love sheet music in pdf.
The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the day of january 2010s full moon. I just wish the book would be more detailed about what peter did in those years between the end of the secret world tour and the year the book was published 1999. Peter gabriel peter gabriel iv also known as security wog rating. Print and download in pdf or midi the book of love arranged by sebastian durfee. 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 read to me and you you can read me anything the book of love has music in it in fact thats where music comes from some of it is just transcendental some of it is just really. Neither becoming a parody of his past self nor endlessly seeking selfconsciously new images, instead he took his creativeness and perfectionism into fresh fields. These albums contain peters orchestral interpretations of some of his favourite songs by other people, as well as reworkings.
The book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriel s eighth studio album, scratch my back. I heard it on a film recently being played, and it just brought back how i loved it so much. Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. Learn how to play peter gabriel songs for piano and voice online. The book of love, a 2017 american film directed by bill purple. Check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live in london youtube duration. 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. Book of love, directed by robert shaye based on william kotzwinkles book. The song from tonights episode the book of love by. Songs like rhythm of the heat and san jacinto are a perfect example of gabriels avantgarde approach.
Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live in london youtube. This song is gabriel s cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. Spencer bright goes deep into the life of peter gabriel, exploring his musical ventures, his technological projects and also his personal life. Listen to albums by peter gabriel on myspace, stream free online music by peter gabriel. The book of love sheet music for piano, voice download. Delving deeper into his exploration of unusual rhythms and sounds, peter gabriel emerged in 1982 with his fourth, and last, selftitled album unless you live in north america where the album was called security. The book of love performed by peter gabriel made by me some people might remember the song from scrubs or shall we dance. 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. Peter gabriel the book of love piano and voice sheet music. Im getting married next year and my partner and i both love peter gabriels version of the book of love which was featured in the richard gere jennifer lopez film shall we dance. South park using book of love any south park fans here. Songs similar to peter gabriel the book of love, such as elvis costello she, phil collins groovy kind of love, john lennon oh my love.
He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band genesis. 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 read to me and you you can read me anything the book of love has music in it in fact thats where music comes from some of its just transcendental some of its just really dumb but i i love it when you sing to me and you you can. This weeks one take is peter gabriels book of love which has been a common wedding request over the years. 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. After leaving genesis in 1975, gabriel launched a successful solo. We are thinking of using it as the song which is played while we are signing the register. 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. A music video for peter gabriels the book of love featuring stick people from.
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