Hes the only sibling troy is still in touch with, though they grew up in a large family. Like to be liked, need to be needed, want to be wanted and love to be loved. This is also the first time that the studio version of the book of love has been available on spotify and amazon music. The croatian musicians 2cellos recorded an instrumental version on their album in2ition. I was just wondering if anyone knows the meaning of the lyrics. Peter gabriel s the book of love meaning of the lyrics. Peter gabriel the book of love piano and voice sheet music. Shop our newest and most popular peter gabriel sheet music such as in your eyes, here comes the flood and dont give up, or click the button above to browse all peter gabriel sheet music. 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. As victor frankl wrote in mans search for meaning, what is to give light must endure burning.
Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. I started out with 23 different lyric ideas, on a range of subjects, but the personal stuff seemed to dominate the songwriting, as it had done in my. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the day of january 2010s full moon. 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. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. This perceptive dissection of loves simplicities is the first single from english musician peter gabriels eighth studio and fourteenth album overall, scratch my back. 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. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia.
Jun 02, 2010 peter gabriel in the flesh is rather more ordinary than the peter gabriel of popular imagination a 60yearold man in a navy shirt and beige trousers, taking off his shoes as he settles on a sofa. He dedicated us to his exwife, jill, his 2 daughters, and. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its. Weekend dairy farmer ralph gabriel, an electrical engineer who did critical world war ii radar. 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. Peter gabriels the book of love peter gabriel wlyrics hd music video in high definition. The disability money he receives as result of his injury allowed troy to buy the house that the maxsons now live in, a source of shame for troy. The first couple of stanzas play on the difficulty she had differentiating between her successful creative life as a poet and her failings in her real life as a daughtermotherwife. Why i chose to cover the book of love on my new album sun. The book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriels eighth studio album, scratch my back. After leaving genesis in 1975, gabriel launched a successful solo. 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. 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 book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing i. Learn how to play peter gabriel songs for piano and voice online. Nov 10, 2015 the book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peter s album scratch my back. Print and download the book of love sheet music in pdf. At another point, when speaking of his intentions behind sledgehammer, peter gabriel approvingly quotes nietzsches line that art is a mechanism which takes an icepick to the heart. The book of love sheet music for piano, voice download free. 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. Song information for the book of love peter gabriel on allmusic.
The book of love sheet music for piano, voice download. 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 and i i love it when. The scratch my back album, released in 2010, was conceived as a. The lyrics are about gabriels fear of dedicating himself to his relationships. 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.
These quotes are taken from around the time of the albums release. Book of love originally titled jack in the box, a 1980 novel by william kotzwinkle. Peter gabriels the book of love meaning of the lyrics. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the. Mercy street is the name of a play written by anne sexton, a poet who committed suicide in 1974 after a life marred by mental illness. Peter gabriel has 21 books on goodreads with 615 ratings. Check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. Peter gabriel in the flesh is rather more ordinary than the peter gabriel of popular imagination a 60yearold man in a navy shirt and beige trousers, taking. It includes often described fairytale like moments as well as the moments of boredom that exist between emotional high peaks. Im getting married next year and my partner and i both love peter gabriel s version of the book of love which was featured in the richard gere jennifer lopez film shall we dance. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and figures. After leaving genesis in 1975, gabriel launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. Apr 27, 2010 im getting married next year and my partner and i both love peter gabriel s version of the book of love which was featured in the richard gere jennifer lopez film shall we dance. Oct 12, 2004 the book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriels eighth studio album, scratch my back.
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. Peter gabriel the book of love magnetic fields cover. 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. After leaving genesis, gabriel went on to a successful solo career. Peter gabriel 1977 sometimes referred to, for clarity, as car, peter gabriel i, or pg1 moribund the burgermeister, solsbury hill, modern love, excuse me, humdrum, slowburn, waiting for the big one, down the dolce vita, here comes the flood. The book of love novel, a 1934 novel by upton sinclair. Jan 30, 2010 check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. The book of love by peter gabriel song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. The lyrics are about gabriel s fear of dedicating himself to his relationships. 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.
The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. 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. 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. Book of love band, an american synthpop band book of love, the bands 1987 album book of love, the albums title track.
The book of love has music in it, in fact thats where music comes from. We are thinking of using it as the song which is played while we are signing the register. The overarching theme of the song is a holistic description of the human emotion of love. We will continue to make more of peters music available on spotify and amazon music as part of a monthly rollout plan.
Gabriel came up with the lyrics based on some phrases he had kicking around. Inbam kural book, one of the books of the tirukkural. In fact, the book of love is a complete an integrated account of attachment. Peter gabriel the book of love live in london, 2011 lyrics. Weekend dairy farmer ralph gabriel, an electrical engineer who did critical world war ii. 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. Right 2 also known as book of love, a 2016 chinesehong kong film directed by xue xiaolu the book of love film, a 2017 american film directed by bill purple this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title book of love.
Peter talks about the making of the us album, which was released in september 1992. Peter gabriel the book of love wlyrics hd the book of. Gabe was wounded in world war ii and now has a metal plate in his head. 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. Peter gabriel the book of love magnetic fields cover lyrics. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singer, songwriter, record producer and activist who rose to fame as the original lead singer and frontman of the progressive rock band genesis.
Shall we dance soundtrack 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. 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 fo. The book of lovewashing of the water peter gabriel 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. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peters album scratch my back. Peter gabriel lyrics 112 song lyrics sorted by album, including in your eyes, the book of love. 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.
Music the book of love song, by the monotones, 1958 book of love, a song by fleetwood mac from the 1982 album mirage. The book of love this song is by peter gabriel and appears on the movie soundtrack shall we dance. If i could sing like peter gabriel, i wouldnt have to write songs. Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. 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. The record consists of gabriel covering twelve songs by various artists, using orchestra and voice rather than normal rock instruments. The book of love is relivent to all as it is a catalog of personal attachment. This song is gabriel s cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. Peter gabriel peter brian gabriel the book of love lyrics.
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