Meaning to the book of love song lyrics 9 meanings nolwazidlamini august 6, 20126. This song is gabriels cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. I was just wondering if anyone knows the meaning of the lyrics. 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. 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. The book of love is relivent to all as it is a catalog of personal attachment. 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. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peter s album scratch my back. A god who stepped into the world and with that act alone gave a special meaning to a word that. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band genesis. 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. In fact, the book of love is a complete an integrated account of attachment. The record consists of gabriel covering twelve songs by various artists, using.
The book of love by peter gabriel song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and. 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, by air supply, 1997 the book of love the magnetic fields song, 1999. All songs considered in honor of valentines day, we asked for your ideal romantic songs. The book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriels eighth studio album, scratch my back. Rated pg is a collection of peter gabriel songs from the movies. Print and download in pdf or midi the book of love arranged by sebastian durfee. That means that i have no right to wipe them out completely with my songs. The book of love has music in it, in fact thats where music comes. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3.
Genesis were touring the lamb lies down on broadway at the time. Caroline real world productions real world records. The live recording was released on island def jam records. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the day of january 2010s full moon. I knew it well peter gabriel, one of my alltime favourites. Book of love chords by peter gabriel songsterr tabs with. Song information for the book of love peter gabriel on allmusic allmusic. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. 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 figures and instructions for dancing but i. 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. Gabriel could relate to sexton as a deep thinker with a troubling depression who searches for meaning through her art. Learn how to play peter gabriel songs for piano and voice online.
Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. In making love, that sort of struggle is to get some form of merging of. 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 comes from some of it is just transcendental some of it is just really dumb but i. Why i chose to cover the book of love on my new album sun. 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 album will be released on black vinyl lp and cd on 12 june 2020. The single version was released as the second single from the album in the uk in 1986 and as the fifth single in the united states in 1987. After leaving genesis in 1975, he launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and activist. I also think that peter thought that it was a good song and i have to write a. He wrote the song about a spiritual experience atop little solsbury hill in somerset, england, citation needed. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics songmeanings. So is the fifth studio album by english singersongwriter peter gabriel, released on 19 may 1986 by charisma records.
Originally released as a picture disc for records store day in april. The book of love choir by sam sommerfeld published on 20120221t09. 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. Gabriel had already left during the albums recording sessions but had been persuaded to return. The book of love song, by the monotones, 1958 book of love, a song by fleetwood mac from the 1982 album mirage. 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.
Peters solo career postgenesis is some of the most breathtaking songwriting and musical composition ever realised in pop. Real world records was founded by womad and peter gabriel to provide talented artists from around the world with access to stateoftheart recording facilities and audiences beyond their geographic region. 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. Initial sessions for so consisted of gabriel, lanois and guitarist david rhodes, although these grew to include. 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. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of traduction anglais. He used the image of darkness on mercy street to signal her depression. Peter gabriel announced his departure at a band meeting in cleveland, ohio, in january 1975. The book of love sheet music for piano, voice download. Down to earth is a song cowritten and performed by english rock musician peter gabriel for the 2008 computeranimated disneypixar film walle.
Check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. Solsbury hill is a song by english musician peter gabriel. Dont give up is a song written by english musician peter gabriel and recorded as a duet with kate bush for gabriels fifth solo studio album so 1986. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. Dont give up peter gabriel and kate bush song wikipedia. 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 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 end of this song was very intense when gabriel performed it during live shows, where he used a highpitched wail to simulate sextons death. Theatrical leader of 70sera genesis and a bona fide pop star by the 80s despite his experimental, often exotic, material. Why i chose to cover the book of love on my new album sun songs. Ahhhhhh, ahhh so, you know how people are when its all gone much too far the way their minds are made.
Reunited with daniel lanois as coproducer, peter extends the hand of collaboration to led zeppelins john paul jones, brian eno, peter hammill and sinead oconnor. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing i. His 1986 album, so, is his bestselling release and is certified triple platinum in the. Song information for the book of love peter gabriel on allmusic. 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 gabriel peter brian gabriel the book of love lyrics. We are thinking of using it as the song which is played while we are signing the register. It includes often described fairytale like moments as well as the moments of boredom that exist between emotional high peaks. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peters album scratch my back. I was also reading a book about murder and anger expressed in different ways. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singersongwriter, record producer. Launched in 1989, real world records has grown into a label of wideranging, worldclass music from all corners of the globe. Peter gabriels the book of love meaning of the lyrics. Peter gabriel the book of love magnetic fields cover.
Print and download the book of love sheet music in pdf. Book of love band, an american synthpop band book of love, the bands 1987 album book of love, the albums title track. Peter gabriel the book of love piano and voice sheet music. In the final analysis, people pay money for my records, thats something i have to keep in mind. The threevolume album was released in 1999, with the book of love appearing in volume 1 as track number 12. After working on the soundtrack to the film birdy 1984, producer daniel lanois was invited to remain at gabriels home during 1985 to work on his next solo project. Peter gabriel hasnt released an album of original material since 2002s up. The book of love is a song written by stephin merritt and attributed to the magnetic fields. The album also continued the now wellestablished gabriel motif of mixing high technology with decidedly analogue contributions from musicians from west africa, egypt and armenia. As victor frankl wrote in mans search for meaning, what is to give light must endure burning. Peter gabriel book of love chords learn the song with the online tablature player.
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