Cover versions of the book of love by peter gabriel. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. For those of you who are unfamiliar with peters work, he is a megastar from the 70s. Peter gabriel in your eyes secret world live duration. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and. While fans were still reeling from the shock of peter gabriels exodus from progrock supergroup genesis. The book of love, by air supply, 1997 the book of love the magnetic fields song, 1999 covered by peter gabriel on scratch my back book of love, a song by toya featuring loon from the 2001 selftitled album, toya. Software sites tucows software library shareware cd roms software capsules compilation cd rom images zx spectrum doom level cd.
The reciprocal album and ill scratch yours was released in 20. Why i chose to cover the book of love on my new album sun songs. After leaving genesis in 1975, gabriel launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peters album scratch my back. Mix peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live in london youtube youtube. Peter gabriel the book of love remix lyrics genius. Song information for the book of love peter gabriel on allmusic. Peter gabriel the book of love free download as pdf file. My one criticism is the at times same sounding timbre of the album. Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. Peter gabriel book of love mp3 download and lyrics. The overarching theme of the song is a holistic description of the human emotion of love.
This reissued cd is nicely done, the sound quality is great, and the liner notes are much appreciated lyrics and musician credits and a few news clipping from that tour, none of which were on the original lp. It was released on 12 february 2010 in australia and germany, on 15 february in the uk and on 2 march in the u. 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. This version of the book of love was arranged by nick ingman with peter gabriel and will.
This song is gabriels cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love 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 peter gabriel the book of love lyrics metrolyrics. Existential yet humane lyrical observations evocative of his life at the time. Peter gabriel performs the magnetic fields song the book of love live in london. The book of love was the first single off of peter gabriel s 2010 scratch my back, an album that is a collection of cover songs. Atmospheric 9 cerebral 9 melancholy 9 reflective 9 austere 8 detached 7 ethereal 7 nocturnal 7. Cd universe is your source for peter gabriel s song book of love mp3 download lyrics and much more. 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. 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. This following is the solo discography of peter gabriel, an english singersongwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock band genesis. I knew it well peter gabriel, one of my alltime favourites. Rated pg is a collection of peter gabriel songs from the movies. The croatian musicians 2cellos recorded an instrumental version on their album in2ition.
Peter gabriel the book of love live video dailymotion. Lyrics to book of love by peter gabriel from the scratch my back album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Peter gabriel s dark rumination on human existence. Filmed at hammersmith apollo in march 2011, new blood live in london captures peter gabriel performing live with the 46 piece new blood orchestra. Lyrics to the book of love by peter gabriel from the scratch my back album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. The book of love peter gabriel neo kaliske cover the. Check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. General commentin 2004, gabriel performed a cover version of the book of love, a song by the magnetic fields, on the soundtrack to the film shall we dance the magnetic fields is a band led by the new york city singersongwriter stephin merritt. Leggi il testo the book of love di peter gabriel tratto dall album scratch my back. The book of love stringspace orchestra peter gabriel our 11th album cant help falling in 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 for dancing but i i love it. Scratch my back, special edition, 2010 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.
Watch the video for the book of love live by peter gabriel for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. 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. Peter gabriel released it on the album shall we dance. Having always loved the combination of film and music aged 17 he gave up a place at film school to pursue a career in music peter gabriel s first opportunity to really marry these twin interests came when he was asked to create the music for alan parkers film birdy in 1985. In this film, peter explains the idea behind his songswap project and you can see some of the studio recording of the scratch my back album. I write down everything that you say so i dont get lonely. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Book of love announces lullaby redux a special night of music featuring all four original members to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their album lullaby. Peter gabriel the book of love magnetic fields cover. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live. Scratch my back is the eighth studio and fourteenth album overall by the english musician peter gabriel, his first in eight years. The book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriel s eighth studio album, scratch my back. 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.
Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singersongwriter, record. 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 lovewashing of the water peter gabriel. The book of love by peter gabriel was written by stephin merritt and was first recorded and released. Scratch my back is the eighth studio album and fifteenth album overall by english musician peter gabriel, his first in eight years. Listen online to peter gabriel the book of love and see which albums it appears on. Song information for the book of love peter gabriel on allmusic allmusic. Official peter gabriel book of love lyrics at cd universe. Gabriel is still working on a follow up album called ill scratch yours, where he has various musicians cover his songs. This perceptive dissection of loves simplicities is the first single from english musician peter gabriels eighth studio and fourteenth album overall, scratch my. The book of love peter gabriel stringspace orchestra. Its full of charts and facts and figures, and instructions for dancing but i, i love it when you read to me. Strings for lovers is now available on spotify, itunes, apple music, iheartradio and tidal.
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