His 1986 album, so, is his bestselling release and is certified triple platinum in the. Music the book of love song, by the monotones, 1958 book of love, a song by fleetwood mac from the 1982 album mirage. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singersongwriter, record producer. Full score for peter gabriel s version 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 figures and instructions for dancing b. The book of love peter gabriel 2004 from the original soundtrack of the movie shall we dance.
This version of the book of love was arranged by nick ingman with peter gabriel and will. Individual part, lead sheet, score, sheet music single, solo part, tablature. Scratch my back was originally released in 2010 and now makes its second coming, this time accompanied by and ill scratch yours, the concluding part of a series of song exchanges in which peter and other leading artists reinterpret each others songs. 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. Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. Check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. The reciprocal album and ill scratch yours was released in 20. As the leader of genesis in the early 70s, peter gabriel helped move progressive rock to new levels of theatricality.
The croatian musicians 2cellos recorded an instrumental version on their album in2ition. This is the first live performance of the book of love by peter gabriel. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the day of january 2010s full moon. Peter gabriel stephin merritt the book of love not. Peter gabriel the book of love full score sheet music. As though some internal torment needed to be exorcised. 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. A music video for peter gabriels the book of love featuring stick people from. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and activist. 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. Peter gabriel the book of love live in london, 2011 lyrics. Theatrical leader of 70sera genesis and a bona fide pop star by the 80s despite his experimental, often exotic, material. Love i get so lost, sometimes days pass and this emptiness fills my heart when i want to run away i drive off in my car but whichever way i.
Choose from peter gabriel sheet music for such popular songs as in your eyes, the book of love, and dont give up. I, i wish i could swim like dolphins, like dolphins could swim though nothing will keep us together we can beat them, for ever and ever oh we can be heroes, just for one. Scratch my back is the eighth studio and fourteenth album overall by the english musician peter gabriel, his first in eight years. Peter gabriel in your eyes live in london2011 lyrics.
Peter gabriel 3 peter gabriel 1 peter gabriel 2 long walk home. Peter gabriel book of love chords learn the song with the online tablature player. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band genesis. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. In his solo career, gabriel was no less ambitious, but he was more subtle in his methods. 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.
Peter gabriels song lovetown was first released in february 1993 on the soundtrack to the film philadelphia and was included on the films soundtrack album. 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. It was released on 12 february 2010 in australia and germany, on 15 february in the uk and on 2 march in the u. Book of love lyrics peter gabriel soundtrack lyrics. 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. Guitar, guitar tab early intermediate digital download by peter gabriel. Listen free to peter gabriel scratch my back heroes, the boy in the bubble and more.
The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peter s album scratch my back. Peter gabriel covers the magnetic fields from his album scratch my back special edition 2010. 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 choir by sam sommerfeld published on 20120221t09. Peter gabriel stephin merritt peter gabriel stephin merritt the book of love not one of us. Book of love originally titled jack in the box, a 1980 novel by william kotzwinkle. The overarching theme of the song is a holistic description of the human emotion of love.
Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. This song is gabriel s cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Usually regarded as gabriels best, peter gabriel 3 is superb. With his first eponymous solo album in 1977, he began exploring darker, more cerebral terri. 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. The video for the track was inspired by the art work of yayoi kusama, who peter collaborated with on the video. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peters album scratch my back. He formed the rock band genesis at charterhouse public school and was frontman until 1975, when he left to.
After two albums of exploration, peter gabriel finally developed a uniqueness awway from genesis and settled on a direction haunting, paranoid, frightening. Peter gabriel has 21 books on goodreads with 618 ratings. Scratch my back is the eighth studio album and fifteenth album overall by english musician peter gabriel, his first in eight years. Peter gabriel first recorded the book of love for the soundtrack of the 2004 movie shall we dance. Both sides of peters songswap project now available in one place, as was originally conceived. 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. The album didnt do as well as debut missed the us top 50 in 1978 but has held up well as opposed to lots of music made in 1978. Peter gabriel the book of love live from womad 2009. The book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriel s eighth studio album, scratch my back. After leaving genesis in 1975, he launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. 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 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.
Print and download in pdf or midi the book of love arranged by sebastian durfee. Neither becoming a parody of his past self nor endlessly seeking selfconsciously new images, instead he took his creativeness and perfectionism into fresh fields. This perceptive dissection of loves simplicities is the first single from english musician peter gabriels eighth studio and fourteenth album overall, scratch my. 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.
Peter gabriel book of love romantic movies duration. Peter gabriel biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Book of love chords by peter gabriel songsterr tabs with. But i, i love it when you read to me, and you, you. Print and download in pdf or midi the book of love.