As he grew older, his father developed some sort of painful disability, and one of the best therapies was for peter and his father to. The lyrics for book of love b side by peter gabriel have been translated into 4 languages the book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and figures. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and activist. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the day of january 2010s full moon. The song was translated into italian as il libro dell amore and rerecorded by italian singer zucchero. Gabriel and ezrin assembled musicians, including guitarist robert fripp, and his future king crimson bandmate tony levin on bass. Peter gabriel s mercy street live on letterman music video in high definition. We are thinking of using it as the song which is played while we are signing the register. Peter gabriel s peter gabriel and through the wire lyrics music video in high definition. After leaving genesis in 1975, he launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. 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. A music video for peter gabriel s the book of love featuring stick people from.
Peter gabriel the book of love wlyrics hd the book of. His 1986 album, so, is his bestselling release and is certified triple platinum in the. Peter gabriel book of love bside lyrics musixmatch. 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 has music in it, in fact thats where music comes. Peter gabriel new blood live in london 2011, bluray. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing i.
Released on 25 february 1977, it was produced by bob ezrin. Peter gabriel has always fearlessly used his music for social and political commentary. The horrible sin for which they brutally took his life was spreading knowledge and self love. Oct 12, 2004 the book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriels eighth studio album, scratch my back. Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on cnn. In your eyes is one of the most stunningly beautiful songs ever written, imo. After his years in genesis, peter gabriel released four solo albums, all of them confusingly given the title peter gabriel, that are widely recognized as postprogpostpunk masterpieces of some stripe. The scratch my back album, released in 2010, was conceived as a. 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. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live. 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. Peter gabriel the book of love live in london, 2011 lyrics. Peter gabriel s solsbury hill live on letterman music video in high definition.
Peter gabriel solsbury hill live on letterman solsbury. A solid list of great songs and true concert recordings help, but the element of joy that is found in gabriel s live performances is missing. The book of love peter gabriel translated into spanish. Jan 30, 2010 check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. 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. 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. When i last saw peter gabriel in concert have seen him 3 times now, he talked about this song. Aug 08, 2009 the book of love peter gabriel translated into brazilian portuguese. 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. Peter gabriels the book of love peter gabriel wlyrics hd music video in high definition. Not one of us peter gabriel featuring stephin merritt 3. This weeks one take is peter gabriel s book of love which has been a common wedding request over the years. The orchestral performances knock his music out of the park.
Mar 04, 2011 peter gabriel the book of love legendado hendylegenda. Quality was outstanding like all of peter gabriel s recordings, but i had no idea that it wasnt in english. Peter gabriel dont give up lyrics peter gabriel don. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live in london youtube. Peter gabriel i am in awe of him and the work he does. Peter gabriel peter brian gabriel the book of love sark.
Hey, im feeling so dirty, youre looking so clean all you can give is a spin in your washing machi. 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 a. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. 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. Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics translations. This song is by peter gabriel and appears on the movie soundtrack shall we dance. This song is a cover of the book of love by the magnetic fields. Peter gabriels the book of love meaning of the 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 b. Peter gabriel the book of love spanish translation. 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. What many of his fans dont know is that gabriel made the decision to release germanlanguage versions of the last two albums in that series, the ones often called melt and. 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.
Peter gabriel s the book of love peter gabriel wlyrics hd music video in high definition. The book of love peter gabriel subtitulado en espanol. 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. Eagle vision eredv902,real world records eredv902,eagle vision ev303699,real world records ev303699 format. No fight left or so it seems i am a man whose dreams have all deserted ive changed my face ive changed my name but no one wants you when you lose.
The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peter s album scratch my back. This perceptive dissection of loves simplicities is the first single from english musician peter gabriels eighth studio and fourteenth album overall, scratch my. If you dont know peter gabriel, then buy this for the sheer beauty of the music. I think he looks better than he ever did now as a old man. 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. This song is gabriel s cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. Peter gabriel mercy street live on letterman mercy. 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. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Peter gabriel the book of love free download as pdf file.
After leaving genesis in 1975, gabriel launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. 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. The book of love is a song written by stephin merritt and attributed to the magnetic fields. Peter gabriel turns 70 on february and has spent nearly all of those years as a catalyst, innovator, and instigator, beginning with cofounding genesis at the ridiculous age of 17 he continues to tour and make music, although he does both at a pace thats agonizingly slow for fans his last album of allnew original songs came out in 2002 and yet he remains a presence. Peter gabriel peter gabriel 4 33 rpm version amazon. The book of love testo peter gabriel mtv testi e canzoni. 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 repertoire mixes cover versions from his scratch my back album with classic tracks from across his solo career in brand new orchestral arrangements. Translation of the book of love by peter gabriel peter brian gabriel from english to italian. Book of love lyrics peter gabriel soundtrack lyrics. Cause i love to be loved yes i love to be loved i love to be loved i love to be loved i love to be loved.
The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. Kate bush in this proud land we grew up strong we were wanted all along i was taught to fight taught to win i never thought i could fail. I was just wondering if anyone knows the meaning of the lyrics. Both sides of peters songswap project now available in one place, as was originally conceived. Peter gabriel peter brian gabriel the book of love lyrics.
The book of love is a song written by stephin merritt and interpreted by peter gabriel. 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. Peter gabriel is an outstanding live performer and this concert recording makes a valiant attempt to capture the emotion brought forth by a gabriel performance. I did buy it again in english but im still pissed that it cost me as much as it did. 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. Filmed in high definition 3d at hammersmith apollo in march of this year, new blood live in london in 3 dimensions captures peter gabriel performing live with the 46 piece new blood orchestra. Peter gabriel is the debut solo studio album by english progressive rock singersongwriter peter gabriel and the first of four with the same eponymous title. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. This song is an incredible homage to a true hero whom i admire even more than mlk because bikos passion for his cause was visceral. Bluray stereo, multichannel dvd dvdvideo, multichannel, ntsc, stereo cd album, reissue cd album box set deluxe edition, limited edition country. Secret world live by peter gabriel on amazon music. Ahhhhhh, ahhh so, you know how people are when its all gone much too far the way their minds are made. Peter gabriel solo career captured on twocd set the ny independent music peter gabriel blood of eden is my favorite song.
Scratch my back and ill scratch yours limited edition. The overarching theme of the song is a holistic description of the human emotion of love. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band genesis. 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.
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