Song is book of love by an amazing band the magnetic fields if you didnt notice by the title. The magnetic fields 69 love songs releases discogs. Some of us can only live in songs of love and trouble. The book of love is a beautiful, romantic song written by the magnetic fields, and covered by peter gabriel for the film, shall we dance. I accidentally caught a biography of the composer stephin merritt on netflicks, which led me to buy the original song. 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. Click here to receive a free download of the book of love off my new. The book of love, by air supply, 1997 the book of love the magnetic fields song, 1999. I had heard book of love and was moved to buy this. Magnetic fields spry, sprawling 69 love songs album was no small investment in its original proportions, and its three 23track discseach loaded end.
Magnetic love is the only kind of love there is, and jennie has put this down in words better than anyone ive ever seen. 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. Please stop dancing ep, i thought you were my boyfriend, the house of tomorrow, top tracks. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. The magnetic fields have detailed their forthcoming album 50 song memoir, and shared the albums first five songs. The magnetic fields albums, songs, and news pitchfork. The phrase masterpiece has become somewhat inflated in time, but still this best describes this album. Apr 28, 2012 stephin merritt of the magnetic fields performs the book of love live in studioa. Book of love band, an american synthpop band book of love, the bands 1987 album book of love, the albums title track.
Listen free to the magnetic fields 69 love songs absolutely cuckoo, i dont believe in the sun and more. My valentines present to all you lovely people is a cover of the magnetic fields the book of love. The magnetic fields no one will ever love you lyrics. The comparisons with 69 love songs arent going to stop and once again the latest magnetic fields album cant quite match up, writes tim jonze. The magnetic fields sheet music, tabs and lead sheets. The magnetic fields paperback april 1, 1985 by andre breton author, philippe soupault author. Merritt is an interesting artist, complex person and satisfying performer. Download the song, the book of love by the magnetic fields. No one will ever love you is an attempt to be fleetwood macs tusk rolled into one song, concentrating on the stevie nicks theme in the lyrics. A fool to gamble everything and never know the rules. 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 magnetic fields quickies will be released on nonesuch records on may 15, 2020. Magnetic fields are an indieelectropop band led by singersongwriter stephin merritt.
Recent albums released under the name the magnetic fields usually consist of synthpop music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics which are often heavily ironic. Stephin merritt of the magnetic fields performs the book of love live in studioa. Magnetic fields 69 love songs the modestly recorded, immodestly conceived grand revue that is the magnetic fields 69 love songs still doesnt get the credit it deserves. The book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. Love at the bottom of the sea, the magnetic fields tenth studio album, was released in 2012 and was the first album since 69 love songs to be released through merge records. In this interview, pitchfork s marc hogan sits down with singersongwriter and multiinstrumentalist stephin merritt of the magnetic fields to discuss his career, his latest album, and more. Bob proctor, global thought leader, star in the movie the secret. Like all albums by the magnetic fields since the groups landmark 69 love songs, the new 50 song memoir hinges on a concept. The magnetic fields is a new yorkbased group fronted by stephin merritt. This time its the life of songwriter stephin merritt center, looking. Magnetic love april 19, 2017 this book is going to the top of the best seller list and will stay there your library is incomplete if you dont have it, its the secret to the happiness in life. This personal album, containing fifty songs, one for each year of the artists life, is projected for a late 2016early 2017 release on nonesuch records. The magnetic fields, known as the first major surrealist work. Nov 17, 2016 the magnetic fields have detailed their forthcoming album 50 song memoir, and shared the albums first five songs.
Aug 27, 2017 writing 50 songs, let alone 50 halfdecent ones, sounds like a herculean task but merritt is a longdistance specialist in his chosen field. Love at the bottom of the sea merge this feature is not available right now. May 25, 2010 magnetic fields spry, sprawling 69 love songs album was no small investment in its original proportions, and its three 23track discseach loaded endtoend with nearcomprehensive coverage. Why i chose to cover the book of love on my new album sun. 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 i love it when you sing to me and you you can sing me anything the book of love, vol. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
The magnetic fields 50 song memoir mp3 album download. Andre bretons the magnetic fields, written in 1919, is a wonderful piece of writing. In 1999, the socalled indiepop band the magnetic fields released the conceptalbum titled 69 love songs. Sooooo i love getting comments on videos so if youre still reading my ramblings you should leave a. Merritts recognizable lyrics are often about love and with atypical or neutral gender roles, and are by turns ironic, tonguein. The book of love is a song written by stephin merritt and attributed to the magnetic fields.
The magnetic fields 50 song memoir album and tour information. In a career spanning 25 years, with bands and side. Writing 50 songs, let alone 50 halfdecent ones, sounds like a herculean task but merritt is a longdistance specialist in his chosen field. Mar 07, 2012 love at the bottom of the sea merge this feature is not available right now. Aug 25, 2011 magnetic fields 69 love songs the modestly recorded, immodestly conceived grand revue that is the magnetic fields 69 love songs still doesnt get the credit it deserves. Its a book you owe to yourself to read and your library is incomplete without it. The book of love, all my little words, strange powers, i dont want to get over you, i think i need a new heart. As the sprawling magnitude of its cheeky title suggests, 69 love songs is stephin merritts most ambitious as well as most fully realized work to date, a threedisc epic of classically chiseled pop songs that explore both the promise and pitfalls of modern romance through the jaundiced eye of an irredeemable misanthrope. The magnetic fields experimental music love lyrics genius. Wonderful images cascade upon wonderful images that i. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live in london youtube duration. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
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 magnetic fields 50 song memoir the house of tomorrow. Why i chose to cover the book of love on my new album sun songs. They are a band fronted by stephin merritt, including sam davol, banjo playersecond guitarist john woo, and percussionistpianist claudia gonson. Wonderful images cascade upon wonderful images that i want to hold in my brain and try not to forget. Because of the use of peter gabriels version of the book of love for the exit of jd in scrubs, i already liked the song. Soupault soon abandoned automatic writing to produce carefully crafted verses such as those in westwego 1922 and georgia 1926. The magnetic fields love at the bottom of the sea lyrics. His last work with this group was descriptively and accurately titled 69 love songs. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Preorders of the vinyl box set, also on a single cd, are available now in the nonesuch store with an instant download of the day the politicians. The magnetic fields the book of love live at wfuv youtube. Merritts recognizable lyrics are often about love and with atypical or neutral gender roles, and are by turns ironic, tongueincheek, bitter, and humorous.
Check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. The book of love the magnetic fields cover youtube. Fabienne mucuk the book of love the blind auditions the. The five 7 vinyl box set features twentyeight new short songs by stephin merritt, ranging in length from thirteen seconds to two minutes and thirtyfive seconds. He talks about how he sorted through the mess of his past. The magnetic fields work by breton and soupault britannica. From stephin merrits gay and loud publishing comes the first volume of the magnetic fields 69 love songs, a misleadingly quiet epic of a thing. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. Listen to the magnetic fields soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create boston. The magnetic fields detail new album 50 song memoir, share. Oct 27, 2015 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 i love it when you sing to me and you you can sing me anything the book of love, vol. Stephin merritt has never been afraid to think big, at least as far as his music is concerned, and his adhoc group the magnetic fields enjoyed their breakthrough with the wildly ambitious 1999 set 69 love songs, a threedisc collection featuring, yes, 69 songs about love. 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 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 magnetic fields is one of several guises that the artist stephin merritt records under. The prolific magnetic fields songwriter has just unveiled his latest epic work a track for each year of his life. As the surrealist movement became increasingly dogmatic and political, soupault. The term conceptalbum basically means that the songs exist more around one particular theme rather than around the sound of the music itself. As the surrealist movement became increasingly dogmatic and political, soupault grew. Check out the book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. The magnetic fields songs for all instruments and levels. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online.
Quickies, 50 song memoir, the wayward bus distant plastic trees remastered, love at the bottom of the sea, realism standard, singles. Apr 27, 2012 the comparisons with 69 love songs arent going to stop and once again the latest magnetic fields album cant quite match up, writes tim jonze. The songs of the album all start with the letter i and are all sung by stephin merritt. Aug 05, 2010 song is book of love by an amazing band the magnetic fields if you didnt notice by the title. The book of love song, by the monotones, 1958 book of love, a song by fleetwood mac from the 1982 album mirage.
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