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. The orchestral performances knock his music out of the park. The overarching theme of the song is a holistic description of the human emotion of love. Taboo written by peter gabriel and nusrat fateh ali khan, published by real world music ltd sony atv womad music. The book of love written by stephin merritt, published by gay and loud music ascap. 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. Peter gabriel still growing up live and unwrapped peter gabriel. Peter brian gabriel born february 1950 is an english singersongwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and. This version of the book of love was arranged by nick ingman with peter gabriel and will. So 2012 remastered by peter gabriel on amazon music. Watch the video for the book of love from peter gabriels scratch my back for free.
Peter gabriel in your eyes secret world live duration. 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. Throughout his illustrious career, rapp has earned the nickname the angel. As a member of genesis in the early 70s, peter gabriel helped move progressive rock to new levels of theatricality. Print and download the book of love sheet music in pdf. Nusrat fateh ali khan at the vh1 honours concert in 1996.
The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and. This perceptive dissection of loves simplicities is the first single from english musician peter gabriels eighth studio and fourteenth album overall, scratch my back. 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. Lyrics for the book of love by peter gabriel songfacts. Gabriel told the quietus about this stringladen cover. The book of love sheet music for piano, voice download. Check out so 2012 remastered by peter gabriel on amazon music. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the day of january 2010s full moon. Since then, rapp has gone on to star in thirteen more novels, with the fifteenth currently untitled due out later this fall. 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.
Genesis band peter gabriel poland space my love music display musica outer space. The book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriel s eighth studio album, scratch my back. Peter gabriel the book of love piano and voice sheet music. We are thinking of using it as the song which is played while we are signing the register.
Free printable and easy chords for song by peter gabriel book of love. I came here because i was curious if the song title and lyrics could also be read as describing the bible. Maicod from netherlands i didnt know this was not an original song of gavin james but by peter gabriel. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. Mitch rapp author vince flynn first introduced the world to cia operative mitch rapp with his 1999 novel transfer of power. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peters album scratch my back. Includes peter gabriel sheet music, in pdf format and free download. Book of love chords with lyrics by peter gabriel for. Peter gabriels the book of love meaning of the lyrics. 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 ro. Gabriel originally recorded this song for the soundtrack of the 2004 movie shall we dance. 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. Peter gabriel lyrics 112 song lyrics sorted by album, including in your eyes, 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 but i i.
In 1977 there was much anticipation for the first solo effort from the flamboyant gabriel. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate. Peter gabriel book of love sheet music, music books. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. After leaving genesis in 1975, gabriel launched a successful solo career with solsbury hill as his first single. John from aberdeen, united kingdom featured on last episode of fab us tv series scrubs. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live in london youtube duration. Book of love lyrics peter gabriel soundtrack lyrics. Peter gabriel the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. Adam from lehman, pa best love song ever, love peter.
The reciprocal album and ill scratch yours was released in 20. If you dont know peter gabriel, then buy this for the sheer beauty of the music. At this moment we have few titles of peter gabriel, soon we will add more. Mix peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live in london youtube youtube. 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 croatian musicians 2cellos recorded an instrumental version on their album in2ition. After leaving genesis, gabriel went on to a successful solo career. This is also the first time that the studio version of the book of love has been available on spotify and amazon music. Peter gabriel hd the book of love new blood orchestra live.
The first of three solo albums by the exgenesis singer, all to be officially released as only peter gabriel this volume is usually referred to as peter gabriel i, car. 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. 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. This song is gabriels cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. Learn how to play peter gabriel songs for piano and voice online. Check out the book of love by peter gabriel on amazon music. Capo 2 g c d em the book of love is long and boring g c d g no one can lift the damn thing. 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 shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. We will continue to make more of peters music available on spotify and amazon music as part of a monthly rollout plan. His 1986 album, so, is his most commercially successful, selling. Back cover image of peter gabriel from an original photograph by baldur bragason a real world design by marc bessant. The record consists of gabriel covering twelve songs by various artists, using orchestra and voice rather than normal rock instruments. The scratch my back album, released in 2010, was conceived as a. He was the lead singer of leading progressive rock band genesis from its inception until he left in 1975 for a successful solo career as a singersongwriter, soundtrack composer and innovator in visual presentation of music, music videos and digital methods of recording and. Print and download in pdf or midi the book of love arranged by sebastian durfee. Peter gabriel was educated at charterhouse school, surrey, england. The book of love is the eighth song on peter gabriels eighth studio album, scratch my back. 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.