They are a band fronted by stephin merritt, including sam davol, banjo playersecond guitarist john woo, and percussionistpianist claudia gonson. I walked down the aisle to this, its a love song with out being overly sappy. The book of love download cover of the magnetic fields. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics songmeanings.
However, in reality, we generally love those who love us back for our loving actions. Recent albums released under the name the magnetic fields usually consist of synthpop music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics which are. The magnetic fields is essentially a vehicle for merritts songwriting, as are various sideprojects including the 6ths, future bible heroes, and the gothic archies. 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. The magnetic fields 50 song memoir the house of tomorrow. Stephin merritt of the magnetic fields performs the book of love live in studioa.
Nov 08, 2011 sheet music available at book love magnetic fields sungpetergabriel. Love at the bottom of the sea by the magnetic fields on. This twosided design features the album artwork graphic on the front and the full track listing in alphabetical order on the back. The magnetic fields 69 love songs releases discogs. The magnetic fields the book of love sheet music in g major. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major transposable. 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. Magnetic fields biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The scratch my back album, released in 2010, was conceived as a. The magnetic fields 50 song memoir album and tour information.
Stephin merritt and sam davol will perform 3 magnetic fields songs on may, 2018 as part of an illustrious program of over twenty avant garde composers and performers at the allday bang on the can marathon, starting at noon in nyc. The magnetic fields the book of love sheet music in g. The magnetic fields 69 love songs 2015, red, vinyl discogs. Printed in red and white ink on a black unisex royal apparel tee.
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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. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Raise positive vibration 528hz love frequency music enhance self love detox frequency healing duration. 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. Find the magnetic fields the book of love lyrics and search for the magnetic fields. 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 i, i love it when you sing to me and you, you. Stephin merritt albums from worst to best stereogum. The book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. Nonesuch records releases the magnetic fields 50 song memoir on march 10, 2017. Check out the book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. 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. Provided to youtube by merge media ltd the book of love the magnetic fields 69 love songs. For free you can download a full gig they played in manchester a few years back.
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