The magnetic fields lyrics 237 song lyrics sorted by album, including kraftwerk in a blackout, to drunk to dream, a chicken with its head cut off. Sooooo i love getting comments on videos so if youre. Dua lipa, luke hemmings, and more stars join together for moving foo fighters cover. Stephin merritt of the magnetic fields performs the book of love live in studioa. Now, the magnetic fields return with a record that, like 69 love songs, forces merritt to get focused and inspired. About absolutely cuckoo this is the first song from the first volume of the magnetic fieldss 69 love songs. It was also covered by welcome to wonderfalls, krystyna stanko, jennifer berning, gavin james and other artists. Song is book of love by an amazing band the magnetic fields if you didnt notice by the title. Love at the bottom of the sea by the magnetic fields on.
The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. Cover versions of the book of love by the magnetic fields. The book of love was written by stephin merritt of the magnetic fields and features on peters album scratch my back. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Love at the bottom of the sea, however, simply sounds like a magnetic fields album this is the band going back to basics, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it seems as if merritt has forgot to write inspired, richly melodic pop songs as consistently as he has done in the past. 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 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 magnetic fields the book of love lyrics songmeanings.
The magnetic fields absolutely cuckoo lyrics genius. Ive been beating around the bush to comment this album. The magnetic fields go unlimited try now listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Check out the book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. Hale milos karadaglic 12 ensemble katherine tinker sound of silence. The magnetic fields 69 love songs releases discogs. They are a band fronted by stephin merritt, including sam davol, banjo playersecond guitarist john woo, and percussionistpianist claudia gonson. Either you dont love me or i dont love you the magnetic fields. The scratch my back album, released in 2010, was conceived as a. I do believe our loves in danger i might as well be loving air you look at me like im a stranger you look at me like im not there i gaze into your eyes. This article needs additional citations for verification. 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 the book of love the albums best known song, the book of love has indeed brought great rewards merritts way in. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts a. The book of love song by magnetic fields being with art. The magnetic fields are the music of songwriterproducerinstrumentalist stephin merritt, who lives and records in new york city. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Andre breton and philippe soupault the magnetic fields fragment 1920 the corridors of the big hotels are empty and the cigar smoke is hiding. The book of love the magnetic fields live from here. In fact, the book of love is a complete an integrated account of attachment. 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. The magnetic fields the book of love live at wfuv youtube.
Book of love by the magnetic fields indie rock love. The track features stephin merritts baritone over light ukelele and. Excuse all the fails i made shadow, movement of the carpet from my arm and the mess ups i made so i had to cut paper and tape it over my. It includes often described fairytale like moments as well as the moments of boredom that exist between emotional high peaks. The book of love is relivent to all as it is a catalog of personal attachment. A man comes down the stairway and notices that its raining. The book of love magnetic fields cover by billy simons youtube. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. The prolific magnetic fields songwriter has just unveiled his latest epic work a track for each year of his life. Thats where i heard the magnetic fields the book of love from this album.
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 book of love chords by magnetic fields songsterr. The book of love by the magnetic fields, on their record 69 love songs one of the best records of love songs of all time, and one of the best songs on the record about 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. The magnetic fields 69 love songs 2016, vinyl discogs. Unfortunately, i assumed these to be representative of the album. Magnetic fields biography, albums, streaming links. Provided to youtube by merge media ltd the book of love the magnetic fields 69 love songs. The phrase masterpiece has become somewhat inflated in time, but still this best describes this album. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. We circled the earth in a hot air balloon, so what. Magnetic fields the book of love chords the book of love chords learn song with the online tabulature player eadgbe. Cabaret meets indie rock in the onemanband known as singersongwriter stephin merritt.
For the magnetic fields song appearing in the album 69 love songs, see the book of love the magnetic fields song. Ranking every song on the magnetic fields 69 love songs. He talks about how he sorted through the mess of his past. The magnetic fields threedisc album 69 love songs is a staggering achievement, a cultural landmark, a monument to romantic, yet urbane misery. The magnetic fields music, videos, stats, and photos. The magnetic fields is a new yorkbased group fronted by stephin merritt. Find magnetic fields discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. And the rest of our lives is one long honeymoon well, that doesnt mean we. Chris thile and our band play the magnetic fields the book of love for stephin merritts birthday february 9, 1965. 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. The magnetic fields originally recorded the book of love written by stephin merritt and the magnetic fields released it on the album 69 love songs in 1999. The magnetic fields lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Later, i also head the luckiest guy on the lower east side.
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