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Peter Gabriel — The Book of Love
Album: Scratch My Back
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7.6

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Total ratings: 896









Released: 2010
Length: 3:36
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The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's 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 that's 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 is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know

But I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings

And I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
You ought to give me wedding rings
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Beautiful.
Posted 2 weeks ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
Love this song soooooo much ❤️ … and Peter Gabriel too 💕
Posted 3 months ago by asummerbreezef    [ Reply ]
Huge Gabriel fan.  His covers album never grew on me - guess I need to give another listen.
Posted 1 year ago by cambuddyf    [ Reply ]
I believe this to be a lovely, mellow little number and I like it.
Posted 2 years ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
GOOD TUNE!  Not one of his best, but still GOOD.  I Gave it a 7.  Thanx RP!!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 smartn1 wrote:

This is just too corny for me. I usually love Peter Gabriel.

I think I'm having a grouchy day. I've skipped about 10 songs while listening to RP,  which is rare. Just not in the listening mood I guess.




IDK!  I have grouchy days sometimes.
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
This is just too corny for me. I usually love Peter Gabriel.

I think I'm having a grouchy day. I've skipped about 10 songs while listening to RP,  which is rare. Just not in the listening mood I guess.
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
I like Peter Gabriel, and I also like this version very much. The original by the Magnetic Fields is better though. Much better :-)
Posted 3 years ago by tutakea    [ Reply ]

Stephin Merritt praised Gabriel's covers, telling The A.V. Club: I think it's fantastic.

Posted 3 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
 davidamarel wrote:

Sometimes the match of cover & artist is transcendent. Who knows why? This is gut-punch lovely.


As much as I like Magnetic Fields, Peter did such a better job of covering this song. So stunningly beautiful.
Posted 3 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
Sometimes the match of cover & artist is transcendent. Who knows why? This is gut-punch lovely.
Posted 3 years ago by davidamarel    [ Reply ]
Everything that Peter Gabriel has created as a musician brings me joy or sadness and puts me in mind of how beautiful and fragile life and love are.  Amazing track that I had not heard before. Sometimes (more often than not) simplicity speaks the loudest.
Posted 3 years ago by MysteryMan    [ Reply ]
 jmkate wrote:

this is ridiculously beautiful. 


Absolutely.

Posted 4 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
this is ridiculously beautiful. 
Posted 4 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Off on a tangent... heard these lines and thought of John Prine. I Just saw an anthology of his appearances on Austin City Limits

Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb

John was often both at the same time. Quite a gift.
Posted 4 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
Always enjoy his voice and arrangements.
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
Very...Very...Very Beautiful.
Posted 15 years ago by SweTex    [ Reply ]
Just watched the season final of Scrubs (season 8), in wihch this song was featured. It's fantasic, would love to hear this on RP.  What a song.....
Posted 15 years ago by thediceareloaded    [ Reply ]
Great cover of a great Magnetic Fields song. I'm a big fan of all that Gabriel has done, and this is one of my new favorites.
Posted 18 years ago by squibby    [ Reply ]