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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. No artist with the name max merritt in most cases this is caused by a correction in the updated version of chordie. 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. Memories of love, lonely days, im lonely and i love it. Despite its conversational lyrical style and notentirelyromantic vocabulary. A stephin merritt fanblog to get your upto the minute merritt magnetic fields news. Forever and a day chords with lyrics by stephin merritt. The magnetic fields may be a bona fide band, but in most essential respects they are the project of studio wunderkind stephin merritt, who writes, produces, and generally sings all of the material.
Stephin merritt s little words are finally helping him out. Sheet music is available for piano, voice, guitar with 4 scorings and 1 notation in 10 genres. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics genius lyrics. Accurate stephin merritt guitar, bass, drum, piano, guitar pro and power tabs at 911tabs. The magnetic fields guitar tablature site stephin merritt.
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Free and guaranteed quality tablature with ukulele chord charts, transposer and. This song is gabriels cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. Song book of love ukulele chords and tabs by peter gabriel. The magnetic fields 69 love songs 2020, red, vinyl.
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Arguably the most recognized song from the 69 love songs collection, the book of love is track 11 of volume one. The book of love sheet music 3 arrangements available. Stephin merritt sings a basic, timeless melody over a barely strummed guitar. The book of love peter gabriel easy guitar tutorial no capo. Written by stephin merritt and attributed to the magnetic fields. Rats in the garbage of the western world my tribute to the cure. Stephin merritt fanblog to get your uptotheminute merrittmagnetic fields news. The look on merritts face seems to shoot the words, im going to set fire to your house and watch the smoldering remains through a huge spyglass.
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Stephin merritt and the magnetic fields in 50 song memoir, 2016. 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. Merritt is an interesting artist, complex person and satisfying performer. But at least i learned the notes first, rather than the chords. An interview with stephin merritt believer magazine. Acoustic guitar, im gonna make you a star get your picture all over the world acoustic guitar, you can have your own car just bring me back my girl she always. Stephin merritt forever and a day obscurities is out 823 via merge. Pieces of april soundtrack words and music by stephin merritt tabbed by dillon falk. The book of love really is a metaphor to describe the various behaviors we assume or more accurately. Reviews of 69 love songs by the magnetic fields album. Free printable and easy chords for song by stephin merritt forever and a day.
Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in ab major. The original magnetic fields band stephin merritt, sam davol, claudia gonson, john woo, and shirley simms are joined by members of the 50 song memoir band, and special guests, for an evening of magnetic fields music from the last three decades, along. The talent that is stephin merritt wrote this song as the magnetic fields 69 love songs is an. Merritt, whose resonant bass voice echoes johnny cash and all that ringoffire jazz, has made his mark as one of the greatest american lyricists to emerge in the last decade. Acoustic guitar, you can have your own car, just bring me back my girl she always loved the sound of your strum you made her think, maybe, i wasnt so dumb she tends to faint at the sound of a drum cuz shes folk, so play it, maybe shell come acoustic guitar, how lovely you are with your inlays of mother of pearl be a good guitar and you could. The book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music.
Apr 28, 2012 stephin merritt of the magnetic fields performs the book of love live in studioa. 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 arrangement is stays true to the original song. A stephin merritt magnetic fields residency an evening of music from the magnetic fields. Print and download in pdf or midi the book of love stephin merritt. The book of love accordi 100% corretti peter gabriel. The magnetic fields is the principal creative outlet of singersongwriter stephin merritt and the book of love is backed by merritt s cover of gabriels not one of us. The magnetic fields the book of love sheet music in g. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. Sheet music arranged for pianovocal guitar, and singer pro in ab major. Oct 27, 2015 the making of the magnetic fields 69 love songs by steve klinge 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 continue reading magnet classics. Offering one of a kind hand made guitars, and full repair, modification, and restoration services for.
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