Stephin merritt sings a basic, timeless melody over a barely strummed guitar and light background vocals. The threevolume album was released in 1999, with the book of love appearing in volume 1 as track number 12. Magnetic fields the book of love ukulele az chords. The magnetic fields lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Andre bretons the magnetic fields, written in 1919, is a wonderful piece of writing.
It includes often described fairytale like moments as well as the moments of boredom that exist between emotional high peaks. The magnetic fields sheet music, tabs and lead sheets. He subsequently recorded the song for the soundtrack of the 2004 film shall we dance. 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.
Full text of the atlantic monthly internet archive. In this interview, pitchfork s marc hogan sits down with singersongwriter and multiinstrumentalist stephin merritt of the magnetic fields to discuss his career, his latest album, and more. The book of love chords by magnetic fields songsterr tabs. Despite its conversational lyrical style and notentirelyromantic vocabulary.
Merritts lyrics are often sarcastic, bitter, and humorous. Magnetic fields the book of love chords the book of love chords learn song with the online tabulature player eadgbe. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics songmeanings. Ive been beating around the bush to comment this album. Listen to albums and songs from the magnetic fields. May 25, 2010 magnetic fields spry, sprawling 69 love songs album was no small investment in its original proportions, and its three 23track discseach loaded endtoend with nearcomprehensive coverage. The book of love by the magnetic fields chords, melody, and. I might as we g ll be two feet tall d you never w am ill love me at a d ll. Daily, we added a hundreds of new songs with chords and tabs, just for you. 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. I made you m g ine, or so it see d med though he is am dead he haunts your d dreams. Translation of the book of love by the magnetic fields from englis.
The magnetic fields named after the andre breton novel les champs magnetiques is an american indie pop group founded and led by stephin merritt. If you still havent found what youre looking for, please send to us. Love at the bottom of the sea tablature added 912 distant plastic trees the wayward bus the house of tomorrow holiday the charm of. When the magnetic fields appeared at the lyric theatre, hammersmith in january 2001 to play the whole of 69 love songs, they were joined by peter gabriel for an encore of the book of love. The book of love ukulele magnetic fields, version 1. 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. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Chords, melody, and music theory analysis of the book of love by the magnetic fields. The magnetic fields 69 love songs 2016, vinyl discogs. Apr 28, 2012 stephin merritt of the magnetic fields performs the book of love live in studioa. 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 b.
Nothing matters when were dancing, the luckiest guy on the lower east side, its only time, how fucking romantic. Dont fall in love with me yet we only recently met true, im in love with you, but you might decide. The magnetic fields 69 love songs releases discogs. Their best known work is the 1999 triple concept album 69 love songs. The phrase masterpiece has become somewhat inflated in time, but still this best describes this album. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. 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 albums, songs, and news pitchfork.
The magnetic fields tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including all my little words, a chicken with its head cut off, i dont really love you anymore, i. The magnetic fields music, videos, stats, and photos. The one you really love chords by magnetic fields songsterr. Arguably the most recognized song from the 69 love songs collection, the book of love is track 11 of volume one. The magnetic fields 69 love songs is now available on vinyl and cd. The book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music.
The magnetic fields is a new yorkbased group fronted by stephin merritt. In fact, the book of love is a complete an integrated account of attachment. Wonderful images cascade upon wonderful images that i want to hold in my brain and try not to forget. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. The magnetic fields is essentially a vehicle for merritts songwriting, as are various sideprojects including the 6ths, future bible heroes, and the gothic archies. Youre thinking am of someone whos g gone youre dreaming o d f the one you rea g lly love. 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. Merritts recognizable lyrics are often about love and with atypical or neutral gender roles, and are by turns ironic, tongueincheek, bitter, and humorous. Play the book of love ukulele using simple video lessons. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics genius lyrics.
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. Half the fun of his landmark 69 love songs is listening to merritt weave. He talks about how he sorted through the mess of his past. Check out the book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. The book of love is relivent to all as it is a catalog of personal attachment. Billie marten book of love magnetic fields cover ont. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Sharing an ethos with bill callahan of smog, stephin merritt mines a personal talent for turning out wry, darkly beautiful tales in the lofi homerecordist tradition. Magnetic fields biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The prolific magnetic fields songwriter has just unveiled his latest epic work a track for each year of his life. The 10inch box set includes six records housed in a sturdy slipcase along with a fullsize, 24page color booklet featuring liner notes written by author daniel handler, a. The magnetic fields is an indie pop band fronted by stephin merritt. Choose and determine which version of the book of love chords and tabs by magnetic fields you can play. Love at the bottom of the sea tablature added 912 distant plastic trees the wayward bus the house of tomorrow holiday the charm of the highway strip get lost bsidescompilations 69 love songs vol 1 69 love songs vol 2 69.
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