Love at the bottom of the sea merge this feature is not available right now. The magnetic fields absolutely cuckoo lyrics genius. The magnetic fields is a new yorkbased group fronted by stephin merritt. Ha ha ha it was totally meaningless meaningless meaning less than a game of chess. The book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. Neuromagnetic field definition of neuromagnetic field by. Im a big magnetic fields fan, but have been having trouble getting into the latest album. Apr 27, 2012 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.
On the magnetic fields new album, 50 song memoir, merritt. 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 albums, songs, and news pitchfork. The magnetic fields, known as the first major surrealist work. 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. Merritt didnt really establish himself as a widely feted. This time its the life of songwriter stephin merritt center, looking. Andre breton and philippe soupault the magnetic fields. The book of love really is a metaphor to describe the various behaviors we assume or more accurately. Peter gabriel first recorded the book of love for the.
Musical 0 comments stephin merritt of the magnetic fields is a brand ambassador for loneliness, with many of his mostloved melodies written during carvedout moments of solitude at gay dance clubs. The songs of the album are connected by their starting with the letter i, and are also arranged in alphabetical order. Conceived originally as a cabaret song cycle for the stage, merritt set out to write 69 love songs using most of the known popular music styles, from punk to country to soul and jazz. Find the song lyrics for the magnetic fields top tracks. The magnetic fields the one you really love lyrics. The magnetic fields 69 love songs releases discogs. Stephin merritt has 50 identical sets of underwear and a latent ambition to be walt disney. I will stay if you let me stay and ill go if you let me go but i wont go far away because youre my only home and i will hide what you want hidden and ill. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing. While the magnetic fields albums draw upon the electronic textures of vintage acts like abba, kraftwerk, roxy music with eno, joy division, and gary numan, merritts vision is far more pointed toward the alternative rock underground. Discover lyrics and videos from the magnetic fields on shazam. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the day of january 2010s full moon.
Apr 28, 2012 stephin merritt of the magnetic fields performs the book of love live in studioa. Check out the book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. 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. Love at the bottom of the sea, the magnetic fields tenth studio album, was released in 2012 and was the first album since 69 love songs to be released through merge records.
While that album bests 2017s 50 song memoir by 19 tracks, in nearly all other respects, 50 song memoir is a project of even greater scale and scope. 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. Sep 09, 2010 origin of magnetic fields may lie in special relativitys spacetime distortions. The threevolume album was released in 1999, with the book of love appearing in volume 1 as track number 12. Omg, mear covers the magnetic fields the book of love posted by frank on friday, april 10, 2020 category. Of course, the magnetic fields dont concern themselves with such matters. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts a. It was released on may 4, 2004 by record label nonesuch. 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. Listen to the book of love, a song by the magnetic fields on tidal.
Wonderful images cascade upon wonderful images that i want to hold in my brain and try not to forget. Bob proctor, global thought leader, star in the movie the secret. The track features stephin merritts baritone over light ukelele and. The magnetic fields is a band led by the new york city singersongwriter stephin merritt. The book of love by the magnetic fields chords, melody, and. They are a band fronted by stephin merritt, including sam davol, banjo playersecond guitarist john woo, and percussionistpianist claudia gonson. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. I wanted to see if anyone could suggest some standout tracks that i can cherry pick to listen to in order to ease my transition into the album a little better. I do believe our love s in danger i might as well be loving air you look at me like im a stranger y. Andre bretons the magnetic fields, written in 1919, is a wonderful piece of writing. Peter gabriel the book of love magnetic fields cover lyrics.
Play the book of love ukulele using simple video lessons. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Its a book you owe to yourself to read and your library is incomplete without it. Easytoread books that teach you how to craft melodies and chord progressions like professional musicians. The book of love ukulele magnetic fields, version 1. 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 magnetic fields sheet music, tabs and lead sheets. Magnetic fields the book of love ukulele az chords. Ohm found that the results could be summed up in such a simple law that he who runs may read it, and a schoolboy now can predict what a faraday then could only guess at roughly. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics metrolyrics. Translation of the book of love by the magnetic fields from englis. Ive been beating around the bush to comment this album. 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. It refers to physical phenomena arising from the force caused by magnets, objects that produce fields that attract or repel other. The phrase masterpiece has become somewhat inflated in time, but still this best describes this album.
Provided to youtube by merge media ltd the book of love the magnetic fields 69 love songs. The book of love is long and boring no one can lift the damn thing its full of charts and facts and figures and. Soupault soon abandoned automatic writing to produce carefully crafted verses such as those in westwego 1922 and georgia 1926. But its not just the magnetic fields version that people want at their weddings. A man comes down the stairway and notices that its raining. Begun as merritt was celebrating his 50th birthday, 50 song memoir finds him embracing pop songs as the medium for an autobiography, with each of the 50 tracks representing a different year in his. Other articles where the magnetic fields is discussed. The magnetic fields 69 love songs lyrics and tracklist.
But i, i love it when you read to me and you, you can read me anything. Mar 06, 2017 by the albums end, though, the songs begin to lack the cultural context that distinguished the earlier ones, and 50 song memoir borders on morphing into just several more love songs. The magnetic fields punk love lyrics genius lyrics. Peter gabriel the book of love magnetic fields cover. Stephin merritt of the magnetic fields performs the book of love live in studioa. By ohms discovery a large part of the domain of electricity became annexed by coulombs discovery of the law of inverse squares, and completely annexed by greens inves. Like all albums by the magnetic fields since the groups landmark 69 love songs, the new 50 song memoir hinges on a concept. About absolutely cuckoo this is the first song from the first volume of the magnetic fields s 69 love songs. The magnetic fields work by breton and soupault britannica. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics songmeanings. Origin of magnetic fields may lie in special relativitys. The book of love by peter gabriel song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart. The magnetic fields is the principal creative outlet of singersongwriter stephin merritt and the book of love is backed by merritts cover of gabriels not one of us. The magnetic fields the book of love lyrics genius lyrics.
Video clip and lyrics the book of love by 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. He has written an album of 69 love songs and, now, 50 song memoir one for each year of his life. Andre breton and philippe soupault the magnetic fields fragment 1920 the corridors of the big hotels are empty and the cigar smoke is hiding. 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. As the surrealist movement became increasingly dogmatic and political, soupault grew. From the album 69 love songs by the magnetic fields on napster. The magnetic fields youre my only home lyrics genius. In 1999, the magnetic fields surged into the mainstream when merritt penned his virtuosic 3disc set, 69 love songs. 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. Jul 29, 2015 magnetism is one aspect of the combined electromagnetic force.
The book of love the magnetic fields song, 1999 covered by peter gabriel on scratch my back book of love, a song by toya featuring loon from the 2001 selftitled album, toya. Nonmagnetic definition of nonmagnetic by the free dictionary. Love often is described as an altruistic commitment to another. The magnetic fields is the principal creative outlet of singersongwriter. Magnetic fields the book of love chords the book of love chords learn song with the online tabulature player eadgbe. Merritt also plays many of the instruments, concocting a sort of indie popsynth rock. Albums released by merritt under the name the magnetic fields usually consist of synthpop music in a 1980s style underlying clever lyrics, often about love, that are sometimes ironic, sometimes bitter and sometimes celebratory. Magnetic love is the only kind of love there is, and jennie has put this down in words better than anyone ive ever seen. Omg, mear covers the magnetic fields the book of love. Apr 02, 2020 this special residency at symphony space in nyc will feature music from the 1999 opus 69 love songs, to the recent autobiographical 50 song memoir, and everything before, after, and inbetween, including the premiere of new magnetic fields material. The book of love song, by the monotones, 1958 book of love, a song by fleetwood mac from the 1982 album mirage. Book of love band, an american synthpop band book of love, the bands 1987 album book of love, the albums title track. The magnetic fields love at the bottom of the sea lyrics. The book of love, by air supply, 1997 the book of love the magnetic fields song, 1999.
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