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Stephin merritt sings a basic, timeless melody over a barely strummed guitar. The book of love is a song written by stephin merritt and attributed to the american indie pop group the magnetic fields, an american indie pop group founded and led by him. After leaving genesis, gabriel went on to a successful solo career. Find your perfect arrangement and access a variety of transpositions so you can print and play instantly, anywhere. Verse 1 c g you can teeter on the brink of a precipice am em ovr an infinitely deep abyss f c and somehow not even notice this c g when youre young and in love c g you can grow a litt. Stephin merritt tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including forever and a day, what a fucking lovely day, one april day, ukulele me, when youre young and. No one cares how you feel chords the collision of rictusgrinned morning tv host and the morose wit of stephin merritt was always going to produce hilarity.
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The magnetic fields named after the andre bretonphilippe soupault novel les champs magnetiques are an american band founded and led by stephin merritt. Merritt also plays many of the instruments, concocting a sort of indie popsynth rock. However, in reality, we generally love those who love us back for our loving actions. Because of the use of peter gabriels version of the book of love for the exit of jd in scrubs, i already liked the song. The look on merritt s face seems to shoot the words, im going to set fire to your house and watch the smoldering remains through a huge spyglass. The magnetic fields 69 love songs 2000, cd discogs. Stephin merritt forever and a day obscurities is out 823 via merge. The book of love sheet music 3 arrangements available. The magnetic fields the book of love sheet music in g. Offering one of a kind hand made guitars, and full repair, modification, and restoration services for.
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Pieces of april by stephin merritt on amazon music. 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. The book of love by the magnetic fields on amazon music. Despite its conversational lyrical style and notentirelyromantic vocabulary. The magnetic fields acoustic guitar lyrics genius lyrics. The magnetic fields sheet music, tabs and lead sheets. Sheet music arranged for pianovocal guitar, and singer pro in ab major. 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.
Max merritt guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics album from. He is known for his distinctive and untrained bass voice. The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. An interview with stephin merritt believer magazine. 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. Ably supported by moby on guitar and neil gaiman on toy piano. The magnetic fields stephin merritt discusses 50 song memoir the new. 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. Apr 28, 2012 stephin merritt of the magnetic fields performs the book of love live in studioa. This is a wonderful album for stephin merritt fans eagerly awaiting the follow up to 69 love songs.
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