70 Favorite Songs: 4. The Book of Love
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
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
Composer / Performer: The Magnetic Fields
First Released: 1999
Album: 69 Love Songs
Genre: Indie Pop
First Heard In: OST Book of Love (Peter Gabriel cover)
Performer in YouTube and mp3: Peter Gabriel
Why I Love It: I just think it’s beautiful
Also Listen To: The only other Peter Gabriel song I know is “In Your Eyes” used famously in Cameron Crowe’s film Say Anything
