The Magnetic Fields - "The Book of Love" (Live at WFUV)
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2024
- wfuv.org Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields performs "The Book of Love" live in Studio-A. Recorded 4/18/2012.
Host: Russ Borris
Engineer: Jim O'Hara
Cameras: Tim Teeling, Tim Pierson and Joe Grimaldi
Editor: Jim O'Hara
This song should have made Stephen Merritt a billionaire. One of the best songs ever
It probably did. As the songwriter he would get a kickback every time it’s played in a commercial, show, movie, etc. This includes Peter Gabriel’s version, because it’s still his money. 69 Love Songs in entirety is a gift.
@@feet300 scrubs finale
its a cover
@@alexandermacdonald7447 It’s not a cover, Stephin Merritt wrote it, the Peter Gabriel version is the cover.
@@alexandermacdonald7447 Do your homework, go and listen to '69 Love Songs' by the Magnetic Fields - NOW!!! It's a fantastic album and this song is on it.
This song was played during the father daughter dance at my daughter's wedding. As I looked into her eyes, I tried to sing to her as I had so many times in the past, but my voice kept breaking. Through my mind flashed all the images of our life together, of her growing up. She must have been thinking the same, because neither of us could stop trying to sing to each other, or stop crying. It was a wonderful moment that blessed both us and everyone sharing the moment. From what I was told, there was not a dry eye in the house.
Stephin Merritt wrote a work of art that usually comes with advanced age and a life lived often with a ton of mistakes and disarming honesty.
Agreed.
Yes, it is beautiful and we've all made mistakes and when we find the love that is right for us it makes it all worthwhile, and the love all the richer.
Yes, but he didn’t write the words. See above post
ladyreade but that is Stephin Merritt singing. That’s the guy that wrote it
@@ladyreade Stephin Merritt wrote this song you wingbat. Stop it.
The first 30 or 40 times I watched this video, I didn't like it, but since then it's grown on me.
Peter Gabriel cover version has made it mainstream. But the singer from magnetfield he wrote 69 love songs
hahaha made my day
@@Jeffro5564 haha 69
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This was my wedding song!
If I got to marry the man I loved with every cell.... This would have been playing... But he left me suddenly and then suddenly married another.
My wife and I did karaoke at our after-ceremony party - including a 'first duet' in lieu of a first dance. That evening, I sang this to her. Well, I tried. I couldn't keep from crying out of happiness. Still, I gave it a go...
Same! It was playing when my now husband proposed to me ❤❤
I walked down the aisle to song. So beautiful
I plan to dedicate this song to my wife at my funeral.
This man is a genius.
'69 Love Songs' is one of the best compilations of great songs I've ever heard.
this was painstakingly beautiful
I would say painfully beautiful :)
JDeeDyer Always & Forever
I can see the Peter Gabriel version being the grand, romantic movie, type thing. Where two Beautiful People are Meant To Be, Forever.
The original is slow dancing with your partner in the kitchen, on a Thursday night.
Two different kinds of beautiful.
Stephin Merritt has made the world a better place with his songs. For me, at least - we laugh and cry and sympathize with one another. Gracias, Stephin.
This song, and his voice are as close to perfection as you will find. I’ve listened to this on repeat more time than I could count.
How did I not realise this was the original? Wtf!
Literally fell in love with my gf because she sang a Mag Fields song to me. And scrubs is my fave show and has influenced my life massively. The finale had such a powerful impact on me.
This band has influenced my life in a big way. I need to pay them more attention and listen to everything they've ever released!
Its just too perfect it makes me want to cry. Nobody else can write songs like this.
he only put someone elses lyrics to music
It's his own song.
platinumdynamite
nope. Read the Library of Congress info above. He didn’t write the words
It is definitely his song. Music and Lyrics Stephin Merritt. That's Stephin Merritt.
@@ladyreade I have read the library of Congress info above...
the link you provided is below and is not this song.
catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg=73092866&searchCode=GKEY%5E*&searchType=0&recCount=25&sk=en_US
So do you have any other proof ladyreade or is this just a shitpost comment?
I really like the humour inside it all.
Flipindistical Pictures so captivatingly true
Goddamn. What a voice. Seriously tear-inducing.
If Johnny Cash played ukulele. In all seriousness, I love this song.
Stephin may not be the most be the most beautiful singer ever. Buy this may be the most beautiful song ever sung.
You can tell his voice is untrained, and yet, it's beautiful in its own way. I love this man...
In my book, the most romantic song ever. ;)
I don't know if you'll ever see this but I think his song "It's Only Time" is even more romantic. There is no one better on the subject of love.
He looks so hamdsome here. Gorgeous bear ❤
this song speaks to my soul
Peter Gabriel's is the cover. This is the original my friend.
but in this case, the cover is much better, imo.
@@joelanderos23 - no
@@joelanderos23 Absolutely not.
@@joelanderos23 nope. Listen to the master rather than this live performance and see if you still believe that
@@joelanderos23 nope and I love Gabriel
I love both this version and Gabriel's cover! =)
this is so fucking beautiful I literally teared up.
His voice slays
Both this and the PG versions are beautiful in their own ways. This stripped down version is stunning and love his voice
I walked down the aisle for my wedding with this version. Its still our favorite song💙
Me too!
I love this man.
Holy f***. Blown away.
One Word: Wow!
Gawd, that deep voice pierces my soul with this song
this is The sweetest song i ever heard
The song manages to be both quirkily tongue-in-cheek and Incredibly poignant. It is such a wonderful song.
just magical
Great song from one of my favorite albums.
Really Beautiful. It,s very great.
I forgot about the Magnetic fields, I really like this stuff beck in 2001.
I love this song so much!
Love this haunting song
This is one helluva song
One man with a little uke, and he has more soul than 4 piece bands...
I. Freaking. Love. This. A. Lot. 🥰
You are a genius ❤
I first heard Airborne Toxic Event do this and it's so lovely, it brought tears to my eyes. I wanted to hear the original-well, can't get more original than this! But seriously, folks-go check ATE's version, as well. They do it quite well.
Airborne toxic events makes a great cover.
Stephiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin! You're the COOLEST human being in the world.
Wow! This is just fantastic!
Wow! I wasn't aware that Bobby Singer sang!
Ijut! (Supernatural expression of Love, honest)
+William Salazar i thought the same thing. well done!
well it's apparent from his name tho
Stephin Merritt is probably the only person who can do good solo ukulele music. Just listen to that low note at 1:10. Sublime!
Merrit wrote that beatiful song, dude.
That face us obviusly thinking in someone he love for that i prefer this version
merritt is amazing...
if you're playing this on a low-G ukulele~
If you tune all strings down a whole step to F Bb D G
then use the chord shapes A, D, E7, A
it will still be in the key of G, but the chord voicing is better in my opinion,
mainly because of the ability to go below G on the E7 chord
So beautiful!!!
he's passively talented. it is inspiring..
So incredibly beautiful!
I like Peter Gabriel and all but I love it when HE sings to me
that's dope. i love it.
❤
agree...he's genius
Subtle genius.
This is so much like a Daniel Johnston song, in a great way, I'd be surprised if he wasn't influenced - right down to the detuned instrument. Give a listen to True Love Will Find You in the End if you like this song.
Where can we get the chords for ukulele in this version
couldn't pay attention to the lyrics because his deep voice was stimulting already xD
Very cool!
Never heard of this group until recently. I've missed out, sounds like lyrics of Roy Orbison. Goose bumps on the arms song
Peter Gabriel的版本听起来像一个爱情故事，Stephin Merritt像一对一的爱情表白，都很好❤，我比较喜欢Stephin的版本
Is that a bass uke?
I Was Told There’d Be Cake 🥰
My wife said Stephen Merritt doesn't respect his art enough to sing well. We're getting a divorce.
lmao
Came here after I heard on ‘One Day’
I used to think this would be played at my wedding but slowly realized I will never have a wedding.
wow
The 2 cellos- Zucchero version in Italian is a great one too
He looks like Bob from Supernatural :D
This kind of reminds me of Neil Young ... one hell of a song writer but never had the voice to really do great justice to the songs he penned. But ... it's all in the heart, isn't it! And that really, really matters most.
Honestly I think his voice is perfect for this particular song. The meaning of the song (to me) is that love is simple. There's this massive Book full of facts and figures and intricacies and beautiful flowing script... and it's pretty much useless when you're in love.
"You can sing me anything", "you can read me anything". Doesnt have to be the Book. Could be the back of a cereal box, you're going to love it because it's your love reading it. Kind of adds another layer to the interpretations of the piece to me. Peter Gabriel's version, for instance, strikes me as kinda funny. Like it missed the whole point of the song with all its pomp and circumstance.
Eğer aşk bir şarkı olsaydı, the book of love olurdu...
The song of love.
🥰❤️❤️❤️😘🙏💫
Man
Genial!
😭😭😭
No problem :)
Shit is epic
This man has got a honey pot in his throat
Tweek x Craig
Boysu Rabi
Clandestine Confidential boysu rabi is the most emotional moment of television shows in 2015.
Chamber Of Relics shut the fuck up with the twerk and Craig
twerk x Graig u son of a bitch
canttouchmydonut / thederpman99 your a fucking bitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...when you notice he doesn't have a wedding ring on. :(
This guy could give barry white a lesson
you all should check out Billie Tweddles cover of this song. its sooooo good
I know this will be blasphemy to a lot of people but I love this version the best. ❤️ I like Chris Thile’s version also.
Peter Gabriel doesn’t do it for me. 🤷🏻♀️
I watched all the others: cellos and scrubs and Peter G but nothing matches Stephen. In fact that’s where music comes from is the 2nd greatest lyric ever (1st is at the end of Abbey Road). After listening to this I’m buying an engagement ring this week. First song with wedding rings is locked down 💋
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Not sure about this but I am trying
once, and only once, is the chance i'm giving it since i've heard peter gabriel's cover too many times to like this one.
Johnny Cash mixed with Eddie Vedder.
heh
gavin james nailed it.
Damn... I didn't know John Goodman could sing so well.
John Goodman Rocks this Tune..😅
Actually john Goodman is a great singer
My thoughts exactly
nice song, but it made me yawn. Not out of boredom, but the way he can go that low made the yawn reflex happen lol
He didn't write the lyrics!! He found them in the library of congress. They were written by Bruce Kincaid. Bruce submitted his poem to the library of congress where they became public domain. Give credit where its due!
John
Library of Congress
LC control number 73092866
Kincaid, Bruce
Main title: The Book of Love
Created May 1985, not published
LC classification: PN6110.L6 S65 1974
My friend Bruce wrote the poem to propose to his girlfriend Janice. After she accepted he put it in to the Library of Congress where it became public domain. So it was perfectly legal for someone else to put it to music. But I like to see credit where it is due. Bruce Kincaid is the genius behind those haunting lyrics
ladyreade I couldn’t find that name, title, or LC number when I did a search on the Library of Congress. Do you have a link or any other proof?
Um, nope. That LCCN is associated with an unrelated book called "Songs of flying dragons : a critical reading"
Is it possible you gave the wrong LC control number ladyreade?
@@MsAmazilia Correct... link posted below, so ladyreade... is this a shitpost?
catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg=73092866&searchCode=GKEY%5E*&searchType=0&recCount=25&sk=en_US
Terrible.