The Book of Love

Cover to Cover

The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel

"Was watching South Park and this sweet song came on. Also, was background to finale of Scrubs. Plus, Peter Gabriel's one of my all-time favorites with his very specific vocals that can capture everything I'm feeling, have felt or want to feel."

Originally by The Magnetic Fields (quirky sound), The Book of Love has more covers than the average novel.

Popular versions include this one by Gavin James, which sounds like you've heard it on the radio...

...and this one by 2Cellos, which is an amazing instrumental arrangement that I would definitely throw on at my wedding. The cello is a beautiful instrument.

Peter Gabriel originally covered the song in 2004 for the movie Shall We Dance, after he had already performed it live with The Magnetic Fields back in 2001. He then did another version for his own album in 2010 (x).

The fact that he did a cover of the same song 6 years apart is proof enough that he, shall we say, knows The Book of Love cover to cover.

Overview:

Genre:
Indie Rock / Indie Pop

Favorite Lyrics:
The book of love has music in it,
In fact that's where music comes from.

Verdict:
book emoji + 2 small pink hearts emoji

Bonus: The original version by The Magnetic Fields -

I swear I have loved every song that I've heard by this band, but I cannot stand listening to this guy's voice. The lyrics somehow fit his strange low speech-like vocals, especially when he uses plain-speak like No one can lift the damn thing and Some of it is really dumb.

Speaking of the lyrics, they're actually pretty sweet. <3