Peter Gabriel - The Book of Love

'The Book of Love' was written by Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields and features on Peter's album 'Scratch My Back'.

The 'Scratch My Back' album, released in 2010, was conceived as a songwriters exchange project where Peter covered some of his favourite songs and in return the artists he chose would then cover one of his songs. The reciprocal album 'And I'll Scratch Yours' was released in 2013.

This version of 'The Book of Love' was arranged by Nick Ingman with Peter Gabriel and Will Gregory and features the vocals of Melanie Gabriel.

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Scratch My Back tracklisting:
Heroes
The Boy In The Bubble
Mirrorball
Flume
Listening Wind
The Power Of The Heart
My Body Is A Cage
The Book of Love
I Think It's Going To Rain Today
Apres Moi
Philadelphia
Street Spirit (Fade Out)

[barbaralucore]

I love this song. But it always makes .me cry, it's so beautiful. I found my true love when I was 50 in 2000 and now we are growing old together. He is the love of my life. ❤❤❤

[matthewellenberger]

I was married at 19, divorced at 31. This song makes me think of my current wife, we've been together now for 18 years as a couple, but I first met her when she was three, and I was seven. She was my little sister's best childhood friend. Nothing happened between us until we were both older and I had been divorced for eight days. Our anniversary is New Year's, where the whole country celebrates our first kiss.

[tiggerwitch]

This song is so beautiful... it makes me think of my parents who have been married and crazy in love for over 62 years!  <3

[aydenjanisse]

It just turned midnight. Happy Valentine's Day to all of you couples out there. And to the rest of us out there with nobody to share this with, hopefully we all find somebody soon. 🫂

[paulatristan]

My parents are in heaven, and I don't have a partner or a husband to speak of, but this song The Book Of Love is so beautiful. I love hearing it over and over. I'm sure many people have delightful memories to share🫠❤️

[inthaclouds]

Listening it while my 2 years old daughter sleeping next to me. The most beautiful part of the day.

[shugo]

I'm a complicated diabetic.
My fiancée has heart problems and other issues.
I love her more and more every day.
She's the reason I keep on going strong.
Without each other, we really wouldn't know what to do.

[BikfalviMoni]

When I hear this song I always see Richard Gere coming up on the travelling staircase, dressed in an elegant suit, with a single red rose in his hand :) (in the film Shall We Dance) A great song in a great movie with a great actor - love you all! Thanks for this beautiful song, Mr Gabriel, it brings tears to my eyes every time.

[lorainerobberts]

This is the first song my late son shared with his wife. She played it while showing pics of him on his funeral. It was a perfect match and made the whole experience very special.

[Rolbell]

Lots of comments about how beautiful the song is and how great PG is, but I just want to comment on what a wholesome environment this comment section is. When 99.99% of comment sections are people picking fights with strangers and hating on each other, this wall of support, positivity, empathy and kindness is an oasis in a barren desert.

[mikeh]

When my wife and I were dating 16 years ago, I sent this song to her and she said she almost drove off the road when she heard it! We played it as she walked down the aisle at our wedding, it will always be our song.

[ShoaibTaimur]

This made me cry. Looked at the comments and I wasn't the only one who felt that way. It moves you in a way you don't expect.

[thoughtwavetech]

During the pandemic, my girlfriend and I were living together and we would sing karaoke every night, and this song was one of our frequent "go to" songs. We were apart from May of 22 until Feb of 23, and then we broke up again November of 23, but we still spend time together. I can feel our hearts pulling us back together, god willing, and this song always makes me think of her. I love it when she reads to me.

[CarloDiMartino]

Beautiful. Stephin Merritt is certainly one of the greatest songwriters alive today!

[MCHammer]

We had our wedding last night. We had the instrumental version playing as my wife walked down the aisle, and this version for our first dance.

This song will always have a special place in my heart.

[jumaimomoh]

I don't know why this song makes me emotional. I just start crying whenever I play the song. It's basically one of my favorites 💕💕💕💕

[zezinhadesena]

Peter Gabriel... he could sing the phone book and it ould sound wonderful. What voice, what emotion!

[hollyh-zwyb]

This has to be one of the best love songs I have ever heard. It brings me to tears every time.

[lyndanixon]

Lost my dear son on Monday...38...he died on his birthday...this is his music....his tune

[missmolly]

This song will raise your vibration spiritually. It’s very ascending and beautiful.