He released his highly acclaimed album innervisions, and three weeks prior to that his single you are the sunshine of my life topped the charts. Nov 19, 2018 retuning is the term used for giving a new melody to an old lyric john newton first published let us love, and sing, and wonder in his book twenty six letters on religious subjects 1774, pages 21819. Lead singer charles patrick heard a pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the line. My initial reaction was to wonder if that was a bad question.
According to group member charles patrick, he was in a store looking at sheet music for a different song called book of love when the jingle came on the radio. Baby, baby, baby, i love you, well, it says so in this book of love. Wonder wrote this song in 1967 when he was a student at michigan school for the blind, recording a rough version and putting into his trusty tape box, where he kept his song ideas. By this time, wonder was, however, beginning to take more of a hand in his own career. Tell me, tell me, tell me oh, who wrote the book of love. The book of love is a song written by stephin merritt and attributed to the magnetic fields, an american indie pop group founded and led by him. The book of love lyrics by the monotones lyrics on demand. Oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book of love chapter one says to love her. Charles patrick born september 11, 1938 first tenor.
This was inspired by a pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the jingle, youll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with pepsodent. Performed at northfield high schools performance of rock n roll revival ix by high school student, brandon miller. Who wrote the book of love the monotones rock n roll. Apr 17, 2014 we know the music hes written for himself is brilliant but check out the 10 songs you didnt know stevie wonder wrote and be amazed even further. Apr 06, 2020 and talking books master stroke is how it eulogised love without ever succumbing to schmaltz, drawing power and profundity from wonders superlative lightness of touch you are the sunshine. From there he got the idea for the line, i wonder, wonder, wonder who, who wrote the book of love, working it up into a song with davis and malone. A prominent figure in popular music, he is one of the most successful songwriters and musicians in the history of music.
It didnt work out for this couple, but the sentiment was irrefutable. Mar 27, 2011 who wrote the book of love by the monotones. She says that her inspiration for i was made to love her was stories she heard from her parents her mother is from arkansas, which is why stevie opens the song singing, i was born in little rock. The book of love appears on magnetic fields threevolume concept album 69 love songs, which contains 69 tracks described as love songs, 23 tracks in each of the three volumes.
In 1961, wonder sang his own composition, lonely boy for smokey robinson of the miracles. There was a clip in green and white on youtube that had more cutaways to the audience than anything. A downanddirty bass hook and a light drum backbeat lead the way on. Book of lovethe monotonesoriginal song1958 youtube. The book of love lyrics by the monotones at lyrics on demand. I wonder, wonder who, whoooooh, who who wrote the book of love tell me, tell me, tell me oh, who wrote the book of love ive got to know the answer was it someone. It was written by three members of the group, warren davis, george malone and charles patrick. Apr 05, 2017 the song was the only top 40 hit for her group, rosie and the originals, but it was covered by john lennon, linda ronstadt and others. Stevie wonder proclaimed his undying love for a woman on as, yet another song on this. I wonder, wonder who, whoooooh, who who wrote the book of love tell me, tell me, tell me.
The songs stevie wonder wrote for michael jackson, smokey. Perhaps the purest stevie wonder bakeoff is the pair of tracks he wrote backtoback in 1979 and 1980 for two different jackson brothers, michael and jermaine. The boom part of the song was a result of a kid kicking a ball against the garage while they were rehearsing. Who wrote the book of love i love you darlin baby, you know i do but ive got to see this book of love find out why its true oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book of. Writers warren davis, george malone, charles patrick. The song remains a heartfelt expression of undying love. Lyrics for book of love by the monotones songfacts. Mar, 2012 baby, baby, baby, i love you, well, it says so in this book of love. Wonder was born steveland hardaway judkins in saginaw, mi, on may, 1950 he later altered his name to steveland morris when his mother married. Book of love by the monotones song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.
The book of love the magnetic fields song wikipedia. He not only wrote the music, but played a majority of the instruments, wrote and sang the lyrics, produced the album, and orchestrated musicians to create his beautiful picture. The monotones who wrote the book of love lyrics genius. Til lynda carter aka wonder woman wrote and sang original. I wonder, wonder who, whooo, who who wrote the book of love. The monotones the book of love warren davis, george malone and charles patrick i wonder, wonder who, whoooooh, who who wrote the book of love tell me, tell me, tell me oh, who wrote the. Apr 18, 2017 sylvia moy, a motown songwriter and producer who collaborated with stevie wonder on uptight everythings alright and my cherie amour, and who was a cowriter of hits for the marvin. Lyrics for you are the sunshine of my life by stevie wonder. The book of love also titled who wrote the book of love is a rock and roll doowop song, originally by the monotones. This ode to his daughter is a perfect portrayal of the best qualities of stevie wonder s work, its the kind of song that is so uplifting you cant help smiling, let alone stop yourself from humming or singing along. Who wrote the song power of love that luther vandross sang. Then i thought that i should cooperate, and i asked myself what book i most often turn to and enjoy. Mar 20, 2017 at a recent conference, i was asked what my favorite book of the bible is. White on the presence of wonder june 6, 2017 june 6, 2017 elliott blackwell always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder, wrote e.
Little stevie wonder, a singersongwriter, multiinstrumentalist, record producer and activist. A premature infant, he was put on oxygen treatment in an incubator. Sylvia moy, who is in the songwriters hall of fame, also worked on wonder s songs uptight everythings alright and my cherie amour. Oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book of love baby, baby, baby i love you, yes i do well it says so in this book of love ours is the one thats true oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book of love i wonder who yeah who wrote the book of love writers.
White and, when i read this simple sentence, i felt a kindredness with the author. This earned wonder his contract with motown and he was mentored by clarence paul. Stevland hardaway judkins, may 1950 in saginaw, mi, usa a. I wonder, wonder who, who ooh ooh, who who wrote the book of love. For once in my life won a grammy award for its treatment by tony bennett and stevie wonder. For most people born after stevie wonder s prime, this is also probably the most ubiquitous and instantly recognizable song as well. It was one of a handful of names used by the group at that time, including frankie valli as a solo artist even though the four seasons were present on the record and the valli boys. Stevie wonder lyrics 312 song lyrics sorted by album, including superstition, as. Yet wonder couldnt shake the feeling that darkness was on the horizon. He wrote the song for his girlfriend at the time, marcia, and the song was.
Who wrote the book of love is wonderfully performed by the monotones, but unfortunately this album has left me cold as it could have included more well known songs. The monotones were a sixmember american doowop vocal group in the 1950s. Oh, who wrote the book of love ive got to know the answer. Wonder s first album, the jazz soul of little stevie, was released by motown records in 1962 when wonder was 12 years old. Retuning let us love, and sing, and wonder john newton. In recent years, that book has been the book of psalms. If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and dont vote in the other threads. I wonder, wonder who, bi du du, who who wrote the book of love tell me, tell me, tell me oh, who wrote the book of love ive got to know the. You are the sunshine of my life finds wonder expressing his devotion to syreeta its a husband looking upon his nowfamiliar wife and remembering why he loves her and always will. Stevie wonder is an artist, with songs in the key of life being his canvas. This was inspired by a pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the jingle, youll wonder where the yellow. Feb 04, 2019 the weeks leading up to august, 6, 1973, were the best of times for 23yearold stevie wonder, wrote the salisbury post. This album took two years in the making, as stevie wonder was known as a perfectionist. Stevie wonder is the stage name of stevland hardaway morris b.
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