Let's have a song. Dogwood Rose performed it last weekend. Turn up your sound. It's by Stephin Merritt of American indie band Magnetic Fields but here it is performed by the old Genesis frontman - Peter Gabriel:-
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
I, I love it when you give me things
And you, you ought to give me wedding rings.
A song that I haven't heard before…beautiful. It reminds me a little of Leonard Cohen, who I have always loved! I have sometimes come to your blog via JG, or maybe Weaver, and am looking for a new regular person to get to know……I like varied posts and regular posts and you might be stuck with me for a while!
ReplyDeleteWelcome Frances. It is a quirky, haunting song isn't it? By the way, my daughter is also called Frances.
DeleteOh, Francis, you will love getting to know our Mr Pudding. His posts are as varied as the world. Indeed, some posts are from exotic places around the world!
DeleteTut tut Mama Bear, you have committed a cardinal sin in the eyes of all women called Frances! FrancIs with an "i" is the male spelling - as in Francis Ford Coppola.
DeleteOMG! So sorry, Frances. Horrible blunder. Oh, Frances, with an "e", I forgot to tell you that our lovely host is a stickler for grammer and spelling. Also, his one fault that I can see is that he is not too terribly fond of the canine species. But other than that he is a wonderful bloke!!
DeleteI am also a bit of a stickler for grammar etc, though I don't always get it right myself.You are in good company as the delightful John Gray always spells my name wrong on the occasional reply to my comments.
DeleteHeads up to Frances (either one): Yorkshire Pudding is not a regular person.
ReplyDeleteI beg to differ. Without going into detail, my toilet habits are very regular. I but it down to a fibre rich diet.
DeleteYP sometimes somehow sentimental ;-) I like that! Would like to hear Dogwood Rose's cover version of the song.
ReplyDeleteYou will have to fly over from Germany for one of their gigs.
DeleteReally enjoyed listening to that, although it's a new one to me.
ReplyDeleteIt is an odd song isn't it Jenny? I have been humming it all week.
DeleteMy son was a Genesis fan when he lived at home many moons ago - I got sick to death of hearing them.
ReplyDeleteHe should have bought you some earplugs for Christmas.
DeleteYou were in one of my dreams last night. I remember thinking you looked like a thinner version of Stephen Fry.
ReplyDeleteI hope that I behaved myself in your dreams Jennifer. When I get into young ladies' dreams I can be quite ungentlemanly.
DeleteThe song is a long and as boring as the book of love!!!
ReplyDeleteYou might need your ears syringing Lee.
DeleteNope...just an individual taste...and perhaps also the mood I'm in today, yesterday and the day before. Who knows?
DeleteI agree with Frances, he reminds me of Leonard Cohen too.
ReplyDeleteMy second name is Frances, BTW.
Frances is actually my middle name too. My maternal Grandfather was Harold Francis, my mother was Grace Frances and thus I also received the name. What a lot of Franceses ( that can't be right!!) we are.
DeleteThankfully, you're not French!
DeleteMy second name is Frances, too, Helsie! :)
ReplyDeleteThis blog seems to be attracting a lot of Franceses. I feel like fisherman.
DeleteIt's the lure of Yorkshire pudding, Yorkie...that's the bait!
DeleteWhat a delightful introduction to your blog…..lots of people" talking" to me.
ReplyDeleteRegards to your daughter, (she will be a lot younger than me). I am looking forward to getting to know your particular group of commenters and of course yourself.
Oh and I meant to tell you that I also volunteer in an Oxfam shop. I will be strolling down at lunchtime today.
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