The book of love is a song released in 1958 by the band the monotones. Baby, baby, baby, i love you, well, it says so in this book of love. With ardal ohanlon, mel giedroyc, robert webb, michael mckell. Who wrote the book of love by the monotones on amazon. How about post a video of yourself singing on youtube. The group formed in 1955, when 17yearold lead vocalist charles patrick and his brother james patrick teamed with 16yearold first tenor warren davis, 15yearold second.
Who wrote the book of love by the monotones on amazon music. The monotones one hit wonders, but the book of love really is a classic slice of americana. Chapter one says to love her you love her with all your heart chapter two you tell her youre never, never, never, never, never gonna. They are considered a onehit wonder, as their only hit single was the book of love. The magnetic fields is the principal creative outlet of singersongwriter stephin merritt and the book of love is backed by merritts cover of gabriels not one of us. The monotones formed in 1955 when the seven original singers, all residents of the baxter terrace housing project in newark. Oh, who wrote the book of love ive got to know the answer was it someone from above i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who 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 i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book of love chapter one says to. The monotones were from newark, new jersey, and formed in 1955.
Although this record is book of love and you never loved me by the monotones, argo 5290, it is incorrectly labeled as who s to know and corrigidor rock by wendell tracy and orchestra, argo 5296. Lead singer charles patrick heard a pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the line wonder where the yellow went. The monotones were a sixmember american doowop vocal group in the 1950s. 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. They grew up in the baxter terrace projects and sang in the new hope baptist church choir. Baby, baby, baby i love you, yes i do well, it says so in this book of love ours is the one thats true i wonder, wonder who, badoooo, who who wrote the book of love.
F dm but ive got to see this book of love, gm7 c7 find out why its true. You may pause and resume the song or stop to rewind. Mar 01, 2011 check out who wrote the book of love by the monotones on amazon music. Monotones who wrote the book of love lyrics lyricsfreak. There was also a seventh original monotones member, patricks brother james, but he left before the book of love became a hit. The rest of the cd features their other material, not in the same class but still worth a listen for ardent dowop fans only, novices should start with some, coasters, cadillacs or drifters 1954 1960. The book of love chords by monotones songsterr tabs with rhythm. Vinyl 7 the monotones book of love 1958, vinyl discogs. 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 from above oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who 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. It was also covered by paul rich, the boppers, pinto varez orchestra, johnny devlin and other artists. Bb f chapter one says to love her, to love her with all your heart. The monotones who wrote the book of love lyrics genius. I wonder wonder who, oouu 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 answ. This was inspired by a pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the jingle, youll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with pepsodent.
Oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book of love chapter one says to love her. Mar 19, 2018 the song book of love by the monotones is a doo wop classic and one may wanted to sing or dance to. This song is gabriels cover of a magnetic fields song from their 1999 threevolume concept album, 69 love songs. Book of lovethe monotonesoriginal song1958 youtube. Jan 25, 2016 the monotones were a sixmember american doowop vocal group in the 1950s. It was written by three members of the group, warren davis, george malone and charles patrick, and it peaked at no. 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 from above i wonder wonder who, bedodo who who wrote the book of love i, i love you darlin baby you know i do but ive got to see this book of love find out why its true i wonder wonder who, bedoooo who who wrote. The single was released digitally on january 30, 2010, the day of january 2010s full moon.
The monotones book of love you never loved me vinyl. Book of love the argo records story 56 62 cd1 full book of love s the monotones only on jiosaavn marv goldberg s r b nots monotones the monotones book of love. I wonder, wonder who, who ooooh, 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 from above oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book of love i. Nov 06, 20 the monotones were a sixmember black american doowop vocal group in the 1950s. The monotones were a sixmember black american doowop vocal group in the 1950s. The monotones originally released book of love written by charles patrick, george walter malone and warren davis and the monotones released it on the single book of love in 1957. They are considered a onehit wonder, as their only hit single was the book of love, which peaked at no. Tell me, tell me, tell me oh, who wrote the book of love ive got to know the answer was it someone from above. The book of love also titled who wrote the book of love is a rock and roll doowop song, originally by the monotones. The book of love chords by monotones songsterr tabs with. According to group member charles patrick, he was in a store looking at sheet music for a different song called book of love. The monotones book of love you never loved me 1958. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
Check out the book of love by the monotones on amazon music. I wonder who, bi du du, who who wrote the book of love. It was written by three members of the group, warren davis, george malone and charles patrick. The book of love is a rock and roll song, originally by the monotones. The book of love was sung by warren davis, charles patrick, george malone, frankie smith and the brothers john and warren ryanes. Mar, 2012 baby, baby, baby, i love you, well, it says so in this book of love. Get all the lyrics to songs by the monotones and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
Chapter one says you love her you love her with all your heart chapter two you tell her you never, never, never, never, ever gonna part in chapter three remember. Songmeanings is a place for discussion and discovery. Lyrics for book of love by the monotones songfacts. F dm tell me, tell me, tell me, gm7 c7 oh, who wrote the book of love.
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. There are at least four bands who were called the monotones. Vinyl 7 the monotones book of love you never loved me 1958, vinyl discogs. The book of love the monotones free piano sheet music. I wonder wonder who oo who who wrote the book of love tell me, tell me, tell me oh, who wrote the book of love. Here are the lyrics to book of love by the monotones. I wonder, wonder who, who ooooh, 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 from above i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who 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 i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who. The harptones meet the monotones the harptones meet the monotones. Find out why its true oh, i wonder, wonder who, mmbadooooh, who who wrote the book of love. Apr 20, 2018 baby, baby, baby i love you, yes i do well, it says so in this book of love ours is the one thats true i wonder, wonder who, badoooo, who who wrote the book of love. The monotones formed in 1955 when the seven original singers, all residents of the baxter terrace housing project in newark, new jersey, began performing covers of.
Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Check out who wrote the book of love by the monotones on amazon music. I wonder, wonder who, who who wrote the book of love. Album 50 from the fifties juke box originals volume 4. F dm ive got to know the answer, gm7 c7 was it someone from above. Writers warren davis, george malone, charles patrick. Oct 11, 2019 there are at least four bands who were called the monotones. The monotones recorded a spate of clever novelties in the late 50searly 60s, the most successful of which was the enduring who wrote the book of love. Sep 05, 2016 the book of love is a rock and roll song, originally by the monotones.
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