I first heard this song on the stunning Magnetic Fields album 69 Love Songs (recently released on vinyl... did I mention I have a birthday coming up?). While the deeply distinct voice of Stephin Merritt could never be replaced, I was delighted to come across this cover performance by Nataly Dawn, a sweet pixie girl from L.A. in possession of a certain powerful, raw innocence to her voice. Nataly manages to extract a new sort of sweetness and girlishness from the somewhat stoic lyrics, something never quite achieved in the original male recording.
Listening to her voice (and watching her cute, quirky performance in this video) makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. When was the last time you curled up with The Book of Love?
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