{"id":1764,"date":"2025-05-10T01:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T01:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/book-of-love-boy.html"},"modified":"2025-05-10T01:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T01:29:44","slug":"book-of-love-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/book-of-love-boy.html","title":{"rendered":"The book of love boy\u2019s secret diary: why do koalas hate valentine\u2019s day?&nbsp;\ud83e\udd2b\ud83d\udcd6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id='video-container' data-video-id='0vcjJKNq9EM' style='width:100%; height:auto; max-width:587px; position: relative;'>\n<div class='image-video-plugin' style='background:url(\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/0vcjJKNq9EM\/0.jpg\") center no-repeat; background-size: cover;'><\/div>\n<p>        <span class='youtube-play-button'><\/span><br \/>\n        <noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0vcjJKNq9EM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Who sang boy in the 80s?<\/h2>\n<p>Ah, the eternal question that haunts karaoke bars and retro Spotify playlists: *Who, exactly, was belting out an ode to \u201cboy\u201d in the 80s?* Was it a lost track about a missing Tamagotchi? A ballad for a guy named Steve who borrowed someone\u2019s Walkman and never returned it? Let\u2019s dive into the neon-lit rabbit hole.  <\/p>\n<div class='global-div-post-related-aib'><a href='\/news\/predator-concrete-jungle.html' class='post-related-aib'><div class='internal-div-post-related-aib'><span class='text-post-related-aib'>You may also be interested in:<\/span>&nbsp; <span class='post-title-aib'><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Suspects with synthesizers and hairspray<\/h3>\n<p>The 80s were a <b>golden age of lyrical ambiguity<\/b>, so narrowing this down is like finding a crimped hairpin in a mosh pit. Here\u2019s the lineup:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Cure<\/b> gave us \u201cBoys Don\u2019t Cry\u201d (1979, but let\u2019s pretend it\u2019s 80s adjacent), a bop that\u2019s less about *singing* \u201cboy\u201d and more about telling him to hydrate and process emotions. Revolutionary.<\/li>\n<li><b>Loverboy<\/b>\u2014yes, the band name is a flex\u2014released \u201cWorking for the Weekend\u201d (1981), where they casually mention \u201ceverybody wants a little <b>boy<\/b>.\u201d Context? Unclear. Capitalism? Probably.<\/li>\n<li><b>Madonna<\/b> dropped \u201cMaterial Girl\u201d (1985), crooning, \u201c<b>boys<\/b> may come and <b>boys<\/b> may go.\u201d A prophetic warning about dating apps, disguised as a pop anthem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The case of the phantom \u201cboy\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re screaming, \u201cBUT WHO SANG *THE WORD* \u2018BOY\u2019 IN A SONG TITLE?!\u201d, hold your jelly bracelets. The closest contender is <b>Book of Love<\/b>\u2019s synth-pop oddity \u201c<b>Boy<\/b>\u201d (1986). It\u2019s a surreal, drum-machine-heavy tribute to\u2026 uh\u2026 a dude? A concept? A sentient tube of lip gloss? The 80s were weird, folks.  <\/p>\n<p>Honorable mention: <b>Don Henley<\/b>\u2019s \u201cBoys of Summer\u201d (1984)\u2014because pluralizing \u201cboy\u201d somehow makes it a wholesome classic about nostalgia, tan lines, and emotional baggage. You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n<h2>Who else sang the book of love?<\/h2>\n<h3>The Magnetic Fields\u2019 meta-melancholy mixtape<\/h3>\n<p>Move over, doo-wop dinosaurs\u2014<b>The Magnetic Fields<\/b> decided the \u201cBook of Love\u201d needed a synth-pop existential crisis. Their 1999 version swaps old-school romance for dry humor and deadpan delivery, as if the lead singer found the titular book buried under a pile of tax returns. It\u2019s less \u201clet\u2019s hold hands\u201d and more \u201clet\u2019s dissect why holding hands is statistically likely to end in tears.\u201d Bonus points for including lyrics about *stale marshmallows* and *songs that make you cry*. Because nothing says \u201clove\u201d like snacks gone rogue.  <\/p>\n<h3>Peter Gabriel\u2019s orchestral fanfiction<\/h3>\n<p>In 2010, Peter Gabriel hijacked the \u201cBook of Love,\u201d stuffed it with a 54-piece orchestra, and whispered it into a microphone like a cosmic lullaby. His cover is what happens when you give a prog-rock legend a time machine and a thesaurus. Dramatic? <b>Yes<\/b>. Over-the-top? <b>Obviously<\/b>. Does it include a chorus of ghostly back-up singers? *You bet*. It\u2019s the musical equivalent of writing \u201cRomeo &#038; Juliet\u201d in calligraphy while riding a unicycle. And honestly, we\u2019re here for it.  <\/p>\n<h3>That one garage band your cousin won\u2019t shut up about<\/h3>\n<p>Who else belted this tune? Oh, just <b>every indie artist with a ukulele and a broken heart<\/b>. Dive into YouTube\u2019s abyss, and you\u2019ll find:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A dog howling along (4.7 million views, 3 stars on Yelp).<\/li>\n<li>A guy in a dinosaur costume crooning it at a subway station (allegedly).<\/li>\n<li>An AI-generated Kermit the Frog cover that\u2019s weirdly moving (don\u2019t ask).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u201cBook of Love\u201d is like a thrift store sweater\u2014everyone tries it on, but it never fits the same way twice. Now, if you\u2019ll excuse us, we\u2019re off to teach our toaster to sing verse two.<div class='global-div-post-related-aib'><a href='\/news\/hydrocortisone-cream-nz.html' class='post-related-aib'><div class='internal-div-post-related-aib'><span class='text-post-related-aib'>You may also be interested in:<\/span>&nbsp; <span class='post-title-aib'>Is your hydrocortisone cream plotting world domination? discover nz\u2019s secret itch-quashing superpower (spoiler: it\u2019s not sheep)<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>Is the book of love new wave?<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s crack open this <b>metaphysical mixtape<\/b> and see if \u201cThe Book of Love\u201d belongs in the new wave canon or if it\u2019s just a synth-pop imposter wearing oversized sunglasses. Spoiler: It\u2019s less <i>Depeche Mode<\/i> and more <i>Depeche Melancholy<\/i>. The Magnetic Fields\u2019 1999 cult classic feels like a love letter scribbled on a floppy disk\u2014nostalgic, quirky, and just detached enough to make you wonder if it\u2019s secretly time-traveling from 1983. But does that qualify it as new wave? Or is it simply a <b>sad robot\u2019s karaoke cover<\/b> of the genre?<\/p>\n<h3>New wave or new grave? Let\u2019s dissect the evidence<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Synth-check:<\/b> Yes, there are synths. But new wave synths usually scream \u201cdance floor!\u201d These synths whisper, \u201cI left my heart in a thrift store.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>Lyrical vibes:<\/b> New wave lyrics often involve <i>existential panic disguised as a party<\/i>. \u201cThe Book of Love\u201d is more like existential panic disguised as a wedding vow.<\/li>\n<li><b>Fashion verdict:<\/b> New wave = neon spiked hair. This song = a turtleneck sweater sighing in a dimly lit bookstore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class='global-div-post-related-aib'><a href='\/news\/mpa-to-bar.html' class='post-related-aib'><div class='internal-div-post-related-aib'><span class='text-post-related-aib'>You may also be interested in:<\/span>&nbsp; <span class='post-title-aib'>Mpa to bar: why your scuba tank is secretly a stressed-out espresso machine?<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Stephin Merritt, the mastermind behind the track, once described it as \u201c<b>the least ironic song ever written<\/b>,\u201d which immediately disqualifies it from 80% of new wave\u2019s trademark smirk. Imagine if <i>The Cure<\/i> tried to write a Hallmark card but got stuck in a library with a thesaurus and a broken drum machine. That\u2019s the vibe. It\u2019s earnest, poetic, and vaguely haunted\u2014like a new wave ghost who forgot to be edgy.<\/p>\n<p>So, is it new wave? Maybe in the same way a <b>disco ball made of tears<\/b> is still technically a disco ball. The song borrows the genre\u2019s synth-heavy skeleton but dresses it in a cardigan of existential yearning. Call it \u201cnew wave-adjacent\u201d or \u201cpost-wave melancholia,\u201d but let\u2019s agree on one thing: if this book ever hits the shelves, it\u2019s filed under <i>\u201cromance novels for androids.\u201d<\/i> Now, if you\u2019ll excuse us, we\u2019ll be over here arguing whether accordions are the new keytars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who sang boy in the 80s? Ah, the eternal question that haunts karaoke bars and retro Spotify playlists: *Who, exactly, was belting out an ode to \u201cboy\u201d in the 80s?* Was it a lost track about a missing Tamagotchi? A ballad for a guy named Steve who borrowed someone\u2019s Walkman and never returned it? 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