Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes)

Book of Love

Another synth pop band who followed their own path, writing songs that transcended 80’s trends. They have a European feel, but were from Philadelphia. This track is a revelation, named after the tragic French painter who died at 35 and only had posthumous fame and success with his unusual portraits. (You can see his style on display in the band portraits on stage in this amazing live performance) The band even had his short bio written on the sleeve of their single. I love the electronic strings at the beginning and those big crashing electronic snares coming in. And the last bit of spoken Italian which translates…

Amadeo, Amadeo, I fell in love with you when I saw your eyes.

BOOK OF LOVE’s heartfelt, forward thinking music helped lay a foundation for electronica. I hear them in the CHROMATICS and in so many of the great Italians Do It Better bands. They were ahead of their time and walked to their own beats.