22 Best Book Songs – Songs With Book in the Title
Last Updated: June 22, 2023 | Written by Matthew Campbell (Editor of My Wedding Songs and wedding DJ)
When people think of books and songs, they immediately think of songbooks. However, we did things a bit differently. We created a list of the top 10 songs about books. Yes, all the songs listed have the word book in the song title.
If you are looking for a songbook, it is a book that will contact a collection of songs with their lyrics and music notes. Songbooks may also be a collection of music hymns such as the ones used in churches.
Our book songs cover, no pun intended, and many different music styles including jazz, rock, hip-hop, new age, and country. A book is a set of written pages. The pages can be made of many things including paper, wood, and ivory.
We also tried to include many different music genres in our collection of book songs including the eras from 1958 through today. Enjoy our list. Maybe write a book about it?
Don’t forget that September 6 is Read A Book Day too. Be sure to play “book” songs while reading a book!
Top 10 Trending Book Songs
- “I Wrote The Book” by Morgan Wallen (Country – 2023)
- “BookBag 2.0” by BigKayBeezy, Polo G (Hip Hop – 2020)
- “The Book Of Love” by Peter Gabriel (Rock – 2010)
- “Book Full Of Answers” by Sam Heselwood (Singer-Songwriter – 2022)
- “Book” by 49 Winchester (Folk – 2003)
- “Book” by Ileen Drumgo (New Age – 2022)
- “The Book of You & I” by Alec Benjamin (Pop – 2020)
- “Book” by Cater Sassy (Folk – 2022)
- “Book Of Me” by Christopher (Soundtrack – 2023)
- “Book” by Abnaji (Alternative – 2022)
Popular Songs About Books
Write A Book – Maddie & Tae
Released in 2020 on the album The Way It Feels
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Just describin’ how you run your fingers through my hair
Just a simple touch and honey, I’m shook
You could write a book
Book of Rhymes – Eminem feat. DJ Premier
Released in 2020 on the album Music To Be Murdered By
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
I said I’m emptyin’ (I’m emptyin’) my book of rhymes (my book of rhymes)
Get ’em all off my pad, every thought that I had (Illa)
The Book of You & I – Alec Benjamin
Released in 2020 on the album These Two Windows
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
But now I’m missing bits and pieces from the pages that you took
You didn’t give a reason, I’ll forever wonder why
We never got to finish the book of you and I
Next, read popular songs about brains.
A Cover Is Not the Book – Emily Blunt & Lin-Manuel Miranda & Company
Released in 2018 on the album Mary Poppins Returns Soundtrack
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
You’ll find your first impression was mistook
For a cover is nice
But a cover is not the book
Books – Caamp
Released in 2018 on the album Boys (Side B)
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
And after all this time, you’re still the man
We’re just books upon a shelf
Try to understand this if you can
Book of Love – Tucka
Released in 2012 on the album Love Rehab 2
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
just because any chapter you can think of
i can easily say i wrote the book of love
My Heart Is An Open Book – Carl Dobkins Jr
Released in 2011 on the album Rare Oldies But Goodies
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
And look, look
My heart is an open book
I love
Nobody but you
Open Book – Cake
Released in 2016 on the album Fashion Nugget
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
You think she’s an open book
But you don’t know which page to turn to, do you?
I Wrote The Book – Beth Ditto
Released in 2011 on the album EP
Genre: Dance Pop
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Cheating, sneaking – I wrote the book
Begging, pleading – I wrote the book
Lying, crying – I wrote the book on it
Check out popular songs about letters.
The Book Of Love – Peter Gabriel
Released in 2004 on the album Shall We Dance?
Genre: Rock
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
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
Book Of Days – Enya
Released in 1992 on the album Shepherd Moons
Genre: New Age
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
East or west, over earth or by ocean.
One way to be my journey,
This way could be my Book of Days
Goin’ By The Book – Johnny Cash
Released in 1991 on the album The Mystery of Life
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
And John got to take a look
And he told us what he saw when it’s easy to see
It’s going by the book
I Could Write A Book – Harry Connick Jr.
Released in 1990 on the album When Harry Met Sally… Soundtrack
Genre: Jazz
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
If they asked me I could write a book
About the way you walk and whisper and look
I could write the preface on how we met
Picture Book – Simply Red
Released in 1985 on the album Simply Red
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Here by the side of the book
(we beseech thee, we beseech thee)
Here by the side of Piero’s spirit
Every Day I Write The Book – Elvis Costello
Released in 1983 on the album Punch the Clock
Genre: Rock
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Everyday I write the book
Chapter One: We didn’t really get along
Chapter Two: I think I fell in love with you
The Book I Read – Talking Heads
Released in 1977 on the album Talking Heads: 77
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
So feel my fingers as they touch your arms
I’m spinning around but I feel alright
The book I read was in your eyes
You’re More Than A Number In My Little Red Book – The Drifters
Released in 1976 on the album Every Nite’s a Saturday Night
Genre: R&B
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
In case you get to thinkin’ that you’d been took
You’re more than a number
Written in my little red book
Picture Book – The Kinks
Released in 1968 on the album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
Genre: Rock
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Outside a bed and breakfast in sunny Southend
Picture book, when you were just a baby
Those days when you were happy, a long time ago
My Little Brown Book – Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Released in 1963 on the album Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Genre: Jazz
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
My little brown book
With the silver binding
How it keeps reminding me
Of a memory
That’s haunting me
Listen to popular songs about teachers and teaching.
You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover – Bo Diddley
Released in 1962 on the album Bo Diddley
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
You can’t judge a woman by looking at her man
You can’t judge a sister by looking at her brother
You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover
Book Of Love – The Monotones
Released in 1958 on the album Who Wrote The Book Of Love
Genre: R&B Rock
Most Meaningful Lyrics:
Baby, baby, baby
I love you, yes I do
Well it says so in this book of love
Do you have a favorite book song, not on our list? Please share the song below so that we can add it!