Monday, March 13, 2006

Stage dive off of porches into crowds of dandelions

I trust that by now everyone has heard the 2 lead tracks off the forthcoming Begin to Hope over on Regina's MySpace page. For the record:
  1. I think they TOTALLY FUCKING ROCK! Yeah!
  2. If you don't like them, I think you're crazy. Or just afraid of change.
  3. But I'm pretty confident you'll like them eventually, once the shock of dissimilarity wears off.
  4. Unless you're stubborn. Or just crazy.
  5. But no matter what, we'll still be friends. Yeah!
Moving right along, here's a set from December 2003 in New York--a homecoming show of sorts after the Strokes/Kings of Leon tours, and also a stopover before playing New Year's Eve in Las Vegas with those same folks. The space was packed to fire-hazard level, as seemingly everyone was there, including the aforementioned Strokes (you'll hear a bit of banter between Regina and J. Casablancas on track 5), and Regina busted out a bunch of new stuff for the occasion (although by now it's nothing you haven't heard a thousand times already, I'm sure).

29 December 2003, The Living Room, New York

intro
"a cooler version"
interlude
Time Is All Around
interlude
Dance Anthem of the 80s
interlude
Prisoners
interlude
A Cannon
interlude
Patron Saint
interlude
Secret Stash
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Folding Chair
interlude
Music Box
interlude
Ode to Divorce
interlude
Consequence of Sounds
closing

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

The subtext here is that if you don't like the new songs, Serge will totally kick your ass. Like, into next week.

(Don't mess with him. He is one dangerous mofo.)

Anonymous said...

I went to college with the guy. I once made the mistake of living on his hall, and it cost me a fortune in "protection" money.

Anonymous said...

The new songs are different and are amazing, love 'em! Regina rocks!!!!!!!!! It's great that she tries new stuff, that's what a real artist does. She's taking risks, exploring new sounds. It works because she's talented.
Thank you so much for all the mp3!

Coluch said...

Thanks for the update SRG!

Also, happy belated!

Anonymous said...

damn, the versions of her songs off her myspace... i want!

Anonymous said...

by the way, on Dusseldorf, it's
"Moscow mother"

Anonymous said...

Oh God Regina is so fucking great!
So it makes me really sad that almost nobody in my country knows her.
Thank you for all the mp3's!

Coluch said...

Yeah, in Dusseldorf it is "Moscow Mother". I seem to recall regina saying this somewhere in a discussion.

And I know this isn't the place to mention lyrics notes, but also in "Mermaid" the line is "an old photo of Belarus". Not ballet ruse, whatever that would be.

Thanks you for continuing to host and share everything that's on here SRGY PERGY! I don't know why I said your name like that. Sorry.

Anonymous said...

What about the lyrics for Chealsea Hotel # 2? I so need them. And I cannot get it from listening. :´[

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU.

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU.

Anonymous said...

All is Love
Bear Spektor
Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori
Kids
Mockingbird
The Mustard Musketeers
Oh, Marcello!
Small Town Moon
"be like a cloud"
"the big towns"
"by the time you read this letter"
"the floor heard everything"
"human of the year"
"woolen gloves"

Do you have any idea of where can I find those songs?

Anonymous said...

hey there, great site.

i couldn't find your email anywhere so i'm leaving this message here. sorry about the waste of space.
the latin part in lacrimosa goes like:

'lacrimosa dies illa
qua resurget ex favilla
iudicandus homo reus.
huic ergo parce deus'

Anonymous said...

I am not sure how else to get in touch with you. I wanted to let you know that she has an album comning out in two weeks. you should definitely post information about that on this page. If you have any questions about it you can email me at rick@warnerreprise.com. I am an intern at Warner Bros. Records.
Best wishes
Rick

Anonymous said...

hey butmunch how bout updating this site once in s while. we regina fans are getting restless.
note: this may come off as aggressive but it truly is all love and i count my blessings that this site exists

Sean Nye said...

Thanks for putting the effort in on the site, and for sharing her emotions - I just shed a tear to one of her live tracks... I am missing her Live in London tonight (another teardrop). Love the new CD, of course, but thesexycleverone is sooo much better live. So don't do a torrent search for thesexycleverone live at Grenoble - Audio Yummy

Anonymous said...

omg..she's amazing..adorable singer.and i'm so mad at myself that i couldn't hav found her earlier..just my country is so far from the rest of the world..thank u, who created this site.if i be able i'll go her concert on the 23 of august in London..
moosha

Cool like Plastic said...
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Cool like Plastic said...

Great site! Looking forward to visit it again!

I can't find the lyrics to "a cooler version" and I really do need them. Could you please send them to me? Thanks in advance!

Anonymous said...

"A Cooler Version of Yourself" lyrics: http://lyricwiki.org/Regina_Spektor:A_Cooler_Version_of_Yourself

--Raugust