iTunes Live from Soho

Folding Chair
Laughing With
One More Time with Feeling
Après Moi
Blue Lips
Man of a Thousand Faces

Released in October 2009 as an iTunes exclusive, this EP features songs recorded live on July 24, 2009 at the Apple Store Soho in New York, NY.

An audience recording of the full show is also available.

2009-09-11 St. Paul, MN | 89.3 The Current (Minnesota Public Radio)

Available to stream from thecurrent.org

Folding Chair
Laughing With
Blue Lips

2009-07-28 Los Angeles, CA | Morning Becomes Eclectic (KCRW)

Available to stream from KCRW

The Calculation
Eet
Machine
Laughing With
Us
Blue Lips
Samson
Folding Chair

2009-07-24 New York, NY | Apple Store Soho

Recorded by Aaron Eshbach and available for download from RespektOnline:

The Calculation
Time Is All Around
Eet
Machine
Laughing With
Folding Chair
"carefully laid plans"
Apres Moi
Man of a Thousand Faces
Blue Lips
One More Time with Feeling
Us
Fidelity

This was the live debut for the unreleased, as yet untitled song "carefully laid plans". The show was also professionally recorded, with six songs (not including the new song) released as an iTunes exclusive "Live from Soho" EP.

2009-06-26 New York, NY | Studio 360 (WNYC)

Available to stream from wnyc.org

Laughing With
Folding Chair

far

lithograph

The Calculation
Eet
Blue Lips
Folding Chair
Machine
Laughing With
Human of the Year
Two Birds
Dance Anthem of the 80's
Genius Next Door
Wallet
One More Time with Feeling
Man of a Thousand Faces

Special Edition-only bonus tracks:

Time Is All Around
The Sword & the Pen

Online-only bonus tracks:

Riot Gear
The Flowers (live / preorders only)

Regina's 5th LP is scheduled to be released in June 2009, along with a 2-disc CD/DVD "Special Edition" featuring 2 bonus tracks, 4 videos, and other bonus material. The downloadable version (via iTunes) features 2 additional bonus tracks (one of which is available only on orders placed prior to the release date). Orders for the "Special Edition" placed directly from Warner Bros. Records also receive a 14" x 14" lithograph (first 1000 numbered).

2009-06-17 New York, NY | Beacon Theatre

Recordings made available by Dan at nyctaper and by Aaron at RespektOnline:

Folding Chair
Lucky Penny
Time Is All Around*
Eet**
The Calculation**
Machine**
One More Time with Feeling**
On the Radio**
Blue Lips***
Riot Gear****
Laughing With****
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
Aprés Moi
Human of the Year
Poor Little Rich Boy
Ink Stains
Consequence of Sounds
Man of a Thousand Faces

Samson
Us***
Fidelity****

This show marked the live debuts for "Eet", "The Calculation", "Machine", "Riot Gear", and "Ink Stains". Regina's accompaniment throughout the evening consisted of:

* cello + violin
** cello + violin + drums
*** cello + violin + cello + viola
**** cello + violin + cello + viola + drums

Laughing With (EP)

Laughing With
Folding Chair
The Call
The Noise

Released in June 2009, this EP features two songs from far, along with "The Call" from the Prince Caspian soundtrack and "The Noise" from the Live at Bull Moose EP.

2008-08-11 New York, NY | Soundcheck (WNYC)

Interview and live in-studio performance, available to stream from newsounds.org

Folding Chair
Lucky Penny

2004-07-10 New York, NY | Tonic

Recorded by pattivill:

opening
Ain't No Cover
interlude
Folding Chair
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Lucky Penny
interlude
Genius Next Door
interlude
Hero of the Story (aborted)
Patron Saint
interlude
Bobbing for Apples
interlude
"I cut off my hair"
interlude
Bartender
interlude
The Wallet
interlude
Reginasaurus
interlude
Aprés Moi
interlude
Summer in the City
interlude
Uh-merica
interlude
Music Box
interlude
Samson
interlude
Baby Jesus
closing

2003-12-29 New York, NY | The Living Room

Recorded by pattivill:

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

2003-10-03 New York, NY | Tonic

Recorded by pattivill:

intro
Summer in the City
interlude
Dusseldorf
interlude
Genius Next Door
interlude
Poor Little Rich Boy
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Uh-merica
interlude
Folding Chair
interlude
Secret Stash
interlude
That Time
interlude
Samson
interlude
Patron Saint
interlude
'the clocks were asleep'
interlude
Us (cuts off)

2003-08-19 New York, NY | Sin-é

Taper unknown; available for download from RespektOnline:

Patron Saint
"the devil come to Bethlehem"
Your Honor
Carbon Monoxide
Baobabs
Genius Next Door
Poor Little Rich Boy
Folding Chair
Making Records
Düsseldorf
Us
Ghost of Corporate Future
Secret Stash

Folding Chair

Written by: regina spektor

Available Recordings: Click to view

Lyrics (fan transcription):

Come and open up your folding chair next to me
my feet are buried in the sand and there’s a breeze
there’s a shadow, you can’t see my eyes
and the sea is just a wetter version of the skies

let’s get a silver bullet trailer and have a baby boy
I’ll safety-pin his clothes all cool and you’ll grafitti up his toys
I’ve got a perfect body, though sometimes I forget
I’ve got a perfect body cause my eyelashes catch my sweat
Yes, they do, they do…

now I’ve been sitting on this abandoned beach for years
waiting for the salty water to cover up my ears
but every time the tide come in to take me home
I get scared, and I’m sitting here alone
dreaming of the dolphin song…

maybe one day you will understand
I don’t want nothing from you but to sweetly hold your hand
till that day just please don’t be so down
don’t make frowns, you silly clown

just come and open up your folding chair next to me
my feet are buried in the sand and there’s a breeze
there’s a shadow, you can’t see my eyes
and the waves are just a frothier version of the skies

there’s a shadow, you can’t see my eyes…