Regina Spektor "Samson"

[patd09]

this was such a great show

[123abrahamangel123]

I <3 ReGiNa SpEkToR :]

[TeenageSuicideDoIt]

where is her official vid? it seems it is not on youtube anymore:(!

[psncaster]

\Samson/

[rickypaulgriffin]

163,000th viewer!

[rickypaulgriffin]

that was on cbs sunday morning january 21 2007

[gilmoregirl0306]

me and my friend sang this as a duet. the song is amaaaaaaaaaazing!

[nikkibbean]

she sounds almost exactly like she does on the cd. fabulous!!

[SDOGandGNAT]

wow i absolutly love her and her songsss..shes amazing!<3

[LoveZeStrokes]

I love her voice, her songs... I love this song, its so special

[AnnaMDRoque]

I've been told to sing this song on my live performances on music bars.

This is a great suggestion. good song!:p

[guyglowmore1]

at least someone noticed. thanques, johnny deep

[guyglowmore1]

oj sampson, i remelmber him. foosball player that kills. seriously been checking covers of this song and so many people do it just us but, as with neil, winwood, dave lindley, and a host of others, when you go back to the orig it's the best. tom waits. led zep. even dylan usually. buffy street marie. joni. joan. billie. aretha. tina. big mama. and now, regina. love ya, your music. thanques

[heheuwish7]

oj SIMPson you bumbling moron.

[mosomos89]

heheuwish7 is right, oj sImpson was the controversial murder suspect in the 90's, this song is about the biblical/historical sAmpson, a song [supposedly] written to him by his lover delilah. this however is an original song by regina not a cover, the other band's songs are "sampson and delilah", most notably performed by the greatful dead.

in less words... you're an idiot.

[mrohlala2822]

actually, the biblical hero's name is samson. no "p". don't call people idiots... idiot.

[LeslieRevolutionary]

I cannot wait! I'm driving to 280 miles to see her perform this February in Atlanta. Thanks for this.

[KoalaBella17]

She is amazing, even live

[ttaylorfool]

agreed

[b1ondeonb1onde]

She's even better live!

[fireofsev]

if you have an equalizer on your computer or sound system, bring the 1k slider all the way to the bottom and you will hear her...even more beautiful.

[truesoutherner69]

the bottom line is noone knows what she meant except for her. whatever it means to you is whatever it means to you and thats all that matters. and if you can't hear her singing stand closer to a speaker. stop complaining and appreciate the music.

[hslevin]

I was there! :)

[nhoy2010]

great great great

[toyoungtoliveslow]

We just saw her last night at the Grove in Anaheim....AMAZING...she just sang and sang and sang...she came dressed as "zarro" hahaa, she meant to say "zorro" and she kept saying "i cant see shit with this mask" Hahaha...AMAZING!!!

[trueChrist]

wala lang...like ni meshe ung song na i2...tsaka ng asawa ko n c kai...tsaka ganda din talga ng song...and ung kumanta...bagay talga...

[PZK12]

Appalling sound.

[phoenixshade3]

??? For an unofficial live fan recording, the sound is awesome.

Not everyone can plug in to the soundboard, you know...

[Liamf128]

Imagine you were the singer, would you want people to sing or just stand there looking at you, id rather have people sing along, it'd be the greatest feeling ever.

[succinct69]

nice

[ecarg89]

what a nice song and lyrics.. very touching.. i hope someday all songs will be great like this..

[meganMM2012]

although it would make songs as great as "samson" less appreciated...

[fernandocastrosqui]

U just said a big true ecarq89.

[gatodenegro]

brent get your head out of the bible and into reality its just a song, and a good one.And the bible is just a book, and a shit one.

[xmariedetx]

when a crowd sings with the artist I think its amazing that way. like my videos i love sing alongs at hardcore shows haha

[Tiramisuuuu]

Well, it probably is the whole "Samson Delilah story" but truly I think there is a bigger point with the song, another sort of personal symbolic.. can't explain what it is, I just think it is meant as a metafor or something?

[Micky5522]

delilah didnt cut Samsons hair, she got a servant to cut it. so that must mean shes singing from the servants pov...right?

[froshaka]

Somethingawful dot com recently had a "How did you lose your virginity" thread. A user posted a rather lengthy description of his night. Including the fact that he met Regina Spektor and had that experience with her. He said she couldnt pronounce his last name and stopped at Samson.

[lpz777]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA everyone is so uptight im glad someone here actually likes this song and jokes like I would. I was going to off myself because i thought I was gay.

[grazzledazzle]

basically, samson had all his strength in his hair and was in love with delilah. she cut his hair after being bribed to by the romans so that they could fight against him and capture him. she was a traitor, in other words.

[ramonespunx]

my god shes hot

[maesamson44]

I love this song

[edezon2k2]

that was really great!!! her voice is like a singing angel...hmmmppp....i luv it!i can really relate in this song....

[rlott]

Ugh, why are people singing along with her? That's so lame, you go to the concert to hear the artist, not the retard next to you struggle to match pitch...

[theonlytruepunk]

I agree. If these idiots want to sing...start a fucking band or whatever and shut the fuck up when someone is singing their song. Geez.

[RealSlimShardy]

she has the prettiest voice ever

goosebumps baby

[garrettscarpa]

UR EMO. This is suuuuch a good song!!

[CindyLe]

i don't know, but i can't understand song's meaning :/ i'm not really good at english, so can anyone tell me a little bit about the song please? i love this song so much <3 thank you

[waterkeeper511]

This song talks about a person from the Bible, Samson, and Regina sings as if she were his secret lover, as opposed to his lover in the Bible, Delilah.

[DoreenPortico]

She's singing as Delilah. Delilah became his lover but cut his hair (i forgot why exactly) but to cut your hair in his articular sect of judaism (i can't spell) is some sort of sin.

[BRENTisSMEXY]

She says "The Bible didn't mention us, not even once." Delilah was mentioned in the Bible, so it's obviously not about her. God made Samson the strongest man in the world, but if he ever cut his hair, he would become as weak as any other man. Delilah cut his hair so the Philistines could defeat him.

[icetitan17]

Wow...we're all so enriched because of that. Thank you.

P.S. It's just a song, Brent. And it's a lot more realistic than the Bible is.

[BRENTisSMEXY]

Um, K?

I know it's a song, Ice. I love the song; I was just responding to whoever was talking about what it meant.

[YunRuLin]

I didn't know what this song about. But i read and searched so much of this.

She says "The Bible didn't mention us, not even once." might be talked about the love between Delilah and Samson.

Delilah loved Samson, but bible didn't mention it. Bible only says Delilah cut his hair.

coz she also says "beneath the sheets of papaer lies my truth"

I think this so might talked about the "love" between Delilah and Samson!

[demesaa]

Yea that makes sense. I have to agree with you. I've always wondered the part "Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth" part. Like I know what it means but I never read of a "lie" in Samson & Delilah.

[quememuera]

@demesaa You've obviously never read the story. Delilah's name is practically synonymous with deception; the tricked Samson into giving up the secret of his strength so she could collect a bribe. I'd argue that you could even take "lie" as a double entendre, i.e. in the sense of deceit and in the sense of "lie with" (sex).

[pootietangorade]

It's about how Regina loved Samson before Delilah.

[BoyintheMachine]

The song is about a comparison between one of her relationships and with a possible first wife of the biblical Samson. The point being that both Regina and Samson could have had successful normal relationships.  Consider the possibility of Samson willingly allowing the woman he loved, first wife, to cut his hair to purposefuly lose his strength, a sacrifice to be human. Compare this to Sampsons desire to keep his secret hidden from Delilah.

[vulpescat]

The biblical samson was spelt 'Sampson' though it is a good point about his hair.

[BoyintheMachine]

'Samson' is the correct spelling. I've heard 'Sampson' before, so perhaps this is a local pronunciation, like in how some parts of the country, 'wash' is pronounced, 'warsh'.

[vulpescat]

What country are you in?! But I know that in Scotland, America and Australia it is Sampson. Oh well, it's a really good song. she has an excellent voice.

[BoyintheMachine]

Yeah, I like her voice too. I checked on the net and it's spelled 'Samson' in the bible. Not trying to be right, because you actualy inspired me to check and see if I was right.

[vulpescat]

cool. I like pronunciation.

[alandschmidt]

I think people should shut up in the quiet-song environment so we can hear the artist. If someone was right next to me wailing their version while I was trying to listen to the far superior voice of Regina Fucking Spektor, I would tell them to shut the fuck up. Like when you are listening to recorded music and someone tries to sing along so you say "hey, who sings this?" and they gush (cuz they luv it) "oh! it's ______" and you say "Well why don't you let THEM sing it?!?!"

[pmms2008]

what the fuck men

[rosanna989]

your right but its great

[NYLENHOJ]

SO EMO.,

[pinkfishy13]

do you even no what emo is because this is soo NOT emo

[sk8erpeg]

artists love when their fans can sing along. It's the biggest complement.

[rainesolo]

It's in Judges 16... :] In the Bible read it.

[getoverclaire]

your hair was long when we first met..

[js7111245]

This song is about another woman who was in love with Samson, a woman who was never mentioned. It is specifically mentioned that Delilah was not the one to cut Samson's hair off. In fact, a big possibility is that it was Delilah's slave.

Either way it's taken from the woman who cut his hair off's perspective, and that person is not Delilah

[haberee]

will somebody post the lyric's  message pls...im sad

[hookem168]

do any of you even know the story of samson? as in from the bible? old testament? anyone? thats what she's talking about. its not even metaphorical. she's telling a story from the perspective of delilah's character.

[hookem168]

or rather from a different woman, who feels jaded by delilah's recognition in the bible

[twenie0214]

dont like that music it makes me sleepy>

[haberee]

...then listen to it before going to bed

[Agniiis]

only becouse she sings: and went right back to bed, or what? x)

[einsteinfrat]

a very sensational song..

i love the lyrics so much..

i recall the time i loved a very close and special person to me..

[9214567254]

you are my samson...

[emmawell]

i like this song...go..go REGINA SPEKTOR!!!

i really like the song...it reminds me of a guy whom i loved so much but then our story was not mention in any mouth...bwahahaha

[toodaloos93]

this song makes

me cry....

[machaXD]

..niCe,,

[yuyuyuyu10]

brilliance aura

[tobalmaster]

You are so pretty and nice

Eres muy linda y tierna

[tobalmaster]

nice job regina !!!

you are so nice!!

[leggyhypotamoose]

You can kinda hear people singing along in the background. And she sounds as good as she does in the CD. Love this song to bits.

[h0bbitatheart]

Ahh. Brilliance.

[aselasel]

i love this song! regina has a great voice so calming!!!! smooth and strong! she's great!

[sheronecutie80]

wonderbread is a love potion

[krasna]

completely amazing performance, what a voice she has

[ibonfreakinabox]

i totally love this song

in my school assignment, my group was supposed to talk about delilah and samson, after that we leet the whole class hear the song

A+, WOOHOO!

[kachowitsapril]

what about the wonder bread?? lol

[churchjamespeter]

i think its about a lesbian

[ggf12]

how??:S

[Dazmaster75]

Absolutely beautiful song. Very few songs are beautiful, but this is one of them

[travisbarker000]

wonder bread is white bread, and the whiter the bread the quicker you're dead. what I'm trying to say is, I just discovered Regina Spektor today and I'm liking this.

[johnnyrotten32]

I agree with the person that said its a metaphor on how Regina betrayed a guy. The i love u first line could mean the guy moved on and is now with another girl. Im pretty sure they didnt have wonderbread back then and i dont think they had scissors back then.

[ultimatesperanza]

Does anyone else find it annoying when people sing along? I mean, at any other gig I would be joining them. But she has such a beautiful voice that it just detracts from it. Her voice is the main instrutment in her music, so its kinda like going to a classical concert and getting your violin out. It's okay for ones like Uh-Merica and Us though, I guess.

[PreciousEarthquakes]

I agree. When it is a slow and intamite song, people need to shut their mouths away. Otherwise it takes it away for so many other people.

[henryb92]

it is preety annoying

[singingmuhsong]

I WAS THERE!!!! I looooooovvveeeeeee her.

[totallypeachez29]

I think that Samson's story is a metaphor of how Regina loved someone and she betrayed him ("the cutting of the hair") but he still loved her ("kissed me til the morning light"). If it was Delilah's POV then "the bible didn't mention us" wouldn't make sense since she is mentioned, and if it was another woman's POV, then that means that Samson's hair was cut twice, which i don't think happened since that would mean he was weak for a while before he met Delilah.

[mulchair]

Maybe saying "the Bible didn't even mention us" is a way of saying that the Bible got the story wrong in Delilah's opinion? Just a thought.

[airfreshener]

The song is about Delilah. Samson never told anyone else that his hair was the source of his strength. The entire song seems to be how Delilah wished everything could've turned out.

[o0SayNoToEmo0o]

Yeah I agree... i think it's from the POV of someone who loved Samson before Delilah... and if I was there i'd have been singing my ass off; so you can't really say anything.

[skjumpers]

I agree with all the "the audience is being irritating" people. You paid to see HER you can listen to yourself sing her amazing songs in your shower.

Dumb kids. Regina rules.

[philmonster]

The point of going to a live gig is the human element, crowd and performer. Imagine how the performer feels with all these 'dumb kids' knowing the lyrics. You can listen to her cd at home in complete, boring uninterrupted silence. It is an amazing thing when the whole crowd joins in, everyone lets go of all their fears and emotions. Try it!

[skjumpers]

That's a good way of looking at it.

ps. I'm glad you didn't go all out like "fuck you ect..." like some people on this website.

[planteh]

No, the point of going to a live gig is to see the performer perform, as that is what they do. In a quiet, intimate acoustic song, it's proper etiquette (in the same way as when watching an orchestra) to remain quiet and show your appreciation at the end.

Singing along in louder, livelier songs or in a stadium/arena is a totally different situation.

[magicdudegary]

Yea the first thing I noticed is that a could hear a buch of people singing along...and I'm thinkin wow I wonder how this is affecting Regina. I wonder if this is common where people sing out-loud in quiet settings. She seems to perform right through it and tune everybody out. I think people singing out-loud would usually affect performers in a negative aspect.

[xenoslaura]

Well, I suppose that's true, planteh...But I suppose the audience really just couldn't help themselves anymore. It's a really emotional song, after all and a whole bunch of people could probably relate to the song a lot and stuff.

And she didn't seem to be angry...and she did beautifully well too.

[thermobeachboy]

wow, i completely agree. i cant stand when the crowd sings along.

[dbfanatic101]

The most believed interpretation is that she is the women Samson loved before Delilah. Thats why she says "the history books forgot about us" and "I loved you first" and so on. So it goes Samson was her "sweetest downfall" and Delilah was Samson's. Then she goes on to say that their love slowly faded away, which goes along with the downfall part that they "couldn't bring the columns down" whereas Samson and Delilah did bring the columns down, that's why the histroy books remember them.

[jimmyho315]

Well, yeah, it seems to be from Delilah's perspective, with knowledge of his hair and all. She says that she was unfaithful ("cut his hair"), but he forgave her instead of being angry. So they had a love story rather than a tragic ending, and that's why he "couldn't break the columns down." So, because she loved him, and he forgave her, it's different than the biblical version.

[milkmit]

nothing worse than the crowding ruining a perfectly amazing song by trying to sing along. pfft...

[scabies]

Regina = nice performance.

Some audience = annoying performance.

[elucida]

I don't think it is about a women Samson was with before Delilah... unless he had his hair cut off twice! There are other references to Delilah as well, ie the columns coming down.

[killershay]

i loove yoou

[elucida]

The song is from Delilah's point of view, REgina's rewritten it to have a happy ending... they're not mentioned in the Bible because the story changed... or at least that's what I think.

[BlowsRaspberry]

I always thought it was from the point of view of a woman who loved Samson before Delilah did. :/

[milkmit]

I can't stand when the crowd sings along at any show. ugh.

[pepillo90]

perfect performance!

[nublar2]

dude she's saying they never mentioned them in history or the bible because she stayed with him during his captivity and he didn't feel the need for revenge because he loved her too much to leave her

[ihaven]

gah...but the lyrics don't make sense at all, like is the song supposed to be from Delilah's perspective? if so...why would she say they were never mentioned?

[smilyfs]

Im going to go get the CD tmrw!!!

[valdepulchrapuella]

most gorgeous voice i've ever heard

[wentwirth]

It's an intriguing mix of naivette and wisdom; sadness and joy.  Fascinating.

[HryMuscle]

Perfect decription!

[Dmimima]

I love Regina! Her voice is beautiful

[vhatzabloodyell]

this song makes me want to cy

[hop1185]

Beautiful! Thank you!

[izerofan]

nice post, thanks!!

[shiningoogoodoll]

awesome footage! this song makes me want to cry every time...so amazing. <3

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[threechordme]

i was there in the front row! amazing show!

[theorangepeacock]

Tell me about it! I walked out of there figuring if I car ran me over right then, I'd die happy. *swoon*

[colovale]

ha ha ha that's great! i know, and love, that feeling