Regina Spektor - Genius Next Door (Sound Fix Record Store)

[chelseahoteln2]

I would give a lung and a kidney to be the one holding that camcorder..

[elcoyotecojo01]

carajo!

[makiavel88]

1:55 "Child" she was smiling cause there were sitting lot's of them :) this place looks like orphanage or maybe Im wrong

[yonnystarr]

Perfect voice, perfect smile.

[Hemulajah]

I'll swear Regina "Fidelity", because she's the "Genius Next Door" and everytime when I hear her songs "On The Radio" I'll feel "Better" and after "20 Years of Snow" will be "That Time" when I meet this "Human of the Year" in "Another Town" like "Düsseldorf". There "Two Birds" will steal her "Wallet" so that I can find it and give it to this wonderful "Lady". We'll join "One More Time Wirh Feelings" when we dance to the "Dance Anthem of the 80's".

[Maud08]

@Hemulajah I guess you aim to get this comment to every single Regina's video on youtube :D

[Hemulajah]

@Maud08 You're right! ;-D Everyone should she what for a inspiration Regina is!

[artemis602]

She's so amazing live, I need to learn this song on piano it beautiful!!

Thank you for posting :)

[PeddaDO]

song for my son, for showing me the world with unprejudiced eyes...

[TheNinaa21]

Her smile is so contagious['=

[AnthonyMinsky]

'you foolish.... child.' this song is unreal.

[MissMeggie2804]

one person is a total idiot. this is one of her best songs, I think. It's beautiful

[MaBelleIndifference]

She is so much better live. Recordings can never capture all the passion and authenticity of her voice. Pure beauty.

[julieannlevine]

This song is so deap, yet so simple, as all her songs are. I'v said it befor, I'll say it again. Regina's song's are like beatuiful paintings, to the ear's.

[luv4friends192]

is there anyone else who feels like the album version is a little too produced? i like this version soooo much better

[taticastro]

@luv4friends192 totally

[diggideimer]

high professionell

[noapologiesnoregrets]

this songs makes me feel little sick. but i still really really like it.

what's that about, then.

[ener402]

What a great song, even without the arrangements on her album Far it sounds great.

I missed her gig at the Paradiso, Amsterdam were I live. I still lie awake at night because of that.

What a woman, I love her.

[kawaiipanda24]

Aw, it's okay. Sadly it happens to all of us, missing gigs.

[simmytam]

O i just fall in love with her

[LapisGarter]

He didn't care though, as long as he could take his clothes off and experience a nightly orgasm to eliminate his troubles. Unfortunately, that night he went too far and drowned.

The next day, the film crews arrive to report of the dead body. Everyone in the neighborhood goes on about their lives like nothing happened. The 'genius' is forgotten.

But he's still waiting for his orgasm to do away with his troubles.

[LapisGarter]

The kids all knew, but they kept going back there and doing what they do.

If you just hold in your breath

Til you come back up in full

Hold in your breath

Til you thought it through

You fool..

That's basically describing the act of drowning for an orgasm. But she calls those who do it fools because it's dangerous.

Then the next stanza describes a 'genius' who's living a life of mediocrity, bussing tables.

[LapisGarter]

DROWNING

"Dreaming that the antidote is orgasm" - Many believe that when a person drowns, they experience a euphoric sensation at the moment of death, comparable to an intense orgasm.

The first stanza sets the scene. The lake is thick because every night the kids would be there drinking/having sex/masturbating and ejaculating into the lake. Some of the neighbors knew the reason the lake was like 'porridge' but they were keeping quiet.

[kawaiipanda24]

indeed

[dsprack]

Not only is she an amazing songwriter, but her live performances are brilliant too!

[clitorides]

ugh, she needs a REAL piano. would make it so much prettier.

[prpletwilight98]

she sounds amazing live

shes a great musician ^^

[uffepuffe51]

This is lovely song, sunged very pretty by

the lovely Regina, but can anybody explain

what the song is about?

I get some kind of David Lynch feeling.

What do you say Regina?

Ulf.

[Rosky12]

Its about how before you ejaculate if you hold in your breath it makes it more intense, and in this song the person dies (film crews start arriving) It also details how the lake would turn thick due to people ejaculating in it.

[hottentot]

LOL!

[Rosky12]

it's true!

[Rosky12]

I am being totally seriously, I love regina spektor and thats what the song is about.

[axel9494]

Rosky12's comment is 100% true. Not sure why people gave him so many thumbs down.

[Rosky12]

Thankyou!

[axel9494]

As explicit as his answer is, it's correct! Though, you are free to interpret it as you like, if you look into the lyrics, it's really quite sexual.

And, yes if you look it up, people who are drowning describe a feeling which they equate to an orgasm.

[MarcoNakedAway]

i love this one, so much <3

[business209]

MOST UNDERATED SINGER OF THE DECADE! All her albums are an enigma; Her uniqueness goes without comparison. She is talented in her own right. There can only be imitators and no competitors.

[AnthonyMinsky]

Preach it baby!! Your exactly right!!

[business209]

This album is exceptionally creative, artfully designed, beautifully enchanted, intellectually perceptive and sensationally sensual. GO GET THE ALBUM!!!

[Nspinhead2]

I DID XD

[AnthonyMinsky]

To think of this song still not heard off the album & One more time with Feeling & Time is all Around. & oh my god Human of the Year. More we haven't ever heard and the ones she's already shown us. It's gonna be phenomenal. So many worry about her matching the success of Begin to Hope. With this new line up, she'll have no problem. And I still left some songs out. Although I've never been one to compare her albums. I think more of the songs themselves then the package.

[heidi031289]

I love her music, she's so talented! <3

can't wait for the new album!

[gilbertmoose]

i'm so excited for the studio version! this has always been one of my favorites by her!

[ALionForALamb]

Watching her hands and listening to her voice mesmerizes me...sigh...:)

A talent that surpasses words...

[chicaporfavor]

anyone know where to find this song besides on her website? i can't seem to download it from there...

[slicknick1986]

After you click on the song link, try saving it by File ---> Save Page As...

Or is the download link not working at all?

[Azraelthewizard]

@chicaporfavor also itunes



[AnthonyMinsky]

Holy cow was that good. Love that little piano ending. Beautiful!!

[richardpaulgriffin]

i can't believe this is going to be on the new album!

:DD

[AnthonyMinsky]

Can you imagine all the You Tube sites that there's gonna be after her new album comes out and all the concerts and all the TV appearances. I'll have no life. It'll be endless :)

[AleXAleXAleXH]

I love Regina Spektor, i wish she'd come on tour to England, this song always upsets me for some reason(though not this version).

[urinbextasy]

she's my idol.

[Phthgn]

It's excellent how she sings without the mic at 2:10 in order to allow the piano part to sound.

[AnthonyMinsky]

Yeah that is cool. She is such a natural musician. It just flows out of her head to toe. When you watch her, she uses her whole boddy to do the song.

[jesspeachi]

is this a new song? I've never heard it before. She needs to come out w/ a new album STAT! Next year I hear.

Thanks for posting this!

[slicknick1986]

This isn't too new, but yeah, it is not on any of her albums yet, she's only played it live. The rumors are that this song will appear on her next album, since she has recently begun singing it at her live concerts again. (If I remember correctly this performance of hers at Sound Fix was the first time she had played it in a few months.)

[negro2rojo]

REGenius Next Door..!!! I love RS..

[csarito]

a whole repertory of master pieces

[itsbeccuh24]

i'm addicted to her music.

i listen to it EVERY DAY practically all day long.

i seriously go through withdrawls. lol.

i LOVE me some REGINA SPEKTOR!!

come back on tourrrr, pretty please.

[rickypaulgriffin]

oh regina, i love you:)

[Nyhee7]

thank you

[omgafilangi]

(that comment was directed towards JAMxSkalla16, sorry bout that...)

[heartcontusion]

I really hope this song is on the next album. I need a studio version :(

[AliceLoveFashion]

Sorry...it's classic.

[AliceLoveFashion]

This song is really classcic.

[JAMxSkalla16]

just to let u know, the songs called holding your breath..fix it.

[slicknick1986]

It is actually Genius Next Door. :)

[omgafilangi]

God, calm down....

[sarchp]

lol

[shyshkinless]

i'm scared for regina.. such a firce people around

[aznbryanc]

LOLOLOL too bad you're still wrong now that the album's out. cool that you met her though.

[garandross]

@JAMxSkalla16 lol dumbass

[elparrot]

so beautiful

[sarchp]

I adore this woman with my ears, heart and soul. I can't explain it.

She must have been my wife in a previous life... lol.

[611752]

she was definitely my wife in every previous life...where she was available to be a wife?

haha but yes I know what you mean.

[manimok]

worldchampionesse  !!!!!

[classifieds103]

I could've gone..I'm 30 minutes away from Brooklyn...but I couldn't...why...BECAUSE I'M UNDER 16 AND I CAN'T DRIVE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOO

[crazedgeek101]

AHH LOOOOVE THIS SONG!!

[JuLzFeRn]

Wow.

This is awesome. The first live video i've seen for this amazing song.

I've done a cover of this and watching this now.. haha VERY humbled.

[protectbodythetans]

that was so awesome =)

[ScarletsBeautifulLie]

one of her most beautiful and mysterious songs. i hope it's on the next album.

[cheifdanceswithgravy]

I love this song.. I was soo surprised that she played it again... I thought she got rid of alot of her older stuff but evidently i was wrong and I've never been so glad to be wrong before! :) I'd love to hear all of her stuff on record but unfortunately that is probably not going to happen... But nonetheless, this song rocks and regina=love.

[MelissaTrinchere]

One of my Regina favs, thank you so much for this!

[Somesinger]

as a sound fix person, I'm sorry you didn't get in even though you came 45 mins early! That seems to me like a silly amount of time to not get in. Well, I woulda let you in if the record label people hadn't taken over. Thanks so much for coming anyway! we're grateful!

[xSAVAxMASSACREx]

The record label people took over? Is that who forcibly removed her from the premises? :\

[Somesinger]

you got it! though I don't want to give them a bad name...they had stuff to get done, I'm sure! and it was great of them to even let her come in, right?

[xSAVAxMASSACREx]

I guess so... But it's not like they own her or her music. They may have the rights to her latest album, but she can perform whenever, wherever... I thought she was coming on her own. I didn't know there were record execs there, orchestrating the happiness. Sad.

[Somesinger]

Regina was coming on her own in that she picked Sound Fix on her own accord. She liked it after coming to see her friend Kimya Dawson perform there-- I stood next to her in the audience and we were the only ones dancing! It is too bad that record execs needed to orchestrate the happiness, BUT it really may have been too chaotic w/o them. There were thousands in a crowd trying to get into a venue that fits 100! And she was lovely; that's what counts :)

[ojgville]

Not to rain your parade but, the record company probably does own the professional Regina Spektor and her music. I imagine she goes where and does what they say, that's the way it works. That's why a lot musicians start their own label, so they can keep all of that for themselves.

[ojgville]

not to rain on your parade but the record company probably does own her and her music. That's how it works. That's why musicians start their own label.

[jaxn]

im so fucking jealous. it was only a four trip, honestly i shouldve gone

[bloomingauthor7]

she still plays this song?

*dies*

that's it. moving to NYC. right now.

[m3nd3s]

you guy's are so goddamn lucky. i'm SO JEALOUS RIGHT NOW ARGH >:0

[mattrscity]

One of my favourite Regina tracks. 1st time Ive actually SEEN her perform it STUNNING!!! She is a GENIUS

[ScarletsBeautifulLie]

You're so lucky to have been there. What a beautiful song. I hope it's on her next album, whenever that may happen. Sure she has enough material for one!

[drumminCasey012]

WHAT!??! she played this...i'm having a heart attack! :-)!

[astorpias]

Genial!!! no veo la hora que venga a Argentina. Gracias por subirlo(s).

THANK 4 LOAD THE VIDEO(S)

[NYCstargirl]

Yeah i was there too. I was the front row and met her at the signing. She was so nice and took a picture w/ me and we talked about her favorite song (she doesn't have one) and my sister asked her about her skirt. (She got it from her mom.) I couldn't believe i was so close to her singing, it was incredible!

[aintnocover06]

This is soo great!!!

I can't believe she played this song

So beautiful

<3

[msbadmediakarma]

I got there late, so I didn't make it inside :(

I got some footage of her after she left the record store, though. Some chick was crying over not getting an autograph (I think) and Regina was so nice to her. She even signed her shoe.

[slicknick1986]

Yeah, I saw that, too. She did. :) That was so cool.

[23Allie23]

I wish I could have been there so bad!!! I can't believe this was just hours ago!

[slicknick1986]

It was so so awesome. I got to meet her at the signing and got a picture with her and an autograph. Incredible day!

[slicknick1986]

I think this makes up for me missing all of her local concerts last year, lol. ;)

[23Allie23]

Wow, your so lucky! I've only been a fan of her for about a year now, so I missed all of her concerts that were around my area too!!!!

The sad this is, is that I'm going into the city next week, not this week! lol

[23Allie23]

But anyway, what was it like meeting her? it must have been insane