Regina Spektor - BYOS (Bring Your Own Shovel)

[rodas760]

Here I am again :)

[MysticalPopTart]

supposed to be studying for finals. it's 1:45 in the morning. have an english final tomorrow i'm only half prepared for. opting to listen to regina instead :) <3

[SeaPuppet]

it kinda reminds me of my favorite things when she sings "my invitation says bring your own shovel..."

[WoWDemondays]

I need this song on my ipod

[birthdaygirl1126]

the sound of music and elvis? only regina spector could put theese two things into an amazing song!!!

[VivianTheMitchell]

The only thing that could make this song better is if it were longer. I wish it would never end...

[swiminthissilense]

elvis muchh!? lolll can someone please comment and watch my cover song! regina is one of my biggest idol! pleasee help me get some recognition! comments are greatly appreciated! <3 peace love reggie! loll

[alicepotter777]

the begining is so mysterious. i love regina:):):)

[SKSelphie]

Ok. I'm a Regina fan and haven't heard this before. And I'm amazed! She's a freaking genius.

[schizophrenicPrime]

for a while i was hiccuping along to the beat while listening to this song... that was pretty cool 8)

[INF3darkgreen]

I just LOVE the picture

[INF3darkgreen]

haha this is so stupid but I've had this song on my iPod forever and just realized BYOS stands for Bring Your Own Shovel. ah do i ever feel like an idiot lol

[0kiwimonster0]

wow. what a morbid song. it's great.

[JustinPM]

Doesn't it kind of have the melody of "These are a few of my favorite things" at some points?

[Randomlyawesomeful]

@JustinPM Haha that's what I was thinking too.

[XxfireblastxX]

Go dutch people :D

With a little Sound of music, God! I love Regina Spektor!

[bozo47p]

bring your own booze...bring your own weed....play some sabbath

[spaik007]

does she listen to system ?

[MJST1482]

haha some parts sound like Favorite Things from The Sound of Music and other parts of Elvis songs X3 i love that!

[ADreamAsLovely]

if anyone has the mp3 of this song, can you PLEEEASE message me so i can give you my email.. thanks

[Decorus11]

contnuas a falar e dou-te é ca puta da pá nos cornos ó avestruz marciana!

[Mspgrace]

I LOVE BYOS...despite it's sincerity it's so beautiful, infact it's even more beautiful for it...'oo-oohh....oh....darling I'm all shook up now...'

[alliekat4]

Did anyone else catch the whole Elvis being in it. I think that's amazing how she can do that and me still like the song (i don't like Elvis)

[csarito]

her best music isn't in any of the studio albums, i think thats the way she used to think, like when she wrote making records

just my opinion

[jlt759]

where did you get these unreleased demos??

[slicknick1986]

You can get all of them from the RespektOnline fan site. Just search for the name of the song in the search box or browse the listings of songs.

These "unreleased" ones are versions that just haven't appeared on any retail album yet.

[TiedupKatie]

@slicknick1986 of course... the fact that its on youtube, means that is was in fact, released. just... perhaps unintentionally

[PandaxLuver]

Dude she's so awesome!!

xD love her. Love the song!

[sassybeachbabe]

BYOS

[13Umbrellas]

WONDERFUL SONG ^ ^

holocaust means "sacrifice" and genocide would be the proper term....

[stephisunshine]

according to my lit. prof. holocaust literally means death by fire ^.^

[ooeeygooey]

This song is almost a decade old. She didn't copy SOAD.

And for the record. System's cover is called "BRING YOUR OWN BOMBS" that album was highly politicised and you contains various war-related puns.

[peachtable966]

dude, that term was around when my /parents/ were in college. in the seventies. Regina was making a pun on BYOB, bring your own 1. bottle or 2. beer.

SOAD was making a pun, too. So they're in the same boat with Reg, not where she came up with it.

[kimonocat001]

pretty song  5/5

[Lahawili]

a Holocaust is like a mass genocide only its target of destruction is a little brouder.

[volleyballdrama7]

a little bit of sound of music and elvis?

[Shteffii]

I think thats the feeling she was trying to portray. Its very nice though.

[juicipopsicle]

hmmm makes me think of the holocaust....

[digginestdogg]

While the Holocaust was real and terrible, there are many other genocides--even bigger ones--most of you don't remember. Stop fixating on just the one. Over 2 million Russians died in the siege of Leningrad alone--just one city. Or do you think only a certain ethnic/religious group's lives matter?

[juicipopsicle]

Wow. All I said was it made me think of the holocaust. I didn't specify which one. And in no way does my comment imply that I only believe that certain ethnic/religious group's lives are important.

Thanks.

[reginaspanties]

its really nice you mantion that... there are just a few people that knows about russian communisem crimes... i mean if you are comparing that with the Holocaust... thats probably because communisem is still very strong in Russia... so you cant blame

juicipopsicle for thinking that this song is about holocaust... almost nobody knows about the things you were mentioning....

[etoso83]

Reginaspanties, the siege of Leningrad was done by Nazis (Germans; over 2 millions of Russians died during the siege), and in no way related to any "communism crimes". If you have no idea what you are talking about, don't speak.

[reginaspanties]

o god i didnt mean that.. i'm sorry for saying that on that stupid way...

digginestdogg was talkin about the other genocides and so i mentioned this one i'm sorry that you understood it wrong... next time ill write it more logicly...:)

[bexsullie]

of course people think about other genocides and the lives of people affected by them. stop being such a smug asshole. the holocaust is the most well known genocide by poeple who have never experienced one and fans of regina know that she is jewish. the song sounds like it is in someway related to the holocaust if you actually listen to the lyrics and its fine to state your opinion, you just don't have to be such a bitch about it.

[MNBTM]

i love the oooh at 0:35

[horimonobaby]

there are pieces that sound like "favorite things" from sound of music

[Narklesvarkles]

I noticed that and then read this right after haha.

[SheltonSEmmaS]

Is it just a coincidence that BYOS looks a lot like the word Boys? I think that's pretty funny.

[TheShadowyPhantom]

I like the subtle mix of melodies and lyrics from other songs.

For example: "I'm all shook up", and the melody at "My invitation said / Bring your own shovel" sounds like the melody from "My Favorite Things."

[sophiejo273]

thats what i think

[tallchick16]

I met my diary?

thats what i thought it always was

[slicknick1986]

It sounds like that, doesn't it? But yeah, it's actually "Mata Hari", who was a real Dutch woman executed by firing squad.

Check out the entry on Wikipedia on her and you'll get the reference of her in this song.

[kimonocat001]

LOL i love the title of the song! 5/5

[RainbowSockLover]

i love the way she sings 'BYOS!' at the end of the song.

xD shes like an adorable creative little girl that puts smiles and giggles in everyones' hearts! (yes. IN YOUR HEART. xDDD)

[shoelace07]

when she sings "well i thought i'd do something nasty as well", it sounds like part of the sound of music. ("brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favorite things..." =P)

[slicknick1986]

I know I LOVE that :D

[AnthonyMinsky]

And the little Elvis part with 'all shook up, ohh' She does little stuff like that a lot. Another song I can remember is 'Raindrops' where she has that little piece that kinda goes with Raindrops Are Falling On My Head song. I just love the woman

[Emster007]

@shoelace07 it does! I thought the exact same thing. It made me feel more connected to her, because when I think of songs and lyrics, I always mix other song sounds in with it...

[paintmethesky]

@shoelace07 yes it does!

[taylorannex319]

I also noticed that immediately! Absolutely love it!

[dabei34]

i like the oh ooh part

[peachtable966]

hey, at 1:14, isn't the piano the same as on Ne Me Quitte Pas?

[lemorse1]

Not quite, though it is rather similar.

She perhaps messing around with this song when she wrote 'Ne Me Quitte Pas', who knows?

[vegangirlx1]

i wish i was that creative

[your1momma2was3here]

Dropped in some sheep, then I

Cuddled up a grandma

Put her in there to sleep,

[rickypaulgriffin]

what a greatt song!!

:]

[AskMyPsychiatrist]

regina spektor makes even a 1 minute 51 seconds heavenly :)

[slicknick1986]

The textbook definition of short but sweet. :D

[jaigurudevaummm]

it's not bad by any means i love the song!

but i always wished regina would do a song more personal. not that her stuff is bad when it's not...i'm just dying to hear a story of her life or something she expierenced. still love her!

[NikkiFaery]

I wish that I had the courage to just freely create like she does. She just pours random ideas and thoughts and feelings onto her piano and runs with it. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[breathingisarhythm]

looove it.

i have no idea what it means, but its beautiful.

[expired1]

i know bro regina has the power to make suchh beautiful music, u check the new song "the call"

[expired1]

where do u get these recordings? do u know regina ur self?

[slicknick1986]

You can get most of the songs I've uploaded (the live tracks and demos) at the RespektOnline fan site.

[expired1]

alright thanks my friend

[expired1]

i would love to hear regina do a cover of "a few of my favorite things" i bet it would sound better than julie andrews XD

[slicknick1986]

that would be awesome :)

[lipsofwine1]

does anyone notice how parts of this song it sounds like "a few of my favoriate things"?

[slicknick1986]

Yeah I notice that as well, it's awesome

[GlockenWhale]

It also sounds like "All Shook Up" by Elvis at that one point, too! =]

[KrisKreations]

Ok, so I'm not the only one who noticed that.

[cerulean25]

awesome song!! very catchy, found it stuck in my head all day yesterday and today