Regina Spektor - The Bronx (05-11-2003)

"The Bronx" by Regina Spektor. The recording quality is a bit low but this is the only recorded version that's out there, AFAIK.

I like how she seems to use the piano to simulate the buzzing of the intercom bell to the person's apartment.

--
Come downstairs, I'm buzzing you
Come downstairs, I got nothing to do
Come downstairs now
Come downstairs now
Come downstairs now

You know, there's a legend
And it goes like this:
If you kiss the lamppost between 224th street and 225th
In the Bronx
When it's a full moon
You'll be granted three wishes

But nobody does it
They don't believe in magical realism in the Bronx
They don't even believe it exists in other places
But especially not in the Bronx
Come downstairs now
I'm buzzing you
It's a full moon
Our wishes will come true soon

Do you know what I'd wish for?
Do you know what I'd wish for?
Do you know what I'd wish for?
Do you know what I'd wish for?

A 24-hour Baskin-Robbins in my neighborhood
An elevator in my building so that I wouldn't have to walk up to the eighth floor
And also a dog.

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• bronx

[emelilla]

If I ever go to the Bronx I will kiss that lamppost. So amazing you can't even describe it.

(What is a 24-hour Baskin-Robbins?)

[slicknick1986]

I should really try to find that lamppost myself :D

And, Baskin-Robbins is an ice cream store chain in the U.S.

[hannahcran]

she must live on the 8th floor and hate stairs =]

[morumotto]

I live on 232nd. I've kissed it already.

[Evangeline30575]

"and also a dog" sounds so sweet and innocent!

[Evangeline30575]

Come down stairs NOW

[snowfishe]

She has a song called 8th Floor...so maybe she really does!

[SponsoredbyDuffBeer]

...she is so amazing...

[Alec0209]

an ice cream store (which makes real good ice cream o.O) that would be open all the time.

[OOOOOOOOOOOOOOLIVIAA]

When she said 'come downstairs now' one of the first times it was so sudden, it made me jump.

[morikahjo]

this sorta reminds me of that korean movie...The Wishing Stairs...

[idiaftn12]

terrible. dont watch.

[DarkSunshineRain]

hahaha cute song love the ending!