Regina Spektor - Back of a Truck (11:11)

"Back of a Truck" by Regina Spektor.


This song is from the 11:11 album. You can download the digital album from Amazon.com, and I highly recommend that you do: http://www.amazon.com/11-eleven/dp/B000QQYJQY/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmus...

The physical CD album is out of print.

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She lifted the monument in her monumental arms
She was the Mother Superior, with her carry-on luggage charms
She was this androgynous, powder-nosed girl-next-door
She had eaten her dog, and she was back for more
Back for more
Back for more
Oh, she was back for more
Some more
Yes please
Some more

Her gym teacher thought himself a sweat-socked demigod
And her geraniums thought themselves an alien pod
Her front porch gave way beneath her classified weight
And when an ambulance came, they said it's much too late
Oh, it's much too late
Oh, it's much too, much too late
Oh, it's much too late
How late?
Very late
Too late

Now, the people of New Guinea and the people of L.A.
Have been penpals for years, 'cause they both hate ballet
Only the pandas and bears have made a clean getaway
But the news bulletin claims it is gonna be okay
Now, Miss Lucy had a sweat shop where the immigrants worked
Problem was, they all turned to pumpkins at the 12 o'clock stroke
Promptly confiscated by police precinct number X
That was when the alien geraniums demanded the facts
No violence, of course
No violence, no violence, of course
Hey, hey, no violence, of course
Of course
Why yes
Of course
I-I mean, I mean, of course
Why yes, of, of course

Here the story gets hazy, and the hair gets too long
And the TV gets quiet, as we hear a real bad song
The mothers get whiskey, and the girlfriends get tongue
And there's a, a back of a truck selling smoke-filled lungs
And there's a back of a truck selling alien pods
And there's a, a back of a truck selling game show hosts
And there's a, a back of a truck selling the souls of the dead
And there's a back of a truck selling crumb-free bread
This is New York!
Now, there's a back of a truck selling the back of a car
And there's a back of a car selling roadway maps
And there are roadway maps selling the back of a head
Hey, how much for that back of a head, man?
Hey, wait a minute
Hey, wait a minute
Wait a minute, that—wait a minute, that's
Myy back of a head
Hey, you can't sell that, man, that's
Myy back of a head
Hey, hey sell it back to me, man, sell it back to me, hey, it's
It's my, muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-myyy
Oh

She lifted the monument in her monumental arms
She was the Mother Superior, with her carry-on luggage charms
She was this androgynous, powder-nosed girl-next-door
She had eaten her dog, and she was back for more
She had eaten her dowg, D-O-W-G
She had eaten her dowg, d-do-dowg, d-do-dowg, dowg, dowg, do
She had eaten her, eeaten, eaten her, ea-eaten, eaten her, ohhhh
Mmm, mmm-mmm
Ohh, ahhlalalalalalohhh
She
Wooo, woo-woo-woo, wooo, woo
Some more, yes please
Some more
Some more, yes please
Some more

Category:

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Tags:

• regina
• spektor
• back
• of
• truck
• 11:11

[deetardeded]

OMG THAT'S SO SAD!! pavlovs daughter was definately one of her best songs. such a darker side to her. are they taking them down on her behalf? I guess if WMG has to start somewhere for taking off music off the internet, youtube is the first place to go. just not regina!!! nooooo :'(

[slicknick1986]

WMG has been taking down any of their licensed content on Youtube ever since they closed their own channel in December and essentially cut all "official" ties with Youtube.

So I doubt that whatever WMG - or any of the other RIAA affiliates - takes down is not ultimately on any artist's behalf but only for the sake of their own stubborn reasoning as they try to desperately hold onto an failing business model and antiquated copyright law of last century...

/end RIAA rant :P

[vegangirlx1]

hmm what happened to Pavlov's daughter?

[slicknick1986]

Warner Music Group (WMG) filed a copyright takedown notice with Youtube, so it was taken down. I could dispute it but it likely would be rejected, even though this is fair-use. But that's WMG for ya...

[bekabee24]

Thanks a lot for uploading these old 11:11 songs. They are honestly my favorites of hers. This song is super fun to cover.

[slicknick1986]

No problem. They are my favorite too.

WMG has begun filing copyright takedowns for a few of them though...I wouldn't be surprised if more go soon -_-

[ShineLikeFireflies]

oh. my. god.

she is a fucking goddess. <3

[streamgen]

i got a crush on her

[MaikaGoesForAWalk]

fuck. this is like birdland by patti smith.

[Lilyfloss]

@oneshoej3 me too ! THIIIS is new york

[Teresa64squared]

Amazing. Long live the Queen

[gwk4657]

Great vidio

[elebunny45]

she ever play this or Pavlov's Daughter live!? Those two have to be the best songs I ever heard and would live to hear a live recording.

[ScarletDavies]

I only just found this and the whole song I was finding it difficult to believe that dear sweet Regina really sang this. I am a massive fan but when I hear her singing, it is difficult to connect her voice to a human being. It is something above and beyond.

[Mario12874]

@scoobles08 you're fucking crazy it's def about her life in New York :p

[xxxxxxxxKatexxxxxxxx]

I had this song stuck in my head all day lol :)