{"id":29578,"date":"2025-07-23T05:30:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=29578"},"modified":"2025-06-06T15:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T19:46:13","slug":"five-regina-spektor-tunes-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/five-regina-spektor-tunes-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Regina Spektor Tunes You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An acclaimed singer, songwriter and pianist, Regina Spektor got her start in New York City&#8217;s indie scene as part of the East Village&#8217;s so-called &#8220;anti-folk&#8221; movement. Spektor self-released her debut album, 2001\u2019s <em>11:11<\/em>, and its followup, 2002\u2019s <em>Songs<\/em>. On the strength of her work and growing following, she signed to Sire Records in 2004, going on to release six studio albums of new material (2022\u2019s <em>Home, Before and After<\/em> is her most recent), four EPs and two live albums. Released as singles, nearly a dozen of Spektor\u2019s songs have charted in the US., U.K. and\/or elsewhere. On the occasion of new color vinyl releases of five albums from her major-label catalog \u2013 all released in May \u2013 here\u2019s a look at five standout tracks from Regina Spektor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFidelity\u201d from <em>Begin To Hope<\/em> (2006)<\/strong><br \/>\nA single from Spektor\u2019s second major-label album, \u201cFidelity\u201d was inspired by <em>High Fidelity<\/em>, the movie adaptation of Nick Hornby\u2019s 1995 novel of the same name. The single would earn a Gold record (500,000 units sold in the U.S.). With its flavors of jazz and baroque pop, \u201cFidelity\u201d remains Spektor\u2019s highest-charting single. The track\u2019s appeal led to its use in at least half a dozen television programs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wigqKfLWjvM?si=bRkA7wMNaAI232vN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLaughing With\u201d from <em>Far<\/em> (2009)<\/strong><br \/>\nSpektor released her fifth album, <em>Far<\/em>, in 2009. For that project, she worked with a variety of producers, including Jacknife Lee, who has worked with a variety of artists including R.E.M. and U2. Spektor leveraged her classical background in developing a string arrangement for the song. \u201cLaughing With\u201d reached the #14 spot on <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s U.S. singles chart; its success also rekindled interest in (and sales of) \u201cFidelity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-pxRXP3w-sQ?si=eOVeFgUy827TuwFM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOn the Radio\u201d from <em>Live in London<\/em> (2010)<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile touring the world in support of <em>Far<\/em>, Regina Spektor recorded her first live album. Documenting a performance at London\u2019s Hammersmith Odeon, Live in London showcased nearly two dozen songs from her growing body of work. The concert\u2019s leadoff track, \u201cOn the Radio\u201d was first heard on <em>Begin to Hope<\/em>. Released as a single, the live recording sold respectably but did not chart in the U.S. Yet like \u201cFidelity,\u201d it has been used in the soundtrack of many films and TV programs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wTCBCDtlwHc?si=yWsg6k2SIT5w91XC\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)\u201d from <em>What We Saw From the Cheap Seats<\/em> (2012)<\/strong><br \/>\nFor her 2012 album, Spektor revisited a song from her early indie days. \u201cDon\u2019t Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)\u201d had been featured on 2001\u2019s <em>Songs<\/em>. A re-recorded version of the piece \u2013 now with a full arrangement \u2013 would be the second of three singles from her 2012 album. Perhaps owing in part to its lyrics, some of which are in French, the single charted in Belgium.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BWXWivwhi14?si=0HJmFQ_euuq64QRF\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBleeding Heart\u201d from <em>Remember Us To Life<\/em> (2016)<\/strong><br \/>\nSpektor\u2019s seventh album, <em>Remember Us to Life<\/em> earned significant critical praise, and no less than four singles would be released from the album. The first of those, \u201cBleeding Heart\u201d also opened the album. While the single didn\u2019t chart, it remains the most popular (most-streamed) track from <em>Remember Us to Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nb9J8zkY9O4?si=5ixTm5__l9XjSBbR\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An acclaimed singer, songwriter and pianist, Regina Spektor got her start in New York City&#8217;s indie scene as part of the East Village&#8217;s so-called &#8220;anti-folk&#8221; movement. 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