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Regina Spektor — Ballad of a Politician
Album: What We Saw from the Cheap Seats
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Released: 2012
Length: 2:06
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A man inside a room is shaking hands with other men
This is how it happens
Our carefully laid plans

Shake it, shake it baby
Shake your ass out in that street
You're gonna make us scream someday
You're gonna make it big

You love so deep, so tender
Your people and your land
You love 'em 'till they can't recall
Who they are again

Work it, work it baby
Work your way 'round that room
You're gonna make it big some day
You're gonna make a boom

But I am
But I am
But I am not a number, not a name

But I am
But I am
But I am a carefully laid plan

Shake what your mama gave you
You know that it won't last
You're gonna taste the ground real soon
You're gonna taste the grass

A man inside a room is shaking hands with other men
This is how it happens
Our world under command

Shake it, shake it baby
Shake your ass out in that street
You're gonna make us scream someday
You're gonna make us weak

You're gonna make us scream someday
You're gonna make it big
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Love most of her renditions ... this is not one of them ... {#Neutral}
Posted 9 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
Volume control is your friend.
Posted 9 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
Concerning some negativity - I like Regina's music and I like this song.  I never cared much for Elvis Costello, until he came out and sang a solo during a Jackson Browne Concert, he just blew me away.  Sometimes imagining what a performer would be like if you were there in person watching them sing can open avenues of appreciation.  I think Regina is Godlike in person!

I also really like Radio Paradise's rating scale because of the positive slant it has almost all the way down.
10 Godlike, 9 Outstanding, 8 Most Excellent, 7 Quite Likeable, 6 Pretty Good, 5 Decent, 4 Acceptable, 3 Ho hum, 2 Marginal, 1 Sucko-barfo.
Posted 9 years ago by Michael_Dean    [ Reply ]
A fabulous voice, brilliant, quirky song-writing, amazing talent both in studio and live.
And she's gorgeous. 
Posted 9 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
Regina is one of ''called'' true artist!
Posted 9 years ago by Lessard0570    [ Reply ]
might fine
Posted 10 years ago by markpeachey    [ Reply ]
Makes me want to shove skewers in my ears.
Posted 11 years ago by goozer321    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Can't believe the negativity, her voice is gorgeous!

 
Her voice is very nice. It's how she uses it that I can't stand. I'm sure you could make a Stradivarius sound horrible if you tried.
Posted 11 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Works for me, although I'm not sold on her song for the opening of "Orange is the New Black." 
 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Can't believe the negativity, her voice is gorgeous!
Posted 11 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
I agree with Kingart...... Her voice is intolerable and a comparison to Tori Amos is blasphemy.
Posted 11 years ago by jjspring    [ Reply ]
I like the wry, allusive lyrics, but the voice and music straddles barely tolerable and shut-up annoying. 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Great sequence: Tori Amos -> Regina Spektor: the latter due a lot to the former.
Posted 11 years ago by latrippa    [ Reply ]
REALLY sounds like she's trying to hard.  Looks like she's got the "ironic hipster" look down though.
Posted 11 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
Discovery of the year for me. Super! All of her creative work
Posted 12 years ago by gresua    [ Reply ]
See on hea.
Posted 12 years ago by ottojama    [ Reply ]
Yuk
Posted 12 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
I've been listening to this song for the last few weeks as it comes through.  It is now a 9.  Outstanding.
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
Her voice makes my skin want to scream...instead, it just crawls.
Posted 12 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Perfect commentary for these Troubled Times ... just sayin' Yo!  (does anyone under 30 still say that, just askin', yo)

Posted 12 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Got this one and Bonnie Raitt's new one a while ago. Mrs. Lizard glommed on to them, and I haven't seen much less heard them since. Must be pretty good, but I wouldn't know. {#Lol}
Posted 12 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Awful.........{#Eyes}
Posted 12 years ago by d48m02h1918    [ Reply ]
Did Joe Biden write these lyrics?  {#Rolleyes}
Posted 12 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Love you Gina!!  Muah!
Posted 12 years ago by jen3005545    [ Reply ]
 PopKombo wrote:
 smackiepipe wrote:
What was that, some kind of 90 second interlude between two other songs on that album? Like 'White Car' off of Yes' Drama album, or 'India' off of Roxy Music's Avalon...

Apparently, that is what you "hear" from the cheap seats.
 
Har, har... you so funny. 
Posted 12 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Great lyrics
Posted 12 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
 smackiepipe wrote:
What was that, some kind of 90 second interlude between two other songs on that album? Like 'White Car' off of Yes' Drama album, or 'India' off of Roxy Music's Avalon...

Apparently, that is what you "hear" from the cheap seats.

Posted 12 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
What was that, some kind of 90 second interlude between two other songs on that album? Like 'White Car' off of Yes' Drama album, or 'India' off of Roxy Music's Avalon...
Posted 12 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
Thumbs up - I like it.  Very PJ Harvey'ish which is a good thing.
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]