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2007-11-18 Charleston, WV | Mountain Stage (West Virginia Public Broadcasting)

Ain't No Cover
On the Radio
Man of a Thousand Faces
Better
Ghost of Corporate Future
Fidelity
Summer in the City
Real Love
Samson

Also from this performance, but not broadcast:

Sailor Song

Labels: Ain't No Cover, Better, Fidelity, Ghost of CF, Man of 1000, On the Radio, radio, Real Love, Samson, Summer in the City

Better

Better (Radio Recut)
Better (Piano & Voice)

Released in July 2007 on 7" vinyl, this single features a new recording of the song (not the Begin to Hope version); the "Piano & Voice" cut is the same new recording, but stripped of all other instruments and effects. Individual promo CDs for each track were also produced.

Labels: Better, releases, singles and EPs

Artists Den, Volume III: Hudson St. Recordings

Better

Released in December 2006, this compilation features a song recorded live on June 1, 2006 at the Angel Orensanz Center in New York, NY.

Labels: Better, compilations, releases

2006-10-03 Washington, DC | All Songs Considered (NPR)

Recorded live at the 9:30 Club:

Ain't No Cover
Pound of Flesh
Music Box
Baby Jesus
The Flowers
Poor Little Rich Boy
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
On the Radio
Sailor Song
Apres Moi
Better
Edit
Carbon Monoxide
Fidelity
Your Honor
Uh-merica
Ghost of Corporate Future
Us
Samson
Hotel Song

Labels: Ain't No Cover, Aprés Moi, Baby Jesus, Better, Bobbing, Carbon Monoxide, Edit, Fidelity, Flowers, Ghost of CF, Hotel Song, Music Box, On the Radio, Poor Little, Pound of Flesh, radio, Sailor Song, Samson, That Time, Uh-merica, Us, Your Honor

Begin to Hope

Fidelity
Better
Samson
On The Radio
Field Below
Hotel Song
Après Moi
20 Years Of Snow
That Time
Edit
Lady
Summer in the City

Special Edition-only bonus tracks:

Another Town
Uh-merica
Baobabs
Düsseldorf
Music Box

Online/Vinyl-only bonus tracks:

Hero
Bartender

Vinyl-only bonus tracks:

Better (piano and voice)
Better (radio recut)

Regina's 4th LP was released in June 2006 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and eventually climbing as high as #20 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Initial shipments came bundled with a copy of the 6-track "Side 1" promo CD (ostensibly for buyers to share with a friend) and four 1" buttons.

A 2-disc "Special Edition" digipack featuring 5 bonus tracks and an expanded booklet was released simultaneously. The downloadable version (via iTunes, Rhapsody, and other outlets) featured 2 additional bonus tracks.

In April 2009, a vinyl Special Edition was issued to coincide with Record Store Day, including the 5 Special Edition bonus tracks, along with the 2 previously online-only bonus tracks, and 2 additional versions of "Better" previously issued as a 7" single.

Special Edition

Special Edition vinyl

6-track promo CD

Labels: 20 Years, Another Town, Aprés Moi, Baobabs, Better, Edit, Fidelity, Field Below, Hotel Song, Lady, LPs, Music Box, On the Radio, releases, Samson, Summer in the City, That Time, Uh-merica

2006-05-02 St. Paul, MN | 89.3 The Current (Minnesota Public Radio)

Fidelity
Better
Samson

Labels: Better, Fidelity, radio, Samson

2003-05-11 Brooklyn, NY | Barbès

Recorded by pattivill:

opening
Paris
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
'woolen gloves'
interlude
One-String Blues
interlude
Happy Hooker
interlude
Dusseldorf
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future
interlude
Prisoners
interlude
The Bronx
interlude
'dust to dust'
interlude
Dance Anthem of the 80s
interlude
Better
interlude
'be like a cloud'
interlude
Aching to Pupate
interlude
Music Box
interlude
Your Honor
interlude
Silly Eye Color Generalizations
closing

Labels: Aching to Pupate, be like a cloud, Better, Bronx, Carbon Monoxide, Dance Anthem, dusseldorf, dust to dust, Ghost of CF, gigs, Happy Hooker, Music Box, One-String Blues, Paris, Prisoners, Silly Eye, woolen gloves, Your Honor

2003-02-15 New York, NY | C-Note

Recorded by pattivill:

opening
Dusseldorf
interlude
Prisoners
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Oh, Marcello!
interlude
Ave Maria
interlude
Dance Anthem of the 80s
interlude
Better
interlude
Your Honor
interlude
'the floor heard everything'
interlude
Sailor Song
interlude
Us
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future
interlude
Samson
closing

Labels: Ave Maria, Better, Carbon Monoxide, Dance Anthem, dusseldorf, floor heard, Ghost of CF, gigs, Oh Marcello, Prisoners, Sailor Song, Samson, Us, Your Honor

2003-02-09 Hoboken, NJ | Maxwell's

Recorded by pattivill:

opening
Dusseldorf
interlude
Dance Anthem of the 80s
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future
interlude
Poor Little Rich Boy
interlude
Better
interlude
The Bronx
interlude
Samson
closing

Labels: Better, Bronx, Dance Anthem, dusseldorf, Ghost of CF, gigs, Poor Little, Samson

Better

Written by: regina spektor

Available Recordings: Click to view

Lyrics (from the Begin to Hope liner notes):

If I kiss you where it’s sore
If I kiss you where it’s sore
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all

Born like sisters to this world
In a town where blood ties are only blood
If you never say your name out loud to anyone
They can never ever call you by it

If I kiss you where it’s sore
If I kiss you where it’s sore
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all

You’re getting sad, you're getting sad
You're getting sad, you're getting sadder
And I don’t understand and I don’t understand

But if I kiss you where it’s sore
If I kiss you where it’s sore
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all
Will you feel better, better, better
Will you feel anything at all

Labels: 0 - m, Better, lyrics