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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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

Fidelity
Better
Samson

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2003-05-11 Brooklyn, NY | Barbès

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

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

Better

Written by: regina spektor

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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

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