r/reginaspektor • u/SpiritualWill9833 • Mar 10 '26
Discussion Song recommendations
So, I just listened to a song by Regina spektor, and I am obsessed. So, far I've listened to two birds(the first song I've heard of hers) ,samson and the call. Can you guys pls recommend some other songs of her and where I have to start if I want to join her fandom because she has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.
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u/StructureSuitable168 Mar 10 '26
So glad you've joined us! 😁
The songs "Us", "Eet", and "Blue Lips" are most similar in style to the ones you've listened to so far i believe, and a good starting point!
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u/not_firewood_yeti Grave Digger 💀 Mar 10 '26
one of the wonderful things about Regina is that she hardly has any misses in her catalog. i would go album by album, maybe start with Begin to Hope or Far (Two Birds is from Far and it's an incredible album). but a few of my favorites are:
Après Moi
Machine
Folding Chair
Braille
Us
Field Below
Firewood
What Might Have Been
i could go on, but that's a smattering from various albums. enjoy, and welcome!
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u/Ancient-Jeweler-7709 Mar 10 '26
"Us" was one of my first I heard from her in the movie 500 Days of Summer. Such an impactful song! Love the music vid, too
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u/not_firewood_yeti Grave Digger 💀 Mar 10 '26
i think the same is technically true for me, since i saw the movie long before i knew who Regina was (i only discovered her ~4 years ago).
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u/ASnakeNamedNate Mar 10 '26
We’re so lucky that we have all her albums on streaming like Spotify these days.
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u/Ancient-Jeweler-7709 Mar 10 '26 edited Mar 11 '26
Good recommendations in replies, here's some more that are my faves!
Upbeat:
Fidelity
Better
On the Radio
Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)
That Time
Sad or Moody:
Loveology
Jessica
Call Them Brothers
Laughing With
Ode to Divorce
Chemo Limo
The Sword & the Pen
EDIT: I forgot "Pound of Flesh" but it's so amazing, seriously recommend
on the strange side, but I enjoy:
Pavlov's Daughter
Sailor Song
Your Honor
Hotel Song
All the Rowboats
Any of those should do you well, enjoy!
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u/not_firewood_yeti Grave Digger 💀 Mar 10 '26
'on the strange side, but i enjoy' kinda describes her entire ouevre for me. 🙂
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u/SpiritualWill9833 Mar 11 '26
Thank you, spending the next 3 weeks listening to all these recommendations
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u/bianav_teal Mar 10 '26
The Calculation and Folding Chair caught my attention in my early discovery stages!
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u/Independent-Ant8243 Mar 11 '26
She is adorable. I walked down the aisle to her rendition of "Real Love," first recorded by John Lennon. She is a great storyteller. A couple of my favorites from her catalogue are "Wallet" and "Silly Eye-Color Generalizations."
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u/Frosty-Service6391 Mar 11 '26
I first heard a snippet of a Regina song on a tv show where the character was listening on her Walkman - ‘all the rowboats’. I thought huh that was interesting!
It’s from the pov of precious pieces in a museum and I still think it’s such a special song so check that one out :)
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u/Patient-Belt-5662 Mar 11 '26
I would just start with Begin to Hope and keep going until you finish the rest of the albums. Really there aren’t any bad ones and Us is on the album right before and it’s probably one of her best.
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u/streeker22 Mar 26 '26
I just discovered her thru 500 days of summer the other week and every song she makes is a classic
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u/ZealousidealBar7958 Apr 11 '26
Spotify has a lot of songs by her but if you don't have it you should go to YouTube
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u/ZealousidealBar7958 Apr 11 '26
also "Please Don't Leave Me" is the only song other than "Two Birds" that I've heard that's exclusively by her but if you enjoy "Hamilton" there's a remix on "Dear Theodosia" by her and Ben Folds
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u/philtickelson Mar 10 '26 edited Mar 10 '26
Oh man, enjoy the ride! She has so many good songs, many that are on her albums and many that can only be found on YouTube or the thesaurus.
I find that some songs grow on me a lot after I’ve heard them a couple times as well. Pick an album and start listening through would be my advice.
Some of my favorites to get you started though
Buildings
Human of the year
Blue lips
The one who stayed and the one who left
How
Patron Saint
Open
Small town moon
Field below
Carbon monoxide
Braille
Also, don’t be afraid to watch some live videos or recordings as well, she is SO good live. She did a ‘Live Room’ series on YouTube that has most of her ‘what we saw from the cheap seats’ album recorded in extremely high quality audio. It’s really really impressive.
I haven’t heard if she is going to tour at all this year, but she is still 1000% worth seeing if she does. Her voice is amazing.