Regina Spektor - A Cannon (Studio Demo)

Regina Spektor's "A Canon". This song was studio recorded but not released on any retail album to date.
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A cannon was fired
By the light of the moon; I'm
Waiting, the boat should be here very soon
And I mind less and less all the silly
Pictures that hang 'round my room, for now
I write you a letter: I hope you feel better
I hope you forgive the transgression, I've given
You love and I've given you anger as well, and I
Meant them bo-o-oth
I always knew it was coming this way, it was coming this way
I always knew a big boat would come, and
Take me away, take me away
I stirred in my bed, then I slipped on my dress
Then I ran through the halls like a ghost
And in case someone heard me, I grabbed up a dagger
That I'd never use unless
Bare feet on a cobblestone street, then a beach
Then a splash in my ankles, my knees, then my thighs
And my eyes open wide, I threw myself right into the sea-ea-ea
And I could see it was coming my way, it was coming my way
I always knew a big boat would come and
Take me away, take me away, take me away
I've woken up once
And I've woken up twice
And I've woken up millions and millions of times
Somebody's got to tell all the people to be like the water
Somebody's got to tell all the people to be like the water
I would if I could, but I can't so I don't
My heart breaks too easy, my words get all jumbled
And when I wear lipstick, then no one
Understands me at a-a-all
They think I'm saying hello and goodbye, and hello and goodbye
What I'm really saying is... [whispers]
They think I'm saying hello and goodbye, and hello and goodbye, and hello and...
What I'm really saying is... [whispers]
I've woken up once
And I've woken up twice
And I've woken up millions and millions of times

[@nylam4035]

I've replayed it once I've replayed it twice I've replayed millions and millions of times

[@zoilalulu3798]

Lmao, me too! 😂😂

[@danielle.rebelle]

Regina is so many characters. Her life is just full of characters, situations, and imagery. The way she expresses it in her music, through sound, is so serene. I love how many of her songs, she sounds she's so youthful. It makes my heart melt :)

[@SchnookiePena]

I'm guessing 30% of her fan base is obsessed with her (easy), myself included.

[@kevs97]

I got a new Canon camera today and I'm highly considering naming it Regina!

[@tolyroget]

I super agree with you on that name!! "Regina" means "queen", so you can be the queen of pictures with it :) (I now think that if I get a Canon myself one day, I'll do the same as you :) ) I always name my favourite objects, like my guitar or my bike.

[@kevs97]

Tolý Яogêt sorry for the late reply :P yeah, I totally named my guitar and other cameras as well hahaa

[@tortis6342]

Tolý Яogêt I name my electronics. My phone is Consivius, my computer is Shantorian, and the last one was Orunmila.

[@allisabaggins]

Still my fave💛

[@anniethesponge]

slicknick1986,you are truly awesome thank you so much for all the AMAZING regina spektor songs i love you and her....lots... great song!!fantastic again...xxx

[@chickenoddle]

Regina inspires me. when I stat listening to her music, my imagination goes crazy and I begin to write :D thank you Regina. you have helped me thru some of the toughest writers blocks!

[@valerievanmol9305]

One of my favorites too! Unique kind of poetry...

[@gibberconfirm166]

I can't believe it's not even on that unreleased album the Icelandic guy put together (which is one of her best albums,) had to download it as .mp3.

[@zzzcocopepe]

UGH. Why is EVERYTHING she does, why is always genius? Maybe that's narcissistic of me. Because half of this song is things I have thought. But it's things that NOBODY says. I've meant them both I cant so I wont Be like the water being woke and then the lipstick line, it's like it's something I didn't know I've thought, or she put it into words what I've felt. It's just so good to feel validated.

[@oopssuedaisy]

Regina's beauty speaks for itself.

[@j4zz78]

I love this song. I seriously cannot stop listening to it-it's so addicting.

[@littlerainworm550]

wooohooo I was looking for this song very long time!!!! I was afraid that somebody has deleted this from youtube...I am so happy!!!

[@pomdapirouge]

Aw, waw, this is quite a song! I love the dreamy dimension to it

[@ceruleanSantos]

I love this song! It's always been one of my favorites because it is so poetic. :)

[@BalanceecnalaB]

god I love this song!

[@representationmetaphorique]

dear dear slick Nick, it's been nearly a decade since you uploaded, but I am dying to know how you got these

[@kpacubo.]

DAMN it's been a decade

[@cllauchlan]

Around 2004 there was a site Spektography, or something to that effect, that shared live versions and demos of Regina's songs, especially rarities.Supposedly Regina was fine with them being shared. I have no idea if the site still exists or how legal any of this was, but that's where all these versions come from.

[@representationmetaphorique]

cllauchlan that’s sick !!!

[@woolycooly9595]

i was only 1 when they uploaded this and it makes me feel nostalgic listening to these

[@yeahyeahyeahLOVE]

Bare feet on the cobblestones street Then a beach Then a splash Then my ankles My knees Then my thighs And my eyes open-wide I threw myself right into the seaaaaaaa

[@lukeclarke9180]

I see you on every regina song and I absolutely love your "Songs" playlist!

[@roxoagonia]

Regina is a really good singer/composer/writter (: i totally love her...yesterday i was a bit sad cause of some problems and i just inclueded her on my playlist, when i listened to this song i just smiled (:...its beautiful the power that her voice and even she has (:...great woman :P (btw the beggining of this music makes me remember Claude Debussy ^^)

[@ImaNartist1]

the intro sounds Debussy-esque

[@Crusader38]

OMG I LOVE HER!!!!!

[@boredxbritt]

never thought about that buts it's so true! It makes complete sense, don't worry. This is one of my favorite songs of hers too :P I like braille too and all the rowboats.

[@Kuraushi]

this song really has character. it's cute ha

[@23Allie23]

Love this song! thx again!

[@InterplanetJanet77]

This song kicks so much ass.

[@xxxxxxxxKatexxxxxxxx]

Lol.. I love how so many of her songs have no dislikes on KZbin :)

[@net28573]

People who dislike misclicked.

[@lori9885]

I think this song is perfect for Bella Baxter from Poor Things. Amazing book and song!

[@klaaren123]

Exactly my thoughts

[@shuttersclosed]

I found it already :) after a while i remembered it's title, thanks anyway! :)

[@CHRISMAN105]

awesome video!!!

[@ThsBehaviorsNtUnique]

People, be like the water!

[@disney1rules]

Oh Regina, how i long to know what you were really saying!

[@rad941205]

@gomesleh omg, serious? wow. imagine the amazingness? the possibilities are endless! wow. just thinking about them makes me slitghtly high - lol x

[@AliciaBaldelli]

:) My heart eats beats--ssss love love love

[@royalicecream]

somebody has got to tell all the people to be like the water

[@softbagel14]

@ImaNartist1 Thats what I thought! The first time I heard the intro I thought it was some bit of Reflets dans l'eau by Debussy. I believe Reflets dans l'eau means "reflections in the water" and, coincidentally, sounds like a boat going over the waves in an ocean. Very pretty. ;D

[@ceruleanSantos]

Regina Spektor is only one of the best singer-songwriters out there. If you like her song "The Call," check out her newest album "Begin To Hope" with her number one single- Fidelity. If you're really interested, check out all her albums. If your a dedicated fan like i am, check out all her 132 songs (most of them unreleased) on respektonline (good site). But if you like the song "The Call" I highly suggest looking up her unreleased song "One More Time With Feeling" on youtube. It's even better!

[@shuttersclosed]

just like the movies ; ) it reminds me of somebody nice ; )

[@adamsteinberg2381]

You'll never get what you want

[@tortis6342]

When she says "slipped on my dress" i totally thought she had tripped over the hem of her dress the first time i heard this song.

[@woolycooly9595]

same!

[@oldsmelly911]

@Lilyfloss i don't think there is a bad way to be obsessed with her!

[@NicAlba]

@gomesleh my goodness! 700 songs! How does she remember them all? She needs to hurry up and record them! I hope she does :)

[@bubblegumm27]

I hate to be so particular, but this song is actually called "Canon" with just one N. I love this song though! I must have listened to this hundreds of times!

[@SchnookiePena]

Hee hee! Clouds are made of water @ericaterrestrial.

[@littlerainworm550]

@gomesleh I want to hear all of them till I die.

[@Poet2916]

I hope this is on her new album.

[@Sc0t0ma]

...you're right, it's a cannon

[@jackspraker3542]

i think there is a bad way to be obsessed with her. You think she's perfect, and i do too,

[@mishuga]

@xxxRiceyxxx it sure sounds to me like "yea, I know whatchyou want" over and over again.

[@MrsFooFoo]

@shuttersclosed Could it be: Anthems of the 80's ? It's by Regina, but is this song you're after not one of Regina's?

[@afaintline]

this reminds be of pirates of the carribean. the first movie. O_o I lovvee thsi song though.

[@taoinmotion]

Shuttersclosed I think you're talking about the "Somedays" video

[@shuttersclosed]

does anybody know this song of her that used to be on youtube, with a kinda homemade video with a pretty girl in it.. (not regina).. i can remember very little about it, but i remember finding it a wonderful song.. i forgot the title and i can't find it anywhere.. her voice has very much vibration and she sings a lot of strange words.. can anybody please tell me the name of the song?

[@danielle.rebelle]

But the you would be one-armed Regina! and that'd be super silly.

[@ImaNartist1]

I think the whispers are meant to be inaudible... no point in deciphering them lol

[@tortis6342]

They’re in Russian I think. There are some not English sounds in there.

[@ArsGratiaArtis87]

@shuttersclosed Could it be "Dance Anthem of the 80s"?

[@justforthesparks]

@gomesleh why arent they ALL on youtube?!!!!

[@bunnies19v]

i love this song and regina so much!!!

[@woolycooly9595]

:)

[@woolycooly9595]

i watched your video

[@Poet2916]

I wish I knew what she was whispering xD

[@vikigirl14997]

She's mine too :)

[@emilyunderscoremarie]

by "when i wear lipstick then no one understands me at all" maybe she means when she's in love she can never say quite how she feels? that's just one interpretation though

[@Vmole1]

I think it's referring to the tendency to focus on or judge a woman through the viewer's subjective response to her physical appearance or sexuality, when it's visually emphasized, and not seeing deeper into her emotional and intellectual reality.

[@x2complex4u]

where can i download this song? ive been looking for it everywhere!

[@stinkebones]

why is this song not on an album?

[@reginaspanties]

well i only hear joanna joanna joanna....

[@182emmeline]

@shuttersclosed Dance Anthem of the 80s?

[@matthewsetlak5589]

I think she's whispering in Russian or gibberish.

[@breaca020]

Where can this song be downloaded from?

[@AnonymousFreakazoid]

What was the title? I'd like to see it! :)

[@onthewalkoffame]

I always thought it was 'her name is joanna' then gibberish haha.

[@fillXinXblankXstares]

yeah the piano chords sound kind of nautical... if piano chords can sound that way haha! :) it's a beautiful song!

[@agent24]

Any kind of parallel you can draw at all? I mean, forget having a baseless argument, it's not really an argument at all without any supports.

[@nesterness]

Which would mean she/he wouldn't be able to play Regina's art to well... She/He wouldn't even be able to play "A Lesson in How Fleeting Preservation Is"!! :) Hello and Goodbye!

[@agent24]

You're obviously trying to incite fans of Spektor, but I thought maybe you found some real similarities.

[@emilyunderscoremarie]

is this song about suicide?

[@agent24]

How so? I highly doubt it since she doesn't write the kind of pathetic lyrics MCR does

[@woolycooly9595]

hi