Us
Regina Spektor * Track #5 On Soviet Kitsch
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- #5Us
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- #7Whisper
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- #8Your Honor
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- #10Chemo Limo
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- #11Somedays
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- #12Scarecrow & Fungus
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- #13December
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Us by Regina Spektor
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Even though this comes off an album entitled “Soviet Kitsch”, there is a condemnation of the people who try to impose themselves on others (like Soviets did to artists and which resulted in Kitsch) and rob them of their selfhood is the principal theme of this song. It was the Soviets who put up sta...
Us Lyrics
[Verse 1]
They made a statue of us
And put it on a mountaintop
Now tourists come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs of fun, have fun
They'll name a city after us
And later say it's all our fault
Then they'll give us a talking to
Then they'll give us a talking to
'Cause they've got years of experience
[Chorus]
Living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
Living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
[Verse 2]
We wear our scarves just like a noose
But not 'cause we want eternal sleep
And though our parts are slightly used
New ones are slave labor you can keep
[Chorus]
Living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
Living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
[Bridge]
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
The tourists come and stare at us
The sculptor's marble sends regards
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust
[Chorus]
Living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
Living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious, oh
And it's contagious, oh
And it's contagious, oh
And it's contagious, oh
Us Q&A
Who wrote Us's ?
Us was written by Regina Spektor.
Who produced Us's ?
Us was produced by Gordon Raphael & Regina Spektor & Alan Bezozi.
When did Regina Spektor release Us?
Regina Spektor released Us on Tue Aug 17 2004.
What has the media said about the song?
In 2018, NPR ranked this as the #72 greatest song by a female or nonbinary artist in the 21st century, saying:
Meeting Regina Spektor through her breakthrough album Soviet Kitsch in 2004 was akin to ripping down a long cobblestone street on a bicycle — relishing in the joy of possibility, feeling t...