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Après Moi

Description

"Après Moi" is a song orginally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. The song was first performed live on 2004-06-29 at Sin-é in New York, NY. A demo of the song was recorded at the 2004 studio session on 2004-09-22.


"Après Moi" was first released on the LP Begin to Hope on 2006-06-13. Since its debut, "Après Moi" has featured prominently in live performances. Three of these performances were recorded and released, first on the EP Live at Lollapalooza 2007 EP in 2007, then on the EP iTunes Live from SoHo in 2009, and finally on the LP Live in London in 2010.


Peter Gabriel covered "Après Moi"on his 2010 LP Scratch My Back. He shared the stage with Regina for a performance of the song in Sesimbra, Portugal on 2012-07-07.

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There are no known demos associated with this song.

Lyrics

I (uh) must go on standing
You can't break that which isn't yours
I (uh) must go on standing
I'm not my own, it's not my choice
Be afraid of the lame, they'll inherit your legs
Be afraid of the old, they'll inherit your souls
Be afraid of the cold, they'll inherit your blood
Apres moi le deluge, after me comes the flood
I (uh) must go on standing
You can't break that which isn't yours
I (uh) must go on standing
I'm not my own, it's not my choice
Be afraid of the lame, they'll inherit your legs
Be afraid of the old, they'll inherit your souls
Be afraid of the cold, they'll inherit your blood
Apres moi le deluge, after me comes the flood
Apres moi le deluge, after me comes the flood
Fevrale dostat chernil I plakat
Pisat O Fevrale navsnryd
Poka grohochushaya slyakot
Vesnoyu charnoyu gorit
Vesnoyu charnoyu gorit
Be afraid of the lame, they'll inherit your legs
Be afraid of the old, they'll inherit your souls
Be afraid of the cold, they'll inherit your blood
Apres moi le deluge, after me comes the flood
I (uh) must go on standing
You can't break that which isn't yours
I (are) must go on standing
I'm not my own, it's not my choice
I (uh) must go on stan-stan-ding-dong
You can't, can't break that, that
Which isn't, isn't yours, yours
Which isn't, isn't yours, yours
I'm not, not my own, own
It's not, not my choice, choice

Sheet Music

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Song Facts

Release Status:

Released

Originally By:

Original

Collaborators:

Solo

Alternate Titles:

N/A

Written:

Unknown

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First Live Performance:
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Song Stats

First Known Date:
Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:

about 20 years and a month

Time Between First and Last Performance:

about 20 years and a month

# of Appearances on Official Releases:

4

# of Times Performed Live:

284

Themes & References

Trivia

Media Features

• Peter Gabriel recorded a version of the song "Après Moi" on the album Scratch My Back released on 2010-02-12.

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