Songs
Laughing With
Description
"Laughing With" is a song originally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. The song was first performed at a White Session at France Inter FM on 2009-05-27. Shortly after, "Laughing With" was released as the first single from Far on "Laughing With / Blue Lips" as well as the Laughing With EP, both released on 2009-06-09. On 2009-06-21, "Laughing With" was released on the LP Far. A music video for the song was released on 2009-05-26.
"Laughing With" was performed extensively in 2009 and 2010 in the tour supporting Far. Two of these performances were officially recorded and released on the live EP iTunes Live from Soho and the live LP Live in London. The song would go onto be played sporadically in 2011 and 2012, with a single performance in 2014. "Laughing With" was not performed live again until Regina's Broadway residency, during which it was performed all five nights.
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Lyrics
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they're starving or freezing
Or so very poor
No one laughs at God when the doctor calls
After some routine tests
No one's laughing at God
When it's gotten real late
Their kid's not back from that party yet
No one laughs at God when their airplane
Starts to uncontrollably shake
No one's laughing at God
When they see the one they love
Hand in hand with someone else
And they hope that they're mistaken
No one laughs at God
When the cops knock on their door
And they say "We got some bad news, sir"
No one's laughing at God
When there's a famine, fire, or a flood...
But God could be funny
At a cocktail party while listening to
A good god-themed joke
Or when the crazies say he hates us
And they get so red in
The head you'd think they're about to choke
God could be funny
When told he'll give you money
If you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie
Who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket
And Santa Claus
God could be so hilarious
Ha-ha
Ha-ha
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they've lost all they got
And they don't know what for
No one laughs at God on the day they realize
That the last sight they'll ever see
Is a pair of hateful eyes
No one's laughing at God
When they're saying their goodbyes
But God could be funny
At a cocktail party while listening to
A good god-themed joke
Or when the crazies say he hates us
And they get so red in
The head you'd think they're about to choke
God could be funny
When told he'll give you money
If you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie
Who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket
And Santa Claus
God could be so hilarious
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one's laughing at God in a war
No one's laughing at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one's laughing at God
When they're starving or freezing
Or so very poor
No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
No one's laughing at God
We're all laughing with God
Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Solo
Alternate Titles:
N/A
Written:
Unknown
Demo:
N/A
First Official Release:
First Live Performance:
Last Live Performance:
Song Stats
First Known Date:
Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
about 10 years and a month
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 10 years and a month
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
5
# of Times Performed Live:
91
Themes & References
Trivia
Media Features
• "Laughing With" was featured on the BBC's The Crash in March 2013.
• "Laughing With" was featured on S02E05 of HBO's The Leftovers entitled "No Room at the Inn" on 2015-11-01.
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