Songs
Uh-Merica
Description
"Uh-Merica" is a song orginally composed, performed, recorded and released by Regina Spektor. The song was first performed live on 2003-05-31 at Sin-é in New York, NY.
A demo of the song was recorded at the 2004 studio session on 2004-09-22. "Uh-Merica" was performed periodically from 2003 through 2008, often touted as a crowd favorite due to its call and response nature. A notable live performance featured both Regina Spektor and Amanda Palmer at Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh, UK on 2005-08-23. Amanda Palmer would go on to cover the song numerous times solo. A recorded performance from the 2005-09-15 at Irving Plaza in New York, NY was included as the b-side to the Carbon Monoxide single, released on 2005-11-21. The next year, "Uh-Merica" was featured on the deluxe edition of Begin to Hope, released on 2006-06-13.
The song was briefly revived for The Very Special Solo Tour with its final performance on 2017-11-19 at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, CT.
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Lyrics
Mrs. E. Roosevelt never heard me shoot my gun, la, la, la
Mrs. E. Roosevelt didn't even know I owned one la, la, la
Somewhere between the cobblestone floor and the slated wooden ceiling la, la, la
Cuddling my semi-automatic, what a very fuzzy feeling la la la
Oh, there's nothing like emptying a cartridge at the sun
Uh-merica, Uh-merica
Uh-merica, Uh- merica
Oh, there's nothing like emptying a cartridge at the sun.
Oh we're born alone and then we're covered by m-m-m-mother's kisses
The mind has already forgotten what the body still misses
Somewhere between the sticky floor and the cracks in the ceiling
Cuddling my semi automatic, what a very fuzzy feeling
Oh, there's nothing like emptying a cartridge at the sun
Uh-merica, Uh-merica
Uh-merica, Uh- merica
Oh, there's nothing like emptying a cartridge at the sun
One more time
Uh-merica, Uh-merica
Uh-merica, Uh- merica
Oh, there's nothing like emptying a cartridge at the sun la, la, la
emptying a cartridge at the sun la, la, la
emptying a cartridge at the sun
Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Solo
Alternate Titles:
N/A
Written:
Unknown
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Song Stats
First Known Date:
Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 14 years and 5 months
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
2
# of Times Performed Live:
38
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