Song Review
Another song from the amazing Regina Spektor tonight, who I am still completely smitten with by the way. The anti-folk/indie artist released Carbon Monoxide as the first single from her third album Soviet Kitsch. Soviet Kitsch, released in 2004, was Spektor’s first major-album release. I was sucked into this song right from the get go with an introduction that reminded me of a mix between Elton John’s Tiny Dancer and the Eagles‘ Pretty Maids All in a Row, two favorites of mine. Plus it didn’t hurt that during the first listen I thought I heard a Fozzie Bear reference.
The original video that was up for this tune was taken down by WMG. Fortunately, I was able to track down a live performance with fairly high quality.
Carbon monoxide
Soon I’ll go to sleep
If I don’t got my socks on right
They slide right off off my feet
As I walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk
Walk-a, walk, walk-a, walk, walk-a, walk
Carbon monoxide
As I take you home
The first time I get my socks on right
But I don’t have a gas mask on
As I walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a,
Walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a
Walk you home
Yeah
I’m so cool, I’m so cool, I’m so cool
Walk-a, walk-a, walk, walk-a, walk-a, walk,
Walk, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a, walk-a
Walk you home
Yeah
I’m so cool, I’m so cool, I’m so cool
Come on daddy x8
Carbon monoxide
Soon we’ll go to sleep
No one will notice we’re gone
Cause we don’t have a job to keep
They’ll just say that we’re being lazy
Sex crazy, sex cra-zazy
They’ll just say we’re living our whole life in bed
And we’ll be in bed but we’ll be oh so very much
Dead-a, dead-a, dead-a, dead-a, dead-a
Dead-a, dead-a, dead-a, dead-a, dead-a
Dead-a, D-dead
Yeah
But we’re so cool, we’re so cool, we’re so cool
Dead-a, dead-a, dead-a, dead-a, dead-a
Dead-a, dead-a, dead-a, dead-a, dead-a
Dead-a, D-dead
Dead
But we’re still cool, we’re still cool, we’re still cool
Come on daddy, come on daddy
Come on, come on, come on daddy
Come on daddy, come on daddy
Come on daddy, come on daddy
Come on daddy, come on daddy
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Carbon monoxide x2
