Songs
Chelsea Hotel #2
Description
"Chelsea Hotel #2" is a cover of a Leonard Cohen song performed by Regina Spektor. Regina first performed this song on WNYC Soundcheck and again as part of the Jewish Heritage Festival at Kaufmann Concert Hall on the same day, 2005-09-13.
The WNYC Soundcheck performance and the 2006-06-16 Blue Room performance are notable for being high quality, in-studio performances often mistaken for demo recordings. "Chelsea Hotel #2" was never officially recorded or released.
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Lyrics
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
You were talkin' so brave and so sweet
Givin' me head on the unmade bed
While the limousines wait in the street
Those were the reason an' that was New York
We were runnin' for the money and the flesh
And that was called love for the workers in song
Probably still is for those of them left
Ah, but you got away, didn't you, baby?
You just turned your back on the crowd
You got away, I never once heard you say
I need you, I don't need you
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around
I remember you well in Chelsea Hotel
You were famous, your heart was a legend
You told me again you preferred handsome men
But for me you would make an exception
And clenching your fist for the ones like us
Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty
You fixed yourself, you said: Well, never mind
We are ugly but we have the music
And you got away, didn't you, baby?
You just turned your back on the crowd
You got away, I never once heard you say
I need you, I don't need you
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around
I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
I can't keep track of each fallen robin
I remember you well in Chelsea Hotel
That's all, I don't even think of you that often
Song Facts
Release Status:
Unreleased
Originally By:
Leonard Cohen
Collaborators:
Solo
Alternate Titles:
N/A
Written:
Unknown
Demo:
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First Official Release:
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Song Stats
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Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 11 years and 6 months
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
0
# of Times Performed Live:
23
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