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Evil Twin Brother

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"Evil Twin Brother" is a song originally composed, recorded, and released by Thomas Dolby featuring Regina Spektor on backing vocals. This song was released on Thomas Dolby's album A Map of the Floating City in 2011. Regina contributed backing spoken-word vocals entirely in Russian to the song, similar to her contributions to "Water Woman (Russian)" on Quodia's 2007 album The Arrow.There are no known live performances of "Evil Twin Brother" which feature Regina Spektor.

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Lyrics

I wasn't there
That wasn't me
It must have been my evil twin brother
I couldn't hear
I didn't see
It must have been my evil twin brother
(Evil twin, my evil twin brother)

They say that New York City never sleeps
But I think they're only talking about me
It's 3 AM and 95 degrees, oh-oh
So I dressed and went out for a bite to eat
I found an open diner on 14th
Yelena brought me carrot cake and tea, oh-oh

[Regina Spektor]
Хочешь ещё кофе?
Я закончу в 4
Нет, мы открыты круглосуточно

I wasn't there
That wasn't me
It must have been my evil twin brother
I couldn't hear
I didn't see
It must have been my evil twin brother
(Evil twin, my evil twin brother)

The village was a maze of cobbled streets
He stepped into a doorway out the rain
With the warm air from the subway on our skin

[Regina Spektor]
Хочешь? Кажется дождь прекратился. [Do you want? It seems the rain stopped.]

An alleyway you'd never known we'd take
[Regina Spektor]
Кукол... [Dolls...]

The neon sign beneath the fire escape
The man with the walky-talky said come in, in, in

I wasn't there (I wasn't there)
That wasn't me (that wasn't me)
It must have been my evil twin brother (o-ho)
I couldn't hear (I couldn't hear)
I didn't see (I couldn't see)
It must have been my evil twin brother (evil)

I wasn't there (wasn't me)
That wasn't me (not me)
It must have been my evil twin brother
I couldn't hear (I couldn't hear)
(I couldn't see) I didn't see (noo)

I hadn't touched a drink in over a year
But I told myself I'd stop at just one beer
I found myself a stool at the bar, oh-oh
A blur among the bodies in the store
I saw Yelena spining like a globe
She took my hand and led me on the floor, floor, floor
I wasn't there (I wasn't there)
That wasn't me (not me)
It must have been my
Evil twin brother (oohoo)
I couldn't move (e-vil)
I didn't breathe (e-vil)
It must have been my
Evil twin brother (e-vil)

I wasn't there (I wasn't there)
That wasn't me (that wasn't me)
It must have been my (hee)
Evil twin brother (no, no, no)
How could I fall (no)
How could I cheat (noo)
It must have been my (evil)
Evil twin brother (e-vil)

I wasn't there (ugh, oooh)
That wasn't me (e-vil)
It must have been my
Evil twin brother (not me)
How could I fall
How could I cheat (e-vil)
It must have been my
Evil twin brother (noo)
(Woo, noo-ooh, hee, I couldn't see)
Evil twin, my evil twin brother
It must have been my (oo)
Evil twin brother (mmm)
Evil twin (wooo), my evil twin brother (e-vil, e-vil)
I wasn't there
It must have been my
Evil twin brother (evil)

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Song Facts

Release Status:

Released

Originally By:

Original

Collaborators:

Thomas Dolby

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Written:

Unknown

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First Live Performance:

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Last Live Performance:

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Song Stats

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Time Between First and Last Performance:

never played live

# of Appearances on Official Releases:

1

# of Times Performed Live:

0

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