Songs
Trigger Happy
Description
"Trigger Happy" is a song originally composed, performed, and released by Regina Spektor. One of Regina's earliest songs, it was performed live potentially as early as 1998 (exact date unknown, sometime between 1998 and 2000 per Papa's Bootlegs). The song has never been professionally recorded or released. Prior to its live version release on Papa's Bootlegs on 2022-08-26, it was previously unknown.
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Lyrics
Everybody going quote hunting
They want to know names, dates, matters of fact
They wanna figure out what you sound like
And wrap you up as nice and appealing as a cigarette pack
They wanna put you in a box
And claim hero status every time they let you out
And they’re all sniffing about…
Everybody going quote hunting
They wanna crash head first into society’s brick wall
They wanna dance, smile and make connections
Get an invitation to society’s brick ball
They wanna break through the glass ceiling
Eat mushrooms and grow tall
Everybody’s doing their dirty laundry
In a nearby bathroom stall
Trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger happy
Trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger happy
Boys and Girls
Trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger happy
Trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger happy
So let me ask you, if nobody’s around to hear,
Does she make a sound when she falls
Summertime…
Summertime and the living’ is easy
Fish are jumping and the cotton is high
Oh your daddy’s rich and your ma’ is good looking
So hush little baby don’t you cry
Summertime and the living is easy, is easy
There ain’t no fish in the oily Hudson
But the boy on the 21st floor is sure real high
And your daddy’ don’t pay child support no more
And some agency is on his tail
And your mama’s poppin’ Valiums in the basement
Saying her life has gone to hell
Summertime…
Summertime…
Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy don’t cry
Gonna get you the best pot money can buy
Gonna get you the best road a toll will pay
Gonna ride ride ride away
Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy don’t cry
Gonna get you the best pot money can buy
Gonna get you the best road a toll will pay
Gonna ride, ride, ride away
Gonna fly, fly, fly away
Gonna fly, fly, fly away
Trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger happy
Trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger happy
Boys and Girls
Trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger-trigger happy
Trigger-trigger-trigger happy
Let me ask you, if nobody’s around to hear,
Does she make a sound when she falls
Everybody going quote hunting
They want to know names, dates, matters of fact
They wanna figure out what you sound like
And wrap you up as nice and appealing as a cigarette pack
They wanna put you in a box
And claim hero status every time they let you out
Everybody going quote hunting
And they’re all sniffing about
Everybody going quote hunting
And they’re all sniffing about
Everybody going quote hunting
And they’re all sniffing sniffing us out…
Sheet Music
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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:
N/A
Last Live Performance:
N/A
Song Stats
First Known Date:
N/A
Last Known Date:
N/A
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
Time Between First and Last Performance:
never played live
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
1
# of Times Performed Live:
0
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