Much More Music: Regina Spektor - Fidelity (2006)

I love "Fidelity". Here's a song I've been singing over and over again in early 2007. I remember hearing it first at the tail-end of an episode of Veronica Mars (at the start of Season 3, I think), and then once again, later on, in an episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Regina Spektor came up with a light, playful song with "Fidelity", which she wrote while watching the John Cusack movie "High Fidelity"- which was based on the Nick Hornby bestseller.

Side Note: Annoyingly enough, one of the Solar channels had decided to use the intro of "Fidelity" on one of its TV promos. It was a simple matter to loop the first few bars (so you won't have Regina singing, and so they can lop their own voice-over on it, presumably), but it's hard to notice how it skips a beat- which happens at least 3 times within said promo. Shoddy worksmanship, Solar- shame on you. Now please send a memo to whatever editor was working on that promo.

In any case, "Fidelity" has been Regina Spektor's most commercially successful single to date. Of course I'm rooting for her, but in the meantime, this song will be a mainstay on my various music players. Enjoy!

Regina Spektor
"Fidelity" (2006)

(Shake it up)

C F
I never loved nobody fully
C F
Always one foot on the ground
F Bb
And by protecting my heart truly
Dm C
I got lost in the sounds
F Bb
I hear in my mind all these voices
Dm C
I hear in my mind all these words
F Bb
I hear in my mind all this music

Dm
And it breaks my heart
C
And it breaks my heart
F C
And it breaks my heart
F Bb C
It breaks my heart





And suppose I never met you
Suppose we never fell in love
Suppose I never ever let you kiss me
so sweet and so soft
Suppose I never ever saw you
Suppose we never ever called
Suppose I kept on singing love songs

Just to break
My own fall
Just to break my fall
Just to break my fall
F
Break my fall
Bb C
Break my fall

Dm
All my friends say that of course its
G
gonna get better, gonna get better
C Bb
Better better better better
C F
Better better better

I never love nobody fully
Always one foot on the ground
And by protecting by heart truly
I got lost in the sounds

I hear in my mind all these voices
I hear in my mind all these words
I hear in my mind all this music
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart


Check out more on Regina Spektor on her official website. Cheers, everyone :)