Video: Regina Spektor - Better

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What's there not to love about Regina Spektor? She's an amazing performer , she's adorable, and her album Begin To Hope has been one of the best pop albums in years. As Stereogum suggests: [Regina] doesn't make casual fans, she makes obsessive fanatics . And these obsessive fanatics are in for a treat today, there is not one, but two new Regina Spektor music videos for "Better" circling around YouTube. Version #2? [...]

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I've become a huge Regina Spektor fan of late...There's just something about that unbelievable voice mixed with those cool piano melodies. Anyway, Regina has released her latest music video for the song "Better". I have just one question though. Is it just me or is her hair more frizzy than normal in this video? Check Out: Regina Spektor - "Samson" (Live from Lollapalooza 2007)

I've become a huge Regina Spektor fan of late...There's just something about that unbelievable voice mixed with those cool piano melodies. Anyway, Regina has released her latest music video for the song "Better". I have just one question though. Is it just me or is her hair more frizzy than normal in this video? Check Out: Regina Spektor - "Samson" (Live from Lollapalooza 2007)

Regina's ACL set was remarkable, mostly for the deafening screams, cheers, and marriage proposals coming from the first, oh, 50 rows-or-so of Zilker Park side-stage loons during Ms. Spektor's a cappella intro. She doesn't make casual fans, she makes obsessive fanatics. Understandable, though; she's adorable, and Begin To Hope 's begun to establish her as pop elite. And so, Zilker stalkers, this video is sure to please: LOTS of Reginas in black dress and voluminous curls, then lots of women dressed to look like her, plus close ups of those icy-blue, Soviet kitschy eyes. Unfortunately, so smiles [...]

The introduction to the video briefly reminding me of a something straight out of The Polyphonic Spree's resume, "Better" strikes as something oddly playful yet artistic - and oh, so quirky...yup, it's Regina Spektor. If nothing else this updated version of "Better" answers the question, "what is better than a music video featuring Regina Spektor?" A music video featuring a swarm of Regina Spektor look-a-likes acting as supporting cast for Spektor, of course. (more...)

Track: Better Artist/Band: Regina Spektor Label: Sire Duration: 3:17 Description: The new video from Regina Spektor's "Begin To Hope", shot to the "Better Recut" version of the song, directed by Marc Webb. Formats available: Flash (.flv) (Want more? See if:mv ) 25 FREE Downloads from eMusic . No Restrictions - Own Your Music!

Since the success of Fidelity launched her into the public eye last year, Regina Spektor has become a staple artist for the Starbucks demographic. Her latest single, Better , is another light and cheerful ditty, powerful enough to incite a good mood. The video features an army of Spektor's frolicking through a hillside. Kind of like Multiplicity meets Sound of Music ...meets Bride of Frankenstein .

My introduction to Regina Spektor came last January as I rode the Dartmouth Coach from Boston to Hanover before my second term as a college student. My iPod had loaded her album three times for some reason, so I ended up hearing it thrice in one sitting. And ya know what? I liked it every time. From there on out I considered myself a fan. That was until I saw her legions of obsessive followers at Austin City Limits . Throngs of persons darn near had seizures when she took the stage, and I suddenly [...]

I LOVE Regina Spektor. I've been listening to 'Begin To Hope' non-stop after rediscovering it following her gig a couple of weeks ago @ Tripod. Anyway, here's her new video for 'Better'.

Almost as awesome as watching her many rabid fans go nuts as she took the stage at this year's Austin City Limits festival.... Previously * more REgina Spektor

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Regina Spektor is rather goofy, in a good way... it makes her unique. Here's her new video for her single ' Better '.