There was a love affair in this building
The kind of love affair, Which every respectable building must keep as a legend
Slowly festering through an innocent by the way
Or have you heard
He was perfect except for the fact that he was an engineer And mothers prefer doctors and lawyers

Yet despite this imperfection he was clean looking and respectable looking
And you'll never find a mother who doesn't appreciate a natural man
So he grew healthy aloe vera plants by the window

Healthy teeth in his mouth
Healthy hair on his head
He grew healthy wavy brown hair on his head
The kind that babies always go for with sticky little fingers



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Track duration: 02:23

"Love Affair" as written by Regina Spektor

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    My Interpretation:The mother didn't approve of her daughter dating the man because he was an engineer.

    Despite this imperfection, he was clean and respectable looking. You'll never find a mother who doesn't appreciate a natural man.

    So, he grew healthy aloe vera plans on the window, healthy teeth in his mouth, healthy hair on his head.

    He grew healthy wavy brown hair on his head, the kind that immature old women go for with their sticky, stealing fingers.

    Despite the fact that the mother disapproved of the daughter dating him, she saw in him what the daughter saw: a respectable man.... And she took him for herself.
    Flag hikikomoriraon April 25, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:"Mothers prefer doctors and lawyers." Do I smell a Jewish stereotype? LOL Regina=]
    Flag finoishon July 20, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:haha
    so right now i'm caught between two guys deciding which to make it official with

    one is.... pre-med... the other an engineering major

    this song just popped up on my ipod and i fell on the floor laughing.

    my life is now a regina spektor song.
    Flag murder13dollson October 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:A girl is dating a handsome man that reminds the girl's mother of her own husband, who may have died. "He grew healthy wavy brown hair on his head the kind that babies always go for with sticky little fingers." She obviously looks past his faults like the fact that he isn't a lawyer or doctor.

    This song has kinda a sneaky sound about it, like someone is whispering the latest gossip. Fun little song.
    Flag Humanlypersonon August 07, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:ahhhhhhhhhhhh

    I freakin love EVERY song of that woman..... :))
    Flag evamarimoon December 27, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's about this girl who was dating a boy. And he grew on the mother who he began having an affair with.
    Flag pajamagramon November 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I just love that intro..."There was a love affair in this building
    The kind of love affair, Which every respectable building must keep as a legend "

    Amazing...as usual for Regina.
    Flag fsmon June 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This was the very first song I heard from Regina Spektor and since then I can't stop listening to her. This song is absolutely beautiful, it reminds me of ladies who live in apartment buildings and gossip about what's going on in every floor.

    I like to think that this song is about a married woman who has an affair with an engineer or someone who comes and fixes things in the building. They eventually have a baby and I reckon her husband knows it's not his.
    Flag moramoraon June 01, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"The song itself represents gossip to me. Albeit in a very catchy manner."

    Which made me laugh because dude, the thing about gossip is that it IS catchy. This song pretty much embodies gossip in every single way. :D
    Flag just_old_lighton May 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Whenever my father came home from work, I would joke to my mother "he's having an affair; that's why he seems so happy". She would usually laugh it off.

    This song is a bit of my fantasy XP
    Flag sheela_lon February 19, 2008   Link

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