Regina Spektor
publication date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 (part of Winter 2020)
category: 
Music
clue: This ghostly singer, who drew inspiration from Nick Hornby, has a kitschy appeal for fans in her distant homeland.
explanation: Spektor's song "Fidelity" is based on Hornby's High Fidelity. She sometimes sings in her native Russian, and released the album Soviet Kitsch. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, and Chris Lemler
trivia: This goo was published on Spektor's 40th birthday.
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