Ophelia’s Song live, Red Carpet Photos & More

It has been a very busy October! Lots of live shows in NYC, Barbara’s piano mid-term at Juilliard Extension, an upcoming Halloween show on Twitch, and of course, attending the Chelsea Film Festival as our song “We Are The Strange Ones” is featured in Friends Not Food. We’re trying to post at least one video from every live show this year on YouTube, and you can find the shorts and reels on Tiktok, Instagram and more for the short versions. This week it’s “Ophelia’s Song” live at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn. We had an amzing time playing there. Video and link below. Such a fantastic month!

Photos by Alexandra Stafford

November will be exciting, playing love songs at a wedding on November 1, and then celebrating the long awaited single release of DOWN, available for pre-order now, and everywhere for streaming and downloading on November 7, 2025.

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Festival of the Mewz Video – Each Time You Go Away

The Repressions had the most wonderful time on their little tour of Kentucky. There will be quite a few videos to share, beginning with this one.

Live at Festival of the Mewz, at Bash on the Branch in Irvine, Kentucky – The Repressions perform their original song “Each Time You Go Away.” Special thanks to Crystal of Mewz in the Mountains, the entire festival team, all of the performers, and our friends Aligned Alchemy!‎

I’m Just Pieces~ New Video

The Warrior Women Concert highlighting Female Artists in New York City was just the right event to play “I’m Just Pieces,” a song about what it’s like to walk around in a woman’s body. You can see it on YouTube video today!

The Repressions perform their original song, “I’m Just Pieces,” live at The Warrior Women NYC concert at American Federation of Musicians New York, on June 28, 2024. So many thanks to Jasmine Sandler of Warrior Women In Business for putting this amazing show together. Thank you to Citizen Hullabaloo for the video!

LYRICS

I’m Just Pieces Words and music by The Repressions (Barbara Dragon and Nate Lay) © 2016 Colorful Castle

Into The West ~ Lord of the Rings Vocal Cover by Nate Lay

Today on Youtube, Nate perfoms Into The West, the closing song from the 2003 film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, at the Juilliard Extension Recital. Into the West was written by Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh, and composer Howard Shore

Featuring Yuri Grichetchkine on Piano ~ Special thanks to Yuri and to Andrea Covais.

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Ginger Dizzy ~ New Video

What a delightfully dizzy time on December 2, 2023 ~ Many thanks to the lovely team of Brooklyn Music Kitchen sound, staging, and perfectly Repressions-style purple and green lighting! The Repressions play live all over New York City every month, find their schedule on their website, or any social media. Live music is magical and stickers are free.

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Bright Lights 2023 ~ Electronic Version

Nate and Barbara celebrate the new year, five times now, with a new video of BRIGHT LIGHTS. This year features all electronic instrumentation, with live vocals, set to over 50 live performances of the song in 2022.

Thank you for being here.

Medicate Me~ New Video

Mental Health is so very misunderstood. In addition to the social stigma, there are rampant misconceptions about the help we seek. This song wants to let you know that you are not alone.

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