Everything Bad & Beautiful is the name of a live stage show and album performed/recorded by singer/comedienne/actress Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of...

. The show ran in 2006 in New York City

New York City

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 at the Daryl Roth Theater.http://www.sandrabernhard.com/ In the performance Bernhard does what she is best known for: she rips apart celebrity culture

Celebrity culture

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 while commenting on events of the time. Among the topics she addresses: Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

, Laura Bush

Laura Bush

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, Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

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, Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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, Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

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, golf

Golf

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 and the war on terror

War on Terror

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The album, released in 2006, is a live recording of her one-woman show by the same name; it combines comedic monologues and musical performances. It was released by Breaking Records and was originally sold through the website and in the lobby of the live show. Unlike the majority of her other CD releases, it was a professionally manufactured CD and not a home-made CD-R.

In 2007 the label acquired a distribution deal for the album and a re-released version with an alternate track listing was released. It has slightly alternate artwork (only "one Sandra" appears on the cover instead of 3) and features bonus digital video content.

Most of the songs on the CD are covers of other people's songs. They include Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

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, Missy Elliott

Missy Elliott

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, Lita Ford

Lita Ford

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, Vanity 6

Vanity 6

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, Sheila E.

Sheila E.

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, Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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, Pink

Pink (singer)

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 and Prince

Prince (musician)

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Track Listing (First Edition)

1. Beautiful
2. De La Guarda / Broadway
3. L.A.
4. Kerry / Laura Bush / Lynn Cheney
5. Condoleezza Rice & Rosa Parks
6. Pussycat
7. Motherhood
8. The Flame
9. Thanksgiving
10. Flint, Michigan
    Michigan
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11. Bob Dylan
12. Like a Rolling Stone
13. Shabbat
14. Mariah Carey & Britney Spears
15. Sara
16. Out of Tears
17. Hugh Hefner
18. I Hate Golf / Mock the Poor
19. Just Like a Pill/Kiss Me Deadly
20. Christian lady
21. Medley (My House / Nasty Girl / I Would Die 4 U)

Track Listing (Enhanced Version)

1. Beautiful
2. De La Guarda / Broadway
3. L.A.
4. Kerry / Laura Bush / Lynn Cheney
5. Condoleezza Rice & Rosa Parks
6. Motherhood
7. The Flame
8. Thanksgiving
9. Flint, Michigan
10. Bob Dylan
11. Like a Rolling Stone
12. Shabbat
13. Mariah Carey & Britney Spears
14. Sara
15. Hugh Hefner
16. I Hate Golf / Mock the Poor
17. Pill / Kiss Me Deadly
18. Perfection
    Perfection (Sandra Bernhard song)
    Perfection is an EP by Sandra Bernhard, released in 2008. The original full version of the song appears on her 2007 live album "Everything Bad & Beautiful".-Track listing:# "Perfection " – 2:58...
    
    

Bonus Video Footage:

1. (Bonus) "Everything Bad and Beautiful" Promo
2. (Bonus) Sandra Bernhard: Live at Joe's Pub [1]

iTunes Bonus Tracks

1. (Bonus) New York / Ali McGraw
2. (Bonus) L.A. / Lenny Kravitz
3. (Bonus) Sandra Bernhard: Live at Joe's Pub [2]