Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (Live Acappella) (BBC TV 1994)

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Suzanne Vega introduces and sings 'Tom's Diner' for the BBC TV series 'Words and Music' in 1994.
Song starts at 1:23
(VHS transfer)

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@BryceKatz 6 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The recording of Tom's Diner was so clear it was used as the test audio in the creation of the MP3 compression algorithm.

@MaliYojez 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I didn’t know that. I wish this copy was just as clear :)

@keithfraser5009 5 жыл бұрын

Very true it was also a test audio vinyl album record for record players such as Dual, Rega Planar and Linn Sondek etc at Hifi Audio file shops thats where I first heard Toms Diner late 80's

@metapaths1113 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for this great fact

@zedmelon 5 жыл бұрын

@Bryce Katz: almost... The guy who'd created the (then) experimental technology knew the human voice would be the toughest instrument to translate without destroying the sound, so this song was chosen to truly test how well the algorithm worked. If it sounded awful he knew he had more work to do on his software. This is a great song and a stellar performance, and therefore a wise choice. EDIT (thanks JTD472): I should've better clarified † my point, which is the distinction between clarity (i.e. sound quality) and the organic familiarity we all have in our innate ability to recognize the human voice. Using this track to test, he'd know instantly if it sounded wrong. † har.

@tompanoname3579 5 жыл бұрын

True.

@grahamhaspassedaway4580 5 жыл бұрын

Fun fact : the exterior of the real Tom's Diner was used for the exteriors of Monks Cafe in Seinfeld. Another fun fact : Vega has said she wrote the song in 1981/2, and she based elements of the song on actual events. So... at one point she reads the funnies in the paper. Only two newspapers in New York City carried comic strips in 1981/2. And of those, in that period only the New York Post carried a front page story about the death of an actor, William Holden. And Holden did indeed die from a fall resulting from his drinking excessively. Which means the day the song refers to has got to be the day that story was published, which was Wednesday, November 18, 1981.

@gravityboxer 4 жыл бұрын

You just made the song deeper in ways you wouldn't believe.

@renderizer01 4 жыл бұрын

Now that's some cool back tracking you did there. You're definitely in for the Sherlock Award. Good job. 👍🏼

@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! I actually know who William Holden was...excellent! I also used to think that Luka was about wife battering because Luka wasn't a common name in the UK but I saw her explanation of it. This is wonderful!

@vitorgabrielrodriguesdeaze8474 4 жыл бұрын

@jhentai0316 4 жыл бұрын

nice sleuthing! but there is an easier way to find out (i'm sure other actors died in that time!) ask suzanne!

@greenbongos 2 жыл бұрын

She has such a beautiful and calming voice.

@chloeevans2569 5 ай бұрын

Yep like warm milk☺️☺️

@lefty2149 2 жыл бұрын

She is singing a 5 minute stage play as we become mesmerized by her complete beauty.

@mickram23 3 жыл бұрын

It's not just her voice, it's her gaze, her eyes.

@turtleneckferret 3 жыл бұрын

You're gay

@dahellish 2 жыл бұрын

@@turtleneckferret XDDSDD how does admiring womans eyes makes someone gay, please explaing this, I always wanted to learn morons logic

@pineapple7336 2 жыл бұрын

@@turtleneckferret LMAO

@friendsabhi 2 жыл бұрын

@@turtleneckferret Troll alert!

@elscotto9551 2 жыл бұрын

Michael played test cricket for Australia - very unlikely to be gay. And he's right about Suzanne's eyes.

@niandra_t 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine the guts it takes to do this song with no instruments to hide behind

@makemelaughaturcommentchal4769 2 жыл бұрын

@@turtleneckferret I can’t. I’m in a band and I can’t sing without playing my guitar or my keyboardist

@slofty 2 жыл бұрын

@@turtleneckferret Much much more difficult than you can imagine. Make a recording of yourself doing an original piece. I promise it will sound nothing like what you think it will as you practice beforehand. Seriously. Try it. People who are good at stuff make it look incredibly easy. Most people think they can do comedy-- I mean, look, it's so easy, right? Try it! I did a few times and it was brutal. Back behind the guitar it was for me...

@sodiumchloride3876 2 жыл бұрын

@@makemelaughaturcommentchal4769 I'm not talented as you, but I can sing this song, for me it worked simple. i sang this song for too much time and somehow it started to sound good.

@dustinevans2895 2 жыл бұрын

@@sodiumchloride3876 I heard those around you jammed forks in their ears as it was less painful

@sodiumchloride3876 2 жыл бұрын

@@dustinevans2895 lol

@amandapalmer 2 жыл бұрын

her smile at 3:50. i know that smile, i know that feeling. she's at the point in the performance where she's like: i had one shot to do this for a huge TV, audience and i just offiically killed it and ya now i'm pretty much done. i love you, suzanne vega. you're one of the most underrated songwriters of our time.

@Tht1Gy 2 жыл бұрын

Our time? ALL time.

@Pinhead101 2 жыл бұрын

You don’t know shit

@Tht1Gy 2 жыл бұрын

@@Pinhead101 Do you know "shit"? Is "shit" all you know? Lighten up, dude.

@tatchy1001 2 жыл бұрын

It could be just trapped wind

@Tht1Gy 2 жыл бұрын

@@tatchy1001 LOL

@mxmbob Жыл бұрын

Went to see Suzanne's concert in Nijmegen, The Netherlands , shortly after Solitude standing had been released. Must have been about '88 somewhere. To my surprise she opened the show with Tom's Diner, acappella... She looked so adorably shy singing this, and even more so when the audience exploded with applause at the end, and 35 + years later I still know the lyrics and it still gives me goosebumps! Describing a place and moment in time in a song like this without the aid of any musical instrument is art in the true meaning of the word. It's like a vocal painting. Fantastic. Thank you Suzanne.

@tommymarx391 3 жыл бұрын

The thing about Suzanne Vega is that she sings poetry but she doesn't make it sound like poetry, she makes it sound like life. It's only after you think about it for a while that you realize how layered and deep her words are. I always loved the line about the woman who doesn't actually see her she just sees her own reflection. Talk about cutting to the bare truth.

@robertoaguirre8906 2 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head.

@lewisc215 2 жыл бұрын

Rubbish

@talon1706 2 жыл бұрын

@@lewisc215 Lol.

@ffggddss 2 жыл бұрын

@@lewisc215 Ah, you mean, "Bah! Humbug!" Fred

@mrmeerkat1096 2 жыл бұрын

It's not just her voice, it's the pauses in between aswell. It's like she is letting you take in the words and and picture the situation in your mind brilliant.

@jonthomas8569 4 жыл бұрын

I love the sly looks that she gives to the side. Her expressions make you feel like she’s there in the diner.

@PamelaTaylor 4 жыл бұрын

Sure do

@Alex_Gordon 2 жыл бұрын

makes me feel like I'M there myself

@mandalorianwiththemandarin4339 2 жыл бұрын

I just noticed that when I saw her look up in avoidance as the elderly woman “lifted up her skirt”.

@theforsaken127 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most mesmerizing videos I've ever seen, her eyes and voice are magic.

@rynehancock1882 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most alluring women ever 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@squaretriangle9208 2 жыл бұрын

#westandwithUkraine 💙💛

@atomatolol 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to write something like that. And thank you for supporting Ukraine♥

@AC-mp7cx 2 жыл бұрын

lets not be simpy guys...... focus on her art and not her face

@PippiPippi98765 Жыл бұрын

@@AC-mp7cx Why? Both her voice and facial expressions are amazing all together.

@pratyushsharmaIbanez 10 ай бұрын

She is a pure genius.Creating such perfect lyrics just by sitting on the diner is mindboggling indeed.

@cmegan06 5 жыл бұрын

The performance makes the song even better. Her little snaps and bounces, the way she looks into the camera and away from it, the movement of the camera, the lighting, the silence of the audience, everything about this video is perfectly in sync with the vibe of the song and it all meshes together with magical cohesion to something almost unreal and ethereal. I don't know if I've ever seen a live performance as perfectly executed as this.

@peterfriedman2830 5 жыл бұрын

Agree.

@martinhall932 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying what i felt

@nicholalloyd8711 3 жыл бұрын

YES!!!!!!

@tahuaroa 3 жыл бұрын

@taxid3rmy 😂

@The_Deaf_Aussie 3 жыл бұрын

I dont think there's an audience at all. lol

@iamknosound 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful voice. Very natural and soothing.

@kylebuschhasover200winsinn5 5 жыл бұрын

iamknosound Alabama

@PamelaTaylor 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Robert_Manners 2 жыл бұрын

Yes so steady and the way she manages the pauses to get a seamless breath in unnoticed just demonstrated her ability to sing with out looking like she was 🎶

@gooblegal817 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard the last verse before, and it really completes the song for me. it kinda solidifies how she's looking back at the phases of her life, the man she was going to marry and her own youth, before arguments or whatever happened split them up, before the rain. and her catching the train to finally move on from that stage and go on with life.

@mwah3681 2 жыл бұрын

agree! wish they kept it in the DNA remix.

@jameslucas5590 2 жыл бұрын

She is beautiful and her voice is amazing.

@MidnightSkyline 5 жыл бұрын

This is the original asmr right there, could listen all day to her ramblings about all her meals

@GiDD504 4 жыл бұрын

MidnightSkyline the only asmr that doesn’t make me cringe in pain and want to punch the person in their throats.

@johncloois3301 4 жыл бұрын

But like most ASMR women, too beautiful not to get well, hypnotized.

@ronaldtartaglia4459 4 жыл бұрын

Asmr is a an example of the culture of weakness

@The-Cat 4 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldtartaglia4459 facepalm, what you said is more like an example of your intellectual weakness

@hansijawns 4 жыл бұрын

That is not what asmr is...

@breezymadmann1114 5 жыл бұрын

Her voice is like rose petals touching my eardrums. very talented!

@randomvideos5407 5 жыл бұрын

I feel the same.

@scott7521 2 жыл бұрын

very cute and sweet

@Alpha_7227 2 жыл бұрын

@@scott7521 Her voice reminds me of Ricky Lee Jones voice which was sampled by The Orb in the song Little Fluffy Clouds. So soothing, caring.

@anthonyogrady1081 2 жыл бұрын

pity she ruins a good coffee

@e-remes7029 Жыл бұрын

Not heard this in years. I still knew all the lyrics, all the breaks. Great voice, amazing delivery.

@MrDoyley35 Жыл бұрын

As pure as a poem to melody you could get. Just Brilliant.

@KazKasozi 4 жыл бұрын

This is the definition of ELEGANCE.

@akimalu 6 жыл бұрын

She's so beautiful

@Pyrethryn 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, she's stunning.

@Wakeupdream 4 жыл бұрын

And such a genius

@NotQuiteFirst 4 жыл бұрын

She looks just like Emily Blunt

@vividvulpe9842 4 жыл бұрын

Yesh

@philmontejano5971 4 жыл бұрын

She didn't need makeup

@FD-mz1id 2 жыл бұрын

This is like what a singer should be capable of. These days we got all the autotune trash. No real artists

@anugrahb.setiawan2515 2 жыл бұрын

I love the DNA version, but I love the original version better. Suzanne Vega is really great.

@godjira63 2 жыл бұрын

1990 habe ich die Vinyl Single gekauft, Vorderseite DNA Rückseite acapella, ich finde beides gleich gut

@HDFXSB645 2 жыл бұрын

AnnenMayKantereit and Giant Rooks did a cover in 2019. To me, it's the best version of this song that I've heard to date

@path1024 Жыл бұрын

I went to my first dance club at 15 in 1988, so the DNA version was right in my time. Ended up being a professional DJ for 16 years. Played it many times.

@johncbeer 3 жыл бұрын

She impresses the hell out of me. That is one hard song to sing and hit all the notes, AND A cappella without changing key, AND looking at the camera without breaking. What a pro!

@johncbeer Жыл бұрын

@@aadilharoon1807 You literally replied to the explanation. It's very hard to do. Give it a try. Would I want to sit through 3 hours of it? No. But she never performs 3 hours of it.

@agranero6 6 жыл бұрын

Wow. For a VHS the image quality is fantastic. Incredible voice singing without any instrumental at all. I once heard Sinead O'Connor saying that Suzanne Vega was "wish wash music"; well maybe the lyrics are about banal things, but common banal things make the most of our existence, and if can't see beauty on that you don't have poetry in your heart. Suzanne Vega is not pretentiously profound, but it is profound because touch us deep inside.

@92ninersboy 4 жыл бұрын

Her lyrics are brilliant and often profound. Leonard Cohen was a big fan of hers (as was she of him) - he even interviewed her and tried to analyze what she was saying in her lyrics. "Tom's Dinner" is a slice-of-life song, but also brilliant.

@CaptainDangeax 4 жыл бұрын

It's not VHS. It's U-Matic, a Sony professionnal format with 4 times the resolution of the VHS, and not the bloody bottom artifact JVC never fixed.

@waltercarter6163 4 жыл бұрын

I consider it analogous to minimalist painting. It may be, in fact, a simple painting that anyone could technically paint but "anyone" didn't paint it. It took a genius to paint it. Same thing with Tom's Diner... simple yet genius.

@pruesarn2372 4 жыл бұрын

Airton Granero I disagree that her lyrics are about banal things. Tom’s Diner, maybe, but not her other songs e.g. Penitent, Soap and Water, Rosemary, Solitude Standing

@Aramanth 4 жыл бұрын

Sinead O'Connr is famous for singing other peoples' songs... i.e. Prince, Marley, Traditional and etc. Oh yeah, and she's famous for something else... I liked your comment about Vega. Her clever slice of life approach to songwriting might not be considered high brow but it is far more relatable and far less pretentious.

@antoniopetrosino1896 2 жыл бұрын

Clear and firm voice...and she always mantains the rythm with body for a good syncro

@Statsy10 Жыл бұрын

I actually really enjoyed the stops and starts. It adds a certain element that I can't fully describe. It was a mesmerizing performance.

@NuOrder11 4 жыл бұрын

Her beauty is underrated.

@vhex 3 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@ritatocta7583 3 жыл бұрын

She's amazing

@Music-tg5is 3 жыл бұрын

She shares a strong resemblance with Katy Perry.

@wugsayseatadck 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought she reminded me of Fiona Apple

@K7classicrockfan 2 жыл бұрын

She is much more sexy then pretty much any girl that is half naked nowadays. Just to way she acts, and her voice, her mannerisms are ver attractive.

@coniow 4 жыл бұрын

Suzanne Vega, Kate Bush, Dido and Laurie Anderson. They all have their own inimical sound, quite distinct. In a world where so many sound so alike. We need more individuals with their individuality. Thank you for posting this, it takes me back :-).

@maocharlisme 4 жыл бұрын

Good comparison with Dido that you've made! Dido to me seems to have been a bit of the follow-up at the turn of rhe millennium to Suzanne Vega going of of this performance. Their melancholic, calm and relaxed atmosphere and vibe is very similar and they both have a very mellow, understated and laid-back tone of voice and style of singing.

@getphuked2 4 жыл бұрын

there are no more Real singers, they VOICE OVERS/TONE BOXES.

@laustcawz2089 4 жыл бұрын

@@getphuked2 There are still real singers, but most get little, if any, attention from the media (especially if they're starting out).

@getphuked2 4 жыл бұрын

@@laustcawz2089 Well I hope they are just SMART ENOUGH to STAY THE FUCK AWAY from the PEDO FIELD. RIGHT HERE IN THE WEB is the only thing they need to make it. You Sign that contract, You Have SOLD Your SOUL, LITERALLY!

@BeauregardHall 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry you people lack the courage to go find new artists. But don’t blame technology on your inability to move away from the music you grew up with.

@one234569and10 2 жыл бұрын

When the voice is the instrument... this was nice. So many songs are over powered by instruments, but tis forces you to hear every lyric which I had never heard all of before.

@DavyBhoy12G 2 жыл бұрын

The dimples at the end. Beautiful.

@robinwright418 4 жыл бұрын

I like the way she moves her eyes. Such a gorgeous artist.

@robbybobbybobirwin 4 жыл бұрын

Her eye game is expert. Like all around she is expert

@NickJohnCoop 2 жыл бұрын

This always will feel like the most honest version.

@Apero1Spritz 2 жыл бұрын

26 years ago I fell in love with the song when first hearing it on the radio. I did not speak much English let alone understanding the meaning of the lyrics. Now I understand everything Vega said in this video.

@wualaguala 4 жыл бұрын

I think she sang an Edward Hopper painting.

@shjobbi 4 жыл бұрын

So I'm not the only one who had the same impression

@PeopleAdverts 4 жыл бұрын

Love red head ladies

@JMW_JMW_JMW 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, sir.

@mc76 4 жыл бұрын

I always picture "Nighthawks" when I listen to this song. Good call.

@NotoriousPND429 4 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks_(painting)

@thatilluminati_3421 6 жыл бұрын

I do not know how to describe it but this song moved me inside. Beautiful.

@joshs9066 6 жыл бұрын

thatIlluminati _ REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

@Jkrazy83 5 жыл бұрын

do you have ovaries?

@yammolcho8127 2 жыл бұрын

@Andrej Ilic it's the way she delivered it, through the melody and stuff

@darknight3050 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jkrazy83 “jean was far from the best” lol

@serious_in_seattle6917 2 жыл бұрын

Her talent and beauty come from perceived simplicity. It’s much more complicated than it seems but the perception of being simple grabs the audience. She’s talented as a live performer also. Great video clip.

@ernstwiltmann6 2 жыл бұрын

America's most underrated performer.

@abellopez. 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that officially be someone we never heard of? 🤔

@ernstwiltmann6 2 жыл бұрын

@@abellopez. I don't know.

@BritishBeachcomber 2 жыл бұрын

Never underrated by me. The whole album was the best of the decade. One of the greatest, most original, of all time.

@BritishBeachcomber 2 жыл бұрын

@@abellopez. No. Underrated dies not mean unknown.

@abellopez. 2 жыл бұрын

@@BritishBeachcomber I agree that underrated doesn't equal unknown. You said "America's most underrated", which is on a whole 'nother level.

@charliemagri1669 6 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful person deserves all comes her way!

@connyeriksson138 6 жыл бұрын

Charlie Magri Absolutely

@elliebluedavis8877 6 жыл бұрын

are you fucking insane

@Eleven-Eyes 6 жыл бұрын

*tips hat*

@PeacefulCountryLife 4 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute... what about the ugly people? Do they also deserve all that comes their way ?

@turtleneckferret 3 жыл бұрын

You're stupid

@shez666 6 жыл бұрын

amazing voice and great song, also pretty awesome quality for a VHS rip

@wingsofsteel3246 5 жыл бұрын

Neil Sheriff "i shot the sheriff.... but i did not shoot thr deputy...."

@cdici511111 3 жыл бұрын

As someone has commented, It's not VHS. It's U-Matic, a Sony professional format with 4 times the resolution of the VHS

@charlesfulcrum3170 2 жыл бұрын

I know this song so well, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it sung live. Simply magical.

@jeffhorne2501 Жыл бұрын

This has been a favorite song of mine for years! Have always loved how mesmerizing it is, and how you can visualize everything about it. This little history lesson on it was an added bonus because of my love for history. Thank you for sharing. 🙂👍

@ildefonsogiron4034 4 жыл бұрын

This was a favorite of a now gone friend of mine, Mrs. Marina Chávez, an academic and scholar in Mexico's Universidad Autónoma. Here's to her, for her kindness. RIP.

@branco7043 3 жыл бұрын

I always love her voice. Healing me

@glcanon 2 жыл бұрын

When I was on active duty at Aberdeen Proving Ground in MD, we woke every morning to this song being broadcast over the loudspeakers at the football field where we assembled in the pre-dawn hours for PT and then a battalion run. Every time I hear this song, I'm transported back in space & time to 1991 to chilly dark mornings doing leg lifts on wet grass at that Army post on the Chesapeake. Duh Daht Duh-dut - Da Dadu Dut - Dut Daht Daduht Dah Daduhdah...

@kortkunig2291 Жыл бұрын

She’s so gorgeous. The way she tells the story and acts the song touches my soul in such an odd way. It’s like I’m there and I’m looking at a reflection that’s not me looking back at me.

@excusemenoexcusemeno1671 4 жыл бұрын

Mulder: "Agent Scully, what did you see?" Scully: "I was sitting in the morning at the Dinner in the corner...

@CourtTV. 2 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha

@AmbientWalking 4 жыл бұрын

Who's listening to this wonderful song in April 2020? I love this so much! : )

@chrisweidner4768 4 жыл бұрын

April. Take care.

@izayahkxchannel4419 4 жыл бұрын

I am!! It’s been a favourite ever since the movie Untamed Heart ❤️

@lucacontini1906 4 жыл бұрын

Lockdown soundtrack. Solitude standing makes a lot of sense in northern Italy and around the world these days...

@KRAFTWERK2K6 2 жыл бұрын

This song was part of my Childhood and i heard it mostly in the morning when i had to get up for school. The chill vibes and her soothing voice always gave me such calm vibes that made getting up and preparing for school so much more bearable.

@thibod07 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful voice! The best song and voices are often heard without any musical instruments.

@DARKMADNESS666 6 жыл бұрын

She has a perfect voice for this song. Nobody else could of pulled this off

@johnanderson5031 4 жыл бұрын

No one dares to sing this on American Idol.

@tabularasa0606 3 жыл бұрын

Many people can pull this off.

@darknight3050 2 жыл бұрын

@@tabularasa0606 yea i agree with you but idk. it’s something about hearing it from the storyteller herself

@raybonesbarbonifrommiami163 4 жыл бұрын

she is so beautiful , smart and talented .I love you susanne

@HOLLOHAN 6 ай бұрын

One of the most beautiful songs ever made. I'm a story teller rapper. This was one of my main influences as a child! Love you Suzanne Vega

@SuperGris. 2 жыл бұрын

Every little thing about this video is pure perfection

@Aj14x 6 жыл бұрын

This song was a pure classic in the UK 😁

@15october91 5 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@joelblewitt27 5 жыл бұрын

A J sure is

@Willsanky 4 жыл бұрын

Aggreed

@1212sman 4 жыл бұрын

Who else was going, "doot-doot-do-doot, doot-doot-do-doot..." in between the verses?

@stinkypete2722 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone was...

@mjproebstle 4 жыл бұрын

in my head

@box5bastard277 4 жыл бұрын

I came here for that!! Yell

@eclectica1 4 жыл бұрын

@@stinkypete2722 I wasn't. You don't speak for me.

@slavalee0076 3 жыл бұрын

Бoom-booboom-boom-boom boom)))))

@chrishowell6549 Жыл бұрын

Woah. Unbelievably clean. She knows it sounds so easy, but she also knows better.

@kwolfdan3976 Жыл бұрын

what a singer,voice and BEAUTY!!her album is original in my room!!

@Blueboy9055 4 жыл бұрын

One of those songs that paints pictures with its words. A Masterpiece!

@monikaszymanowska5142 3 жыл бұрын

She builts up this simple picture with one disturbing sentence in mind: I am thinking of your voice... I love how this plot twist strikes suddenly with all the power of loneliness.

@CaalamusTube 2 жыл бұрын

Could be a fond recollection :] ....there's no real context!

@monikaszymanowska5142 2 жыл бұрын

@@CaalamusTube "once upon a time before the rain began" sounds quite obvious to me but you're right, we should think positively:-).

@CaalamusTube 2 жыл бұрын

@@monikaszymanowska5142 yeah, if you take it metaphorically, I guess you're right. But it's raining that day. "...she is shaking her umbrella". "...her hair has gotten wet". So I always took it as SV fondly looking back on nice times she spent with that "voice", back when picnics were still an option. As opposed to today... in the rain. But I neither mean to be pedantic, nor deflate your romantic notions of this awesome Prose. I probably commented, mostly... because one of my best friends growing up, was a Szymanowski! Have a nice day :]

@monikaszymanowska5142 2 жыл бұрын

@@CaalamusTube But of course:-). The more different things people can read out of it, the better.

@CaalamusTube 2 жыл бұрын

@@monikaszymanowska5142 :]

@Teckno77 2 жыл бұрын

Love Acapella performances like this so much, just raw honest and pure versions of the song.

@user-dx3hk9gi3f 2 жыл бұрын

Two dimples which are turned on her cheeks make her beauty perfect. Her voice is as beautiful as her smile.

@rainbowdash_cum_jar 6 жыл бұрын

Natural perfection! A song I grew up with and amazing to this day!

@Willsanky 4 жыл бұрын

I think that just reached No 1 in the ASMR music charts. What a great tune that was/still is

@reladjoe 2 жыл бұрын

So mesmerizing! I'm losing myself in her song while she's staring at my very soul!

@lewisc215 2 жыл бұрын

Seek help

@scottjohnson8576 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautifully gifted person. I love her for sharing herself.

@mylifemark2747 3 жыл бұрын

im a songwriter, but i've always wanted to write in a stream of consciousness like Suzanne Vega did in this song. in my mind, it's - perfect.

@sinahelmi6696 2 жыл бұрын

A very simple and beautiful cut of everyone's life. Very well written.

@troyrogers1007 3 жыл бұрын

Used this version to analyse at uni. Thought it was going to be simple but in actual fact, a single line melody only made it a much more difficult a task. Great song. A stand out for sure.

@megansaltzman1815 2 жыл бұрын

can you share your analysis with us? : )

@commonpike 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm curious too. The song sounds easy to harmonize, but once you start there are actually lots of ways it could be done.

@jackkovic7550 2 жыл бұрын

While listening, out of curiosity I picked up my guitar and played along. She was 100% spot on A440. Impressive.

@violetflame22 2 жыл бұрын

wow, sends shivers. Love this song

@renderizer01 4 жыл бұрын

I love when she's suddenly looking straight at the camera. And that smile that comes stealing over her near the end of the song. Brilliant.

@Zvenygora 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite female singers. And probably the most underrated one...

@mauriciosagredo7637 Жыл бұрын

Hermoso, perfecta afinación, tiempos, etc. Hermosa Susan. Todo lo que canta y escribe. Te amo Susan.

@ELFanatic 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Suzanne for helping to create the MP3 format.

@ricowilko 2 жыл бұрын

This live performance reveals far more about her intended light groove and rhythm for the song than listening to the album track. Great stuff!

@ralphobrien1615 4 жыл бұрын

I never realized how beautiful she was (is).

@patrickoberem9109 2 жыл бұрын

This song moved me back then and I still love it!

@shakenama Жыл бұрын

Fun fact #2: Karlheinz Brandenburg worked as an electrical engineer in the early 1980s and was developing a music compression standard for the company he was working at. This very song Brandenburg adopted for testing purposes. Each time he refined the MP3 scheme, he made sure it didn't affect the subtlety of Suzannes' voice. After the final product, he dubbed Vega the "Mother of MP3"

@alejandrocurado5134 3 жыл бұрын

Proof that talent and inspiration are crucial. You needn't suffer to write a marvelous piece

@thehorse860 4 жыл бұрын

My dad introduced me to her song It came to my head today and I love her I'm literally crying

@trinakatrina7838 2 жыл бұрын

What?

@l.w.paradis2108 2 жыл бұрын

I'm happy for you. Never lose that.

@waysilentbob6976 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, 30 years later she’s still so sweet. I fell in with Marlena on the wall, but this is still so beautiful

@rpx8699 2 жыл бұрын

I love this. I lived and worked in that neighborhood, and ate at Tom's almost every day for years. Just a great group of people working there. I really miss it.

@ethorii 3 жыл бұрын

Such a kind sensitive person, obviously. What an angelic spirit.

@chhe5433 4 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with this voice years ago when I was a young kid and heard this on the radio as the dance song she speaks of. It is amazing to be able to put a face to the voice. It all makes my heart ache and yearn for a time when I was younger.

@homoerectus6953 11 ай бұрын

im 52, this was such a part of my life..........beautiful.

@justinspencer4472 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Such beautiful timing and pace, such an intimate little study of a snap shot of time. Amazing

@reenougle 3 жыл бұрын

This album was one of my absolute favorites in the 80s. Vega's songs are so well crafted and beautiful and, as a singer myself, a joy to sing. Her voice is pure and I just love her.

@curtis1663 6 жыл бұрын

thank you for uploading :) I've never heard her talk about this song I'm happy to get some background.

@patsysolatzzo2962 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t even believe I have been to toms restaurant so many times!! I lived near there too. This is one of my favorite songs and I can’t believe that I’m just finding out now I was so close to the reason of its being.

@traviscooper6883 2 жыл бұрын

I love her. Such a unique voice. This is my favorite of her songs with "Left of Center" a close second.

@morna45 3 жыл бұрын

Iconic. Like a Hopper painting.

@stryker9816 4 жыл бұрын

Listening to her voice is like drinking fresh glass of water from the purists waterfall.

@pabloplato 4 жыл бұрын

Purest. Purists Waterfall sounds like some sort of retreat camp for indoctrinating youth into the KKK.

@jrmetmoi 4 жыл бұрын

pabloplato 😆😆😆

@stryker9816 4 жыл бұрын

@@pabloplato what!? Oh hell no, if you knew where im from you wouldn't have posted that so fast. 🖐🏾 "I have spoken"

@pabloplato 4 жыл бұрын

@@stryker9816 I'm not condoning such places, I'm just telling you what your inadvertent phrase brings to mind.

@AndreiBerezin 4 жыл бұрын

She's just a Goddess, thats why

@ForgottenMan2009 2 жыл бұрын

I first heard this at her concert at the NEC arena as an encore. I was puzzled because she came back on stage but didn't have a guitar. Then she sang it, a complete surprise to me!!