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Posted 2 months ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
why? WHY do I love this song so much?
SV is a marvelous, evocative artist. 
👍🏼👍🏼 
Posted 4 months ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
 lkovathana wrote:

You would hate to be stuck in a hotel in Libya waiting for your captors to free you while she narrates ever little thing the rebels did ... "he's like waving his AK-47, and I do do do do do ... notice the way his hair moves  ... do do do do do ..."  This song is truly annoying.



That was random
Posted 5 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Not heard this version before but I like it Seems it's a re-recording from her 2010 album "Close-Up, Vol. 2 - People & Places". Great if RP can update the associated album cover from Solitude Standing to the 2010 album. 
Posted 6 months ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
"The role of her song in the development of the MP3 compression prompted Vega to be given the title of "The Mother of the MP3".

Does this make Suaznne the grandmother of AAC or DSD? have always loved her voice and this track, ;)
Posted 8 months ago by B4D3neaker3    [ Reply ]
Love the bass on this.
Posted 8 months ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:

Too much bass. Still love the song though.



I agree. Variety is good, but the original has more emotion.
Posted 8 months ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
Too much bass. Still love the song though.
Posted 8 months ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 dubberdan wrote:

Prefer the original



This remix is incredibly unsatisfying. Kept waiting for that bass to drop...it doesn't. 
Posted 9 months ago by kcy77    [ Reply ]
 talexb wrote:

The original version is haunting, but I find this version neat. I read that when she heard this version (done without her knowledge), she was surprised, and loved it.

The story she tells is melancholy and illuminating, in both versions. Cool art.


Interestingly this is different than the DNA remix (1990) which added a "Soul II Soul-esque" dance beat to the original a cappella version on her album (1987). I grew tired of that "hit" version but I like this one!

FUN FACT: This was written about Tom's Restaurant on the upper west side of Manhattan, which later was featured in the exterior shots of the diner from Seinfeld. 
Posted 10 months ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]
Love the bass.
Posted 11 months ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
The entire internet claims that modern on-board soundcards are just as good as dedicated ones. Yet, on this particular song for instance, using my ancient ASUS Xonar DGX makes the bassline sound like someone is actually playing bass, and on the onboard Realtek ALC1220 all I hear is wub wub wub.

Kinda unrelated, but felt inclined to share.
Posted 11 months ago by stodor89    [ Reply ]
 icemang wrote:

haha, thass funneh.


In a deleted Pulp Fiction scene Vincent claims he is the cousin of Suzanne Vega. This was later edited out as a conflict of interest for Suzanne Vega's career, Go to plupfiction.fandom.com. icemang was commenting on what shutter posted: "Is she related to Vincent?"
Posted 1 year ago by keno    [ Reply ]
I still can't get over the fact that William Holden was "the actor she had never heard of." C'mon, Suzanne. Sunset Boulevard? Stalag 17? Sabrina? Even Network or Towering Inferno? I chalk it up to her being a music-focused 20-something when she wrote it. 
Posted 2 years ago by a2sportsguy    [ Reply ]
 boober wrote:

Well....there's this girl in a diner...she wants her coffee cup filled up....but the guy behind the counter only fills it halfway....cause he's looking out the window at somebody coming in....do da do da do do da do da do da do da  do da!!!




Posted 2 years ago by MrDill    [ Reply ]
 Stratocaster wrote:

Weird to hear this with musical accompaniment. I like it, though.




Me too! I like it better than the original!   
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Weird to hear this with musical accompaniment. I like it, though.
Posted 4 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
Another Glorious Track ! All Hail SV 10/10. Thanks RP ie R&B
Posted 5 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
The original version is haunting, but I find this version neat. I read that when she heard this version (done without her knowledge), she was surprised, and loved it.

The story she tells is melancholy and illuminating, in both versions. Cool art.
Posted 5 years ago by talexb    [ Reply ]
 boober wrote:

Well....there's this girl in a diner...she wants her coffee cup filled up....but the guy behind the counter only fills it halfway....cause he's looking out the window at somebody coming in....do da do da do do da do da do da do da  do da!!!

 

Posted 5 years ago by wymahorganic    [ Reply ]
 dubberdan wrote:
Prefer the original
 
Yes, yes.  She changed all her old songs and we never hear the originals anymore.  They were better.
Posted 6 years ago by greenheartanne    [ Reply ]
Sorry, but this song really sucks!
Posted 6 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
Had to check to make sure I had already rated this a 1.  Yup.    
Posted 7 years ago by mgtom    [ Reply ]
No singing, no real music - just a simple beat - and even I could write a better poem about my shitty day. 0/10
Posted 7 years ago by Ciribomflax    [ Reply ]
Sorry, I love the a capella so much more than this version.
Posted 7 years ago by NotShakespeare    [ Reply ]
THis is such a great song but a version I have never heard... again so amazed by RadioParadise!  Luck of the Irish to ALL of you all!

Posted 7 years ago by boltonblue242    [ Reply ]
Haters gonna hate, but Vega's gotta vague.
Posted 8 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
What an incredible, sad, melancholic, timeless, song! 9
Posted 8 years ago by Prius    [ Reply ]
The original had its charme, but this is just weird.
Posted 8 years ago by user4176    [ Reply ]
tata-tada, tata-tada, tatatata-tatada
I am sitting
In the morning
At work and
Waiting for this song to be over soon
Posted 8 years ago by tfioreze    [ Reply ]
Bury this shit!
Posted 8 years ago by ico    [ Reply ]
This is somewhere half-way in between the original a capella version and the well-known DNA remix, and it has the appeal of neither.
Posted 9 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Prefer the original
Posted 9 years ago by dubberdan    [ Reply ]
Has it become some sort of rite of passage to remix this a capella afterthought that Vega closed out her second LP with?
Posted 9 years ago by dburges    [ Reply ]
Oh she forgot to say the Radio was playing November Rain
Posted 9 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
SWEET!!  PSD>> got me some Knopfler.  {#Roflol}
Posted 9 years ago by mgtom    [ Reply ]
Seems every one agrees 
brownsr wrote:
I love this song , but this is a much inferior version to that on the original album 
 

 


Posted 9 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
And there we go, this will be in my head for the next 24 hours.

thanks

{#Headache} 
Posted 9 years ago by Boreal    [ Reply ]
{#Snooty}
Posted 9 years ago by tfioreze    [ Reply ]
I like the original version much better!
Posted 10 years ago by ddog    [ Reply ]
A bad version of a bad song.
 
Posted 10 years ago by Gloriastacholy    [ Reply ]
Superb mix.
Posted 10 years ago by Jota    [ Reply ]
{#Stupid}Why mess with success?
Posted 10 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
I love this song , but this is a much inferior version to that on the original album 
 
Posted 10 years ago by brownsr    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear this again, radioparadise is so cool :)
Posted 10 years ago by mnordman    [ Reply ]
A little of this song goes a looking way.
Posted 14 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Does anyone know the reason behind all these re-recordings of earlier works? I can think of at least four groups that have done it.

I got the impression at some point that it had to do with who owned the rights to a song... like the record label owns the original, but if an artist re-records, they own the new version. Did I just make that up?
Posted 14 years ago by natural_tools    [ Reply ]
This goes to 11 on the shit-o-meter.

Posted 14 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
I am SO over this song - especially this version.
Posted 14 years ago by JimTC    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

I don't think even a cowbell could make this song more "palatable."  Maybe a tuba? Or a glockenspiel? Or a kazoo?

Wait - I know!  Omit the vocals! {#Roflol}
 
Didgeridoo?

I don't know, I kinda like this song.

Posted 14 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 philipburrows wrote:

Or a ride cymbal...

...no a cow bell, you're right. Sorry 
 
I don't think even a cowbell could make this song more "palatable."  Maybe a tuba? Or a glockenspiel? Or a kazoo?

Wait - I know!  Omit the vocals! {#Roflol}


Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 shutter wrote:
Is she related to Vincent?
 
haha, thass funneh.
Posted 14 years ago by icemang    [ Reply ]
You would hate to be stuck in a hotel in Libya waiting for your captors to free you while she narrates ever little thing the rebels did ... "he's like waving his AK-47, and I do do do do do ... notice the way his hair moves  ... do do do do do ..."  This song is truly annoying.
Posted 14 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]
gawd I hate hate HATE this song.
Posted 14 years ago by icemang    [ Reply ]
Took me a while to notice that this was a different version. It's still going to be stuck in my head all night long. There's a rule in the house - you can't even hum this song for fear of it becoming an insane earworm that will haunt you for days and wake you in the middle of the night. Yes, earworm is a word.
 
Posted 14 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
Always enjoyed the original, but not a fan of the 2010 version.
Posted 14 years ago by logic    [ Reply ]
Great!!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by taxmicha    [ Reply ]
God help me...I've actually always LOVED this...

Posted 14 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Needs cowbell!
 
Or a ride cymbal...

...no a cow bell, you're right. Sorry 
Posted 14 years ago by philipburrows    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
...i don't get this song, i've never gotten this song at all - someone, please explain it to me...
 

Psst...There's nothing to get...it's just a camera-like observation of a slice of life. It was a catchy, jingly change of pace when it came out. This new version actually takes away from the original's appeal, which is fading a bit for me...
Posted 14 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Nighthawks, Edward Hopper

I can dig it.
Posted 14 years ago by quesarah    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:


Gripping stuff.  Especially the part where she forgets the lyrics.
 


Posted 14 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Preferred the original. The bass just doesn't do it for some reason - too heavy with her voice? I don't know. Just not feeling it.
Posted 14 years ago by nmcvaugh    [ Reply ]

Suzanne Vega sings Tom's Diner, Live

Suzanne Vega took part in the Academia Festival Olomouc party in 2006. There she sang her hit song Tom´s Diner. Her performance was transmitted online to Prague Crossroads venue where ex-president and playwright Václav Havel was celebrating his 70th birthday. Two days later Suzanne Vega and Václav Havel met personally at their common breakfast.

"50 years old and still looking good."

"50 years old? She is gorgeos!! Damn!!! "



Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Pandora, here I come....
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 boober wrote:

Well....there's this girl in a diner...she wants her coffee cup filled up....but the guy behind the counter only fills it halfway....cause he's looking out the window at somebody coming in....do da do da do do da do da do da do da  do da!!!

 

Gripping stuff.  Especially the part where she forgets the lyrics.
Posted 14 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Nice voice, vacuous lyrics.
Posted 14 years ago by scmerriam    [ Reply ]
Needs cowbell!
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Yet another version of "Tom's Diner."  Geez, you'd think this was the only song in her repertoire.  I don't care for it at all. Not rating it. {#Stop}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Hell yeah!
Posted 15 years ago by BigTimber    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
...i don't get this song, i've never gotten this song at all - someone, please explain it to me...
 
Well....there's this girl in a diner...she wants her coffee cup filled up....but the guy behind the counter only fills it halfway....cause he's looking out the window at somebody coming in....do da do da do do da do da do da do da  do da!!!

Posted 15 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Being an Avid Suzanne Vega fan that I am, I am thrilled that you play her, but this is one song I wish you HAD NOT included in your playlist.
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Ho-Hum,Ho-Ho-Ho Hum, Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho Ho Ho Hum, Ho-Ho-Ho Hum....
Posted 15 years ago by PA1749    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
...i don't get this song, i've never gotten this song at all - someone, please explain it to me...
 

 
Posted 15 years ago by kopak    [ Reply ]
...i don't get this song, i've never gotten this song at all - someone, please explain it to me...
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I take it this is a new version that got rereleases recently? I heard this yesterday on here too, which seems like pretty heavy rotation for something that's so old (and I haven't heard in years...)
Posted 15 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
And I'm back at Cadogan Hall, London sitting about 30m from Ms Vega and feeling like i'm in one of my favourite dreams.  So glad to see one of my all time favourites touring in a concert that included all my favourite songs.  I saw Rodrigo and Gabriela the night after ...definitely my favourite week of this year.
Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
You can sing the verses (but not the chorus) from Steely Dan's "Do It Again" to the tune of "Tom's Diner" and it scans perfectly.
Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Is she related to Vincent?
Posted 15 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Many years ago—I'm thinking something like 20—there was this DJ mix "tribute" CD to "Tom's Diner" featuring versions by a bunch of different folks, including one that's eerily similar to this remake. What's funny is that Vega's sorta copying someone who copied her...if that makes any sense. At any rate, I always liked the DJ'd versions a bit more than the original...if that makes any sense.

This may be the disc: https://www.amazon.com/Toms-Album/dp/B001NTPCP0/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1289860571&sr=8-6


 

Yep, I have that disc at home.

Posted 15 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Many years ago—I'm thinking something like 20—there was this DJ mix "tribute" CD to "Tom's Diner" featuring versions by a bunch of different folks, including one that's eerily similar to this remake. What's funny is that Vega's sorta copying someone who copied her...if that makes any sense. At any rate, I always liked the DJ'd versions a bit more than the original...if that makes any sense.

This may be the disc: https://www.amazon.com/Toms-Album/dp/B001NTPCP0/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1289860571&sr=8-6

 
AAaaaaahhhhhhhh!  Thank you!!!  For years I've had it in my head that there was a version of this song with I Dream of Jeannie lyrics, and here it is.  My friends had me convinced that I must have dreamed it.
Posted 15 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
"Oh no, not this song... I gotta mute this."
"Oh wait, it's the 2010 remix. Maybe I need to check that out.

 
That's EXACTLY what I thought!
Improved from the original, but dammit I know now I'll be do do doing all night...

Posted 15 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
Excellent!
Posted 15 years ago by pkahl    [ Reply ]
Why is she still flogging this old song?
Posted 15 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
I like doo doo songs. Hearbreaker and Talk a Walk on the Wild Side come to mind
Posted 15 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
I live down the street from Tom's Diner. My wife will start singing it as we walk by....EVERY TIME.
Though I love love love SV. 
Posted 15 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
Once I hear it, I can't get it out of my head for hours, maybe days.  When I was teaching English abroad, I used this song as an example of the present whatchamacallit, with all the "ing" endings.  Poor people ended up more confused than ever, but wow, did they ever like this song.  {#Whistle}
Posted 15 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
Many years ago—I'm thinking something like 20—there was this DJ mix "tribute" CD to "Tom's Diner" featuring versions by a bunch of different folks, including one that's eerily similar to this remake. What's funny is that Vega's sorta copying someone who copied her...if that makes any sense. At any rate, I always liked the DJ'd versions a bit more than the original...if that makes any sense.

This may be the disc: https://www.amazon.com/Toms-Album/dp/B001NTPCP0/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1289860571&sr=8-6


Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
aw man.. this screams for a funky drum track.
Posted 15 years ago by sirrus    [ Reply ]
"Oh no, not this song... I gotta mute this."
"Oh wait, it's the 2010 remix. Maybe I need to check that out.
Coworker: "Uh..."
"Yeah, you're going to be hating me when you wake up with this in your head tonight."
Posted 15 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I've never heard this version before, nice.
Posted 15 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
This song has aged well. 
Posted 15 years ago by nelsonha    [ Reply ]