suzanne vega. ed vega spanish harlem upper west side
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SUZANNE SUZANNE VEGAVEGA
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Ed VegaEd Vega
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Spanish Spanish HarlemHarlem
Upper West Upper West SideSide
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She performed in small venues in Greenwich Village with Jack Hardy`s night songwriter`s group and had some songs released in Fast Folk albums. In 1984 she received a major label recording contract.
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Vega`s debut album was released in 1985 and was well received by critics. It reached platinum status in the UK.
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TOM`S DINERTOM`S DINER
In 1990 remixed by dance group DNA
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Background of the song
The real Tom`s Restaurant appeared in Seinfield. The “Tom`s Diner” of the song is Tom`s Restaurant in New York City which later became Monk`s Café in Seinfield.
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Vega wrote the song by comment of her friend Brian Rose, a photographer, who said that he sometimes felt as if he “saw his whole life through a pane of glass”.
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Rough copy of the song
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“Story of an actor who had died when he was drinking”
“turning to the horoscope and looking for the funnies”
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The song was originally for voice and solo piano. A capella version is extremely sparse – no vocal effects, only voice and clocks.
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