(my little version i was thinking about
a couple Sunday mornings ago at Tom’s Diner)
i was sitting
in the morning
at the diner
on the corner
i was thinking
of the years
that passed by
steadily and still
the smells of
fresh brewed coffee
made me close
my eyes and wonder
where my art school
dreams have drifted…
an homage to Suzanne Vega and her song Tom’s Diner, 1981
spanishwoods 
Suzanne Vega was pretty damned good
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Yes, I love her. This album (Solitude Standing) takes me back to art school in such a fierce way. Funny how music can do that.
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My favourite 🙂
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Also one of my favorites.
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Because these lines:
Out in the distance her order was heard
And the soldier was killed, still waiting for her word
And while the queen went on strangeling in the solitude she preferred
The battle continued on…
Wow.
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Yep. Pretty deep stuff. Still, most of her lyrics were pretty deep..
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You won’t believe it but I heard Suazanne Vega sing Tom’s Diner, accapella, Saturday night at Carnegie Lecture Hall, Pittsburgh. She had the audience join in on the chorus each time. No kidding!
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Well now I’m kicking myself Ruth. When we were at Tom’s Diner in Dormant a couple weeks ago, my daughter saw a small poster advertising that Suzanne Vega would be at Carnegie Lecture Hall in Pittsburgh. It had no year on it so I wasn’t sure if it was just something they hung up because it’s Suzanne Vega or if it was actually advertising an upcoming performance. I meant to look it up and never did. So glad you had a good time. I thinks she’s such a cool musician.
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She’s very talented. To think we could have been in the same space ……
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I had never heard of Suzanne Vega believe it or not – just listened to the song! 🙂
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I have most of her albums (i still say albums). This one in particular, Solitude Standing is really very good. The song Tom’s Diner has been covered by various people and parts of it have been used in many other songs. She’s pretty awesome.
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Just beautiful.
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Well, it’s my version and my thoughts on that morning…..
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Yes, thank you for sharing it.
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Excellent! My wife, Marla, has liked Suzanne Vega for a long time! 🙂
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I love folk music and her contemporary spin on an old, beautiful sound is really pleasing. I think she’s great and am pretty bummed that I missed her last Saturday when she was 8 miles from my doorstep! Ah well. Next time.
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Love the photo, Sylvia, and for the prompt to go listen to Tom’s Diner again.
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Good to listen to some music that maybe hasn’t been thought of in a while.
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Great classic diner image with pizzazz!
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This place is the real deal, through and through. I love it.
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“where my art school
dreams have drifted…”
This is what struck me, Sylvia. Seems so easy to let things drift, and so hard to recapture them. But not impossible. –Curt
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Absolutely true Curt.
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Awesome stuff
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Thank you Rajiv. This diner is like walking into a time capsule. (and not a REPLICA of time…the real thing)
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Only place I can consistently get blueberry pie!
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Really? Well, good to know!
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Particularly insightful… looking ahead to visiting again
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I used to sing it to sister, seven years younger, she loved it. Lovely memories.
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