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Thread started 02/23/06 10:46am

Mercedes73

Lunchtime Retro Jam Of The Day :DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega Tom's Diner

Remember this one ? wether it's maruchan,take out,lunch ,brunch ,heck.if you're having lunch for breakfast.WHATEVER you eating chow down to this song:


i am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner.
i am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee
and he fills it only halfway,and before i even argue
he is looking out the window at somebody coming in.

(YA'LL KNOW THIS HOOK.SING IT!)


it is always nice to see you,says the man behind the counter
to the woman who has come in,she is shaking her umbrella
and i look the other way as they are kissing their hellos
and i'm pretending not to see them
and instead i pour the milk.


(Yep..that UNFORGETTABLE hook goes here)


i open up the paper there's a story of an actor
who had died while he was drinking...was no one i had heard of
and i'm turning to the horoscope and looking for the funnies
when i'm feeling someone watching me and so i raise my head.

(ok people...once again sing)

there's a woman on the outside looking inside does she see me?
no she does not really see me but she sees her own reflection
and i'm trying not to notice that she's inching up her skirt
and while she's straightened her stockings, her hair has gotten wet.

oh this rain it will continue through the morning as i'm listening
to the bells of the CATHEDRAAAALLLLL.....
i am thinking of your voice.

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Reply #1 posted 02/23/06 10:48am

Nothinbutjoy

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Tell the truth...this was the last song you heard playing on the radio on your drive to work and it's been stuck in your head all day right?


giggle


Just kidding, it's a nice lil' tune!



rose
I'm firmly planted in denial
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Reply #2 posted 02/23/06 10:52am

sinisterpentat
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i use to love Tom's Diner before they butchered it. smile
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Reply #3 posted 02/23/06 10:53am

CinisterCee

Fucken dig it..
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Reply #4 posted 02/24/06 4:18am

CandaceS

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Great song (original version) from a great album. And the DNA version wasn't bad either! biggrin I know at least one person who went out and bought Suzanne's album due to that remix. nod
"I would say that Prince's top thirty percent is great. Of that thirty percent, I'll bet the public has heard twenty percent of it." - Susan Rogers, "Hunting for Prince's Vault", BBC, 2015
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Reply #5 posted 02/24/06 4:24am

RipHer2Shreds

This song gets stuck in my head worse than (I'm gonna fuck yer day up if you read any further) Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) by Crystal Waters.
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Reply #6 posted 02/24/06 4:40am

Dancelot

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hahahh, yes smile I even have Tom's bloody Album somewhere at home



Rusted Pipe - DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega
Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega
Dep De Do Dep - Peter Behrens
Daddy's Little Girl - Nikki D.
Waiting At The Border - Vocal by Beth Watson
Tom's Diner - Michigan & Smiley
Tom's Diner - n.d.a. Project
Jeannie's Diner - Vocals by Marilyn E. Whitelaw; Additional Vocals by Mark Davis
Toms Diner Rap - After One
Tages Kafè - Mats Hojer
Tom's ? - Bingo Hand Job (REM)
Tom's Diner Reprise - Suzanne Vega
Tom's Diner - DNA featuring Suzanne Vega
Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy!
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Reply #7 posted 02/24/06 6:19am

paisleypark4

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I remember when I FIRST heard that when I was like 10 years old. I didnt understand it. But I kept on liking her blunt imagry and coffee style writing...

and i'm turning to the horoscope and looking for the funnies
when i'm feeling someone watching me and so i raise my head.
lol
Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records.
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Reply #8 posted 02/24/06 9:27am

Tom

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I like both the original and the remixed versions. The remix came out really well, and complemented the song nicely, brought it to a different audience.
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