Tom's Diner - Music
Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Artist Biography For Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega Born Suzanne Nadine Vega On 11 July 1959 In Santa Monica California Is An American Singer-Songwriter Noted For Her Eclectic Folk-Inspired Music. Two Of Vega's Songs Both From Her Second Album Solitude Standing 1987 Reached The Top 10 Of Various International Chart Listings " Luka" And "Tom's Diner". Though Born In California Vega Has Lived Most Of Her Life In New York City. There She Attended The High School Of The Performing Arts The School Seen In The Feature Film Musical Fame Where She Studied Modern Dance. Vega Realized That Her Talent In Dance Was Not Sufficient To Make Her Living. While Pursuing A Degree In English At Columbia University She Penned Many Songs And Performed In College And Community Coffeehouses Inside And Outside The New York City Area. She Was Discovered In 1984 Releasing Her Eponymous Debut The Following Year. However It Was Not Until Her 1987 Sophomore Effort Solitude Standing That Vega Entered The U.S. Mainstream With The Lyrically Unlikely Hit Luka. Three Years Later A Remix Of The Album's Opening Track "Tom's Diner" Became An American And European Hit For "DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega." Having Continuously Built And Maintained A Loyal Fanbase Since Her Fame's Peak Vega Has A Prolific Catalogue And In 2003 She Released A Retrospective Collection. Beauty & Crime Her Seventh Album Was Released In 2007. Inspired By The City Where Vega Grew Up And Still Currently Resides Beauty & Crime Revolves Around Her Experiences In New York. Vega Has A Daughter Ruby Froom With Her Ex-Husband Mitchell Froom. In Early 2006 Vega Remarried To A Man Named Paul Mills. For Additional Information Including Photographs Visit Suzanne Vega's Official Website Www.SuzanneVega.Com.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Tom's Diner
Suzanne-Vega - Solitude Standing
"Tom's Diner" Is An A Cappella Pop Song Written In 1981 By American Singer-Songwriter Suzanne Vega. It Was First Released As A Track On The January 1984 Issue Of Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1 . The First Time It Was Featured On Any Of Her Own Studio Albums Was As The First Track Of Her Own Solitude Standing Album In 1987. It Was Not Until The A Cappella Track Was Used As The Basis For A Popular Remix By The British Group The DNA Disciples In 1990 That The Song Became A Popular Hit. The 1991 Release Tom's Album Includes The DNA Version As Well As Cover Versions By Such Artists As After One Chicago-Based Band Canasta And "Bingo Hand Job" A/k/a R.E.M. And Billy Bragg . Karlheinz Brandenburg Used A CD Recording Of "Tom's Diner" To Assess And Refine The MP3 Compression Algorithm. This Song Was Chosen Because Of Its Nearly Monophonic Nature And Wide Spectral Content Making It Easier To Hear Imperfections In The Compression Format During Playbacks. Some Refer To Suzanne Vega As "The Mother Of MP3".
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Biography - Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega Born Suzanne Nadine Vega On 11 July 1959 In Santa Monica California Is An American Singer-Songwriter Noted For Her Eclectic Folk-Inspired Music. Two Of Vega's Songs Both From Her Second Album Solitude Standing 1987 Reached The Top 10 Of Various International Chart Listings " Luka" And "Tom's Diner". Though Born In California Vega Has Lived Most Of Her Life In New York City. There She Attended The High School Of The Performing Arts The School Seen In The Feature Film Musical Fame Where She Studied Modern Dance. Vega Realized That Her Talent In Dance Was Not Sufficient To Make Her Living. While Pursuing A Degree In English At Columbia University She Penned Many Songs And Performed In College And Community Coffeehouses Inside And Outside The New York City Area. She Was Discovered In 1984 Releasing Her Eponymous Debut The Following Year. However It Was Not Until Her 1987 Sophomore Effort Solitude Standing That Vega Entered The U.S. Mainstream With The Lyrically Unlikely Hit Luka. Three Years Later A Remix Of The Album's Opening Track "Tom's Diner" Became An American And European Hit For "DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega." Having Continuously Built And Maintained A Loyal Fanbase Since Her Fame's Peak Vega Has A Prolific Catalogue And In 2003 She Released A Retrospective Collection. Beauty & Crime Her Seventh Album Was Released In 2007. Inspired By The City Where Vega Grew Up And Still Currently Resides Beauty & Crime Revolves Around Her Experiences In New York. Vega Has A Daughter Ruby Froom With Her Ex-Husband Mitchell Froom. In Early 2006 Vega Remarried To A Man Named Paul Mills. For Additional Information Including Photographs Visit Suzanne Vega's Official Website Www.SuzanneVega.Com.
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"Tom's Diner" is an a cappella pop song written in 1981 by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine[1]. The first time it was featured on any of her own studio albums was as the first track of her own Solitude Standing album in 1987. It was not until the a cappella track was used as the basis for a popular remix by the British group The DNA Disciples, in 1990 that the song became a popular hit. The 1991 release Tom's Album includes the DNA version as well as cover versions by such artists as After One, (Chicago-based band) Canasta, and "Bingo Hand Job" (a/k/a R.E.M. and Billy Bragg).
Karlheinz Brandenburg used a CD recording of "Tom's Diner" to assess and refine the MP3 compression algorithm. This song was chosen because of its nearly monophonic nature and wide spectral content, making it easier to hear imperfections in the compression format during playbacks. Some refer to Suzanne Vega as "The mother of MP3". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.