Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Suzanne Nadine Vega
Born	July 11, 1959 (1959-07-11) (age 48)
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Singer-songwriter Folk Experimental
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar
Years active	1982 - present
Label(s)	A&M, Blue Note
Website	www.suzannevega.com

Suzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega, 11 July 1959, Santa Monica, California) is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1728 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The term alternative rock or alternative music1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Lyrics are the words in songs. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Vega's mother, Pat Vega, is a computer systems analyst of German-Swedish extraction. Her father, Richard Peck, is of Scottish-English-Irish extraction and works in graphics. Her step-father, Ed Vega, is a writer from Puerto Rico.^[1] Systems analysis is the science dealing with analysis of complex, large scale systems and the interactions within those systems. ...

When Vega was two and a half, the family moved to New York City. She grew up in Spanish Harlem and the Upper West Side. At the age of nine she began to write poems; she wrote her first song at age fourteen. Later she attended New York's prestigious High School of Performing Arts, now on Amsterdam Avenue between 65th & 66th Street in Manhattan. (This school was seen in the film musical Fame). There she studied modern dance and graduated in 1977. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... 125th Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio, is a neighborhood in the East Harlem area of New York City, in the north-eastern part of the borough of Manhattan. ... The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River above West 59th Street. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: poieo = create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... The High School of Performing Arts, more formally known as The School of Performing Arts: A Division of the Fiorello H La Guardia High School of Music and the Arts, informally known as PA, was a public alternative high school in New York, New York, USA that existed from 1948... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... Fame is a movie directed by Alan Parker which was released in 1980. ... Modern dance is often performed in bare feet. ...

While majoring in English literature at Barnard College, she performed in small venues in Greenwich Village, where she was a regular contributor to the Monday night songwriters group at the Cornelia Street Cafe. In 1984, she received a major label recording contract. The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, Salman Rushdie is Indian, V.S... Barnard College, founded in 1889, is one of the four undergraduate divisions of Columbia University. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (IPA pronunciation: ), also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. ... The Cornelia Street Cafe, in New Yorks Greenwich Village, was home to a Monday night workshop for songwriters in the early 1980s. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist (or group), where the artist makes a record (or series of records) for the label to sell and promote. ...

Vega's debut album, Suzanne Vega, was released in 1985 and was well received by critics in the U.S.; it reached platinum status in the United Kingdom. Produced by Lenny Kaye and Steve Addabbo, the songs feature Vega's acoustic guitar in straightforward arrangements. Vega's writing often featured vignettes of characters and even inanimate objects, such as in "Small Blue Thing". A video was released for the album's song "Marlene on the Wall", which went into MTV and VH1's rotations. During this period Vega also wrote lyrics for two songs on Songs from Liquid Days by composer Phillip Glass. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Suzanne Vega is the 1985 self-titled debut album by Suzanne Vega. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Music critic. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... “Golden record” redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Guitarist, composer and writer Lenny Kaye was a member of the Patti Smith Group and has been Smiths most frequent collaborator. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Acoustic guitar can refer to the following musical instruments: Nylon and gut stringed guitars: Renaissance guitar Baroque guitar Romantic guitar Classical guitar, the modern version of the original guitar, with nylon strings Flamenco guitar Steel stringed guitars: Steel-string acoustic guitar, also known as western, folk or country guitar Twelve... In music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch, such as a lead sheet. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Songs from Liquid Days is a collection of songs composed by minimalist composer Philip Glass with lyrics by Paul Simon, Suzanne Vega, David Byrne and Laurie Anderson. ... Philip Glass looks upon sheet music in a portrait taken by Annie Leibovitz. ...

Her next effort, Solitude Standing (1987), garnered critical and commercial success including two hit singles: "Tom's Diner", and "Luka", which was an international success. "Luka" is written about, and from the point of view, of a battered child—at the time an uncommon subject for a pop hit. While continuing a focus on Vega's acoustic guitar, the music is more strongly pop-oriented and features fuller, more sensual arrangements. The a cappella "Tom's Diner" was later a hit again, remixed by two British dance producers under the name DNA, in 1991. Solitude Standing is Suzanne Vegas second, most popular, and most critically-acclaimed album. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The real Toms Restaurant also appeared in Seinfeld. ... Luka is a song recorded by Suzanne Vega and released in 1987. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... This article is about the vocal technique. ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... DNA was the pseudonym taken by two British dance music producers for issuing a remix of Suzanne Vegas Toms Diner in 1990. ...

Vega's third album, Days of Open Hand (1990) signified a change in style: the music became more experimental, and the lyrics expressed greater emotion. Days of Open Hand is Suzanne Vegas third album. ... For other uses, see Emotion (disambiguation). ...

In 1992 she released the album 99.9F° ("ninety-nine point nine Fahrenheit degrees"). It consists of an eclectic mixture of folk music, dance beats and industrial music. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... 99. ... This article describes degree as a unit of temperature. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Chicago Industrial be merged into this article or section. ...

Her fifth album, Nine Objects of Desire, was released in 1996. The music varies between a frugal, simple style and the industrial production of 99.9F°. This album contains "Caramel", featured in the movie The Truth About Cats and Dogs and, later, the trailer for the movie Closer. A song not included on that album, "Woman on the Tier," was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Dead Man Walking. Nine Objects of Desire is Suzanne Vegas fifth studio album, released September 10, 1996. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... The Truth About Cats & Dogs is a 1996 American film, a romantic comedy starring Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin, and Jamie Foxx. ... Theatrical trailers are film advertisements for films that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, on whose screen they are shown; they are commonly known as previews of coming attractions. ... Anna and Dan. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... // Dead Man Walking is a work of non-fiction by Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun and one of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille. ...

September 2001 saw the release of a new album, Songs In Red and Gray. Three songs deal with Vega's divorce from record producer, Mitchell Froom. September 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events September 4 - Google is awarded U.S. Patent 6,285,999, for the PageRank search algorithm used in the Google search engine September 5 - Perus attorney general files homicide charges against ex-President Alberto... Songs in Red and Gray is an album by Suzanne Vega, released in 2001. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... Mitchell Froom is an American musician and record producer. ...

At the memorial concert for her brother Timothy Vega in December 2002, she began as the long-term subject of a direct cinema documentary, Some Journey, by director Christopher Seufert of Mooncusser Films. December 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events December 31, 2002 United States troops get into a brief gun battle with paramilitary forces of the Warzirstan Scouts of Pakistan, in a remote tribal area along the undefined Afghan/Pakistani border, in Paktia Province... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Christopher Seufert is a documentary film and music video producer and director. ... Mooncusser Films, LLC is the film and video production company founded by documentary producer/director Christopher Seufert. ...

In 2003, the twenty-one song greatest hits compilation Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega was released. (The UK version of Retrospective included an eight-song bonus CD as well as a DVD containing twelve songs.) In the same year she was invited by Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist, Bill Frisell, to play at the Century of Song concerts at the famed RuhrTriennale in Germany. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... “CD” redirects here. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... William Richard Bill Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is a North American jazz guitarist, progressive folk musician and composer. ... With its concert series Century of Song, Germanys renowned annual arts festival RuhrTriennale (Artistic director: Juergen Flimm) has created the world‘s first concert series to celebrate the history of the popular song. ... The RuhrTriennale was founded in 2002 in the northwestern area of Germany by the government of North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, short: NRW). ...

In 2003, she hosted the American Public Media radio series American Mavericks, about 20th century American composers, which received the prestigious Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Public Media logo American Public Media is the brand under which Minnesota Public Radio distributes public radio programming outside of the state of Minnesota. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Vega has a daughter, Ruby Froom (born 8 July 1994). The band Soul Coughing's Ruby Vroom album took its name from her, with Vega's approval, though she requested a slight change.^[2] is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Soul Coughing (1992–2000) was a New York-based alternative rock band comprised of Mike Doughty (vocals, lyrics, guitar), Mark De Gli Antoni (samples, keyboards), Sebastian Steinberg (string bass) and Yuval Gabay (drums). ... Ruby Vroom was Soul Coughings 1994 (see 1994 in music) debut album. ...

On 11 February 2006, Vega married Paul Mills, a lawyer and a poet. They originally met each other at Folk City on West 4th Street in 1981. In their own words, Mr. Mills proposed to Miss Vega in May 1983, and she accepted his proposal on Christmas Day 2005.^[3] is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... West 4th St. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 3 August 2006, Vega became the first major recording artist to perform live in the Internet-based virtual world, Second Life. The event was hosted by John Hockenberry of public radio's The Infinite Mind. is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... This article is about a virtual world. ... John Hockenberry (b. ...

On 17 September 2006, she performed in Central Park, as part of a benefit concert for The Save Darfur Coalition.^[4] During the concert she highlighted her support for Amnesty International, of which she has been a member for nearly a decade.^[5] is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres, 3. ... Save Darfur Coalition logo The Save Darfur Coalition (also known as Save Darfur or savedarfur. ... Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a pressure group that promotes human rights. ...

In early October 2006 Vega took part in the Academia Film Olomouc (AFO) in Olomouc, the Czech Republic, the oldest festival of documentary films in Europe, in which she appeared as a main guest. She was invited there as the subject of the documentary film by director Christopher Seufert, that had a test screening at the festival. At the end of the festival she performed her classical songs, and added one brand new piece called "New York Is a Woman". October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... town hall with astronomical clock Olomouc (German Olmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Christopher Seufert is a documentary film and music video producer and director. ...

Vega is also one of the interviewed persons in the book Everything Is Just a Bet which was published in Czech in October 2006. The book contains twelve interview transcriptions from the talk show called Stage Talks that regularly runs in the Svandovo Theatre in Prague. Vega introduced the book to the audience of the Svandovo Theatre, and together with some other Czech celebrities gave a signing session. For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ...

She signed with Blue Note Records in the spring of 2006, and released Beauty & Crime on 17 July 2007. The album was produced by Jimmy Hogarth.^[6] Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... Beauty & Crime is the seventh studio album release by New York-based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Discography

Albums

• Suzanne Vega, 1985 - UK #11, US #91, AUS #23, GER #54
• Solitude Standing, 1987 - UK #2, US #11, AUS #7, GER #6
• Days of Open Hand, 1990 - UK #7, US #50, AUS #74, GER #16, NOR #2
• 99.9F°, 1992 - UK #20, US #86, AUS #56, GER #27
• Nine Objects of Desire, 1996 - UK #43, US #92, AT #25, FIN #20, FR #25, GER #43, SWE #39, SWI #23
• Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega, 1998 - UK #46, AUS #96, GER #58
• Songs in Red and Gray, 2001 - US #178, FR #36, GER #53, SWI #47
• Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega, 2003 - UK #27
• Beauty & Crime, 2007 - UK #127, US #129, CZ #37, EST #9, FIN #13, FR #52, GER #81, ITA #74, POL #49, SWI #79

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Singles

• "Marlene On The Wall", 1985 - UK #83
• "Small Blue Thing", 1985 - UK #66
• "Knight Moves", 1985
• "Marlene On The Wall" second release, 1986 - UK #21, AUS #39, Ireland #9
• "Left Of Center", 1986 - UK #32, AUS #35
• "Gypsy", 1986 - UK #77
• "Luka", 1987 - UK #23, US #3, AT #9, AUS #21, FR #24, SWE #2, NZ #8, Ireland #11, Canada #5
• "Tom's Diner", 1987 - UK #58
• "Solitude Standing", 1987 - UK #79, US #94, AUS #91, NZ #45
• "Book Of Dreams", 1990 - UK #66
• "Tired of Sleeping", 1990
• "Men in a War", 1990
• "Tom's Diner (DNA remix)", 1990 - UK #2, US #5, AT #1, AUS #8, FR #16, GER #1, SWI #1, NZ #8, Austria #1, Ireland #2
• "Rusted Pipe (DNA remixes)", promotional, 1991
• "In Liverpool", 1992 - UK #52
• "99.9F°", 1992 - UK #46
• "Blood Makes Noise", 1992 - UK #60, AUS #61, NZ #42, Canada #27
• "When Heroes Go Down", 1993 - UK #58
• "The Long Voyages" with John Cale, 1995
• "Caramel", 1996
• "No Cheap Thrill", 1996 - UK #40
• "Birth-day", promotional, 1997
• "World before Columbus", 1997
• "Headshots", promotional, 1997
• "Book & a Cover", 1998
• "Rosemary / Remember me", 1999
• "Widow's Walk", promotional, 2001
• "Last Year's Troubles", promotional, 2001
• "Penitent", promotional, 2001
• "(I'll never be) Your Maggie May", promotional, 2002
• "It Hit Home", at Vigil 2002
• "Frank & Ava", 2007

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Compilation Albums

• Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films, 1988 (one of Various Artists), performs the title track

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Other facts

• Suzanne Vega's song "Tom's Diner" was used as the reference track in an early trial of the MP3 compression system (earning her the distinction of being "The Mother of the MP3").^[7]
• "Tom's Diner" takes place in Tom's Restaurant at 112th Street and Broadway in New York City. Exterior shots of the same restaurant appear in the television sitcom Seinfeld as the eatery where Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer hang out.^[7]
• In a deleted scene from the 1994 feature film Pulp Fiction, the character Vincent Vega mentions when queried by Mia Wallace if he is related to Suzanne Vega, that he does have a cousin by the same name, but that he is unaware of her being a folk singer.^[7]
• Vega auditioned for the role eventually given to Madonna in the 1985 feature film Desperately Seeking Susan.^[7]
• The hip hop music duo Felt have a song entitled "Suzanne Vega" on their first album.
• Her hit single "Luka" is sung by Homer Simpson whilst driving in the episode "Realty Bites" of The Simpsons.
• Vega performed a spoken word duet with John Cale on a song called "The Long Voyage" on French producer Hector Zazou's 1994 album Chansons des mers froides (Songs from the Cold Seas). The lyrics were based on the poem "Silhouettes" by Oscar Wilde. It was also released as a single with several remixes.
• In 1996 Vega rendered her cover version of "The Story of Isaac" on the Leonard Cohen tribute album Tower of Song.
• In 1997 Vega appears as the "fallen angel" in Joe Jackson's album "Heaven & Hell"
• In August 2006, Vega became the first established musician to perform live in an online 3D world or metaverse, appearing as an avatar named "Suzanne Vega" in a broadcast taped for public radio's The Infinite Mind in Second Life.^[8]

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Selected quotes

On a 1987 Swedish television special, Vega said this about the song "Luka" :

A few years ago, I used to see this group of children playing in front of my building, and there was one of them, whose name was Luka, who seemed a little bit distinctive from the other children. I always remembered his name, and I always remembered his face, and I didn't know much about him, but he just seemed set apart from these other children that I would see playing. And his character is what I based the song Luka on. In the song, the boy Luka is an abused child—in real life I don't think he was. I think he was just different.[1] Child abuse is the physical, sexual, or emotional maltreatment or neglect of children by parents, guardians, or others. ...

Also, in an ASCAP interview, she responded to a question about "Luka": The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ...

Interviewer: When you can touch so many people with songs like "Luka," it must be pretty rewarding.
Vega: Yeah. It’s an amazing feeling. Especially since that particular song is a very special song. It’s a song about child abuse, so therefore it does touch a lot of people in a different way than if it were, say, a love song or some other kind of song.[2] Love songs are songs about love, a subset of songs that deal with intimacy. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.suzannevega.com/about/1987/creem.htm
2. ^ http://www.suzannevega.com/about/funfactsMusic.htm
3. ^ http://www.suzannevega.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=12&post=4291
4. ^ http://www.ajws.org/index.cfm?section_id=8
5. ^ http://www.suzannevega.com/bySuzanne/childhoodStolen.htm
6. ^ http://www.suzannevega.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?4160/5619
7. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.suzannevega.com/about/funfactsTV.htm
8. ^ http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2006/08/nwntv_the_secon.html

External links

• Suzanne Vega Discography w/ singles (7", 12", cd's & other releases) all with pictures sleeves, lyrics, UK charts....
• SuzanneVega.com — Suzanne Vega's official website
• Vega.net Fansitescollective hosted by Suzanne herself