I'd like to hear more Suzanne Vega on RP

i always want to like her but she rarely fails to disappoint.

it's partly the way she sings but this song clearly suffers from a lack of inspiration (album deadline looming?) and dreadful lyrics.

Dear Suzanne, please try harder.

inindian wrote:

You'd throw a desirable object off a bridge... Symptomatic of mankind's ills, I'd say...

garthwb wrote:

...to throw off of a bridge

EssexTex wrote:
Oh Yeah.

RobRyan wrote:

I like the lyrics, but the music and setting is innane.

'oh yeah'? oh no

She's one of the Nine Objects of Desire...!

...99.9 fahrenheit degrees...

You put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em all up ...

yuk. must we be subjected to this???? Make it stop!

gabitom wrote:I'd like her in stockings!

I liker her music.

I'm surprised at the comments that Suzanne Vega is boring. I find her to be one of the most interesting and creative artists out there, both in terms of lyrics and music. This one gets an "8" from me, which is probably a little below my average rating for her songs.

Happy New Year, everybody!!

I had a '76 Vega. Aluminum block was trouble with the cooling system.

sfListener wrote:

Time to see what's on NPR

tonks wrote:

Perfectly stated. Time to call it a day.

Haines followed by Vega followed by Waits - I see we're going melancholy again.

Melancholy - a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression. Sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.

I'm going home

SV: Actually it's about three different women, that I found myself drawn to. It was along time ago and nothing happened…
Q: Why?
SV: One used to travel all the time and send me postcards, the other had a girlfriend and the third informed me that I'm not gay.
From Suzanne's site, Reprinted from Yedioth Ahronot(Israel)| June 25, 1999

Ho hum!

You know my impulse is always, "Oh Lord! Suzanne Vega again?!", but then I don't really dislike the individual songs so much...this one for example is alright. Didn't K.D. Lang do a cover of this, or is this the cover?

Great voice and perceptive lyrics that transend everyday 'pop'.

another suzanne vega song... i can't go one day... she is so boring.

Is it me, or is the sound level rising & dropping throughout this song?

Too bad, 'cause I really like this one.

sexy!

My name is lugy

By far my favorite song from this album. Brilliant lyrics.

Saw her recently in Tampere, Finland -- great show. It was just her and a bass player, and it worked like a charm. The last time I saw here she seemed a lot more stressed out, now she seemed very relaxed and comfortable. Wish all live music was that good.

About the song... yes, it seems to be about sexual tension (or more) between two women. Or that's the way I've always interpreted it. People making conclusions about Suzanne's sexual orientation based on that are, however, more than a little misguided. :)