"Luka" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter #SuzanneVega, released as the second #single from her second studio album, #SolitudeStanding, on May 15, 1987, in the United Kingdom and on May 21, 1987, in the United States by #AAndMRecords. It is her highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching number three on the #Billboard Hot 100. Worldwide, the song charted the highest in Sweden, peaking at No. 2, and reached the top 10 in Austria.
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Suzanne Vega - Luka (Lyrics)

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書いた。

Suzanne Vega 『Solitude Standing (孤独-ひとり-)』〜「Tom's Diner」 カテドラル・カスィ(th -θ-)ドラル〜|有須悟史@『根無し草のつれづれ note版』 #note

#孤独
#DNA
#カテドラル
#SuzanneVega
#スザンヌ・ヴェガ
#CATHEDRAL
#thの発音
#SolitudeStanding
#TomsDiner
#トムズダイナー

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Suzanne Vega 『Solitude Standing (孤独-ひとり-)』〜「Tom's Diner」 カテドラル・カスィ(th -θ-)ドラル〜|有須悟史@『根無し草のつれづれ note版』

何でも去る4月1日はスザンヌ・ヴェガの2ndアルバム『孤独(Solitude Standing)』のリリースから38周年だったそうで。 FBのタイムライン上に表示される入会済みのグループにSuzanne Vegaの『Solitude Standing』の中で好きな曲は?というような質問が投稿されていた。欧米との時差とFBのアルゴリズムの関係で日本時間より少し遅れて、それを見て答えてみた、「ルカ」と「トムズ・ダイナー」と。 「トムズ・ダイナー」は夜のカフェで夜を明かし、明るくなるまで、目に写る他の人々の様子一晩を描写した楽曲である。 ちゃんとメロディにはのせているが、ポエトリー・リーデ

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Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing

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"Tom's Diner" is a song by American singer and songwriter #SuzanneVega. Written on November 18, 1981, it was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of #FastFolkMusicalMagazine. Originally featured on her second studio album, #SolitudeStanding (1987), it was released as a single in Europe only in 1987 following the success of her single "#Luka". It was later used as the basis for a remix by the British group #DNA in 1990, which reached No. 1 in Austria.
https://youtu.be/32ZTjFW2RYo
Tom's Diner [Long Version] DNA feat. Suzanne Vega (1990)

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Solitude Standing

The Mother of The MP3 releases her second album on April 1, 1987.. It’s the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Vega’s career, being certified Platinum in the…

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"Luka" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter #SuzanneVega, released as the second #single from her second studio album, #SolitudeStanding (1987), in May 1987. It remains her highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Worldwide, the song charted the highest in Sweden, peaking at No. 2, and reached the top 10 in Austria, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa.
https://youtu.be/vHC4BAAWs2o
Suzanne Vega - Luka (Live At Montreux 2004)

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"Luka" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter #SuzanneVega, released as the second #single from her second studio album, #SolitudeStanding (1987), in May 1987. It remains her highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Worldwide, the song charted the highest in Sweden, peaking at No. 2, and reached the top 10 in Austria, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa.
https://youtu.be/8huO5Dqeki4
LUKA (Lyrics) - SUZANNE VEGA

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"Tom's Diner" is a song written in 1982 by American singer and songwriter #SuzanneVega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of #FastFolkMusicalMagazine. Originally featured on her second studio album, #SolitudeStanding (1987), it was released as a single in Europe only in 1987 following the success of her single "#Luka". It was later used as the basis for a remix by the British group #DNA in 1990, which reached No. 1 in Austria, Germany.
https://youtu.be/j4jtIDaeaWI
Suzanne Vega, DNA - Tom's Diner

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