*This* *is* *not* *song* *.* *This* *is* *timeless* *masterpiece* *.*

@Thomas-gk42

Күн бұрын

"The past still exists" -- Sabine Hossenfelder, physicist

A song for all the broken childhoods in this cruel world.

@AnnaLVajda

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah don't ask because they already know no one will help anyway. What a shit world we live in.

@UGGLiS_

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaLVajda shouldnt have to ask. People need to react. Better safe then sorry. Too many just let it pass by.. :(

@karolinazausz2922

2 жыл бұрын

Also for broken women/wives. You know wife can be clumsy too.

@MissVenezuelaFan

2 жыл бұрын

Big true... Thanks so much for that beautiful words... Can´t stay dry when I listen to this song... So emotional...

@olafweinzer5746

2 жыл бұрын

May be one billion child.

I'm 24 and I do really like this 1987 song and the 1980's at all! This is REAL music with REAL feelings. Something that we almost LOST in this time!!! 😢

*Who's* *Listening* *in* *2024* *?* *.*

@AryanDiablo

12 күн бұрын

🙋‍♂️

@abjudge1

10 күн бұрын

I still am

@brandonmoore7497

9 күн бұрын

I’m listening to Suzanne Vega Luka mid May 2024 0:19

@jreality9875

6 күн бұрын

Has Luka doncic heard this?

@AryanDiablo

6 күн бұрын

@@jreality9875 He lives on the 2nd floor

When I was 10yrs old, another little 10yr-old was murdered by her father - it made such an impression on me that, almost 50 years later, I can still remember her name and see her face. The first time I realised it wasn't only strangers who could do you harm. This brought back that memory - Maria Cauldwell, someone still remembers you.

@lesleytownson6421

Жыл бұрын

Just checked - she was Maria Colwell, must have misheard the news bulletin. It was 1973 and I was 9yrs.

@casmrtblnd

Жыл бұрын

@@lesleytownson6421 I'm so heartbroken to read that. That must have been so traumatic; I can only imagine. God bless her precious soul.....

@jonoverby4079

Жыл бұрын

Monsters need to be rid of this world, Iraq vet, this song takes me bk

@mirandagrund6187

Жыл бұрын

Thx

@davidross5593

Жыл бұрын

​@@jonoverby4079 Better yet, teach children to love Christ before the world teaches them not to love Christ. We would have a lot less monsters. I'm not at all saying Christians or those who are church inclined can not be monsters. Those people are still human, they will fall and fail miserably.. I am saying having a genuine love for Christ, someone will be a lot less likely to turn out to be a monster. That is the way it works.

I am a single father and though I was mentaly abused and terrorised in my young days with an alcoholic father I give my son the best love and childhood I can. He is a happy 13 year old boy now. Im glad my love for him was strong enough to make him what he is now and I broke the negative chain from the past. Love is in your genes

@danvetor1365

5 жыл бұрын

It's not that easy. Only those of us that have been through it , know the struggles. You are a courageous and strong person.

@luppymendonca7070

5 жыл бұрын

It's a lesson of life. We're able to change ourselves. Thanks for sharing.

@closinginonclosure

5 жыл бұрын

Wtf? Umm, ok? You’re clearly fishing for attention. Who the fuck randomly comments something like that unprovoked. Especially wording it the way you did. You’re definitely attention hungry and want people to say nice things to you. So weird.

@Dreamex12

5 жыл бұрын

@@closinginonclosure wtf man. Songs do these things to people. It reminds them of some old memories and feelings. Sorry to say, but your comment was stupid

@closinginonclosure

5 жыл бұрын

@@Dreamex12 Of course music can make you feel something. But there's a difference between feeling something and typing something like this in a KZread comment section because you want attention. If he didn't want attention he would have kept his thoughts to himself. But he wanted attention. That's the only reason he typed a comment like that on a public forum. That's the way I see it. Regardless, your opinion is obviously different. And I respect your opinion. But think about it. Why would he comment something like that if it was just a personal feeling the song gave him?

*The* *definition* *of* *a* *classic* *masterpiece* *.*

2024.....who's still listening to this classic.

@creedcreed4156

3 ай бұрын

Memories

@brandonmoore7497

3 ай бұрын

I’m listening to Suzanne Vega Luka late February 2024

@MegaSimplysimon

3 ай бұрын

Sure am.

@user-in2jm3yu5f

3 ай бұрын

Me

@Askii1robotics

3 ай бұрын

Always

First heard this song when we were just beginning to take in foster children, some of whom had been terribly abused, and it greatly impacted me. Knew we were doing what we were meant to do. Adopted eight kids...still get emotional hearing these lyrics. I was a young man then, turning 65 tomorrow. Wish I could turn back the clock and do it again.

@Anglo_Saxon1

2 жыл бұрын

Absolute respect to you there mate.Folk like you are a breath of fresh air in a polluted world.

@greenink9645

2 жыл бұрын

may God Bless the work you do with the children with health and prosperity, and HBD late.

@aiureapriniarba7

2 жыл бұрын

Not me crying over this comment 💙 and now, I'm 34 and just now begin to process the lyrics differently 😰

@Shagyamum

2 жыл бұрын

Respect man

@chriskirby2372

2 жыл бұрын

Respect. You've done great things mate.

take me back to the 80s please. best of times

@sanz8028

7 жыл бұрын

I know right :)

@Vivljo

7 жыл бұрын

dgalindo37 early 00's were fine too.

@cindytesto9614

7 жыл бұрын

GoldenGlove209 Yes they were!

@sandraribeiro7194

6 жыл бұрын

GoldenGlove209

@garydunn3037

6 жыл бұрын

I would prefer to go back to the 70's and live that decade again. Suzanne isone year younger than me, and most of her songs were created in that decade.

As a victim and survivor of parental narcissistic abuse this song hits hard and means so much at the same time

@spiderman0863

20 күн бұрын

🙏

@corinnehansen4316

5 күн бұрын

I feel your pain

@davidrussell4104

3 күн бұрын

Sure sorry. We saw a16year old murder victim by the road several years ago. Had been killed by mother’s boyfriend. Probably some molestation involved too. A lot of that was front page news then.

This song and video was so ahead of its time!!.....its a timeless masterpiece!!

@brandonmoore7497

Ай бұрын

@silto9119 Suzanne Vega Luka is my number one favorite song 0:31

This song still brings tears to my eyes. I WAS this child in the 70's and early 80's who had the welts on my ass from my dad's thin belt to prove it. It cut like a razor and I bled. I went to school with many black and blue marks all over my legs and had a gym teacher ask me what they were from. I lied and said I fell down the stairs (back in my head I knew if I told the truth, I'd get more of the same). Hey nothing broken, nothing torn...it's not your business anyways. This song came out in 1987...I wept when I first heard it as I am now. I felt like someone else knew exactly what I was going through and I was not alone. That alone gave me strength to find my way out of those times. So thank you...it's been long overdue.

@caringmouse5385

2 жыл бұрын

😥

@brianwiseman9518

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍!!!!

@johncrowley544

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that but this is about a women

@itisonlyme1

2 жыл бұрын

I am so sad and sorry to hear about your youth. But I suppose it does not help you much, me feeling like this. All I can say is that I hope you found happiness now. xxx. From an elderly woman in the UK. Oct 2021

@CedricSatterfield

2 жыл бұрын

@@johncrowley544 no, it’s about a child. And a little boy, at that. I’ve seen the artist talk about it.

Suzanne I love you, loved your music since I was a teenager. I wrote you a letter that time and you answered me with an autographed postcard. :) A kiss from Italy!

@gurdi

7 жыл бұрын

norimaspace That is so cool! I didn't know artists could be given letters! I want a signed postcard aswell from my fave artists!

@Trialia

6 жыл бұрын

She's very kind :)

@ClayDragon44

Ай бұрын

How sweet from her! You're lucky.

As a victim of home violence, I can only tell, just go and tell to anything, who can help. Don't try to keep it inside you and suffer. This song helped me a lot. Maybe saved a life. Thank you. These lyrics will be never outdated.

@Ellengriggs

4 ай бұрын

I'm also a survivor of home violence this song ❤️💜

@prebenjaeger

4 ай бұрын

So glad being a victim of the most wonderful couple of parents, man, feels good

@user-xs6hf1xo9i

4 ай бұрын

Ditto i still have the bad ,Memories i know now at 70 years old they will never go away. ❤ 😢 😮.you take care of yourself ❤🎉❤

@muffs55mercury61

4 ай бұрын

Good for you. Never keep something bottled up and make it worse.

@user-cl7bq3be4b

4 ай бұрын

Ягнята чаще молчат.Как жаль.Я простил наверное....

she was hot, confident, genius. This album is INCREDIBLE. I was so glad to be there when it landed

@brandonmoore7497

2 ай бұрын

@musik_non_stop Suzanne Vega Luka is my number one favorite song 0:39

@Dwayndibb

2 ай бұрын

@@brandonmoore7497 underrated song and artist

@brandonmoore7497

2 ай бұрын

@@Dwayndibb indeed

@steveperkins9244

2 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more ❤

lovely song, its a sad thing that this happens to helpless children every single day

@flamingowen

8 жыл бұрын

happens to animals too and it's even worse

@keithewright

7 жыл бұрын

It's bad that it happens to any living thing but I think your priorities are a little skewed if you value animals above human children. Alongside, fine; ahead of, no.

@flamingowen

7 жыл бұрын

Keith Wright you're right i'm just more of an animals person than a people person and I've seen some horrifying animal abuse and not such extreme people abuse but you're right it's all very bad

@keithewright

7 жыл бұрын

No problem Nan, I can't stand people who are cruel to animals either. But the only time I fell out with my mum was when she asked me this hypothetical. If a runaway bus was heading for the family's pet dog and a human child I didn't know, and I could only step in and save one of them, which would I save? She didn't speak to me for a couple of days when I said the human child :) It's all a judgement call I suppose.

@flamingowen

7 жыл бұрын

Keith Wright yea, that's an interesting thought experiment. I would be torn but i'd likely save the human if it came to it... hard to say tho cuz I just love furry critters. people are just different I guess.

She deserved a Grammy for bringing attention to an issue no one likes talking about. Child abuse is as old as time.

@raineranders3636

8 ай бұрын

😢😢😢😢😢😢

@ryanjones875

7 ай бұрын

Just a few months later 10,000 Maniacs came out with What's the Matter Here, the other classic about child abuse. Both songs are chilling. As Pat Benetar said, Hell is for Children.

@basketballmaven1454

7 ай бұрын

this song is about child abuse? I was totally clueless

@adrianhudson1116

7 ай бұрын

@@basketballmaven1454 You probably had a good childhood if you didn't understand what the lyrics mean, which is great and as it should be for everyone

@basketballmaven1454

7 ай бұрын

@@adrianhudson1116 actually I didn't

I think this song should be top 10 in 2024. possibly top 20 of the last 100 years, but who's counting

@danielacano3609

Ай бұрын

I think so

*Anyone* *from* *2024* *to* *this* *listening* *masterpiece* *.*

The fact that the song is written in major key makes it even more heartbreaking. Just like a child who would smile and laugh, but devastated on the inside. My eyes water every time I hear this song

@adriancox8134

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, even after all these years!

@IngaIndiMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@adriancox8134 exactly. Even more so, ‘cause I didn’t really get the meaning back in a day..

@kevinlachowicz5997

3 жыл бұрын

An abused child stays messed up the rest of his life no matter what he accomplishes. Probably the reason Jesus Christ said it was the one sin that could never be forgiven.

@chunkybeef24

3 жыл бұрын

@Steve Austin hey man just because you don't follow it you shouldn't just insult someone's religion

@mauriciomanino

3 жыл бұрын

Very good fact!

My name is Luka I live on the second floor I live upstairs from you Yes I think you've seen me before If you hear something late at night Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight Just don't ask me what it was Just don't ask me what it was Just don't ask me what it was I think it's because I'm clumsy I try not to talk too loud Maybe it's because I'm crazy I try not to act too proud They only hit until you cry And after that you don't ask why You just don't argue anymore You just don't argue anymore You just don't argue anymore Yes I think I'm okay I walked into the door again If you ask that's what I'll say And it's not your business anyway I guess I'd like to be alone With nothing broken, nothing thrown Just don't ask me how I am Just don't ask me how I am Just don't ask me how I am My name is Luka I live on the second floor I live upstairs from you Yes I think you've seen me before If you hear something late at night Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight Just don't ask me what it was Just don't ask me what it was Just don't ask me what it was They only hit until you cry And after that you don't ask why You just don't argue anymore You just don't argue anymore You just don't argue anymore Brasil 2022.

@dualinline7867

10 ай бұрын

The lyrics hits really hard. I'll not argue anymore.

@FulvioDevilPinto

10 ай бұрын

❤

@tatashelfa7873

9 ай бұрын

❤🤲🏿🙏🏿✨️

*Suzanne* *Vega* *Luka* *Forever* *.*

As a victim of childhood abuse myself this and "Runaway Train" always bring a tear to my eye

@PPA-vl3cu

2 ай бұрын

The song Dear Mr. Jesus is another song about child abuse.

“I guess I’d like to be alone…nothing broken, nothing thrown.” Felt that way for so long…still do at 63.

@rach2895

Жыл бұрын

Are you OK? 💚🙏

@gmandersonjr

Жыл бұрын

My father use to abuse my 3 sisters & I terribly. I was the oldest so I took most of those beatings b/c I was a boy that tried to protect them. I guess that why I ran away to the army to be a combat medic then a dietician. Some people are broken and can't be fixed but at least I didn't turn out like him. I'm not even mad anymore but the scars inside never heal.

@rach2895

Жыл бұрын

@@gmandersonjr sending love, mine haven't healed either but I'm hoping one day. I've managed to forgive but it's taken nearly half a century ... lol. There are so many of us it's mind blowing

@gmandersonjr

Жыл бұрын

@@rach2895 I rarely think about it. I think getting shot in head in the army was less traumatic than the abuse. At least I knew why the Iraqis tried to kill me. In weird way the abuse prepared me for my recovery from the TBI. I don't hate my dad, I feel sorry for him b/c I have very little to do w/ him just like my 3 sisters.

@rach2895

Жыл бұрын

@@gmandersonjr it made me stronger too. Thoughts are with you

There are a few certain songs that truly made their songwriter immortal. This is one of them.

@magicslave3066

3 жыл бұрын

Huh all.musuc are immortal

@y.r._

3 жыл бұрын

@@magicslave3066 That's true, but not every songwriter is immortal.

@magicslave3066

3 жыл бұрын

@@y.r._ Hm?

@ronnypaul1400

3 жыл бұрын

​@@y.r._ She has 2 immortal songs. The other being Tom's Diner and the feat of "audio compression". Look it up.

@dwightmcqueen5771

3 жыл бұрын

As a writer myself I agree with you . This one is so special in my mind.

*Who* *is* *listening* *to* *this* *timeless* *masterpiece* *in* *2024* *!*

@AryanDiablo

12 күн бұрын

Yeah

@gladiatorking2.0envoyofthe95

11 күн бұрын

Did this song play in one of the sopranos episode end credits? Swear it sounds so familiar

@AryanDiablo

11 күн бұрын

@@gladiatorking2.0envoyofthe95 No I don't think so

@sean9730

11 күн бұрын

Yeah, I got into guitar and singing late in my teens and she was my biggest influence.

@christchant6867

11 күн бұрын

Moi,en France le 20/05/2024.

I'm leaving this comment here so after a month or a year when someone likes it, I get reminded of this song

@Karl-ze5dw

29 күн бұрын

:)

Just uploaded my cover of this song - I still cannot believe Suzanne favourited the link on Twitter - I was hoping to do it justice and I got ARTIST'S approval! Absolutely thrilled. One of the best songs ever written, I think.

@rogerjewell2924

10 жыл бұрын

COOL!

@tejedalopez8844

6 жыл бұрын

Good for you!! Don't have the Honour to know this lady, but she seems an educated, integrating and intelligent person God bless both of you Greetings from México!

@ClayDragon44

Ай бұрын

Awesome!

Now that I've learned English I understand this song. Great music.

@Rockstar45161

7 жыл бұрын

hoda guad gmocht da bua goi

@trovao1da2alvorada

7 жыл бұрын

But sometimes, it's hard to understand what is the real message from the songs.

@momentum748

7 жыл бұрын

It's about children being abused.

@lancaster72680

7 жыл бұрын

I thought the song is about hookers prostitutes escorts and call girls

@bjrnasmundvaa8974

7 жыл бұрын

kyle lang you are hot

She turned her pain into something beautiful, thank you Suzanna Vega 🌹

@brandonmoore7497

Ай бұрын

@markdavis1237 Suzanne Vega Luka is my number one favorite song 0:44

One of the most beautiful songs of the 80s, an unforgettable classic.

This makes me want to cry for all the kids that deserve a better life but won't have it... All those who are hurt and scared when they shouldn't have to be. I pray that someday they'll be loved and cared for how they should be. All of us, regardless if it was two days ago or two decades.

@dannycaine1565

8 ай бұрын

Amen and so be it.

@tamaramacukat7356

8 ай бұрын

Daddy heard my cries

@Umipumi

3 ай бұрын

Kids? I thought this was a song about women abuse and a woman in love with a violent man.

@user-kh6oq9oe6t

3 ай бұрын

I agree, there is NOTHING more heartbreaking than child abuse as that is where every problem in the universe begins.

@pstviou

3 ай бұрын

As a chils abused it talk so deeply to me after so many times.

Prince wrote her a letter telling her this was the most compelling song he'd heard in a long time.

@scottschneider7401

8 жыл бұрын

+Mary Aherns I did not know this - and to think it's seemingly forgotten except for those of us who heard and lived through that era.

@lavendelelv

3 жыл бұрын

@@turtleneckferret It’s also been four years. Prince is a well recognized artist.

@fredwerza3478

3 жыл бұрын

Prince was very touched by the song --- he also realized music was becoming too flakey and superficial in the 80's and needed deeper meanings

@AWlpsSHOW36

2 жыл бұрын

Really? That's amazing! Aww, so cool! I've been recently getting into Prince so it's such a coincidence to find this lovely comment.

@kathyrichards370

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shalom64221 how can you hate Prince?

This is a masterpiece and is never outdated, especially its lyrics. Thank you Suzanne for this gem.

Всем привет из России 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺 люблю эту песню, она всегда звучала в моём детстве❤❤❤❤❤

OK all you mid 40's-50 people, if you could go back in time to relive the 80's, BUT you would lose 15 to 20 years of your life, would you it??? The 80's were a unique and amazing decade. The music! The parties! The dances! The friends (many of which you still have 30 years later). Even the movies (ET, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times At Ridgemont High. Dirty Dancing ("Nobody puts Baby in the corner!")!! Now that you know that the worst that can happen to you is to be grounded for a week or two, would you have done more than you did the first time?? I gotta say YES to both questions. Many of us want to get back to the big hair, the leg warmers, and the jean jackets! The 80's were the last decade that, as a kid, we could stay out until dark, safely go into neighbors houses, and there was no reason to get out of bed if you fell asleep and forgot to lock the front door. We didn't have XBox or Wees, or cell phones. If we had a day of technological gaming, it was playing Frogger, Space Invaders, or Pong! We were totally happy playing hide and seek or Cowboys and Indians (I'm part Native American, though being an Indian never bothered me) and we never heard of being PC. We made complex tunnels in the snow banks, used ropes to swing 5 or 6 kids at a time 20 to 40 feet in the air (and we all lived when we fell off!), and fed marshmallows to raccoons from the back door steps (that ended when most of the Northeastern Raccoons were killed off when the rabies scare hit) . Some of us with a lot of patience even taught chipmunks to eat nuts out of our hands or on our shoulders. Life was easier, and a hell of a lot more fun than any kid has today. Why? Because we were safe. Children could wander the neighborhood, ride our bikes along roadsides, and enjoy running through connected yards sometimes until 9 or 9:30! To put it simply, we were safe. Everyone knew everyone but maybe it was because we could go OUTSIDE (and we preferred it that way)!

@BobBerardjr772

9 жыл бұрын

Thank u Jason!! Bravo

@franchico7015

9 жыл бұрын

Here in my country is the same you said, the music became a junk.

@hernancueto9084

9 жыл бұрын

Jason... you let me speechless... here in my country was and is the same, and a shame... maybe we, that enjoy those years were the last to know that happiness and peace could be togheter... nonedays we must choice one of them...thanks for your words!

@BobRooney290

9 жыл бұрын

yes absolutely, but only once. i would slap my young self for being an idiot, beat the living bloody shit out of my idiot parents for making life extremely fucking hard and painful, and give my young self tips to avoid future danger and gain a lot of wealth. the rest would be an enigma. i would disappear into thin air as my horrid past would not longer exist.

@jusgonmad1000

9 жыл бұрын

I am in the late 20's and I would love to experience your time without loosing 15 years off-course !!

This song is timeless. I work in child protection, this song is our unofficial anthem. Reminds us why we are in the job.

@oppositewolf

4 жыл бұрын

late 80's...many songs focused on child abuse...and movies (after school specials is what they called it) another one...i think 1988 kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXtq1LuikruXm7A.html

@joelwallace9265

4 жыл бұрын

Sad song. Too many fucktards who think it's ok to lay hands on a lady

@hadassahalpert5357

4 жыл бұрын

And sometimes one parenr fasely accuses the other parent with abuse of a child.

@local_ghoul

4 жыл бұрын

@Joel Wallace I think that the song was based on the child that we saw and the woman was just singing

@astoldby

4 жыл бұрын

Not trying to be mean but you all need to do a better job of it! CPS need to be fixed.

*0* *%* *nudity* *.* *0* *%* *thrashtalk* *.* *0* *%* *autotune* *.* *100* *%* *Suzanne* *Vega* *.*

@CharlesNewkirk-lb6uh

14 күн бұрын

Thay are good!

@bazsuperbi1773

13 күн бұрын

Ya, i heard that

@bazsuperbi1773

13 күн бұрын

🎉

*One* *of* *the* *most* *beautiful* *songs* *ever* *written* *.* *Timeless* *.*

She was so beautiful in her hat and coat. I love this song. I hear it again and again. Great thanks from Russia.

"They only hit until you cry, after that you don't ask why".... Possibly one of the rawest and most impactful lyrics ever written. Almost enough to make you actually cry, but for Suzanne's silky and warm delivery. This song is the very definition of bittersweet. What a song, what an artist!

@summerforever6736

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@shirleycoward347

Жыл бұрын

Sums up my life from 10 to 16.

@summerforever6736

Жыл бұрын

@@shirleycoward347 no good

@gmandersonjr

Жыл бұрын

I lived it

@cathyness2631

Жыл бұрын

Yes I love this song also makes me 😢

*2024* *who's* *still* *listening* *to* *this* *classic* *.*

@brandonmoore7497

8 күн бұрын

I’m listening to Suzanne Vega Luka late May 2024

Can't listen to this song without having tears on my eyes remembering my awful childhood, but on the other side, I am proud of myself as I have fought with all the ghost from the past to build a comfortable way of living.

One of the best songs of the 80's. Still a great song in 2023.

@brandonmoore7497

Жыл бұрын

I’m listening to Suzanne Vega Luka mid January 2023

@adamcashin2088

Жыл бұрын

Great song. I'm listening because luca brecel won the world snooker championship and it reminded me of this great tune.

@ts214121

Жыл бұрын

sad lyrics with a happy melody

@merloctave22

Жыл бұрын

June 03, 2023. ❤❤

@brianpeck2694

10 ай бұрын

yes

Pure legend. i have been tonight at the concert here in Milan. Her voice is exactly the same as 40 years ago. Pure legend of 80's

@sandraeckelhofer

10 ай бұрын

wow!!! ❤

@ColonizersBlow

9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Had no idea she was still performing.

@ouzotower

8 ай бұрын

I have been to many concerts in my days and I’m so envious of you. I would so love to have Suzanne make tears flow down my cheeks.

Best song EVER.

The 2024 NBA Western Conference Finals brought me here!

@brandonmoore7497

8 күн бұрын

@garrygoers8866 Suzanne Vega Luka is my number one favorite song 1:12

@luv2467

5 күн бұрын

Me too! 😆

@AryanDiablo

4 күн бұрын

RIP Wolves

This is still one of the most heart breaking songs of all time.

@bmc5075

2 жыл бұрын

And runaway train

@travisd8069

2 жыл бұрын

This song gets me every time!

@stuarth540

2 жыл бұрын

Should be one of the songs that is played on domestic abuse awareness

@Winona493

2 жыл бұрын

@@bmc5075 Yesyesyes!!!!! I am shocked!!!

@adambrown2647

2 жыл бұрын

Runaway Train

This song breaks my heart. As a parent I can't understand how anyone could hurt a child.

@chriswesterfield2042

Жыл бұрын

It's a matter of psychology and math. 1 to 2 percent of people in the world are psychopathic monsters. A much larger group is plain stupid. So. This is the subject group that you don't understand could exist. Humans are by far the sickest creatures on earth.

@linalicious415

Жыл бұрын

Me neither...I'm a mom and abuse,kidnapping & SA survivor so I know what lurks in our world or right next door. It's terrifying as a parent especially. Children are innocent.

'Solitude Standing,' possibly my favourite album of all time.

The time of real singers and real music!

This track helped me know I wasn't alone in a f***ed up childhood. I still tear up when I hear it. So raw and poignant. Thank u, Suzanne Vega

@mta798

3 жыл бұрын

Some here lisa

@ku363

3 жыл бұрын

Im so sorry for you

@philco7044

3 жыл бұрын

You are certainly not alone.

@trishpainton4001

3 жыл бұрын

👍

@trishpainton4001

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

This and Tracy Chapmans 'Fast Car' probably two of the greatest songs ever written.

@richardc8249

2 жыл бұрын

couldn’t agree more

@FionaMarie1234

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

*Still* *listening* *in* *2024* *who's* *with* *me* *Suzanne* *Vega* *Luka* *.*

@brandonmoore7497

4 ай бұрын

I’m listening to Suzanne Vega Luka mid January 2024 0:24

@robinkershaw

4 ай бұрын

January 2024😊

@jamiebrown9198

4 ай бұрын

Yep

@farelarel1958

4 ай бұрын

Love from Tangerang, Indonesia

@kek7320

3 ай бұрын

Tunes like this are timeless Especially compared to the soulless crap put out nowadays.

The 80's , the best time to be alive. The world has gone downhill ever since . When songs had a meaning and life meant something.

@isozero7265

4 ай бұрын

You are making an argument for the beginning of the end

@Ardass486

4 ай бұрын

Drill n rap takin over bro 🎉

@angelspawn1401

4 ай бұрын

Been going downhill much longer than that. You only see from your own perspective

@productofmyenvironment2529

4 ай бұрын

I was born in 78 a kid in the 80s and a teen in the 90s it was an amazing experience I’ll never grow up💯

@allcan4175

4 ай бұрын

oh yeah, with abuse and beatings from parents, teachers, bullying without limits or anyone stopping it, in fact they thought it was a good thing... the good ol' days...

So, you know that one song you heard when you were younger and liked it because of the beat, but when you get older, and actually hear the lyrics, it...feels different? Yeah, that's me listening to this now.

@melrosefreak

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I used to like this song when it came out. I was 4 and thought it was catchy and would go around singing it. Listening to the lyrics and realizing what it is about as an adult..WOW

@Risk82

3 жыл бұрын

Totally me. English is not my native language since i am from Germany. I never paid Attention to the Lyrics since this is "Just some Song in the Radio" for me. Some days ago i heard it in the Radio at Work and for the First Time ever i listen to the Lyrics. Just wow!

@russrandolph

3 жыл бұрын

I remember this song from my middle school years and Its nothing like I remember it. I remember it being a funny quirky song... its not that at all. The message went right over my head. Probably because I fortunately had no experience or awareness of the message.

@nathanloney8997

3 жыл бұрын

So true! Like many of the Midnight Oil songs.

@kevinmarmartinez9267

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Back in the 90s I always jive on this song. Not knowing, that this song is also about me. Growing as battered child. I certainly understand every lyrics on it. It is really hard growing up and these things will affect you in latter part of your life. Having diagnosed with Major depression and General anxiety disorder. It is so hard. To all parents out there. Don't physically abused or mentally abused your kids they will still carry it on when they grow.

I believe that somewhere in the world, there are still people who feel the same deep and sincere emotions that I feel when I listen to this song.

@chrismitsos6817

3 жыл бұрын

Ofcourse there are You just have to take a closer look sometimes

@MegaThefuture

3 жыл бұрын

Of course, since 2012 when i first heard it, it still speaks to my soul for better or for worse...

@chadjcrase

3 жыл бұрын

Boy I really hope so!

@thailakhampo

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@funkster2050

3 жыл бұрын

👌

In my 32 years of existence, i just discovered this song yesterday and now I understand the lyrics 🥹

Luka for MVP

Suzanne Vega - Luka Great Song..!!!

@joycey5429

10 жыл бұрын

很棒~喜歡!

@meimaytube

10 жыл бұрын

戲遊人生 每次我聽這首歌...我都想起那些被虐待的兒童..!!😞

@meimaytube

10 жыл бұрын

Joyce Y 對呀！o(≧v≦)o~~好棒👍 但這歌令我很sad 😞

@joycey5429

10 жыл бұрын

可以問?~為何?

@meimaytube

10 жыл бұрын

Joyce Y 這歌的歌詞。。。😞

When this music was world success, I had only thirteen years old, I was living a difficult moment , the loss of my dad , for this reason it stirs with my spirit since always !!!

@sssh.

7 жыл бұрын

my dad just past away and yes its the most beautiful song to think and really makes me sad but cant help myself

@marcioalmeida3955

7 жыл бұрын

Search all force , in the most deep your being , and you'll go see how you can help yourself !!! Can seem hard, but if you try , will go get because nothing is impossible in this life !!! Have trust in you .

@lancaster72680

7 жыл бұрын

Can you gay it up anymore pal

@mvanilla77

7 жыл бұрын

sorry for your loss. you're strong for being able to go through something like that at such a young age. God bless you and your dad in Heaven.

@HerrinSchadenfreude

7 жыл бұрын

kyle lang OMG lol you're such a shit!

BEAUTIFUL!!!

❤❤ SUZANNE VEGA THANKS FOR THIS!!. Today May 2, 2024

@brandonmoore7497

24 күн бұрын

I’m listening to Suzanne Vega Luka May 7th,2024 1:08

I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to call this song a masterpiece. Beautiful music, powerful lyrics on a very sad and complex societal problem. The combination of both almost put you in Luka’s shoes. Suzanne Vega is one of my favorites

@tonychavez1733

Жыл бұрын

May I suggest the musician KNULP ... She does a wonderful version of this important song...

@lorikolosowsky7995

Жыл бұрын

This song is outstanding!

@carlesserra

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree

@peter.a.b.deschaux7728

Жыл бұрын

It's always makes me melancholic beautifull and it hits you

@andyj4182

Жыл бұрын

The story of how this song is written is also on you tube.

30 years ago this song helped me leave an abusive life! 30 years of happiness!!!

@marcelobenitezabc

5 жыл бұрын

good for you! blesisngs..

@user-ll1ze8sh2p

5 жыл бұрын

Me too. I am lucky i left the shit hell family. I am happy even though i am doing the low-paid job

@eddiecaplan1908

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-ll1ze8sh2p do not worry, it will get better in time

@user-ll1ze8sh2p

5 жыл бұрын

Eddie Caplan thanks

@ratter531

5 жыл бұрын

Good for you, you left them. All the best to you.

Prelepa pesma glas sada imam 49 godina i dalje slušam ovu pesmu pozdrav iz Vojvodine juzni banat Srbija 👍👍👍❤❤❤🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

@Commandos1234

Ай бұрын

Pozdrav

@user-xk5fs8ke5o

Ай бұрын

Hvala👍

@annieorvoen6005

Ай бұрын

I love this kind of music even I'm just 19 and born 2004

My son is called Luka. It’s a beautiful name.

@timdavis4332

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, it has a strong sound to it!💪🏻

@rotten5911

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike-gd4zd nasty is the filthy sewage hole you were born out of

This song is an anthem in the fight against domestic child abuse Thank you Suzanne.

@tonychavez1733

Жыл бұрын

May I suggest the musician KNULP ... She does a wonderful version of this important song .....

@blacky93able

Жыл бұрын

@@tonychavez1733 Coool!!!

@tonychavez1733

Жыл бұрын

@@blacky93able Thanks Liberto, yeah please subscribe to her and check out her other songs... she's got some talent...

@John-gj9db

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.❤

@blacky93able

Жыл бұрын

@@John-gj9db You're welcome!!!

Blessed are your ears that listen to this eternal beautiful heavenly song. Benditos vuestros oidos que escuchan esta eterna bella canción celestial.

Fantastic ❤❤❤

@MattsonTroy

3 күн бұрын

You're right. I love her songs that I kept playing over and over again, Suzanne sang wisely and beautiful songs. How are you doing Anna?

I remember we learned this song's lyrics back in the days, when I was in High school in English class (I'm French). I was really touched by this woman' s voice and the lyrics. Never forgot it since...I've became a social worker and still fighting against domestic violences. "After that, you don't ask why..." Still gives me the chill man

@ashleynoronha3019

8 жыл бұрын

great life bro!

@alisontrowbridge3449

8 жыл бұрын

but that's the way it is...to show strength by not crying just gives you more punishment...best thing is to cry and let them think they have won...keep strong inside

@mike7gerald

7 жыл бұрын

I also remember our class interpreting this song in English class.

@dennisnielsen5973

7 жыл бұрын

it gives me same and remind me of How My mom must have felt When My dad had beaten her half death time after time hundreds of times. until I got 7years old then I one night stood between him and my mom and claimed if he would ever touch her again then I would kill him!! 7years old? can't remember it self but my older brother was there and I been told by him

@ashleynoronha3019

7 жыл бұрын

+Dennis Nielsen how are conditions now?

One of the best songs of all time.

@mariaordonez695

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@timothykaczmarek5871

Жыл бұрын

@@mariaordonez695 and so sad

@krypticunlimited6925

Жыл бұрын

this, 20 Mins by Lil Uzi, and Aint It Fun by Paramore are songs that embody absolute perfection

@dzoniveverig4253

Жыл бұрын

Tako je Sale

@JustusPaul1

Жыл бұрын

@@krypticunlimited6925 youre laughable lol, maybe listen to something with talent in it

I really love the teacher who used his Friday class to show me and the rest of the class this song. He is and always be my best English teacher.

@brandonmoore7497

2 ай бұрын

@RobertoPalancarejo Suzanne Vega Luka is my number one favorite song 1:31

One of the best songs ever. A Tragic song about Abuse. A song of such heartbreaking Truth. Beautiful Guitar Rhythm and Melody. Stop abuse and Love one another.🙏🏻🎸🧡🌹

This song would be playing on the radio back in 80s when I was a child growing up in a dysfunctional family. English is not my first language so back on those days I could not understand the lyrics. What is in interesting is that somehow I could sense that the song would talk about something I was going through and then I wasn't alone. It would bring me some comfort and peace. It still does. This song has a soul.

@comrade916

Жыл бұрын

I was a bit older than you, but as a young adult, this song resonated with me as well.. I wish it hadn't, but it did and I'm still dealing with the effects now..

@jjrrbb

Жыл бұрын

Eu conheci a música nesse momento, e amei logo de cara. Música linda, melodia, letra, ela é perfeita.

@nilmaalmeidacruz4765

Жыл бұрын

​@@jjrrbblinda demais

@sergiomonteiro9941

Жыл бұрын

💪👍

@jehugo66

Жыл бұрын

You’ve Mastered English

I just read Prince's letter to her about this song. That's what brought me here. Hadn't heard it in a very long time.

@wendymcgrath7561

8 жыл бұрын

+Charlene Belhasen Mattox Thank god for it. Thank you Prince.

@LuckySwing27

8 жыл бұрын

Me too

@tracytheteacher3739

8 жыл бұрын

+Charlene Belhasen Mattox me too

@Zaknaberrnon

8 жыл бұрын

+Charlene Belhasen Mattox yep!

@zazoodigital

8 жыл бұрын

+Charlene Belhasen Mattox and me!

Sad, timeless, and still relevant today.

I love this song so much! ❤

January 2021 and still as relevant and important as in the 80’s. A gem 💎!!!

@irisheyzgrl24murphy92

3 жыл бұрын

I thought this song came out in the 90s. Or atleast I didn't hear it until maybe mid 90s or so.

@tomasdemo8598

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

@dannytse8767

3 жыл бұрын

Still relevant....which makes it more sad.

@jessicagruber6023

3 жыл бұрын

Biden says mask on, dont worry

@junnojunno1771

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicagruber6023 ....o.....k

This song hits too close to home. I was a Luka when I was a kid. Man, my dad broke me in so many ways I can't even tear up about anymore. I beg you, folks, to never hit your children. You'll loose more than just your kid's trust.

@thomashamilton8125

3 жыл бұрын

Powerful. I wanna comment But can’t... Stay safe.

@smmanoha

3 жыл бұрын

None of my business, but your dad was way way more broken than you. Does not excuse him but may be gives you perspective.

@easidealz2722

3 жыл бұрын

same here...dont ever hit ur kids...ended up been screwed up in the head..till today...i have a family but i am never complete...u cant undo childhood...but remember every tomorow is another chance to make life better..

@yanis4585

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry 😞 to read that.. hope you are ok now

@walangchahangyelingden8252

3 жыл бұрын

Things are gonna get easier.

It brings me back to my childhood.. feels like want to live everything again

Luka Doncic will be the NBA champion in 2024

*This* *song* *is* *a* *actually* *timeless* *masterpiece* *.*

@danielaclaus327

11 ай бұрын

you're right.

@BouchIsOnTheLoose702

11 ай бұрын

@@danielaclaus327 I was searching for "VENUS" because I wanted to hear the original singer/band play the song. I thought it was from the 80's with 3 women way back in time, 35-40 yrs ago. I thought that Bananarama were the original singers of "VENUS." However, I was wrong. The woman singing this song was even better and much more vintage.

@lionkingas

11 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. ;)

@peterm6927

11 ай бұрын

It absolutely is 💔💚

@mrwolsy3696

10 ай бұрын

Its quite a beautiful song.

For me and my siblings, at least some of us, it was, "Crying must be soft." They only hit until you cry After that you don't ask why You just don't argue (i.e. have needs) anymore You just don't argue anymore..... Thank you, Suzanne Vega. Maybe, Truer Words has never been spoken. The End. Brooke 7/19/2023

❤ Luka.... Irgendwann sehen wir uns wieder.... Baby 😢💔

This song is timeless. An upbeat tone given the subject matter.

This is the greatest song ever about a child making excuses for being abused and beaten,

@mywhychromosome

8 жыл бұрын

+Rusty Shackleford That's for sure

@modeo92

8 жыл бұрын

+Rusty Shackleford Top ten in that genre at least.

@MikiSayaka

8 жыл бұрын

+Jake Jenkins You call "Children making excuses about being abused" a genre?

@BattleForcePvP

8 жыл бұрын

+Rusty Shackleford Actually this song is about a crazy serial killer called Luka.

@MikiSayaka

8 жыл бұрын

Zevinox It's not, but nice try, I guess?

This song perfectly explains my childhood. Long years past, and still I cannot listen it without sobbing.

@Hequinne99

3 жыл бұрын

This song is about my childhood and this street gangs of laads. I made it up and sang it down the phone to the man I loved to explain to him why I didn't invite him to my house. The lads stood outside my door talking to my brother and I belived they were bullying him too. They dry humped me in a shed. And degrated me wen my brother wasn't around and got him to turn on me. Suzanne vega isn't the original artist

@user-bg2ym8ku4x

3 жыл бұрын

So was mine...😢

@lawrencehaddad5508

3 жыл бұрын

For us and those like us

Such a great singer❤😊

Growing in the 70' and 80.s this song hit's home

This music already have 29 years old?? Oh God, I 'm old staying

@Papajankypot

7 жыл бұрын

Moni Rodrigues class of 98 and a half

I am a father of 4 boys. Love your children with all your heart. They need it, the return is priceless

@deftone1

5 жыл бұрын

Scott Robbins That makes me happy and sad at the same time. Good on ya for being there mate

@scottrobbins6216

5 жыл бұрын

Deftone 303 it doesn’t come without a price my friend make no mistake. But I wouldn’t change it unless I had a do over then I would try even harder. Cheers !

@joelvoss1226

5 жыл бұрын

And it means one won't be alone when old. If anyone wants to be alone when old then just fail to love your children.

@scottrobbins6216

5 жыл бұрын

SickKent it’s OK friend two are grown men now they made their mistakes growing but they are doing good. Oh by the way for my love and time spent I get to be their hero for life not bad in my opinion. The other two are younger I’m working on that hero thing ............ check back in about ten years.

@marvinsilverman4394

5 жыл бұрын

@@scottrobbins6216 good for you!! but in the world there are millions of families dysfunctional or with problems

This song is a true master piece 38 years on

Still as beautiful today as it was all those years ago .

I grew up in a perfect little family. My parents adopted me when I was a small baby and took care of me in the best way possible. When I listened to this song for the first time while being able to understand the lyrics ( I am not a native english speaker ) , it hits me hard, because the way Suzanne Vega created this song I was able to really understand that not everyone had a childhood like I had. And it terrified me, that, in an other timeline, this could have happened to me too. I've been a lifelong fan of Suzanne Vega since then...

@tinasandoval7587

9 ай бұрын

❤

@lailalivsdatter6660

9 ай бұрын

❤

This song made me feel less alone as a kid. I grew up with domestic violence. I was happy someone was talking about it from our perspective. Music is sometimes a savior.

@AD-yv6gt

Жыл бұрын

@Tamara -IsukiKane- Me too amd ironically my brothers name is luka and we lived on second floor i overcame that, forgave my parents bc they had much worse childhood than us so if you look at the reallity they made much better home and life then they had and considering here in balkans its normal to phisically punish kids well... My brother is still bitter about it.. But this song is great but its very wrong to listen to it constantly this type of songs will allways make you feel bad...

@gmandersonjr

Жыл бұрын

We survived it, the pain remains...

@gmandersonjr

Жыл бұрын

We know to not be like them...

@MrWierchawsky

Жыл бұрын

What a pretty breathtaking girl my Beauty ?

@taniarodrigues7084

Жыл бұрын

❤

As a survivor of space and time travel, I can let you all know that this song is still played 250 years from now.

I am going to be 54 in July. This Was My Favorite Song In The 80s.. JUST TOOK IN THE LYRICS…OMG🥺