Fun fact: The recording of Tom's Diner was so clear it was used as the test audio in the creation of the MP3 compression algorithm.

The real life Phoebe

amazing. just..sings.... not like the ladies of today sticking sighs and broken sounds and croaks into everything because everybody else does, because it sounds like everybody else who fakes like it means something to them, the song being written by somebody else.

This is like what a singer should be capable of. These days we got all the autotune trash. No real artists

She was really a strikingly pretty woman

back when auto tune was less used

Nowadays she’s pretty much an old fashioned lady.

The thing about Suzanne Vega is that she sings poetry but she doesn't make it sound like poetry, she makes it sound like life. It's only after you think about it for a while that you realize how layered and deep her words are. I always loved the line about the woman who doesn't actually see her she just sees her own reflection. Talk about cutting to the bare truth.

KZread algorithm really came through tonight.

It's not just her voice, it's her gaze, her eyes.

She has such a beautiful and calming voice.

She is singing a 5 minute stage play as we become mesmerized by her complete beauty.

Fun fact : the exterior of the real Tom's Diner was used for the exteriors of Monks Cafe in Seinfeld.

Imagine the guts it takes to do this song with no instruments to hide behind

her smile at

Went to see Suzanne's concert in Nijmegen, The Netherlands , shortly after Solitude standing had been released. Must have been about '88 somewhere.

I love the sly looks that she gives to the side. Her expressions make you feel like she’s there in the diner.

This is one of the most mesmerizing videos I've ever seen, her eyes and voice are magic.

Not heard this in years. I still knew all the lyrics, all the breaks. Great voice, amazing delivery.

Beautiful voice. Very natural and soothing.