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Tom's Diner Song — Brooklynian

Tom's Diner Song

sillybilly
sillybilly
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights

Subject: Tom's Diner Song

Well apparently when Suzanne Vega sang about Tom's Diner, it was the other one. Hrumph. Oh well, have been to both (many times) and I like OURS better.

See: http://measureformeasure.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/toms-essay/index.html

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  • whatchuwant
    whatchuwant
    Thank God! I once got into an argument with an old roomie who swore UP AND DOWN that its the Brooklyn one she's singing about because she grew up here or lived here back then or something. Even after I said, "well, what about the part about the 'bells of the cathedral?!', from St. John the Divine. She wouldn't hear it and insisted! So annoying, so I really glad to see this proof.

    Thanks, Silly!
  • meganlibrarian
    meganlibrarian
    I read that, too! I agree - our Tom's is better. I think that Ms. Vega should visit Prospect Heights and sit for a chat with Gus! :)
  • superman
    superman
    GUS IS THE BEST!


    :D
  • mr. tips
    mr. tips
    Thats odd - why do they have a signed copy of the lyrics on the wall? "I came, I saw, I wrote"
  • meganlibrarian
    meganlibrarian
    Mr. Tips wrote: Thats odd - why do they have a signed copy of the lyrics on the wall? "I came, I saw, I wrote"
    I think one of the review on the wall at Tom's mentions that the signed copy of lyrics mysteriously appeared in the mail one day. Maybe it was a fan, or something? I have no idea. :)
  • lo kee
    lo kee
    Perhaps.. not authentic sig?

    Just a suggestion.

    I haven't been to the PH Tom's yet but out of a sense of rabid localism I say it is better anyway!
  • superman
    superman
    Don't mean to be a B*tch but...

    What has Suzanne Vega done lately?

    And does it really matter where she wrote that little
    charming song from 1981?

    :?
  • meganlibrarian
    meganlibrarian
    Superman wrote: Don't mean to be a B*tch but...

    What has Suzanne Vega done lately?

    And does it really matter where she wrote that little
    charming song from 1981?

    :?
    Well, she's been writing very interesting monthly pieces on songwriting for the NYT, for one. :)

    And, like lots and lots of barely-known musicians, she's put out studio albums every so often, including one last year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Vega#Studio_Albums

    Finally, she learned how to drive a car in 2003:
    http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403EFDC1439F937A1575BC0A9659C8B63

    So yeah, Suzanne Vega's managed to keep herself busy. :)

    (Also, for the record: no, I'm not a card-carrying fan. I don't own any albums by her, though I do have a mp3 or 2 of hers floating around somewhere...)
  • mr. tips
    mr. tips
    dooo dooo dooo doo dooo dooo dooo doo dooo dooo dooo doo
  • the invisible lines
    the invisible lines
    I have to chime in, but I'm not trying to brag! A couple friends and I went to see Suzanne play at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple last month, and we were the only die-hards who stuck around to meet her afterward. While she was on stage she said "Apparently there's a Tom's Diner here in Brooklyn . . . but this song isn't about it." Obviously we had to bring it up when we talked to her, since it's in the 'hood, and we chatted for a good long while about it. And the "signed" lyrics on the wall? - News to her.
  • bobbybrummel
    bobbybrummel
    there's no signature on the lyrics. could have been anybody. someone should play the same joke on the two tom's diner too.
  • sneakyonstmarks
    sneakyonstmarks
    What is the big deal about tom´s. I mean i have been going there since i was a kid, the food is unremarkable, its just a diner for god´s sake!
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