Suzanne Vega

I just finished an essay (or would you call it a blog entry) by Suzanne Vega in the opinion section of The New York Times about her song, "Tom's Diner." (With the power of iTunes, I'm listening to it as I write this.) She writes about the evolution of that song, which is very interesting. For some reason, the image of her notes, makes me appreciate the song even more. (Perhaps this tells you something about me?) I think I was first exposed to her music though the song, "Left of Center." Which I gather from my reading was not a hit, at least not on the charts. I think I purchased the that first song electronically and followed it by buying her Retrospective album. (Do we call them albums anymore?) Obviously, I need some more of her music.

My musical listening, besides being rather eclectic, occurs in sort of a vacuum. That was a turn of phrase that occurred to me when I started this, and I'm not entirely sure what I was thinking at that point. Perhaps it means that there is no telling what I will like.