MetaFilter posts tagged with suzannevega

"No, Miss Vega. Consider the Black Box theory!"

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:04:09 -0800

"So, that’s my long and winding history of a little postcard from the Upper West Side of Manhattan!" Suzanne Vega writes about writing the hit song Tom's Diner, coping with its numerous remixes, and its part in the birth of the MP3 music compression format.

How to write a song and other mysteries

timsteil — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:27:38 -0800

Andrew Bird dishes on recording in the Wilco Loft. Roseanne Cash discusses the songwriting process, and follows up a bit later. Darrell Brown talks about everything, and Suzanne Vega laments being a two-hit wonder. They are all part of the wonderful Measure for Measure blog from the New York Times.

and they tried to say Jerusalem's forever passed away

aihal — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:15:48 -0800

Folk/acoustic Friday: braving infatuation, heartbreak, pregnancy, Thatcherism, corporate drudgery and bad 90s hair, these artists come bearing gifts. It was the first Scots Gaelic song in the top 40; unfortunately, by the time of Coisich, A Ruin's 1992 release, Capercaillie still hadn't had their hair cut since the 80s. Never mind; despite being pregnant with eventual twins, Cara Dillon is immaculately coiffed, and nails old standby P Stands for Paddy on the Blackstaff Sessions. Somewhat less glamorous surroundings, but Thea Gilmore's You and Frank Sinatra suffers not at all from being performed in her front room. For those of you who like your folk with added social commentary, Barry Coope, Jim Boyes and Lester Simpson deliver some good old lefty-folk polemic, revisiting Blake's Jerusalem in biting three-part harmony and asking the eternal question: why am I a soldier?, while Martha Tilston takes acoustic aim at the banality of office life, and Chumbawamba (yes, that Chumbawamba)'s cover of the Bee Gees' New York Mining Disaster plays as an eerie lament to a vanished way of life. Still, at least the blackleg miner need fear no more... It isn't all doom and gloom, however; Suzanne Vega tells the story of her first romance, and Maddy Prior flirts outrageously with the camera during this glorious 1976 performance of All Around My Hat. Until next time, fare thee well, and if you miss your way home, well, just follow the heron.

How to Write a Song and Other Mysteries

Ira.metafilter — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:13:19 -0800

Measure for Measure - How to Write a Song and Other Mysteries. Blog from The New York Times: "In the coming weeks, the contributors to this blog - all accomplished songwriters - will pull back the curtain on the creative process as they write about their work on a song in the making." Contributors: Andrew Bird, Darrell Brown, Rosanne Cash and Suzanne Vega (only the Andrew Bird one is up right now).