Suzanne Vega on the importance of Suzanne

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Suzanne Vega on the importance of Suzanne

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Loving Leonard

by Martin Siberok

http://www.hour.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=18639
November 5th, 2009
Suzanne Vega

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Vega: Breaking herself down into themes


New York singing/songwriting icon Suzanne Vega on the importance of Suzanne

Suzanne Vega has been busy working in the studio for most of this year. But instead of recording new material, she has turned her attention to the body of work she's produced over the last 25 years.

The New York City singer/songwriter is re-recording many of her old songs and doing acoustic versions of them for a series of four thematic albums to be released over the next two years.

"The first group of songs I'll be releasing are my love songs, which will come out in time for Valentine's Day. After 'love' comes 'people and places,' with songs like Luka, Tom's Diner and In Liverpool. The third theme will be 'states of being,' with Cracking and Blood Makes Noise, and the last will be 'family.'"

Vega is looking forward to coming to Montreal. "I love Montreal - it's a tiny bit of Europe, but not so far away and without the jet lag. Plus, it's where Leonard Cohen is from."

Vega admits she's a big Cohen fan. "On my birthday [July 11], I actually opened for him at a show just outside of London. That was a thrill - I couldn't have had a better birthday present."

She says she's been a fan ever since she heard the song Suzanne as a young girl. "When I went to camp or to a new place and I introduced myself as Suzanne, people would start singing the song. For years I didn't get it, until I finally heard Judy Collins' version of it. And when I finally heard Leonard's version, it made me fall in love with him."

For her two Montreal shows, Vega - accompanied
by bassist Mike Visceglia and guitarist Gerry Leonard - will be performing a mix of material taken from her most recent album, Beauty and Crime, as well as her love songs and the hits. "It's going to be a little bit of everything."

The only new song Vega will be performing is the Picasso-inspired The Man Who Played God, which is her contribution to the yet-to-be released Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse album, Dark Night of the Soul.

Suzanne Vega
At L'Astral (305 Ste-Catherine W.), Nov. 7 and 8
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Juergiano
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Re: Suzanne Vega on the importance of Suzanne

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Haben Sie Michael Jackson jemals getroffen?
Nein, nie. Das war ein anderes Universum. (lacht)

Wer ist in Ihrem?
Ich liebe Musiker wie Leonard Cohen. Er hat Musik gemacht, als ich Teenager war. Jetzt bin ich in den 50ern, und er macht immer noch Musik. Und es geht ihm besser denn je.
(I should probably try to (re)translate...)
Have you ever met Michael Jackson?
No, never. That was a different universe. (laughs)

Who is in yours?
I love musicians like Leonard Cohen. He made music when I was a teenager. Now I´m in my 50s, and he still makes music. And is going stronger than ever.
(Suzanne Vega on stern.de http://www.stern.de/kultur/musik/suzann ... 77329.html )
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Re: Suzanne Vega on the importance of Suzanne

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on saturday live today - audio at link for 7 days.

inheritance tracks are usually the final item in show.

inheritance tracks :: suzanne vega

Singer songwriter Suzanne Vega inherited 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone?' by Pete Seeger and passes on 'Masters of War' by Bob Dylan.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00syqml
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as worn/carried by leonard? :?
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