Tom's Diner
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"Tom's Diner" is a minimalist a cappella song by Suzanne Vega that became iconic both as a pop hit and as a test track in the development of the MP3 audio format.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
a cappella recording
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single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Solitude Standing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| artist | Suzanne Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tom's Restaurant, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | DNA remix reached high chart positions in multiple countries ⓘ |
| containsInstrumentation | none in original a cappella version ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresArtist | DNA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAlbumAppearance | Solitude Standing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
a cappella
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alternative pop ⓘ |
| hasChorus | yes ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | cover by various artists ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | considered an iconic pop song of the late 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | international hit in remixed form ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType | studio recording ⓘ |
| hasRemix | Tom's Diner (DNA remix) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | named after Tom's Restaurant in New York City ⓘ |
| hasVerse | yes ⓘ |
| hasVocalRange | mezzo-soprano (approximate) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Tom's Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimalist a cappella vocal arrangement
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use in development and testing of the MP3 audio format ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| partOf | Suzanne Vega discography ⓘ |
| performer | Suzanne Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Lenny Kaye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Addabbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
CD single
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vinyl single ⓘ |
| remixedBy | DNA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Tom's Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | observations in a diner in New York City ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| usedAs | test track for perceptual audio coding ⓘ |
| usedIn | early MP3 codec evaluations ⓘ |
| vocalArrangement | solo female voice ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | unaccompanied lead vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Suzanne Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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