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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Mar 2, 2005 21:15:04 GMT -5
They only hit until you cry
After that you don't ask why
You just don't argue anymore
Fantastic song from this highly influential lady. Easily her biggest hit besides Toms Diner. I love it.
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mst3k
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Post by mst3k on Mar 2, 2005 22:09:32 GMT -5
I love this song.
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Night Senses
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Post by Night Senses on Mar 2, 2005 22:45:46 GMT -5
Pretty good, pretty good. :)
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ClassicCase
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Post by ClassicCase on Mar 2, 2005 23:28:24 GMT -5
Pretty good, pretty good. :) |
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Post by johnnywest on Mar 3, 2005 10:00:55 GMT -5
I didn't like it at first, but I learned to appreciate it after "Tom's Diner" came out.
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Post by Hervard on Mar 3, 2005 21:40:55 GMT -5
I liked this song. It dealt with child abuse, which I was fascinated with back then. I even did a term paper on it the following spring (child abuse, not the song, although I did cite the song, as well as "Dear Mister Jesus" by Powersource).
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Post by tico on Mar 3, 2005 23:54:24 GMT -5
A great song, and a powerful one considering the subject about child abuse.
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Post by reception on Mar 4, 2005 16:13:28 GMT -5
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Nick
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Post by Nick on Mar 5, 2005 10:15:15 GMT -5
Good song!
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Mar 5, 2005 12:03:49 GMT -5
Good song, I'm see gonna of Napster has this. This is one those songs you can't help but listen to. I did not like at first until I actually listened to it. I also like "Tom's Diner", I think I will play that as well.
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Post by friday on Mar 5, 2005 13:57:18 GMT -5
I really like it. I always like to interpret the lyrics as dealing with going insane or something like that though, so to each his own.
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johnnywest
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Post by johnnywest on Oct 30, 2005 22:33:14 GMT -5
I always thought that Suzanne Vega was a bit of an odd ball.
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Post by cartman2002 on Jan 30, 2007 17:02:16 GMT -5
Luka peaked at #3 in 1987 and was a popular tune for Casey Kasem durning the LDD segement that year on AT40
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Post by joker on Jan 30, 2007 18:41:36 GMT -5
Great song. I like this a lot.
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Post by johnnywest on Jan 30, 2007 21:33:56 GMT -5
Luka peaked at #3 in 1987 and was a popular tune for Casey Kasem durning the LDD segement that year on AT40 Maybe it's on his CD "Casey Kasem Presents The Long Distance Dedications: 20 Top 10 Hits" which he's been promoting on his shows lately. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 31, 2007 13:04:56 GMT -5
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Post by johnnywest on Nov 12, 2014 22:08:30 GMT -5
I heard this not long ago and it was really good.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 11:17:31 GMT -5
Great song, way better than "Tom's Diner" which I was never into.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 16:31:08 GMT -5
I like it. "Gypsy" is my favorite by her though.
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Post by Glove Slap on Nov 14, 2014 13:23:25 GMT -5
This is really good. It's impressive that a song about such a tragic subject became so huge. Janie's Got A Gun from Aerosmith is another that I can think of, even though that's not about such a young child.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Nov 14, 2014 13:27:06 GMT -5
This is really good. It's impressive that a song about such a tragic subject became so huge. Janie's Got A Gun from Aerosmith is another that I can think of, even though that's not about such a young child. Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" to an extent too? |
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Post by Glove Slap on Nov 14, 2014 13:40:16 GMT -5
This is really good. It's impressive that a song about such a tragic subject became so huge. Janie's Got A Gun from Aerosmith is another that I can think of, even though that's not about such a young child. Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" to an extent too? That's an interesting analogy. Jeremy is closer to Janie... because of the gun factor, but from the parents side I always considered it to be more about neglect and lack of attention than anything. The difference between that and this song imo is that there's actual references to the parents physically abusing their child in Luka ("they only hit until you cry, after that you don't ask why"). |
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Post by thirddegree50123 on Apr 1, 2020 8:09:51 GMT -5
Love this song. Listened to that album recently. Very ahead of its time I feel. Interested in listening to more of her stuff
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Post by ♛ The Manticore ☯ on Jun 18, 2020 0:09:30 GMT -5
Doesn't sound dated or anything. Still sounds timeless. I like it.
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Post by Nick on Oct 12, 2020 19:14:13 GMT -5
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 12, 2020 20:11:00 GMT -5
An 80s classic...
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Post by Ernesto on Oct 13, 2020 19:12:12 GMT -5
I remember Suzanne Vega singing it and playing her acoustic guitar on SNL back in the 80s. So talented.
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Post by disman00911 on Oct 14, 2020 9:20:21 GMT -5
This is okay but I do prefer "Tom's Diner" (mainly the 1990 DNA version)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2020 13:05:56 GMT -5
I still absolutely love this and lyrically its still pretty relevant 30+ years later
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