Tom S Diner Song

Tom s diner is an a cappella pop song written in 1981 by american singer songwriter suzanne vega.

Tom s diner song. Singer and songwriter suzanne vega was reputedly a frequent patron during the early 1980s when she was a student at nearby barnard college. Music video i do not own the rights to this song or the video. Toms diner video type. Salamander from panama canal zone united states suzanne vega has confirmed that the dead actor she refers to in the song was william holden who died in 1981 when tom s diner was written.

This time tom s diner dna remix was inescapable topping the charts in germany austria and switzerland reaching number two in the uk and ireland and number five in the us. I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner i am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee and he fills it only halfway and before i even argue he is. The diner later became famous as the location used for the exterior scenes of monk s café in the popular 1990s. It is for enter.

This song should be categorized as more songs inspired by newspaper or magazine articles. The tom s diner of the song is tom s restaurant in new york city a mid 20th century diner on the corner of broadway and 112th street. Sorry had to block comments tired of my phone going off. I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner i am wa.

Not posted to make views or likes here are the lyrics of the song. It is now probably vega s best known song. I do not own this video. I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner.

The song itself is a piece of disassociated reportage. Lyrics to tom s diner by suzanne vega. It was first released as a track on the january 1984 issue of fast folk musical magazine.