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May 13, 2023Liked by Josh Slocum

I love Suzanne Vega~! Both my husband and I~! Insightful, masterful poetry and sense of rhythm, empathic. And sense of humor~ Thank you for sharing your sweet story~!

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Someone posted "Blood Makes Noise" in the Discord a while back & I liked it so much I had youtube pull up the full album it was from to listen while I cleaned. Five songs in I was annoyed with the results: "No YT I wanted the full album not a Best Of playl - oh."

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Buy the whole album. It's worth it. Every one of her albums is worth it.

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May 13, 2023Liked by Josh Slocum

That was so kind of her to send you a thank you postcard. I remember being very taken with her song "Ironbound". I know it sounds bizarre, but when she sang about the "fancy poultry parts", I almost felt like I was the parts.

I remember distinctly playing the tape in the car, and my friend Jeremy saying, "Suzanne Vega? Everyone is either obsessed with her or Tori Amos. She's singing about chicken parts. Seriously?"

That stung enough to create a long term memory.

https://youtu.be/wnV-DPmrkLk

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Back are cheap, and wings are nearly free.

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🙂

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I love melodic music like this. Pretty music. Intriguing lyrics. I also love a strong beat - like the into music on Disaffected. I presume it's electronic. Did Kevin create it?

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That’s wonderful! What a sweet lady

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