The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the ’90s: 80 – 61
The second part of our examination of the 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the ’90s includes Pavement, Suzanne Vega, Morrissey, Dinosaur Jr., and more.
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The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the 1980s: 60 – 41
We present the best punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, goth, industrial, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock singles of the 1980s.
Seduction Through a Pane of Glass: Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner”
Britney Spears and Fall Out Boy try to universalize desire in their versions of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner". That may be how pornography works, but it's not how desire works, and this difference is the key to the coy allure of the song.
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Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 4 – Dead Kennedys to Steve Earle
PopMatters has scoured the musical spectrum for the best examples of the protest song form, including anthems of great popularity and obscurity alike. Stay tuned all week as we unveil the top 100.
Persona and Modern Music in 17 Songs
Persona -- the “I” of the song -- has evolved, broadened, and expanded to more fully represent a diversity of experiences as well as emotional, political, and cultural orientations.
Ordinary Magic: Suzanne Vega’s ‘Days of Open Hand’
If Days of Open Hand is an album of dreams, then there's surely the awareness of awakening, a consciousness hovering outside of the songs that is longing to be identified.