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This is Brian and Simon here in Liverpool.

And joining us today on the show is one of the most influential US singer-songwriters of the last 30 years, a singular

artist whose captivating voice and thoughtful lyrics have earned their a fiercely loyal

fan base and a good deal of critical acclaim.

Though still best known on UK shores for abras

unusual hit singles at the tail end of the 80s, she continues to amass a body of

work that's quite staggering in its consistency and quality. It's the superlative

Suzanne Vega.

We're delighted to welcome Suzanne to the show.

She's another long coveted off requested guest and someone that we've admired for a long time.

I've always loved how effortless she makes songwriting

scene when in fact an intense amount of thought and care must go into those

amazing lyrics and how they're framed by those melodies. Of course, yeah.

I mean it's an obvious one to mention but the way that the verse is flowing

Tom's dying it's just some of the smartest most vivid lyric writing I've ever

encountered I think the tune is probably one of the catches as well.

Yeah it's an almost child-like melody isn't it? Yeah. Actually the line that always left out to me as a kid was the one about turning to the horoscopes and looking for the funnies.

That was something I was used to do when I was little, once my dad had finished with the Daily Mirror.

Oh, a little bit of Andy Cap. Actually I was more of handicap.

Actually I was more of a perishes man.

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