Luka - Music
Luka by Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Artist Biography For Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega Born Suzanne Nadine Vega On 11 July 1959 In Santa Monica California Is An American Singer-Songwriter Noted For Her Eclectic Folk-Inspired Music. Two Of Vega's Songs Both From Her Second Album Solitude Standing 1987 Reached The Top 10 Of Various International Chart Listings " Luka" And "Tom's Diner". Though Born In California Vega Has Lived Most Of Her Life In New York City. There She Attended The High School Of The Performing Arts The School Seen In The Feature Film Musical Fame Where She Studied Modern Dance. Vega Realized That Her Talent In Dance Was Not Sufficient To Make Her Living. While Pursuing A Degree In English At Columbia University She Penned Many Songs And Performed In College And Community Coffeehouses Inside And Outside The New York City Area. She Was Discovered In 1984 Releasing Her Eponymous Debut The Following Year. However It Was Not Until Her 1987 Sophomore Effort Solitude Standing That Vega Entered The U.S. Mainstream With The Lyrically Unlikely Hit Luka. Three Years Later A Remix Of The Album's Opening Track "Tom's Diner" Became An American And European Hit For "DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega." Having Continuously Built And Maintained A Loyal Fanbase Since Her Fame's Peak Vega Has A Prolific Catalogue And In 2003 She Released A Retrospective Collection. Beauty & Crime Her Seventh Album Was Released In 2007. Inspired By The City Where Vega Grew Up And Still Currently Resides Beauty & Crime Revolves Around Her Experiences In New York. Vega Has A Daughter Ruby Froom With Her Ex-Husband Mitchell Froom. In Early 2006 Vega Remarried To A Man Named Paul Mills. For Additional Information Including Photographs Visit Suzanne Vega's Official Website Www.SuzanneVega.Com.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Luka
Suzanne-Vega - Solitude Standing
"Luka" Is A Song Written And Performed By Suzanne Vega. It Was Released As A Single In 1987 And First Featured On Vega's Album "Solitude Standing". The Lyrics Of The Song Deal With The Issue Of Child Abuse - About A Child Called Luka Who Is Unable To Talk About The Abuse He Is Suffering. According To Song Facts Vega Said In 1987 On Swedish Television "A Few Years Ago I Used To See This Group Of Children Playing In From Of My Building And There Was One Of Them Whose Name Was Luka Who Seemed A Little Bit Distinctive From The Other Children. I Always Remembered His Name And I Always Remembered His Face And I Didn't Know Much About Him But He Just Seemed Set Apart From These Other Children That I Would See Playing. And His Character Is What I Based The Song Luka On. In The Song The Boy Luka Is An Abused Child - In Real Life I Don't Think He Was. I Think He Was Just Different."
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Biography - Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega Born Suzanne Nadine Vega On 11 July 1959 In Santa Monica California Is An American Singer-Songwriter Noted For Her Eclectic Folk-Inspired Music. Two Of Vega's Songs Both From Her Second Album Solitude Standing 1987 Reached The Top 10 Of Various International Chart Listings " Luka" And "Tom's Diner". Though Born In California Vega Has Lived Most Of Her Life In New York City. There She Attended The High School Of The Performing Arts The School Seen In The Feature Film Musical Fame Where She Studied Modern Dance. Vega Realized That Her Talent In Dance Was Not Sufficient To Make Her Living. While Pursuing A Degree In English At Columbia University She Penned Many Songs And Performed In College And Community Coffeehouses Inside And Outside The New York City Area. She Was Discovered In 1984 Releasing Her Eponymous Debut The Following Year. However It Was Not Until Her 1987 Sophomore Effort Solitude Standing That Vega Entered The U.S. Mainstream With The Lyrically Unlikely Hit Luka. Three Years Later A Remix Of The Album's Opening Track "Tom's Diner" Became An American And European Hit For "DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega." Having Continuously Built And Maintained A Loyal Fanbase Since Her Fame's Peak Vega Has A Prolific Catalogue And In 2003 She Released A Retrospective Collection. Beauty & Crime Her Seventh Album Was Released In 2007. Inspired By The City Where Vega Grew Up And Still Currently Resides Beauty & Crime Revolves Around Her Experiences In New York. Vega Has A Daughter Ruby Froom With Her Ex-Husband Mitchell Froom. In Early 2006 Vega Remarried To A Man Named Paul Mills. For Additional Information Including Photographs Visit Suzanne Vega's Official Website Www.SuzanneVega.Com.
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"Luka" is a song written and performed by Suzanne Vega. It was released as a single in 1987 and first featured on Vega's album, "Solitude Standing". The lyrics of the song deal with the issue of child abuse - about a child called Luka, who is unable to talk about the abuse he is suffering. According to Song Facts, Vega said in 1987 on Swedish Television, "A few years ago, I used to see this group of children playing in from of my building, and there was one of them, whose name was Luka, who seemed a little bit distinctive from the other children. I always remembered his name, and I always remembered his face, and I didn't know much about him, but he just seemed set apart from these other children that I would see playing. And his character is what I based the song Luka on. In the song, the boy Luka is an abused child - In real life I don't think he was. I think he was just different." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.