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Suzanne Vega — Zephyr & I
Album: Beauty & Crime
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Released: 2007
Length: 3:07
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Zephyr & I stand out on
West End Avenue
Talking about the things that
All of us used to do

And the wind kicks up with the smell of rain
The kids are gone but the souls remain

Zephyr and I sort out our
Long time memories
Do you remember, he says,
The 1970's

This was a youth mall
Of America on this street
All of us hanging here
Like underage cops on a beat

And the wind kicks up in the smell of rain
Now the kids are gone but their souls remain
The graffiti goes but the walls retain
The flowers go but the earth must still remain

In spring the tide in Riverside
Will wash away the cold and frozen
River rain will clean the stain and
Wash away wash away downstream

Out on the corner by the
Fireman's Monument
This was the place where all the
Fatherless teenagers went

Well the wind kicks up in the smell of rain
The kids are gone but the souls remain
The graffiti's gone and the walls complain
The flowers go but the earth must still remain
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Initially, the beat is very similar to Lou Reeds song 'Vicious'...
Posted 8 months ago by Panda500    [ Reply ]
Love this. 
Posted 2 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Saw Vega some years ago when she played the Stockholm summer Jazz festival. An unexpected treat. Somewhat spoiled by my bored 6-year-old exclaiming loudly during a lull, ‘Oh no, is she going to sing AGAIN?!’ Vega was gracious enough to say, ‘I’ll make it brief’.  Woman to woman, I think she felt my pain.
Posted 4 years ago by Fromtraceysdesk    [ Reply ]
I had to look, because so many aspects of this song made me think of a combo of artists I like; to name: Luscious Jackson, Crash Vegas, and Jane Siberry....  :)  123K
Posted 4 years ago by GoodKarm    [ Reply ]
Not my taste!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]


KT Tunstall also worked with Suzanne Vega on her 2007 album Beauty & Crime , singing backup on songs "Zephyr and I" and "Frank and Ava". ...


Posted 11 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Always up for Suzanne Vega...but this is not my first choice.
Posted 11 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Gotta dance through the house! =)
Posted 13 years ago by adamdbenson    [ Reply ]
I love Suzanne, but she's in cruise control on this song.
Posted 14 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
Kathleen Edwards
Anna Ternheim
Now...Suzanne Vega!!!

I appreciate Bill's approach...entice the audience with smooth female vocals! Kind of shuttin' my eyes here and imagine them all singing to me now!!!  
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]

by Sounds and Fury

Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
silly hat
 

SUPER-FUNNY - I nearly smiled!
Unbelievable!


Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Here we go again!

Her (very) first album was a 10!

After that she turned into another
one-album wonder (with the exception of
"Luka").

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]

lol... I live on West End Avenue... strange to hear someone singing about the neighborhood. I'm liking this song more and more every time I hear it!


Posted 15 years ago by bkrontz    [ Reply ]
I feel the music is like other Vega songs yet I still enjoy the voice.
Posted 15 years ago by Shaker    [ Reply ]
silly hat
Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Is it just me or are we hearing a lot of Suzanne Vega lately?  It's OK with me!
Posted 15 years ago by plaice3    [ Reply ]
I enjoy this song.
Posted 15 years ago by okelle    [ Reply ]
 pinklife wrote:


Duct tape and Gorrilla Glue have worked for me so far...
 
2fer: They make Gorilla Tape now....

Posted 15 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
You know what they say..."After 30 your face starts to slip off your head!
 

Duct tape and Gorrilla Glue have worked for me so far...
Posted 15 years ago by pinklife    [ Reply ]
I usually quite like Suzanne Vega, but that was incredibly dull.   
Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]


Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Ulises wrote:
You should not feed the trolls. It only encourages them.
Good point! I'll put the snacks away.....
Posted 16 years ago by Droidac    [ Reply ]
Droidac wrote:
Do you EVER have something positive to say?
You should not feed the trolls. It only encourages them.
Posted 16 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
at first I thought this was "Short Skirt Long Jacket" by Cake.
Posted 16 years ago by superflyLD    [ Reply ]
Excelsior wrote:
Do you EVER have something positive to say?
Posted 16 years ago by Droidac    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
Alpine wrote:
She is an attractive woman. (I'm a year older than her, so you 30 somethings STFU). I'd ask her out.
What about 25?
Posted 16 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
Lots of fond memories of catching her at small venues like the Bitter End in NYC in the 80s. Loved her then and still do, one of the few that still feels as relevant to my life now as decades ago.
Posted 16 years ago by kaz    [ Reply ]
With the first couple bars I'm awaiting "vicious, you hit me with a flowe-er" however what follows is just as cool.........
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
This has a nice feel to it: listening to the beat and guitars makes me feel like I'm walking in the park on a sunny day... hoping that Luka kid is playing ball far away from home.
Posted 16 years ago by jksteacher    [ Reply ]
Alpine wrote:
She is an attractive woman. (I'm a year older than her, so you 30 somethings STFU). I'd ask her out.
You know what they say..."After 30 your face starts to slip off your head!
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
She is an attractive woman. (I'm a year older than her, so you 30 somethings STFU). I'd ask her out.
Posted 17 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
Marlena on the wall is the only song by her I really love. This is okay.
Posted 17 years ago by b17m4p    [ Reply ]
I have this heard a lot lately, I seem to like it.
Posted 17 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
...bonus points for the phasey guitar break...
Posted 17 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
xkolibuul wrote:
Never thought I'd hear SV follow the Pretenders. Especially early Pretenders. But it works!
It worked for the first two drumbeats and then the sad realization hits.
Posted 17 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Hard to find anything wrong with anything she does. 7
Posted 17 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
Gotta love SV
Posted 17 years ago by pushkinjim    [ Reply ]
I still love her voice....like she's whispering in my ear..and gently panting hmmmmmmmm
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
A very fine disc indeed, all of it.....!
Posted 17 years ago by guiguy    [ Reply ]
Fun New York song! 7, at least All of us hanging here Like underage cops on a beat...
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
one of her better tunes
Posted 17 years ago by tlbritton    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by jimoore    [ Reply ]
What a voice...as good as the early days...all those years of Whiskey and cigars couldn't spoil it....
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Her voice is a... waoooooooo... JEWEL! She drives me crazy (houu houu.. like no one else)
Posted 17 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
Cool to hear a song about the Upper West Side in the old days...
Posted 17 years ago by KEViNYC    [ Reply ]
Never thought I'd hear SV follow the Pretenders. Especially early Pretenders. But it works!
Posted 17 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
arrived in the post today, how about that? thanx bill!
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Roll away...the dew.
Posted 17 years ago by weirsh    [ Reply ]
I like this one alot.......thanks RP!
Posted 17 years ago by Dave_Ryder    [ Reply ]
Different for SV. I like.
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]