Folk-pop singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega 

(archival edition 12/07 of Mountain Stage) 
 npr excerpt 

Songs:
Marlene on the Wall" 
"New York is a Woman" 
"Frank and Ava" 
"Left of Center" 
"Blood Makes Noise" 
"Pornographer's Dream" 
"Luka" "Tom's Diner"

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