I’m starting a new series, SONIC DIVE where I unpack all things songs, songwriters and their legacy. Part 1 therealsuzannevega & “Tom’s Diner”: •”Tom’s Diner” was originally created as a solo a cappella show closer for her live shows but it didn’t really take off on a global scale until the British group DNA Remixed it in 1990 which reached No. 1 in Austria, Germany, Greece and Switzerland. •Written from the perspective of the songwriter's photographer friend Brian Rose, the tune is a stream-of-consciousness snapshot of a rainy morning scene at a diner. The main character observes the people around her—regular customers, a stranger outside—and reminisces about a lost love, before finishing her coffee and starting her day. "I picked these different moments out and I made a little storyline," Vega told a crowd in 1996. "That's one thing, I think, that people miss sometimes”. Via diffuserfm •”Tom’s Diner” has been sampled 122+ times many artists, including Public Enemy, Nikki D, ...