Talk:Tom's Diner

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This song is not a capella. Just sayin'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.23.196.129 (talk) 04:48, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

The song was originally a capella, released in 1987 by Vega herself. The version that is well-known was an unauthorized remix of the song. Vega wanted to pursue legal action against the remixers, DNA, but thought it would be better if the new version with the music was released as a single. So basically, it is an a capella song with a more well-known remix. --Darkdan 20:00, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

In point, A&M wanted to pursue legal action, and Vega stopped them. Once she made it known that she would not go after any other performances, it was open season, which is what created enough songs to make Tom's Album. The liner notes cover this, but I'm not sure where my copy of the cover is.--Thespian 05:51, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

What is the name of the Public Enemy song where it is sampled? --Cog11 (talk) 19:34, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Out of curiosity, is there any evidence to support that the song is about the Tom's in Manhattan? It seems to be the most common position, but I've seen the framed lyrics on the wall in the Tom's in Brooklyn that she signed, "I came. I saw. I wrote." (I also have a photo.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.112.172.59 (talk) 01:47, 14 April 2008 (UTC)