Somewhere hidden in the depths of my subconscious is a memory bank of samples. When I hear songs like "Our House" by Madness, memories of riding in the car back to my childhood home rush to the forefront, our little blue house planted smack in the middle of S. Collingwood Avenue in the city of Syracuse. Whenever I hear Spin Doctor's "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong," I think of how my parents used to sing that to me; lyrically inappropriate, but in my naïveté they just loved how I'd dance around as they repeatedly called me "little miss."
About a week ago, Brooklyn based DJ and producer David Heartbreak released a new track "Dave's Diner." After pressing the orange play button I time-warped but for some reason couldn't quite figure out why those female vocals were so familiar. Until suddenly I remembered.
Remember Suzanne Vega? For those who do not, Drake used her song "Tom's Diner" as inspiration for his track "I Get Paper." But what I love about Heartbreak's rendition is that it's the most true to the original. Ambient bass with hip-hop influences and an overall throwback feel has had me hooked on this one.
Fun fact: For those Seinfeld fanatics, the "Tom's Diner" Vega sings about is in fact Tom's Restaurant in New York City. The street side shot was used each episode to introduce the group's regular spot.
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