Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega - New York, NY - Immortalized in Lyrics on Waymarking.com

"Tom's Diner" was written by Suzanne Vega in 1981 and the diner itself is based off of Tom's Restaurant, located in New York City on the corner of Broadway and 112th Street. (The restaurant's exterior itself is also famous for being Monk's Cafe in Seinfeld).

Vega wrote the song while attending Barnard College nearby. It is believed that the day the song is based on was November 18th, 1981. The cathedral mentioned in the song is Cathedral of St. John the Divine which is nearby.

The song has been covered and remixed several times. DNA's remix single reached up into the Top 10 in the US, Canada, UK and Australia.

Additionally the song is known as the first song to be encoded by MP3.

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Musician: Suzanne Vega Name of Song: Tom's Diner Relevant Verse: "I am sitting In the morning At the diner On the corner" ... "Oh, this rain It will continue Through the morning As I'm listening To the bells Of the cathedral" https://genius.com/5126762 Location website: [Web Link]

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