Suzanne Vega - Calypso

[dandelionpetrie]

This is a better version than the studio one.

[raremountainbear]

This is horrible quality audio. You should delete this, it ruins the song.

[RevJim60]

@raremountainbear I would love too, and replace it with the clean copy I have on disc, but I can't figure out how to contact YouTube personel so I cas do it without losing the 83,000 hits I have on this video.

[AnnaEmery101]

her voice sounds kinda hippieish...

[1265Penguin]

thumbs up if ur english class brought u here XD

[TheTwinsVids]

@1265Penguin close, but literature for me

[s991708]

Beautiful song. All songs from that album are. Luka and Tom's diner are great, but the radio stations at least in Norway keep playing nothing but Luka. I'm sad they never pay any attention to these other great songs. Love Calypso and Gypsy so much, sing them for my kids every night and they calm down so well.

[Trex100]

wow synching is like 10 seconds off on this vid. Other than that, it is pretty nice -actually very nice. I just became a fan of SV.

[brucefetter]

poor quality. not worth the upload.

[zimmercj]

@brucefetter the video is low quality but the audio is good

[brucefetter]

@zimmercj It breaks up A LOT. I just tried it again. Yikes! But it sounds like it's a great song nonetheless. :)

[ckkasjz]

suzanne - your awesome!!! Love your voice!!!

[xDesignerDrugs]

I'm reading the Odyssey in English class as well.

And we also saw the lyrics in the book, and our teacher let us

listen to this song. I love it. :D

[danishutubefan]

its one of my fave suzanna vega songs...perfectly executed live as usual..

[Leodorus]

Wonderful song...beautiful performance..love it!

[usmpacco]

one of the best songs. ever

[usresidentsarestupid]

Wow! after so many years she's still so nice to hear. I love her girlish, satine voice. Great singer, seems to be a nice, withdrawn person too.

[iMcNstarrz]

what was the tone of this song? =]

[iCanbEYOURrUKIA]

I'm reading the Odyssey in my English class and in between the little story summaries in our text book the lyrics to this song were in it. I immediately recognized her name because I love Tom's Diner so much, and I surprised my teacher because she's not really "my era". But it's really sad that she's not because the music of "my generation" pretty much sucks. Thank god we have Internet :]

[AnnaEmery101]

@iCanbEYOURrUKIA

so did i!

[tottieshouse]

@iCanbEYOURrUKIA Yours is not the first surprising comment by a 'young' person that I have come across recently. I have horribly underestimated today's teenagers. You made me smile and that is a rare thing. Thank god we have the internet indeed. : )

[iCanbEYOURrUKIA]

@tottieshouse Well thank you kind stranger! :D

Yes, the internet can be a wonderful thing, or an extremely bad thing haha. This is indeed good stuff though :]

[trexinvert]

@iCanbEYOURrUKIA Congrats to having the "independence" to breakaway from the current "corporate" music mentality. In general, young kids don't know "who they are" or "what they like". Music corporation's spend billions to program you guys. Nuff said. If you like Suzanne Vega, check out 10,000 maniacs, Smiths, Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees for cool 80's stuff. More contemporary Portishead and Catpower. Enjoy.

[cherrylady1234567]

one of the best live performers in forever!

[gracenoj]

yes one of the best...

[yodasteveo]

Beautiful song

[RaunchyRocker]

Only in america would they walk in front of the stage ! Diss respect !

[BrianOtterson]

@RaunchyRocker I get the impression that this was shot with a zoom lens. I don't think that guy was really very close to the stage.

[123ThisIsMe]

Lovely to see her live performance of this song.

Thanks for uploading.

(Yet - to me -  there is nothing like the old studio version that I still have on audio-cassette ...)

[the4mercs]

Thank you for posting. That song makes me cry, every time!

[mikoel007]

you right susan vega dont be angry big susan vega,+.

[leamgem]

Second only to 'Luka' as Suzanne's best piece of work. Outstanding.

[danielinsporto]

@leamgem

in my opinion, solitude standing is one of her best songs. really up there with this and luka and tom's diner

[edogovor]

Me too! She's talants is vonderful!

[Fazer600Powa]

Superbe !

[Eowindurohan]

As for me, it is the most beautiful and poetic song ever written ....

Suzann Vega : great composer, great singer.

Thanks a lot ....

[samsab233]

Yay I had to find a song about The Odyssey, and this is an amazing song. Thanks Suzanne :D

[hemmojito]

I'm so in love with her voice. I can't get enough of her songs. Her lyrics have also such an impact on me. She's wonderful

[hannahnoel09]

wonderful song!!! so inspirational! wow..who knew someone could make such beautiful music?? i wake up to this song everyday and i love it so much. brava!!

[draydrone]

she sang it but did not write it

[wendi69]

she did write it, i believe, in 1978. i haven't heard it since high school - thanks so much for posting. great song and nice memories, too.

[draydrone]

it was a song from the greek myth

i thought it was origingaly written in that time then translated for her to read....but i never looked it up much

[wendi69]

the myth is written from ulysses' point of view. i've not run across another account of the tale from calypso's point of view. ulysses was actually on calypso's island for ten years. suzanne did write this song, and the whole album is pretty fantastic. tom's diner is from this album, and small blue thing, and the queen and the soldier.

[hellgate167]

He was on her island for 7-years when ordered by Zeus to release him. He was in Troy for ten years; at sea for three; and spent 7-years with her. Twenty years total away from home (Ithaca).

[debz0773]

The album is "Solitude Standing" 1987.

[atomiccatastrophy]

wat is the name of the album pls

[KarmicAnarchist]

Solitude Standing.

[IndigoJo]

Small Blue Thing and The Queen and the Soldier are from the first (self-titled) album, not from Solitude Standing.

[johnjo49]

Wonderful! Thanks so much. The sound is great is great and it's like being there. Love the people walking across the view. And Suzanne is a genius.

[Phl0gist0n]

Thanks a lot! This song and 'Language' are my favorites of Suzanne Vega - she is incredible!

[Albertan1956]

Thanks for uploading this video of Suzanne for us.

[jmcrjunior]

GREAT song!!

[Orientie]

It's one of my favorites!Thank you for sharing!