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Subj: Re: Tom's DIner Album?
Date: 95-07-24 12:35:16 EDT
From: WChapwomyn@aol.com
To: Undertow@law.lawlib.emory.edu

I have several different Tom's Albums that I found in the stores. I have the American CD and Vinyl and also I have the British import on vinyl--no difference--I just collect everything! When it first came out, it was widely available in stores--at least here in LA it was. I bet it can be ordered, however.

Wendy!

kevin@elvis.wicat.com sez:

>> Tom's ? - Bingo Hand Job

>Minor trivia bit for those who might just be fanatical about musical
>acts other than Suzanne; it turns out that "Bingo Hand Job" is in fact
>REM in disguise.

yep. bingo hand job was what r.e.m. (and some assorted friends including billy bragg, peter holsapple and robyn hitchcock) called themselves for two shows they did at the borderline in london following the release of _out of time_ in 1991.

woj

Subj: Re: Tom's Diner Album
Date: 95-07-24 19:46:21 EDT
From: kevin@elvis.wicat.com
To: undertow@law.lawlib.emory.edu

> Tom's ? - Bingo Hand Job

Minor trivia bit for those who might just be fanatical about musical acts other than Suzanne; it turns out that "Bingo Hand Job" is in fact REM in disguise.

Kevin

Subj: *Toms diner on Untamed Heart*
Date: 95-07-26 01:50:12 EDT
From: dj_finn@postoffice.utas.edu.au (Zest)
To: undertow@law.lawlib.emory.edu

**hi everyone**,

i have a simple question. on 'untamed heart',a film starring christian slater around 1992, i know for a fact that 'tom's diner' was played, right at he sttart of the movie, but it had a soundtrack/music to it, and when i bought the 'solitude standing' cd, i was very suprised to see THAT t-diner was just her voice.

is the 'untamed heart' t-diner one of those mixes you all talk about, or what? i remember that it got quite a bit of air-play where i am, (Tasmania, Australia :)

also, if there is a greatest hits i would definetly recommend the one with the beat to it, tho as a fan, i probably find the other more haunting etc (like that bit about 'sometime/before the rain began...') but hey, theese are the concessions you make for a Top 40 Cd hey! also, i think the other is very catchy too.

regards, david.

Subj: Re: *Toms diner on Untamed He...
Date: 95-07-26 14:15:19 EDT
From: WChapwomyn@aol.com
To: Undertow@law.lawlib.emory.edu

Dave,

The Untamed Heart "Tom's Diner" was the DNA version that we all talk about. I got a little chuckle when you said you bought the cd and it only had the acappella version on it becuase I had a friend who did exactly the same thing and then was angry because she's the type that only likes dance music and found nothing on the album to suit her tastes. She's also the type who doesn't have the patience to listen closely to the music and be open to something different--otherwise--like all of us, she might have found something extreemly interesting in the lyrics of Suzanne Vega.

Wendy!

Subj: Tom's Album
Date: 95-07-29 17:06:03 EDT
From: nduke@mindspring.com (Duker)
To: Undertow@law.emory.edu

After the recent discussion about the Tom's Album I was so curious that I bought it today. While many of the mixes are not my taste I love the album. I find it to be creative and it is kind of a tangent to the Undertow covers concept brought up earlier.

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