If sand waves were sound waves
What song would be in the air now
What stinging tune
Could split this endless noon
And make the sky swell with rain
If war were a game that a man or a child
Could think of winning
What kind of rule
Can overthrow a fool
And leave the land with no stain.
The lyrics SONG OF SAND of SUZANNE VEGA is also present in the album 99.9f (1992)
Suzanne Nadine Vega (New York, 1959) è una cantautrice e musicista americana di fama internazionale. Conosciuta per il suo stile folk-rock introspettivo e le sue liriche poetiche, Vega ha raggiunto la popolarità negli anni '80 con brani come "Luka" e "Tom's Diner". La sua musica è caratterizzata da un uso raffinato della voce, di accordi semplici ma efficaci e da una forte componente narrativa. Vega ha pubblicato oltre dieci album in studio, collaborando con artisti come David Byrne dei Talking Heads e The Kronos Quartet. Tra i suoi album più importanti ricordiamo "Suzanne Vega" (1985), "Solitude Standing" (1987) e "Days of Open Hand" (2007). I suoi brani rappresentativi includono oltre a "Luka" e "Tom's Diner", anche "Marlene on the Wall" e "Gypsy".
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