Never was a Suzanne Vega fan until Leland came along, really, but there was what can only be described as a one-off phase back in my college days when this record came out. My boyfriend at the time was responsible; he couldn’t stop playing track 2. It’s a great album; not a bad song on it, really, but this is my favorite:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omyXU1uxNE4

I had no idea that there’s a video for it.

The album has some of my all-time favorite album artwork ever. Grimy, creepy, New York City carnival, complete with fishnets, boy shorts, and that totally cool knife necklace she wore everywhere at that time.

I don’t think I could ever pull off a 3″ blade hanging from my neck…

Anyway. Too bad it’s out of print now. We just picked up her brand new one; it’s all New York and, naturally, all great.