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Suzanne Vega's Favourite playlist:
Bigger Than My Body, John Mayer from Heavier Things Time and Love, Laura Nyro, from New York Tendaberry Trouble, Coldplay from Parachutes St. Teresa, Joan Osborne from Relish American Tune, Paul Simon from There Goes Rhymin' Simon Like a Tattoo, Sade from Love Deluxe Barely Breathing, Duncan Sheik from Duncan Sheik Living It Up, Rickie Lee Jones from Pirates Story of Isaac, Judy Collins from Who Knows Where the Time Goes Red Rain, Peter Gabriel from So Can't Let Go, Lucinda Williams from Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Fortress around Your Heart, Sting from The Dream of the Blue Turtles Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash from 16 Biggest Hits: Johnny Cash |
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