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Cat: COOKLP 763. Rel: 14 Sep 20
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Side 1 - Track 1. Marlene On The Wall Side 1 - Track 2. Luka Side 1 - Track 3. "So How Many People Are Here From Out Of Town?" Side 1 - Track 4. New York Is A Woman Side 1 - Track 5. "This Next Song Takes Place On 59th Street" Side 1 - Track 6. Frank & Ava Side 2 - Track 1. "So I Myself Came To New York City When I Was 2 & A Half Years Old" Side 2 - Track 2. Gypsy Side 2 - Track 3. Freeze Tag Side 2 - Track 4. Pornographer's Dream Side 2 - Track 5. "This Next Song Is Called New York Is My Destination" Side 2 - Track 6. New York Is My Destination Side 3 - Track 1. "The First Time I Saw Lou Reed" Side 3 - Track 2. Walk On The Wild Side Side 3 - Track 3. Ludlow Street Side 3 - Track 4. Cracking Side 3 - Track 5. "And Now We've Got A Song About Those Times" Side 3 - Track 6. Some Journey Side 4 - Track 1. "I'm Gonna Close With This Song" Side 4 - Track 2. Tom's Diner Side 4 - Track 3. "Would You Like Another One?" Side 4 - Track 4. Anniversary Side 4 - Track 5. Tombstone Side 4 - Track 6. Thin Man

It takes real confidence to tackle a household classic, perhaps even more if that classic was written by a 20th century musical luminary who was also a close friend. Given how delicate and light Suzanne Vega's treatment of Lou Reed's 'Take A Walk On The Wild Side' is, with its redemptive soaring guitar chords, confidence is certainly an apt word here - she really does make it her own.

One of the standout moments on this live album, recorded at New York's Cafe Carlyle, it has some stiff competition, with Vega's natural air of cool, urban sophistication front and centre throughout the setlist. Comprising anthems and half-forgotten gems alike - 'Tom's Diner' sidles up next to 'Ludlow Street' - there's even a startling rendition of 'New York Is My Destination', from her own one-woman play about Southern Gothic novelist Carson McCullers, Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers.