‘Gypsy’

Suzanne Vega goes beyond ‘Luka’ in this deeply written tale of a first romance

So, the obvious question here is, how do you pick a song by Suzanne Vega and not pick “Luka?” I’m not the world’s, the nation’s, the state’s or the city’s leading authority on Vega, but it’s hard to believe that it’s not her greatest song. I even foreshadowed the possibility of using it in Week 2’s “Voices Carry” post.

Plus, “Luka” is the song that intro…