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producers for issuing a
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Tom's Diner"Tom's Diner" is an a cappella pop song written in 1981 by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. The first time it was featured on any of her own studio albums was as the first track of her own Solitude...
" in 1990.
They have been mistakenly acredited with the name the DNA Disciples apparently to avoid confusion with the
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—this is in fact untrue. As well as "Tom's Diner," the duo remixed another second Suzanne Vega track, "Rusted Pipe," and a radio mix of "Rosemary" in 2000. After a quiet spell, DNA reappeared with a mix of the
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track "The Mummers' Dance," which landed the coveted Billboard Hot 100 number-one Airplay slot in 1999.
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DNA was the
pseudonymA pseudonym is a fictitious name used by a person, or sometimes, a group.Pseudonyms are often used to hide an individual's real identity, as with writers' pen names, graffiti artists, resistance fighters' or terrorists' noms de guerre and computer hackers' handles. Actors, musicians, and other...
taken by two
BritishThe British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, one of the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories, and their descendants. In a historical context, the term refers to the ancient Britons, the indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain south of the...
dance-musicThis article is about dance music in general. You may also be looking for electronic dance music or dance-pop.Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
producers for issuing a
remixA remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. This name is also used for any alterations of medias other than a song ....
of
Suzanne VegaSuzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music....
's "
Tom's Diner"Tom's Diner" is an a cappella pop song written in 1981 by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was first released as a track on the January 1984 issue of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. The first time it was featured on any of her own studio albums was as the first track of her own Solitude...
" in 1990.
They have been mistakenly acredited with the name the DNA Disciples apparently to avoid confusion with the
no wave bandDNA was a No Wave band formed in 1978 by guitarist Arto Lindsay and keyboardist Robin Crutchfield. Rather than playing their instruments in a traditional manner, they instead focused on making unique and unusual sounds...
—this is in fact untrue. As well as "Tom's Diner," the duo remixed another second Suzanne Vega track, "Rusted Pipe," and a radio mix of "Rosemary" in 2000. After a quiet spell, DNA reappeared with a mix of the
Loreena McKennittLoreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, CM, OM, is a Canadian singer, composer, harpist and pianist most famous for writing, recording and performing world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes. McKennitt is known for her refined, warbling soprano vocals...
track "The Mummers' Dance," which landed the coveted Billboard Hot 100 number-one Airplay slot in 1999. Nick Batt has worked extensively with
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on
Felt MountainFelt Mountain is the debut album by English electronic duo Goldfrapp. It was released by Mute Records on 11 September 2000 in the United Kingdom...
,
Black Cherry, and
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; he also received an Ivor Novello award for co-writing
Strict Machine from Black Cherry.
Personnel
- Neal Slateford (born in Bath)
- Nick Batt (born Nicholas Batt, lives in Bath), now running the music technology Sonic State website and podcast
Singles
- "Tom's Diner" (re-mix) (1990) - DNA featuring Suzanne Vega
- "La Serenissima" (1990) - DNA
- "Get the Message" (1991) - Electronic
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- "Rebel Woman" (1991) - DNA featuring Jazzi P
- "Can You Handle It" (re-recording) (1992) - DNA featuring Sharon Redd - co-produced by Neil Davidge
- "Blue Love (Call My Name)" (1992) - DNA featuring Joe Nye
- "Shocked
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- co-produced by Neil Davidge
- "Lily Was Here" (re-mix) - Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer -co-produced by Neil Davidge
- "Rusted Pipe" (re-mix) - DNA featuring Suzanne Vega -co-produced by Neil Davidge
Albums
- Taste This EMI (1992) co-produced by Neil Davidge
- Remixes Polydor (1992) co-produced by Neil Davidge
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