I've been a fan of Suzanne for over 30 years. First time I've seen this and I'm still left dumbstruck by the beauty of her creativity. She sings straight to my soul.
I first heard this song over 30 years ago driving at midnight in a porsche up the california coast. My beautiful lover wendy leaning and laying on me and us holding hands. I did not this love would not last forever. I miss her every day. The best person and love of my life.
When they hear the sound of love,it reminds them how angry and jealous they've become, how cold their hearts, how much they're missing and how separated from their native natural bliss. Instead of reminding them who they are, it reminds them of who they are not anymore.Rather than confront this dragon, and look at what is truly happening to them,they blame the song,the terrible thing that showed them how their love was stolen.
This is a wonderfully mature song for a woman of only eighteen. It is full of lovely visual images and is mercifully free of the narcissism which blights most songs by teenagers. It echoes some of the ideas of Joni's "Cactus Tree" ("Don't try to follow..."/""They will lose her if they follow") but it has its own distinct and unique voice. There are very few teenagers who write songs which still sound fresh and lucid when you are mature. This is a rare thing.
I agree that this is a very mature song for someone of tender years. However, I think it may be shaded by "The man with the child in his eyes": written by a 13-year old Kate Bush. Admittedly much shorter, but incredibly insightful nonetheless.
Suzanne - simply 'thank you'. I have played this so many times on acoustic guitar along with Luka, Calypso, Book of Dreams and so many of your fabulous songs. You are a singular talent, important, gifted and a wonderful person. I have met you one (in York, UK) and you were modest, caring, and everything I expected you to be. This version of Gypsy is a stunning performance. Crying now 😢
simply beautiful. I grew up listening to this amazing lady and she has got me through so many tough times, her songs touch the heart and soul. sublime.
Biggest compliment I can make is to say Suzanne Vega belongs in the same circles as Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and all the great poets of their day Moves me to the core
When she performs this at concerts she usually tells a longer version of the story at the start, sometimes pheriperally involving Leonard Cohen, and on one occasion (Barbican London, around November 2012 I think - I was there) announcing that the subject of the song was in the audience. That got the loudest cheer of the evening :)
I've always loved this song, and the short intro she gives in this intimate gathering (that I so wish I could have attended!) makes it so much more special. Thank you, this is precious.
This song is so beautiful, and knowing the story behind it makes it even better. Simply amazing. How the heck was this woman not more popular? HIDDEN GEM.
What a fantastic version of this magical song😊. Turning 60 on Wednesday March 8 and my biggest special birthday present will be seeing you perform at de Roma in Antwerp Belgium👍. Can’t wait 🙂
Suzanne Vega is a wondeful songwriter and singer. She's a very sensitive - poetic and also a classy woman; a real artist, but unfortunately also far underrated. She would deserve quite more attention! Only the English Dido is on her high level, a sort of a parallel to her
I used to be able to play this song but the muscle memory has not yet returned. The song reminds me of the "gypsy" I met when I was young...I think many of us have that gypsy blowing by in song.
To think that what made feel this crazy intense way about this song at ten - still does at 43. I was spinning in my today having forgot some these perfect lyrics. Divinity to me. I was playing it at TEN on a mixed tape and thinking about some boy from my school who I want quite sure why I felt obsession for. Whi also stared at me but had no physical reason to speak to me. Who showed later 10 years later as those we think about without fear or reason seem to do. Cycles and kharma/twin flames whatever you want to call this psychic resonance I feel when I hear this eternal message and feel so much more than nostalgia for one being. I am 43 now. I don’t know exactly what anything means but the love that I have felt on this planet for some people. Thank you for this masterpiece SV. -A woman in Maine in 2021
Gypsy with a bandanna, short one handed, the time is candid, our parting landed like a course of philosophy as Lovers soon parted, two different paths, yet Gloriously together, as Times like a feather drifts away, the passions unndaunted lead a Way into the Future!
I still can remember seeing Mrs Vega live for the very first time. It was the Winter of 1986 when she played a very small concert in Vienna. Unfortunately I never got a second chance to see her again, but her music and especially this song will be with me probably for ever
Finally found her, I use to listen to this woman play on a cassette tape my sister had and it was played so much the name was worn off the tape, it's taken oh a little under 20 years to find the name of this lady. Thanks for the upload.
Suzanne Vega blew these same tunes through my student flat and three girlfriends and a couple of cats later....she still looks and sounds the same. Wonderful.
I only 'discovered' Suzanne a couple of years ago, and this is a favourite although I have to admit I have all of her songs now and I like them all; she has the most beautiful voice. I wish she would tour Australia....soon!
AWESOME SONG LOVING THIS ONE YESS - GYPSY FANTASTIC I ENJOY VERY MUCH WONDERFUL SINGER SUZANNE VEGA GREAT THANKYOU MY DEAR BEAUTIFUL FRIEND PAUL WHITE BRILLIANT MUSIC VIDEO UPLOAD BRAVOOO XD MUAH MUAH XXXXXXX
Hermoso, hermoso, hermoso. Es una lastima que no muchos valoren canciones y artistas como ella, pero creo que eso es lo que lo hace especial, ¿no es así?
Needless to say the song is wonderful, but what pleases me the most is the fact that she's maintained her beautiful voice as twenty some years have passed since the second album of hers that this song was in.
the first time I ever saw her was in 1987 at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore. They sold out 2,500 seats and added a second show. Richard Thompson opened for her, and I got the impression more people had come to see him than her. Still, she received a standing ovation at the end of the night.
hermoso¡ sin duda y la vos de suzanne vega la misma de ase mas de 25 años me impresiona y conmueve gypsy uno de sus mejores temas del mejor lp que edito grasias por esta música.
This is spendid! The 80's me in college could so relate to the imagery here. I would be very pleased to have this song about me... pleased and a little embarrassed by the utter truth of it.
This song will always remind me of my ex-husband. I met him in 1990, when he was 17 and I was 18. We married in November 1991. Gypsy brings back all of those feelings of young love. I’m 48 now, divorced last year. My heart’s still broken.
I clicked this song just cause and cause I like a couple of SV’s songs and cause I like her voice and just general, but THIS SONG. I’ve heard it somewhere before. For the life of me I can’t remember through how or why, I have heard this song before. it specifically invokes a perfectly warm feeling within me. Haha but I suppose with such a beautiful piece, how could it not~
I've been a fan of Suzanne for over 30 years. First time I've seen this and I'm still left dumbstruck by the beauty of her creativity. She sings straight to my soul.
Same here In Finland❤
I first heard this song over 30 years ago driving at midnight in a porsche up the california coast. My beautiful lover wendy leaning and laying on me and us holding hands. I did not this love would not last forever. I miss her every day. The best person and love of my life.
She is one of the best singer songwriters of the last 50 years. That's a bold statement I realise but nobody can doubt her talent.
Wonderful
I love her she’s ace
Suzanne Vega isn't a toy for boys to fiddle with.She's a refined singer/ songwriter with a beautifully airy voice
Suzanne Vega with Richard Thompson, what more can you expect? That's top notch :-)
How could anyone put a thumbs down for this. Some people just don't know what talent is! Beautiful
They are haters.
The title is now considered a racial slur, which is unfortunate and might account for some of the negative reactions.
@@digitig , how, in God's name, could this be a racial slur? People have gone over the top.
When they hear the sound of love,it reminds them how angry and jealous they've become, how cold their hearts, how much they're missing and how
separated from their native natural bliss. Instead of reminding them who they are, it reminds them of who they are not anymore.Rather than confront this dragon, and look at what is truly happening to them,they blame the song,the terrible thing that showed them how their love was stolen.
This is a wonderfully mature song for a woman of only eighteen. It is full of lovely visual images and is mercifully free of the narcissism which blights most songs by teenagers. It echoes some of the ideas of Joni's "Cactus Tree" ("Don't try to follow..."/""They will lose her if they follow") but it has its own distinct and unique voice. There are very few teenagers who write songs which still sound fresh and lucid when you are mature. This is a rare thing.
brilliantly said
Sooo true !!
absolutely accurate, brilliant comment! thanks for capturing it and putting into words!
I agree that this is a very mature song for someone of tender years. However, I think it may be shaded by "The man with the child in his eyes": written by a 13-year old Kate Bush. Admittedly much shorter, but incredibly insightful nonetheless.
I love the Cactus Tree comparison. 🎯
Suzanne - simply 'thank you'. I have played this so many times on acoustic guitar along with Luka, Calypso, Book of Dreams and so many of your fabulous songs. You are a singular talent, important, gifted and a wonderful person. I have met you one (in York, UK) and you were modest, caring, and everything I expected you to be. This version of Gypsy is a stunning performance. Crying now 😢
one of the best songs ever written. thank you Suzanne for this heavenly piece of music
I too think it’s one of the best songs I’ve ever heard!! Ever
@@mhildackat 18yrs!!! She's great and lovely
Thank you Ms Vega for your astonishingly powerful songs which speak to my psyche in a refined fashion, thx Suzanne from a poetess in exile
Havent heard this song for years. One of my favorite Suzannne Vega songs
Solitude Standing is one of the absolute best albums of the 1980s.
simply beautiful. I grew up listening to this amazing lady and she has got me through so many tough times, her songs touch the heart and soul. sublime.
Biggest compliment I can make is to say Suzanne Vega belongs in the same circles as Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and all the great poets of their day Moves me to the core
When she performs this at concerts she usually tells a longer version of the story at the start, sometimes pheriperally involving Leonard Cohen, and on one occasion (Barbican London, around November 2012 I think - I was there) announcing that the subject of the song was in the audience. That got the loudest cheer of the evening :)
That's Richard Thompson on guitar. Very cool. :)
Few songs give me chills. This is one of them.
So simple, strong and beautiful.
I've always loved this song, and the short intro she gives in this intimate gathering (that I so wish I could have attended!) makes it so much more special. Thank you, this is precious.
this makes me cry very time I hear it, musical genius by the one and only S.V. god bless you.
your comment is 3 years old i know, but...i couldn't agree more. that last outro verse and chorus just kills me every time. peace :)
Sooo touching...what a wonderful song, it reminds me of a lullaby...thks Suzanne
Love this song, and this lady.
Quanto e' magica per me questa canzone,.. non lo potro' mai spiegare a nessuno..
Suzanne Vega + Richard F***in' Thompson, I mean, c'mon 👍🤙😊👏👏👏👏
And Loudon Wainwright sitting happily listening along.
This song is so beautiful, and knowing the story behind it makes it even better. Simply amazing. How the heck was this woman not more popular? HIDDEN GEM.
What a fantastic version of this magical song😊. Turning 60 on Wednesday March 8 and my biggest special birthday present will be seeing you perform at de Roma in Antwerp Belgium👍. Can’t wait 🙂
My favorite of her songs. So beautiful!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤milion serduszek.
Suzanne Vega is a wondeful songwriter and singer. She's a very sensitive - poetic and also a classy woman; a real artist, but unfortunately also far underrated. She would deserve quite more attention! Only the English Dido is on her high level, a sort of a parallel to her
Dido???????
@@tariqquamar : yes Dido - the same high quality
@@marcob4630 Dido is truly awful, hence lasting 2.4 hours in the tapestry of musical history.
@@tariqquamar : Dido awful? what a poor guy!
Dido is IRISH.
As pure as it can get. If this doesn't make you shiver ...
One of the most beautiful songs ever written, truly fabulous.
A song from the soul and for souls to rest upon.......
I saw her in an acoustic performance 9-10 years ago. Very memorable concert😊 Her voice combined with her song writing is impeccable.
Her lyrics are just pure poetry and always puts a smile on my face. I've loved you since I was 18, Suzanne.
Saw Suzanne Vega @ Glastonbury I was 16 , she is pure talent.
I used to be able to play this song but the muscle memory has not yet returned. The song reminds me of the "gypsy" I met when I was young...I think many of us have that gypsy blowing by in song.
To think that what made feel this crazy intense way about this song at ten - still does at 43. I was spinning in my today having forgot some these perfect lyrics. Divinity to me.
I was playing it at TEN on a mixed tape and thinking about some boy from my school who I want quite sure why I felt obsession for. Whi also stared at me but had no physical reason to speak to me. Who showed later 10 years later as those we think about without fear or reason seem to do.
Cycles and kharma/twin flames whatever you want to call this psychic resonance I feel when I hear this eternal message and feel so much more than nostalgia for one being.
I am 43 now. I don’t know exactly what anything means but the love that I have felt on this planet for some people. Thank you for this masterpiece SV. -A woman in Maine in 2021
One of my very fave’s of Suzanne Vega...it seems to typify the artist in her... no agenda, pretension, but young, yet logical love!
Gypsy with a bandanna, short one handed, the time is candid, our parting landed like a course of philosophy as Lovers soon parted, two different paths, yet Gloriously together, as Times like a feather drifts away, the passions unndaunted lead a Way into the Future!
Que bella tenía años que no la escuchaba
The sound of silence.
Its a kind of song I imagine to ❤hear when I get to heaven.
I still can remember seeing Mrs Vega live for the very first time. It was the Winter of 1986 when she played a very small concert in Vienna. Unfortunately I never got a second chance to see her again, but her music and especially this song will be with me probably for ever
Finally found her, I use to listen to this woman play on a cassette tape my sister had and it was played so much the name was worn off the tape, it's taken oh a little under 20 years to find the name of this lady. Thanks for the upload.
What a beauty of a song, what a beautiful singer!
Beautiful song!
Suzanne Vega blew these same tunes through my student flat and three girlfriends and a couple of cats later....she still looks and sounds the same. Wonderful.
I only 'discovered' Suzanne a couple of years ago, and this is a favourite although I have to admit I have all of her songs now and I like them all; she has the most beautiful voice. I wish she would tour Australia....soon!
AWESOME SONG LOVING THIS ONE YESS - GYPSY FANTASTIC I ENJOY VERY MUCH WONDERFUL SINGER SUZANNE VEGA GREAT THANKYOU MY DEAR BEAUTIFUL FRIEND PAUL WHITE BRILLIANT MUSIC VIDEO UPLOAD BRAVOOO XD MUAH MUAH XXXXXXX
Hermoso, hermoso, hermoso. Es una lastima que no muchos valoren canciones y artistas como ella, pero creo que eso es lo que lo hace especial, ¿no es así?
love always,
charlie
no se puede hacer una canción más preciosa.. te admiro Suzanne! !!
Needless to say the song is wonderful, but what pleases me the most is the fact that she's maintained her beautiful voice as twenty some years have passed since the second album of hers that this song was in.
the first time I ever saw her was in 1987 at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore. They sold out 2,500 seats and added a second show. Richard Thompson opened for her, and I got the impression more people had come to see him than her. Still, she received a standing ovation at the end of the night.
hermoso¡ sin duda y la vos de suzanne vega la misma de ase mas de 25 años me impresiona y conmueve gypsy uno de sus mejores temas del mejor lp que edito grasias por esta música.
Suzzane Vega was my first crush, she has magical voice and beautiful persona ❤️❤️
This is spendid! The 80's me in college could so relate to the imagery here. I would be very pleased to have this song about me... pleased and a little embarrassed by the utter truth of it.
The bbc should do songwriters circle again this was a brilliant programme.
This song will always remind me of my ex-husband. I met him in 1990, when he was 17 and I was 18. We married in November 1991. Gypsy brings back all of those feelings of young love. I’m 48 now, divorced last year. My heart’s still broken.
Hey :) Just know that it'll get better, you just have to want it to. Hope you're doing ok ❤️
Just discovered her ,,, wow what a talent,,
this song is so beautiful and touching. it should be more known as should she.
not a day older than 1993 when i saw you in hannover, germany. i still love listening to you
I clicked this song just cause and cause I like a couple of SV’s songs and cause I like her voice and just general, but THIS SONG.
I’ve heard it somewhere before.
For the life of me I can’t remember through how or why, I have heard this song before.
it specifically invokes a perfectly warm feeling within me.
Haha but I suppose with such a beautiful piece, how could it not~
Beautiful! Loved Suzanne Vega in 80s takes me back, feel a tear of nostalgia seeping through.
love this song- saw her live in Munich in 1988 - absolute magic!
Simply beautiful……voice like gentle summer rain……
Awesome. Listened to this when i was 18 and have loved it ever since.
Saw suzanne in 1990 amazing singer songwriter
Beautiful ❤
So excellent
Love you Suzanne!! Thanks for all the wonderful sonic bliss!
Bruce in beautiful coastal South Carolina
Great performance
"The Perks of being a Wallflower" brought me here:) love this song3
This song makes me want to cry.
この曲大好きで定期的に聞きに来ています。
REALLY AMAZING AND HUGELY TALENTED WOMAN...THANKS LORD FOR DISCOVERING HER...I MEAN THIS MUSICIAN
Talent unlimited.
The best 👌💓💖
Wrote it when she was 18. Gorgeous song.
I love my music like I like my wine: ages gracefully. Like Ms. Suzanne Vega's comforting voice and sulky guitar!
wunderschön, or wonderful
goose bumpsssssssssssssss
I'm just amazed that this song, and her singing, move me as deeply now as it, and she, did a quarter of a century (!) ago.
Lovely song! Her first three albums were magic IMHO....
I really enjoy this live version and its nice to see good old Richard joining in with her. I did not know they were friends.
Very good!!!
Che brava!! 👏🏻👏🏻
amazing. i didn't know she could still sing this as well as she did back then. thanks for the upload!
Fabulous.
Pure silk. Amazing. The boy was really lucky
Lucky man go in this world and smile
simply beautiful
Love you through the years, Suzanne!
She sang with Richard Thompson so that says everything
Love it... ❤
Absolutely beautiful song by a beautiful person xSi
This is music.
you are the goddess of song ..........born too be so .....so that others may feel.....what you speak ..❤❤👀
Beautiful song.
Sublime. I first heard this when I bought Solitude Standing many years ago. Such a brilliant singer/songwriter.
Wish l'd have known you. I've missed out.
wow she sounds amazing, i always love it when the singer sounds similar in concert and studio 💕
so different unique perhaps tremendous godly simple poetry put to music