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Tom's Diner - Quiz
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  • 1. Which magazine featured the DNA remix of 'Tom's Diner' in their 2004 list of 'The 1010 Songs You Must Own'?
A) Q
B) Billboard
C) NME
D) Rolling Stone
  • 2. Who directed the music video produced to promote the original song?
A) Suzanne Vega
B) Giorgio Moroder
C) Gareth Roberts
D) Ryan Maguire
  • 3. Does Suzanne Vega appear in the music video for 'Tom's Diner' directed by Gareth Roberts?
A) As a silhouette
B) Yes
C) Only in the background
D) No
  • 4. On which album by Giorgio Moroder was his cover version of 'Tom's Diner' included?
A) Pretty Girls
B) The Ghost in the MP3
C) Déjà Vu
D) Tom's Album
  • 5. Which artist is featured on Giorgio Moroder's version of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) Suzanne Vega
B) Britney Spears
C) Iggy Azalea
D) Lil' Kim
  • 6. How many streams did the AnnenMayKantereit and Giant Rooks cover have on Spotify as of November 2024?
A) 50 million
B) 44 million
C) 120 million
D) 330 million
  • 7. Which drummer from the band Trio produced a remix/remake of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) Robbie Doherty
B) Ryan Maguire
C) Peter Behrens
D) Billy Bragg
  • 8. What is the name of the compilation album released by Suzanne Vega in 1991 featuring various versions of the song?
A) The Remix Collection
B) Days of Open Hand
C) Tom's Album
D) Diner Classics
  • 9. What is the name of the Richard Cheese parody that references 'I Dream of Jeannie'?
A) Little Jeannie
B) Diner Dreams
C) Tom's Jeannie
D) Jeannie's Diner
  • 10. What is the name of the track Ryan Maguire released in 2015 as an anagram of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) moDernisT
B) Degenere
C) Centuries
D) Pour the Milk
  • 11. How many versions of 'Tom's Diner' were reported to exist as of 2023?
A) Over 100
B) Over 50
C) Over 500
D) Exactly 10
  • 12. Which American rock band used an interpolation of 'Tom's Diner' in their 2014 song 'Centuries'?
A) R.E.M.
B) Fall Out Boy
C) AnnenMayKantereit
D) Giant Rooks
  • 13. In which year did the cover by AnnenMayKantereit and Giant Rooks go viral on TikTok?
A) 2022
B) 2019
C) 2024
D) 2020
  • 14. Which artist collaborated with Robbie Doherty on the 2020 remix titled 'Pour the Milk'?
A) Benny Blanco
B) Myke Towers
C) Cupcakke
D) Keees
  • 15. What project is the track 'moDernisT' a part of?
A) The Ghost in the MP3
B) Tom's Album
C) Dauntless Manifesto
D) Déjà Vu
  • 16. In what year did DNA remix 'Tom's Diner'?
A) 1988
B) 1990
C) 1992
D) 1985
  • 17. Which musical collective provided the dance beat for the DNA remix?
A) The Beatles
B) Steely Dan
C) Pet Shop Boys
D) Soul II Soul
  • 18. What was the name used for the initial limited release of the DNA remix?
A) Tom's Diner (Dance Mix)
B) Vega's Diner
C) Oh Suzanne
D) The DNA Session
  • 19. How did A&M respond to the unauthorized remix produced by DNA?
A) They banned the song from the radio
B) They sued DNA for copyright infringement
C) They deleted all master tapes
D) They arranged to release it officially
  • 20. What is the key of the DNA remix of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) F♯ minor
B) E flat major
C) C minor
D) A major
  • 21. What is the tempo of the DNA remix?
A) 110 beats per minute
B) 99 beats per minute
C) 120 beats per minute
D) 85 beats per minute
  • 22. Which country is NOT listed as a location where the remix reached number one?
A) Switzerland
B) Austria
C) Germany
D) United Kingdom
  • 23. Which magazine named the remix 'Pick of the Year – Dance'?
A) NME
B) Music Week
C) Rolling Stone
D) Billboard
  • 24. What part of the original song was turned into the remix's driving hook?
A) The bridge
B) The first verse
C) The ad-libbed outro
D) The chorus
  • 25. Who described the track as 'indelibly infectious'?
A) Marisa Fox
B) Larry Flick
C) Everett True
D) Mandi James
  • 26. What vocal range do Vega's vocals span in the remix?
A) C3 to G4
B) A2 to F4
C) D3 to A4
D) F♯3 to E4
  • 27. What publication called the song a 'surprise hit'?
A) Spin
B) Columbia Daily Spectator
C) Melody Maker
D) Smash Hits
  • 28. According to the text, why was it difficult to create the remix initially?
A) The recording equipment was outdated
B) It was impossible to get a whole song into a sampler
C) The producers lacked professional studio time
D) Suzanne Vega refused to share the master tracks
  • 29. How did Suzanne Vega initially feel about the remix when A&M asked her?
A) She hated the dance beat
B) She wanted it to be kept underground
C) She thought it was really kind of nice
D) She felt it ruined her original song
  • 30. Which publication called the song 'Single of the week'?
A) Billboard
B) Melody Maker
C) Spin
D) Los Angeles Times
  • 31. How did Suzanne Vega originally conceive the song 'Tom's Diner'?
A) As an electronic dance track
B) For a solo acoustic guitar
C) For a full symphony orchestra
D) For voice and solo piano
  • 32. Which two versions of 'Tom's Diner' appear on the album 'Solitude Standing'?
A) An a cappella version and an instrumental version
B) A live version and a studio version
C) Two a cappella versions
D) A dance remix and an acoustic version
  • 33. What instruments provide support in the instrumental version of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) Synthesizers
B) Drums
C) Violins
D) Guitars
  • 34. Who used 'Tom's Diner' to help develop the MP3 audio compression scheme?
A) A Swedish documentary crew
B) Suzanne Vega
C) An unnamed hi-fi magazine editor
D) Karlheinz Brandenburg
  • 35. What is the profession of Karlheinz Brandenburg?
A) Electrical engineer and mathematician
B) Music producer and songwriter
C) Audio engineer and journalist
D) Computer scientist and guitarist
  • 36. Where did Brandenburg first hear 'Tom's Diner' while working on his algorithm?
A) At a live concert
B) Playing on a radio down the corridor
C) During a studio recording session
D) In a hi-fi magazine advertisement
  • 37. How did Vega's voice sound to Brandenburg at low bit rates during his early testing?
A) Unchanged
B) Perfectly clear
C) Horrible
D) Better than other songs
  • 38. In what year was the documentary featuring Brandenburg's story released?
A) 2009
B) 1987
C) 1995
D) 2002
  • 39. What was Brandenburg finishing when he decided to test the song?
A) His sound engineering certification
B) His music composition degree
C) His software development project
D) His PhD thesis
  • 40. In what decade was 'Tom's Diner' written?
A) 1980s
B) 1970s
C) 1960s
D) 1990s
  • 41. Which album originally featured 'Tom's Diner'?
A) Fast Folk
B) Broadway
C) Luka
D) Solitude Standing
  • 42. Which electronic music production group remixed the song in 1990?
A) Fast Folk
B) DNA
C) The Beatles
D) The diners
  • 43. Where is the real Tom's Restaurant located?
A) Manhattan, New York City
B) Vienna, Austria
C) London, England
D) Berlin, Germany
  • 44. The exterior of Tom's Restaurant served as which fictional location?
A) Monk's Café
B) The Broadway Diner
C) Central Perk
D) The Barnard Coffee Shop
  • 45. Who suggested the perspective that inspired the song's lyrics?
A) Brian Rose
B) The narrator
C) A woman in the rain
D) William Holden
  • 46. What is the name of the cathedral mentioned in the song?
A) Barnard Cathedral
B) St. John the Divine
C) St. Patrick's Cathedral
D) Broadway Cathedral
  • 47. Which actor's death did Suzanne Vega read about in the newspaper?
A) The actor from Seinfeld
B) Brian Rose
C) An unnamed companion
D) William Holden
  • 48. What publication first included 'Tom's Diner' as a track in 1984?
A) The New York Post
B) Solitude Standing Monthly
C) The New York Times
D) Fast Folk Musical Magazine
  • 49. In which city did the remix by DNA reach No. 1?
A) London
B) Los Angeles
C) New York City
D) Germany
  • 50. Which newspaper featured the story of William Holden's death?
A) New York Post
B) The Barnard Daily
C) Fast Folk Magazine
D) The New York Times
  • 51. What does the narrator look at after the news of the actor's death?
A) The train schedule
B) The horoscope
C) The menu
D) The cathedral
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