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Luka (song)
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| Single by Suzanne Vega from the album Solitude Standing |
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| Released | 1987 | ||||
| Writer | Suzanne Vega | ||||
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"Luka" is a song recorded by Suzanne Vega and released as a single in 1987.
"Luka" is written from the perspective of an abused boy of that name who is evasive about what sounds are coming from his apartment. He eventually opens up, trying to understand his situation.
"A few years ago, I used to see this group of children playing in front of my building, and there was one of them, whose name was Luka, who seemed a little bit distinctive from the other children. I always remembered his name, and I always remembered his face, and I didn't know much about him, but he just seemed set apart from these other children that I would see playing. And his character is what I based the song Luka on. In the song, the boy Luka is an abused child -- In real life I don't think he was. I think he was just different."
—Suzanne Vega, in a Swedish television special recorded 3 November 1987.[1]
Vega also recorded a Spanish version of the song in the studio, featured on the single.
- The song was covered by The Lemonheads on their 1989 album, Lick.
- British indie group Easyworld covered the song on the Bside to their 2004 single "'til the day".
- The song is referenced in The Simpsons episode "Realty Bites". Homer begins singing, "My name is Suka. I live on the second floor," while driving his car, when suddenly the criminal Snake Jailbird jumps from a bridge into Homer's car.
- This song is referenced in the Scrubs episode, "My Therapeutic Month".
- In 1988 Paola Turci recorded an Italian translation of the song, titled "Mi chiamo Luca"(My name is Luka). The song, contained in her debut album "Ragazza sola, Ragazza blu" doesn't contain any reference to sexual abuse.
| The Lemonheads |
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| Evan Dando • Karl Alvarez • Vess Ruhtenberg • Bill Stevenson • Devon Ashley Ben Deily • Corely Loog Brennan • John Strohm • Doug Trachten • Jesse Peretz • Juliana Hatfield • Nic Dalton • Dave Ryan • Patrick Murphy |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Hate Your Friends (1987) • Creator (1988) • Lick (1989) • Lovey (1990) • It's a Shame about Ray (1992) • Come on Feel the Lemonheads (1993) • Car Button Cloth (1996) • The Lemonheads (2006) |
| EPs and other releases: Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners (1986) • Create Your Friends (1989) • Favourite Spanish Dishes (1990) • Patience and Prudence (1991) • The Best of the Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years (1998) |
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"Luka" • "Different Drum" • "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" • "It's a Shame About Ray" • "Mrs. Robinson" • "Confetti" • "Into Your Arms" • "It's About Time" • "Big Gay Heart" • "The Great Big No" • "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" • "It's All True" • "The Outdoor Type" • "Balancing Act" • "Become the Enemy" |
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