Tom's Diner (Live)
Jenifer Bartoli · Jenifer Fait Son Live [2005]
(Suzanne Vega)
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner
I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee
And he fills it only halfway and before I even argue
He is looking out the window at somebody coming in
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
It is always nice to see you, says the man behind the counter
To the woman who has come in, she is shaking her umbrella
And I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos
And I'm pretending not to see them and instead I pour the milk
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
I open up the paper, there's a story of an actor
Who had died while he was drinking, it was no one I had heard of
And I'm turning to the horoscopes and looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone's watching me and so I raise my head
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
There's a woman on the outside, looking inside, does she see me ?
No she does not really see me, she sees her own reflection
And I'm trying not to notice that she's hitching up her skirt
And while she's straightening her stockings, her hair has gotten wet
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
Oh this rain it will continue, through the morning as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral... And I'm thinking of your voice
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do.
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner
I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee
And he fills it only halfway and before I even argue
He is looking out the window at somebody coming in
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
It is always nice to see you, says the man behind the counter
To the woman who has come in, she is shaking her umbrella
And I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos
And I'm pretending not to see them and instead I pour the milk
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
I open up the paper, there's a story of an actor
Who had died while he was drinking, it was no one I had heard of
And I'm turning to the horoscopes and looking for the funnies
When I'm feeling someone's watching me and so I raise my head
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
There's a woman on the outside, looking inside, does she see me ?
No she does not really see me, she sees her own reflection
And I'm trying not to notice that she's hitching up her skirt
And while she's straightening her stockings, her hair has gotten wet
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do
Oh this rain it will continue, through the morning as I'm listening
To the bells of the cathedral... And I'm thinking of your voice
Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do.
Tom's Diner (Live)
Jenifer Bartoli delivers a spirited rendition of Tom's Diner on her 2005 live album, Jenifer Fait Son Live. This recording captures the energy of her performance style, blending French pop sensibilities with a dynamic live atmosphere. The track exemplifies her ability to reinterpret classic material while maintaining her distinct vocal identity. Released as part of her broader discography during the mid-2000s, the song reflects the era's vibrant musical landscape and showcases her commitment to authentic live recordings. It stands as a testament to her career trajectory, highlighting her role in the contemporary French music scene through this energetic and memorable performance.