Retro Video of the Week: "Luka" by Suzanne Vega

Tomorrow is the 35th anniversary of the release of singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega's second studio album, Solitude Standing.  It contained her two most well-known songs, "Tom's Diner" (which was remixed in 1990 by British group DNA and became a worldwide hit) and "Luka."  The album went to #11 on the Billboard album chart, and "Luka" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 -- both her highest-charting entries on those respective charts.

"Luka" is one of those songs that made an impression on me, even as a nine-year-old.  It's sung from the perspective of a young boy named Luka who is being abused by his parents and is basically telling the neighbors in his apartment not to confront him about noises that may be coming from his apartment.  It's an obviously heavy subject matter, and Vega handles it with reality and grace.