I agree, SV's first album is more compelling than her second (though I think "Luka" may be her greatest achievement).
Suzanne Vega - Luka - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZt7J0iaUD0
My brother still has her autograph in an old passport. We listened quite a bit to her in the mid-80s. And that reminds me of Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, who sang this in "Forest Fire":
"It's just a simple metaphor,
It's for a burning love..."
Cheers,
John
I saw them in concert and he sang this:
"I was working on my great unfinished novel;
Please let me introduce myself in French: Marcel."