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Clip: Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner

Tom's Diner
Suzanne Vega's song “Tom's Diner” was used as the reference track in an early trial of the MP3 compression system, earning her the distinction of being the Mother of the MP3. It was chosen because her a capella vocal with relatively little reverberation was used as the model for Karlheinz Brandenburg's compression algorithm. Brandenburg heard “Tom's Diner” in a radio playing the song. He was excited and at first convinced it would be “nearly impossible to compress this warm a capella voice.”
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Originality is the aspect of created or invented works by as being new or novel, and thus can be distinguished from reproductions, clones, forgeries, or derivative works. An original work is one not received from others nor one copied based on the work of others. The term "originality" is often applied as a compliment to the creativity of artists, writers, and thinkers.

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