Thursday 22 April 2021

DNA

DNA was the pseudonym taken by two British dance music producers Nick Batt and Neal Slateford, best known for issuing a remix of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" in 1990. The song spent 3 weeks at #2 in the UK denied by both "Turtle Power" and "Itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini."

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jul 1990    2	Tom's Diner (featuring Suzanne Vega)
Aug 1990   34	La Serenissima
Feb 1992   17	Can You Handle It (featuring Sharon Redd)

What happened next?
Neal Slateford went on to become co-founder of Lovehoney. Nick Batt currenly runs the Sonic State music technology website and podcast. Suzanne Vega discussed the story behind Tom's Diner.

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