A morning playlist with a side of eggs and watered down iced coffee.

For everyone looking for a playlist to listen to through headphones during a solo breakfast date at Tom’s Restaurant, a staple inMorningside Heights and Columbia go-to, look no further. This playlist includes some of the songs that, to me, perfectly encapsulate the feeling of a morning splurge at Tom’s. 

  1. “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega (duh)
  2. “Tom’s Diner” (remixed version and arguably better than the original) by Suzanna Vega and DNA
  3. “Ham n’ Eggs” by a Tribe Called Quest
  4. “Didn’t Cha Know” by Erykah Badu
  5. “Sunday Morning” by the Velvet Underground and Nico
  6. “Too Good” by Arlo Parks
  7. “The Girl from Ipanema” by Stan Getz
  8. “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp
  9. “The Locomotion” by Little Eva
  10. “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel
  11. “Back on 74” by Jungle
  12. “These Days” by Nico
  13. “The Only Living Boy in New York” by Simon & Garfunkel
  14. “Everywhere” by Fleetwood Mac
  15.  “Be Sweet” by Japanese Breakfast
  16. “Oogum Boogum Song” by Brenton Wood
  17. “Eye Know” by De la Soul and Otis Redding
  18. “Autumn Sweater” by Yo La Tengo
  19. “Jesus, Etc.” by Wilco
  20. “Pigeon” by Faye Webster
  21. “There She Goes” by The La’s
  22. “Reminiscing” by Little River Band
  23. “Chamber of Reflection” by Mac DeMarco
  24. “Louise” by TV Girl
  25. ゆめうつつ (Yume Utsutsu) by Lamp
  26. “Bim Bom” by Joao Gilberto

The diner In question via Wikimedia Commons