Suzanne Nadine Vega (born July 11, 1959) is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music. Vega's self-titled debut album was released in 1985 and was well-received by critics in the U.S.; it reached platinum status in the United Kingdom. Produced by Lenny Kaye and Steve Addabbo, the songs feature Vega's acoustic guitar in straightforward arrangements.

"The Border", composed and released in 1982, was the soundtrack to Tony Richardson's film "The Border". The interesting thing about this soundtrack is that it comes immediately after Cooder's successful collaboration with Walter Hill on "The Long Riders" and "Southern Comfort" and as the before and-after bookends to his enigmatic score for Wim Wenders "Paris, Texas".

Chunga’s Revenge is an album by Frank Zappa, released on October 23, 1970. Zappa’s first effort of the 1970s marks the first appearance of former Turtles members Flo & Eddie on a Zappa record, and signals the dawn of a controversial epoch in Zappa’s history (this era is both hated and loved by Zappa fans in equal measure). Chunga’s Revenge represents a shift from both the satirical political commentary of his 1960s work with The Mothers of Invention, and the jazz fusion of Hot Rats.