36 years later and her performance with Luke Combs of “Fast Car” was just unbelievable. To me, she actually sounds richer with age. She looked great.
OT: Tracy Chapman at the Grammy’s
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I put Fast Car on a jukebox once in 2010 and just killed the vibe of a bar in Ft. Lauderdale. Used to love it. But why is she playing a 36-year-old song at the Grammy's?
Because Combs made it a crossover country hit last year.
As God is my witness I have never heard that song in my life.
Awesome song and performance last night.
And even if you dont like country music, Luke Combs can flat out sing.
And even if you dont like country music, Luke Combs can flat out sing.
When I first heard his version I pretty much thought, yeah a country singer doing this song feels right as well.
Because Luke Combs covered it '23, it hit number 1 on a few different charts, and it won/was nominated for several awards. They sang it as a duet.
I only heard it because it was country. Never by Chapman. I wouldn't know who she is otherwise.
I get it.
But.... some of these country artists have amazing voices
Check out Raul Malo from the Mavericks.
Dude got some serious pipes
It crossed over everywhere when she first did the song. It’s amazing you’ve never heard it.
How have so many of you never heard of Tracy Chapman?
It's not my cup of tea, but Chapman did win a Grammy for it when it originally came out. It also got a ton of "airplay" on MTV when it came out, back when the "M" in MTV actually stood for Music, as opposed to Mush like it does today.
It’s amazing the absolutely tunnel vision so
Many have and readily admit to.
I was probably 10-11 when the song came out and I remember it because it got a ton of airplay
Many have and readily admit to.
I was probably 10-11 when the song came out and I remember it because it got a ton of airplay
It was considered alternative/pop actually.
Because they’re lying or are having a senior moment, that song was everywhere in 1988.
i like Chapman's version better, and im a country music fan.. when artists re-make a song, they need to change it somehow, someway. he basically just "covered" it, not remade it, if that makes sense. Like he was at a karaoke bar just trying to completely imitate Chapman..
Not complaining, it's a good song and luke has a good voice, just think he could have added something or tried something with it.
but hey, he made a killing off of it so what do i know.
Not complaining, it's a good song and luke has a good voice, just think he could have added something or tried something with it.
but hey, he made a killing off of it so what do i know.
can anyone name 3 songs that tracy chapman sang? I know of 2, fast car and the "give me one reason to stay here, and i'll turn right back around" song. that's it.
WIthout cheating, can anyone name a 3rd?
EDIT: i just cheated, talking about a revolution was a good one. that's 3. she actually re-did "Stand by me" that i liked too.
WIthout cheating, can anyone name a 3rd?
EDIT: i just cheated, talking about a revolution was a good one. that's 3. she actually re-did "Stand by me" that i liked too.
I would have been 9 then so my music tastes were limited. Never heard her before. I am a huge music fan so when I hear people talking about this amazing Grammy performance I was surprised to know nothing about her while all of my friends clearly know her music. Probably never crossed my genre when I was older getting into music.
id' be curious to know how much Royalties or whatever you call it, Tracy has received from Luke's version of Fast car being so popular..
I'd imagine she gets a nice chunk of change since this song is played every 15 minutes on every country radio station for the last year..
I'd imagine she gets a nice chunk of change since this song is played every 15 minutes on every country radio station for the last year..
I know what I like. Music in general is not something I care about. I tolerate country.
I read somewhere this week that she got around $500,000 in royalties since the country version started hitting the charts.
I'm feeling both old AND clueless right now; I was in my mid-'30's in 1988 with two kids and a house in the suburbs. I can't recall what I was listening to back then, but am guessing it was "oldies" ('60's-early '70's pre-disco). I just now listened to the link that @DruidTM posted, and I recognized the song. It's one of my partner's favorites and she asked if there was a Grammy's version on YouTube ... guess I will be googling that in a moment!
Same thing happened last year with Kate Bush's Running Up that Hill because of Stranger Things. Which also was another fantastic song.
