Luke Combs covered Fast Car, which earned Tracy Chapman the songwriting credit for #1 Country Song this past year. Beyoncé’s country album was released later. I recommend watching Tracy and Luke sing this as a duet at the Grammy’s. I just looked up which female won Best Video of the Year, and it was Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up.” More Tracy Chapman, please! “Talkin’ bout a Revolution,” “ Give Me One Reason,” “Baby Can I Hold You,” and “The Promise” are all great songs.
no no towards the end of the song, what she's saying is that her boyfriend doesn't have a job still and goes out drinking every night and she doesn't want to deal with it anymore so she says just take your fast car and keep on driving.
She wasn't turning into her father, she was turning into her mother living with an alcoholic, paying all the bills and taking care of the kids. So she told him to get into his fast car and drive away. She didn't want to end up taking care of another non-working alcoholic. It's a sad song. I love Tracy Chapman.
Yes, it's heartbreaking lyrics which mix the hopefulness of carefree riding in a car with a romantic partner escaping from the problems of her life and being pulled down by the reality that she's being trapped in poverty. First she can't finish her education by having to take care of her father, then she's with someone who's not contributing financially to her new family with children.
Good that you are broadening you musical horizon and you couldn't have done it with a better song. You also did a good job trying to understand its meaning while appreciating the instrumentation and the technicalities of the photography. Thanks for sharing
That's how I always interpreted it. It's a more modern version of "In The Ghetto" by Elvis-- The story of an endless, inescapable cycle of life and death. Poignant and moving every time I hear it.
Saw her in concert in 1996. Best concert I’ve ever seen - just her with her guitar on the stage. She was breathtaking. My favorite song of hers is The Promise.
Please listen to the words again. The woman is supporting her boyfriend and he's hanging out at the bars. She tells him to get it together or take his fast car and keep on driving.
I've loved this song for many years. Last year I was at the dentist and the Luke Combs version came on the radio station they were playing in the exam room. I was appalled. A white, male country music singer is doing a song that to me is about the life of a black, urban woman? When I got home I looked it up. It turned out that this was one of Combs favorite songs and he couldn't resist doing a cover. And he seemed very respectful. Chapman was OK with it and it earned her a ton of royalties and a song-writing Grammy, plus caused a revival of interest in her music. Combs and Chapman sang it as a duet on the Grammy broadcast.
There is all kinds of folk music, it's cultural depending on the ethnicity & country of origin. For example most of the influences for country music comes from the Scot's Irish musical heritage brought to Appalachia by immigrants. Of course there are different styles of country music as well , some influenced by the blues as well Celtic music. Then there's African folk music, Greek , Polish... the list goes on
Pretty sure you’ve reacted to a few Simon and Garfunkel tunes - they are a legendary folk band along with James Taylor, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Harry Chapin, etc. Tracy is one of a kind for sure - really wish she would tour again.
You should read the lyrics, cuz you got the story a bit wrong. She’s saying SHE has a job, then she’s paying all the bills, then says her partner spends more time out drinking than they do w/their kids. SHE’s not repeating her Dad’s cycle. Her partner is. I recommend “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” “The Promise” is one of the most beautiful love songs ever imo. Tracy Chapman’s albums are something you can listen to from start to finish. No bad songs, really. She’s incredible. Been one of my favorites since high school.
She's not becoming her father, the person she left with and tried to build a life with is the one in the bottle. He sees more of his friends than he does his kids. But she doesn't have anymore big plans and--unlike her mother, who abandoned her when she left the father--she tells him to take his fast car and go. She stays with her kids and does what she has to, as she's always done.
I haven't heard this since it's MTV days. Thanks for the replay mate. Luke Colmbs recently covered this, she's getting a ton 🤑🤑and others are bitching.? GET A LIFE.🙄
No, she's not her father.. she realizes her boyfriend is an alcoholic like her father so she doesn't want to take care of another man with no job and is an alcoholic! She has a dream it could be better but in the end she knows she's better off without him!
Actually, I always took the meaning of that verse in question is that she was once again caring for someone who wasn't working (her partner) who spent time drinking instead of taking care of their kids.
Oh please please please listen to this entire album one day. Every song is so so good. When it came out I couldn't get enough of it. I still listen to it frequently. Please consider listening to it one day on your own
When this came out, there was so much racism/sexism directed at her appearance - and in all of the reaction videos I've seen to her in the last year or two I haven't heard anyone say similar. It's all be complimentary about not only her appearance but her voice too, and I'm glad to see it.
In the song, her newfound partner messes up her dreams just like her dad to her mother. He doesn't work and spends all his time drinking and doesn't even take care of his kids.
I was lucky enough to see her live at a small industry showcase venue where she performed her entire album right before it came out . I still can't believe I was in that room :-D #industryfriends
In MEMORIUM...?!?? YIKES. LOL. Tracy is very much Alive. Probably more than most of us. She has that Humble & Happy Spirit. I was Grinning ear to ear when she appeared strumming her Guitar. Listen to the Audience Reaction when they realize it is Tracy... Even Jaded and sometimes Marginally Talented Entertainers know Greatness when they see/hear it. A Perfect Song. a Song with actual Meaning... Tracy is a Tri-Athlete if you ask Me... Singer/Songwriter/ Musician.
Another great song by Tracy is "Talkin' About a Revolution": ua-cam.com/video/Xv8FBjo1Y8I/v-deo.htmlsi=BFM-uXUiFn3yVblS (She did a great version for Get Out the Vote before the last U.S. election and it sounds like she might have to do the same for your upcoming one...🇨🇦)
This is one of those songs where you don’t presume that that “I” is the same as the songwriter. She’s singing a story. Tracy Chapman was raised by a single mother in a community of people who were struggling and she said that this was an attempt to capture “the world as I saw it when I was growing up in Cleveland, Ohio.”
i use to love this song when it first came out. Still do. In living Color did a skit on it with this song which was pretty funny back in the early 90's
You have only reacted to two Def Leppard songs and they are my favorite band along with Duran Duran. You can see Rick playing with two arms in Rock of Ages, Photograph, and Bringing on the Heartache.
She was the one who was always working & hoping/dreaming for something better. Both her alcoholic father & Mr. Fast Car were users & losers keeping her from ever having a better life.
The country number 1 for solo composition is for songwriting not singing as she wrote the song and owns the publishing rights so she's credited as the songwriter for the Luke Combs cover.
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Luke Combs covered Fast Car, which earned Tracy Chapman the songwriting credit for #1 Country Song this past year. Beyoncé’s country album was released later. I recommend watching Tracy and Luke sing this as a duet at the Grammy’s. I just looked up which female won Best Video of the Year, and it was Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up.”
More Tracy Chapman, please! “Talkin’ bout a Revolution,” “ Give Me One Reason,” “Baby Can I Hold You,” and “The Promise” are all great songs.
no no towards the end of the song, what she's saying is that her boyfriend doesn't have a job still and goes out drinking every night and she doesn't want to deal with it anymore so she says just take your fast car and keep on driving.
She wasn't turning into her father, she was turning into her mother living with an alcoholic, paying all the bills and taking care of the kids. So she told him to get into his fast car and drive away. She didn't want to end up taking care of another non-working alcoholic. It's a sad song. I love Tracy Chapman.
Yes, it's heartbreaking lyrics which mix the hopefulness of carefree riding in a car with a romantic partner escaping from the problems of her life and being pulled down by the reality that she's being trapped in poverty. First she can't finish her education by having to take care of her father, then she's with someone who's not contributing financially to her new family with children.
Good that you are broadening you musical horizon and you couldn't have done it with a better song. You also did a good job trying to understand its meaning while appreciating the instrumentation and the technicalities of the photography. Thanks for sharing
That's how I always interpreted it. It's a more modern version of "In The Ghetto" by Elvis-- The story of an endless, inescapable cycle of life and death. Poignant and moving every time I hear it.
Saw her in concert in 1996. Best concert I’ve ever seen - just her with her guitar on the stage. She was breathtaking. My favorite song of hers is The Promise.
This is one of my favorite songs. It’s so beautiful.
Important song that came at an important time. Masterpiece. The drinker is the guy and he has become like her father. She's not leaving
Exactly, she tells him to go
Generational poverty and struggle. She escaped the dad and then her fella started being the same way. Her first 3 albums are gorgeous ☮️
Tracy is rare....but a icon
Please listen to the words again. The woman is supporting her boyfriend and he's hanging out at the bars. She tells him to get it together or take his fast car and keep on driving.
Tracy is beautiful and her voice is so moving. Just the sound of it makes me cry.
Check out more of Tracy's music like Baby Can I Hold You and Talkin About a Revolution. She's a sweet lady, very shy. Thanks for your reaction.
She’s cool 😎 with her very own sound & vibe. Love true Talent as hers !
Tracy is one of my favorite artists ever. The duet with her and Luke Combs is so good. So great to see her singing and getting more recognition. 👍❤✌
I used to love when she came on the radio in my car. More Tracy Chapman!
A compliment to young Billie Eilish! Talent and authenticity. Just like Tracy Chapman.
Phenomenal. Watch this year’s Grammys with Luke Combs. Tear jerking fantabulous
I've loved this song for many years. Last year I was at the dentist and the Luke Combs version came on the radio station they were playing in the exam room. I was appalled. A white, male country music singer is doing a song that to me is about the life of a black, urban woman? When I got home I looked it up. It turned out that this was one of Combs favorite songs and he couldn't resist doing a cover. And he seemed very respectful. Chapman was OK with it and it earned her a ton of royalties and a song-writing Grammy, plus caused a revival of interest in her music. Combs and Chapman sang it as a duet on the Grammy broadcast.
There is all kinds of folk music, it's cultural depending on the ethnicity & country of origin. For example most of the influences for country music comes from the Scot's Irish musical heritage brought to Appalachia by immigrants. Of course there are different styles of country music as well , some influenced by the blues as well Celtic music. Then there's African folk music, Greek , Polish... the list goes on
Folk music is so often singer/songwriters. No band, no fluff.
Pretty sure you’ve reacted to a few Simon and Garfunkel tunes - they are a legendary folk band along with James Taylor, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Harry Chapin, etc. Tracy is one of a kind for sure - really wish she would tour again.
You have to listen to “Behind the wall” It gives me chills every time I hear it
You should read the lyrics, cuz you got the story a bit wrong. She’s saying SHE has a job, then she’s paying all the bills, then says her partner spends more time out drinking than they do w/their kids. SHE’s not repeating her Dad’s cycle. Her partner is.
I recommend “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” “The Promise” is one of the most beautiful love songs ever imo.
Tracy Chapman’s albums are something you can listen to from start to finish. No bad songs, really. She’s incredible. Been one of my favorites since high school.
She's not becoming her father, the person she left with and tried to build a life with is the one in the bottle. He sees more of his friends than he does his kids. But she doesn't have anymore big plans and--unlike her mother, who abandoned her when she left the father--she tells him to take his fast car and go. She stays with her kids and does what she has to, as she's always done.
I haven't heard this since it's MTV days. Thanks for the replay mate.
Luke Colmbs recently covered this, she's getting a ton 🤑🤑and others are bitching.?
GET A LIFE.🙄
I have a love/hate relationship with this song. Love the song but the radio stations played once every 5 minutes.
Another good folk artist is John Denver.
I only remember her First big Hit"Chuckey's in Love!"
That was Rickie Lee Jones
I feel like she couldn't break the cycle of taking care of deadbeat men.
No!!! her boyfriend was turning into her dad. And she told him to go
No, she's not her father.. she realizes her boyfriend is an alcoholic like her father so she doesn't want to take care of another man with no job and is an alcoholic! She has a dream it could be better but in the end she knows she's better off without him!
She's completely unpretentious. No social media, etc.
Actually, I always took the meaning of that verse in question is that she was once again caring for someone who wasn't working (her partner) who spent time drinking instead of taking care of their kids.
Yes absolutely feel the same.
This is exactly what she is saying
Astonishing how a great voice, simple repeating chords, and brilliant lyrics produce a song that will endure for centuries.
Oh please please please listen to this entire album one day. Every song is so so good. When it came out I couldn't get enough of it. I still listen to it frequently. Please consider listening to it one day on your own
Shes the girl working at the market...and her man is a younger version of her dad.
You heard wrong. Listen again. She's working, and he's out drinking. Yeah, just like her parents.
Her boyfriend fell into the bottle, not her...
Agree... Had a crush on her when she first hit the scene. 🤩😍 She's still beautiful!
Thank you for noticing how pretty she is. So many didn’t think she was/is. I love this song. So much of what life is.
When this came out, there was so much racism/sexism directed at her appearance - and in all of the reaction videos I've seen to her in the last year or two I haven't heard anyone say similar. It's all be complimentary about not only her appearance but her voice too, and I'm glad to see it.
She did a duet with B.B. King. If you don't know B. B. King then you definitely need to check it out.
B.B. King isn't an it. HE'S a legend.
In the song, her newfound partner messes up her dreams just like her dad to her mother. He doesn't work and spends all his time drinking and doesn't even take care of his kids.
Very, very few songs have the emotional density that Tracy packed into this absolute masterclass on songwriting.
Get some tissues.
Tracy is amazing, and this song will break your heart.
This is a stunning song and vocal performance ❤
This song will be passed down thru generations, it’s about young adults trying to grow up and being held back.
I really love her. Listen to her: Give Me One Good Reason.
If you haven't seen it yet, check out Tracy's Fast Car duet with Luke Combs at the Grammy Awards. It was awesome. They sounded great together.
When it comes to real life, to me those lyrics are as real as it gets.
I was lucky enough to see her live at a small industry showcase venue where she performed her entire album right before it came out . I still can't believe I was in that room :-D #industryfriends
In MEMORIUM...?!?? YIKES. LOL. Tracy is very much Alive. Probably more than most of us. She has that Humble & Happy Spirit. I was Grinning ear to ear when she appeared strumming her Guitar. Listen to the Audience Reaction when they realize it is Tracy... Even Jaded and sometimes Marginally Talented Entertainers know Greatness when they see/hear it. A Perfect Song. a Song with actual Meaning... Tracy is a Tri-Athlete if you ask Me... Singer/Songwriter/ Musician.
Try "Talking About a Revolution" by Tracy Chapman. Another complex story, but she's a great writer.
The whole album "Matters of the Heart" is so powerful. Well-worth listening to.
No....she's saying that she's paying all the bills and he's out drinking with his friends all the time and not spending time with his kids.
Tracy is the boss, but Luke did do a Great cover. You should check it out also. Peace, Love!!
Behind the Wall, please please please. It is a masterpiece, although that entire album was phenomenal!
Another great song by Tracy is "Talkin' About a Revolution":
ua-cam.com/video/Xv8FBjo1Y8I/v-deo.htmlsi=BFM-uXUiFn3yVblS
(She did a great version for Get Out the Vote before the last U.S. election and it sounds like she might have to do the same for your upcoming one...🇨🇦)
This is one of those songs where you don’t presume that that “I” is the same as the songwriter. She’s singing a story. Tracy Chapman was raised by a single mother in a community of people who were struggling and she said that this was an attempt to capture “the world as I saw it when I was growing up in Cleveland, Ohio.”
Exactly
There is a DISCO cover if Gordon Lightfoot's IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND (for the 54 Movie Soundtrack) at it is FIRE :-D
Love your reaction. I hope you also listen to her song give me one reason.❤️✌️🌼
Other way around. Her bloke is turning to the bottle like her Dad did.
She's absolutely awesome!
i use to love this song when it first came out. Still do. In living Color did a skit on it with this song which was pretty funny back in the early 90's
I remember that one!! It is hilarious!!!
No no your wrong. Read the lyrics!
I highly recommend listening to her song Talkin' 'bout a Revolution. So powerful.
What a blazing comet across the sky she was! The vocals, the lyrics, the composition. Wow. Just wow.
Grew up driving backroads with my best friends listening to her:)
You have only reacted to two Def Leppard songs and they are my favorite band along with Duran Duran. You can see Rick playing with two arms in Rock of Ages, Photograph, and Bringing on the Heartache.
The categories are much more fluid than we'd think.
Tracy Chapman is brilliant! Always been a favorite of mine.
She was the one who was always working & hoping/dreaming for something better. Both her alcoholic father & Mr. Fast Car were users & losers keeping her from ever having a better life.
The country number 1 for solo composition is for songwriting not singing as she wrote the song and owns the publishing rights so she's credited as the songwriter for the Luke Combs cover.
This is my life in a song. Tracy is a genius. Love her. ❤❤❤
This is my life in a song. Tracy is a genius. Love her. ❤❤❤
Try out smoke and ashes. I think 3rd album
I would love to see you react to Give Me One Reason, if you don't know it. The groove on that one is undeniable. 😊
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She is a remarkable artist 🔥🔥🩷
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