Tracy Chapman Appreciation Thread

[levitate]

…35 years after it was released due to a white musician’s cover version.

Tracy Chapman ‘honoured’ as ‘Fast Car’ named Song of the Year at CMAs – 35 years after release

Luke Combs’s cover of 1988 song reached No 2 on US chart this summer

news.yahoo.com

Her original, beautiful, COUNTRY song here:


(Some clowns in here think that you need to wear a cowboy hat with big ass boots and drive a pickup 24/7 in order to be considered country.)

 

[Seoul Gleou]

 

[Heavy_Handz]

What a fukking song. Luke Combs respect for the cover but ain’t no way I’m listening to that over the OG!!!!

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

What a fukking song. Luke Combs respect for the cover but ain’t no way I’m listening to that over the OG!!!!

The OG sounds so amazing

 

[Fill Collins]

…35 years after it was released due to a white musician’s cover version.

Tracy Chapman ‘honoured’ as ‘Fast Car’ named Song of the Year at CMAs – 35 years after release

Luke Combs’s cover of 1988 song reached No 2 on US chart this summer

news.yahoo.com

I don't see the problem, is she a country singer?

I don't expect country music cacs to acknowledge Black people outside of a song or two about Tee Tot (the guitarist who taught Hank Williams) or Charley Pride so I'm pleasantly surprised

 

[Lonj]

What's there to be mad about? It was a cover song and they honored her. The original song ain't a country song. Most times with cover songs that blow the original artist is barely acknowledged. Like how many people know the original Tainted Love was done by a black artist?

 

[Carl Tethers]

Her original wasn't country anyway

 

[levitate]

I don't see the problem, is she a country singer?

Uhh, yeah?

She’s been a folk/country singer since day 1.

 

[levitate]

Her original wasn't country anyway

 

[levitate]

What's there to be mad about? It was a cover song and they honored her. The original song ain't a country song. Most times with cover songs that blow the original artist is barely acknowledged. Like how many people know the original Tainted Love was done by a black artist?

It was a country/folk song.

And the outrage is obvious, Connor. Black woman makes a classic country song that is largely ignored by the country music community…then 35 years later a white cover gets shine and awards for it.

Edit: removed the insult. My apologies, breh.

 

[Mowgli]

The rest of the album was mid. But this was a great song about how naive and hopeful women are when they start dating loveable losers. Then pressures mount on them when family and finances meet the fantasies in their rabid ass minds.

You'll find work and I'll get promoted

That dude ain't finding Sh1t.

 

[Carl Tethers]

Uhh, yeah?

She’s been a folk/country singer since day 1.

You might be the first person I've ever seen think Tracey Chapman is a country singer or that "Fast Car" is a country song

 

[levitate]

You might be the first person I've ever seen think Tracey Chapman is a country singer or that "Fast Car" is a country song

Da hell was it, new age rap?

I need to break down the melodies and chord progression for you?

Brehs listen to trash rap all day trying to school someone on music.

 

[Lonj]

It was a country/folk song.

And the outrage is obvious, Connor. Black woman makes a classic country song that is largely ignored by the country music community…then 35 years later a white cover gets shine and awards for it. Are you stupid?

lol I'm "Connor" but you the one saying Fast Car is a country song. "Fast Car is a country song" said no one ever. Were you even alive when the original dropped?

 

[TEH]

What's there to be mad about? It was a cover song and they honored her. The original song ain't a country song. Most times with cover songs that blow the original artist is barely acknowledged. Like how many people know the original Tainted Love was done by a black artist?

The song he covered was a huge hit that's why it's acknowledged. Most covers aren't hits first. It's like someone remaking Jesus Walks 30 years from now.