Why Does Tracy Chapman & Luke Combs' 'Fast Car' Hit Home w/ Americans?
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- Did you watch the Grammys? What did you think about Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs performance? Karen Hunter
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I'm just happy to confirm that Tracy Chapman is getting ALL of her royalties for writing that song! Yeah!!!!
yes!
So much misinformation from the clown guy on this video. Know the back story. Also Luke combs is a democrat you idiot
One of my first questions was if Tracy was getting her money!
There was never really any doubt that she was getting paid. A major label released Luke's cover of Traci's song. OF COURSE they were paying her royalties. The only time artist's get screwed out of songwriting royalties is when their music is "sampled". That's when they get ripped off.
@@David-jasp No assumption was made that she wasn't getting paid for her work. It's just always nice to cheer for artists who generate royalties from their body of work which is quite lucrative.
Luke showed the correct way to pay homage and not appropriate Black music. He had her on the stage doing the lead singing on her song that held meaning for him in his childhood with his memories about his father. It's a heartfelt connection and he showed her the utmost respect. She strummed the opening chords and sang first, and did y'all catch the reverant way he watched her play with him? That's how you honor a music elder. And Tracy is making coin from all the remakes success!
Yes, it was clear that he wanted to pay homage not pretend he discovered Tracy Chapman.
Luke love of Tracy Chapman transcends race and politics.
That is exactly how many Europeans pay tribute to black music. Unlike here in the States.
Im confused cause black people didn’t even respect it as “black music”. What is this dude talking about?? Luke Combs is a big deal and has been for a while… he chose to pay homage At the peak of his career.
Why do we attack our allies? 🤔
Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs are proof that we all can love one another from different walks of life and promote unity.
Sorry to say it’s an anomaly..
@@tagon70 no it’s not an anomaly; in fact it’s inspiring to me because of the joy radiating from this performance.
@@tagon70 whether its an anomaly looking at the past, it's important to celebrate it as a successful model as what to do going forward. It suggests that maybe (just maybe) the points black folks have been making is getting through. And if you don't believe in the change you fight for actually happening, then why fight? In the future, everyone can point to their collaboration as the standard.
It's 2024.
If you feel the need to affirm that, the people that created that division to begin with and continue to benefit from it are long lost.
They played this song on classic rock radio stations in the 80s. I feel like this song was always more popular with white people than black people.
I’m not a country die-hard but I did some research. LUKE COMBS was actually a HUGE COUNTRY STAR before he covered “Fast Car”. He was playing Fast Car as part of his set on sold out massive tours. I believe that’s why Fast Car became so popular with the country fans. Thank You 🙏🏽 Luke Combs 😇 for bringing Tracy out from wherever she’s living her private quiet life. He bridged a divide between country and folk-soul. ❤. Luke did nothing wrong and everything right ❤️
As a Black person and I know I do not think for all Black people even though I do get accused of acting white, sometimes, whatever that means, by both Black and white people, I have some things to say. If I have to say there is one thing I thought that Luke Combs did wrong and that is not make his recording sooner. Obviously I love Tracey's version but I also love Luke's version as well with the country spin to it. So Luke you done well. Congrats to you both.
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I see it different. Luke was pure class and literally fawns over Tracy. He has given her deep reverence and massive respect.
In fact he was. I see it that as well but I also see it from what they described as well. As a Black person I know everything is not about race but I also know that so many things are. To ignore the obvious would not force us to delve deeper in the optics and question ourselves and our humanity. I see zero appropriation in his rendition at all but we know for fact there was a time in our history where a Black artist would write and perform a song and the "only" way that song could be performed was if it was literally given to a white artist and no one ever knew who the originator was because the Black artist never got any recognition and that includes monetarily, and then the default would be the white artist was the originator. That is not what this is at all but I am sure it made folks think about how far the music industry has come. This for me is so not a referendum against Luke at all. He paid pure homage to Tracey and this clearly was a collaborative effort and it shows how she lead into the song with those unmistakably iconic chords and she ended the song with that iconic verse: "Either leave tonight or live and die this way". For those of us in the late 80s who played this song in their own little bubble for years (present company included), Luke Combs introduced it to a whole new audience and Grammys performance by them both introduced it to a whole new generation in the world. And for that I immensely thank them both. ❣
I said that, didn't I?
Which part? About the Luke giving homage to Tracey?
Agreed….further Tracy OWNS her music! Anyone who does a cover or wants to do a sample has to get her permission!! Which she has denied and gone to court over in the past. Further Tracy Chapman seems to be extremely intentional when it comes to her music and career. She’s somewhat reclusive by choice.
She definitely said that lol
Yes, that melanin is undefeated! Tracy Chapman looked amazing. EDIT: I did feel that Coombs was honoring Chapman with this performance.
Fast car broke through 35 years ago, and again today because it's a wonderful song that talks about everyday experiences that are grounded in class struggles. White and Black people alike know what it's like to be poor, to struggle, but to still cling to those things in your life that hold meaning for you.
But I think there's a huge misconception about the covering of this song by Combs. The way Combs covered this song is the correct, respectful way you cover someone else's music, ethically, legally, and socially.
Luke Coomb paid homage to Tracy Chapman. It was a wonderful thing. Tracy was a pathfinder and Luke Coombs just gave her a whole new audience..
I went to all of her concerts in Dallas, TX. Black folks giving her how flowers now, but I didn’t see yaw at those shows. I saw white lesbians and heterosexual white couples. I was an enigma at those shows and I’m a black hetero female. I learned how to play guitar as a hobby for her and her music has always been my therapy. Black folks always sleeping on our gems until it’s too late.
Everybody read this again.
I am black and agree with you. All her concerts were dominated by white audiences. Black people complain about anything. I’m not ashamed to say it.
She will get nice royalties
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Love this discussion Professor Karen! Tracy is amazing! Pure, Genuine talent that cannot be duplicated! Fast Car is a timeless Masterpiece! Don't forget the Revolution by Tracy, that one is another timeless classic! We love you my Sista!!
Tracy is beautiful yes she is aging backwards ❤
Kevin Frazier mentioned a few nights ago on the Stephen A Smith podcast something that made my damn jaw hit the floor, when he brought to my attention that Lauryn Hill was the last Black female artist to receive an album of the year award on the Grammys back in 1999. 🤯🤯🤯‼️ (25 years ago!)
Yes she was. And that is why Jay-Z got up there and said what he said. Though he used his wife as the focal point of the discussion he was talking about the process as whole but by the math hers sold a better argument. So they set the metrics but defy their own metrics. Make it make sense. Also, we are not looking at Jay-Z the 20 something year old on the outside looking in. We are now looking at Jay-Z the successful billionaire who now has a sit at the same table and knows where all the bodies are buried, sort of speak. As he said on the stage, say what you want but the math is not mathing.
Taylor's being treated like a goddess and idol, so she's probably forgetting those who came before her. People tracked her plane to LA from Japan.
@@imhereforitall9218 , Beyonce has the most most Grammy wins ever with 32; Jay Z isn't far behind at 24. And they each have 88 nominations, the most ever. Is album of the year the only metric that matters?
🤣🤣🤣. So you know better than Jay-Z ? Please do not respond back because clearly there is something wrong with you. You're right Jay-Z is wrong. Sheesh. @@fatfredthe28th
@@fatfredthe28thThank you!
Tracey was the first Black Woman to receive an Oscar for songwriting. Unbelievable fact.😔
I'm very happy for Tracy Chapman!!
The accolades are a bit late but nonetheless appreciated.
Ms. Chapman is a very talented songwriter/guitarist who makes beautiful music.
Thank you for having this conversation about a very talented artist.🙏🏾🖤💯
I think Tracy Chapman was celebrated in her day. Real talent, creativity, and musicianship isn't highlighted like it once was.
Goodness gracious!!!! Tracy has always been an amazing woman, singer, songwriter! N Luke Combs is famous n fabulous in his own right!!!
Whyyyyy is the guy in this video not realizing that?!!!!
Thank you, ma’am, for realizing that!
It’s not a “little late” for her accolades she was nominated for three Grammys and one one of them and it had seven other nominations. It was a huge hit during her time. It’s just getting a second revision of that don’t make it something it’s not.
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There's no doubt that Ms. Chapman is experiencing a sort of 'rebirth', if you will.
I'm so happy that more people are getting exposed to this superstar!!
Great songs will always be introduced to a new generation CONGRATS TRACY CHAPMAN ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
When will we stop seeking validation from those who will never validate us
Exactly. It’s in our blood to seek validation from them. How sad 🙄
@Karen Hunter Show Im glad you gave the take you did on the Tracy Chapman remake because sometimes, some folks can get too caught in the fact that cultural appropriation occurs to recognize when someone is genuinely paying not only homage but publishing royalties to the creator of a great piece of work.
wow! How can you all turn such an amazing positive experience into something negative. Crazy times we live. Tracy Chapman OWNS not because she is black. She is a once in a lifetime artist with god given talent with the ability to move souls. Please. We were just blessed that she SHOWED UP and look what this 4 1/2 minutes has done to this country! In my eyes everything is positive about the Chapman Combs thing. Lets try to keep thing positive
who turned it into something negative?
@@KarenHunterShow I just felt that you all were putting too much weight on the "white guy" implying that he was the only reason her music made it to the top. WRONG. SHE is the reason. W/o her combs would have never known music the way he does. SHE started it and deserves all glory but you cant blame people who want to perform her music for 'appropriating' or some other nonsense.
There are calls out now for Tracy to do a full NEW country album! She has support and she would SLAY it. I would love to see her fill Tennessee stadium 3 days in a row!
Prove the dividers wrong. Love your show by the way
@@AA-nb2gy your feelings are your feelings.
you projected that image! Good luck@@KarenHunterShow
@@AA-nb2gy don't need luck. I'm blessed.
I love love love Tracy Chapman. Fast Car is one of my all time favorites.
Cause Tracy Chatman won a country award for the song she originally wrote they say that never happens to artists especially black
Luke was famous way before he did this cover. Let's not insult the man.
He was definitely famous. Famous in the country community which is the most popular music. But that song "Fast Car" took him into a whole different stratosphere and made him other worldly. Also, but for that song, although hugely talented I can't say with 100% certainty he would have won CMA song of the year. Just my opinion.
Not to the degree that he is after covering it. Let's not reduce Ms Chapman.
No one is reducing Tracey Chapman at all. To be clear, country music is the most popular music. Though Tracey achieved commercial success and not mainstream success, it was not for lack of effort. Luke Combs on the other hand, instead received more mainstreamed success, those are the facts. That is not to say he is any more talented than Tracey. It has been argued that Tracey, although she won 3 Grammys may not have been marketed for mainstream because of the times. She was female/Black/and queer (though she had not officially come out). One thing she also was which is undeniable is very intelligent and talented. So much that she owned her own masters to her recordings which was not in vogue at the time and she also pushed back against music execs who wanted to produce a footnote version of her hit song "Fast Car" and she would not relent. She said that song had to be performed the way she wrote it, as if a story was being told. Guess she knew better. @@ddneq677
Fast Car has been covered many times. The difference was introducing to a different genre of music.
and her 1988 album was labeled FOLK genre.......not too far from 'country'
Sometimes people miss that the song is a tragedy. It has three acts and it’s about not being able to make it out of generational trauma.
Right! The trauma repeats itself.
@porscheamartin Yes, there is trauma, but there is a grain of hope, because she wants to achieve success so she can move to the suburbs.
@@vanessaseymour2634go back and listen to the whole song. You're referencing the first verse, which is about hope. By the last verse, she ends up in the exact same situation she tried to escape.
@bereaboy I was alive when the song first came out, and have heard it many times. Every person has their own interpretation of the song. This is not a competition.
That’s because this guy never listened to her , this is just to have something to complain about
Hi professor Hunter❤ thank you for all your post! Luv Ariel🎉
Tracy Chapman's Fast Car is a song that I have loved since it came out. It had such an emotional impact on her -- her voice, the lyrics, the melody. My baby daughter was in my womb when the song came out. She grew up hearing me play Fast Car around the house when she was young. After the Grammy Awards, she was the one who was excited about the Chapman/Coleman duet and told me about it. That's how I saw the two singers singing together. My daughter then asked me if I could give her my Tracy Chapman album that had the "Fast Car" song. I told her NO because that debut album of Tracey Chapman is emotionally valuable to me. But I told her I would leave the album for her in my will. LOL
Beyoncé's music is objectively genius? That's a real stretch. That's putting her writing up there with Rod Temperton, with Stevie Wonder. She's first in the lane she drives in, but we can't be throwing around the word genius just because someone is popular. Genius at marketing, I'll give her that. At music-making?
And here's the test: would anyone listen to most of her music if she couldn't dance, didn't have any videos, we had no idea what she looked like, and her name was Cheryl?
She doesn't even write!!! She has a team of writers and producers. At least Miley writes. We can't discount another artist simply because you think someone else deserves accolades. Jay need to have a seat.
She can't even really dance lol 😂
Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you, Ive been thinking the same thing and thought I was the only one who thought this.
I remember tracy chapman and black people were NOT checking for her. Lets be honest. I remember going to her concerts and no black people. It is a brillant song. Some people didnt even know she was black and didnt like her style and image. So i find it a bit curious people trying to champion her now in 2024.
I cannot believe the comparison between Miley and fantasia. Image and looks have a lot to do with popularity. And social media presence. Not just talent. Mileys skinny and cute and pale.
Ma'am. Can you and others please stop blaming Black American people for not liking artists who weren't marketed towards or enjoying music that we may or may not have wanted to listen to. Artists like a Lenny Kravitz or In living colour may not have been everyone's taste? But,we celebrated their rights to be different. And,Tracy Chapman's no different. Fast car is a beautiful song and she deserves all accolades and recognition. But, don't blanket everyone by saying we weren't checking for her. Her music was for people who appreciate that kind of music.
U telling lies, but wut's new on the net
You are sooooo right. For this site to make it about race. They are expanding on a simple song.
I beg to differ, me and all of my friends loved that album and we were checking for her. Black people in alternative spaces rocked with it, just like we rocked with hip hip, punk, metal that was becoming huge at the same time this song came out. Maybe if we had social media like we do now back then, we could've seen how many of us out there were in her corner in the 80s. We knew she was Black because that album was everywhere and she's on that cover. You don't speak for all of us who know all the songs on that first album and went to her concerts too.
Skinny and cute and pale? Wow
We must remember that this is exactly what Elvis Presley did. He capitalized on black music. Let’s face it, white privilege is real in the music world. I’m so happy for Tracy Chapman. She deserves all the accolades she got at the Grammys from someone else capitalizing off of her music. Perfect example of privilege is Taylor Swift. While she is very talented, does she really deserve 4 albums of the year?
ABSOLUTELY not but like you said she fits the “all American” look, flat as a board, blonde and bland
Can’t compare what Elvis did to Luke. Luke is a huge fan of Chapman and has done nothing but given her, her dues. Elvis sang song and passed them off as his. Luke didn’t even change the style or words of the song.
She sells a lot of albums.
I think it's because Taylor writes and produce her own music. And Beyonce don't.
@@RobbinBlunt-je9we That has nothing to do with winning a Grammy. Besides Taylor doesn’t write all of her own music. Did you see the guy she drug up on the stage with her? He produces most of her music and Beyoncé does write some of her own songs. It’s about the quality of the music, not who writes it. And logic will at least make you ask the question of why doesn’t Beyoncé have an album of the year when she has won twice as many Grammys as Taylor Swift.
I own every album Tracy released. There are albums and songs that are genius she created that people are not aware of because the social structure didn't present it and truth be told our community didn't rock with Tracy the way it did with other genres. But go back a check out the others. I've been ride or die from the git.
Luke brought a great song back to the forefront. He totally respected and honored her. Whenever you cover someone’s song it’s a compliment. This was incredible and all the divisive forces need to take pause and be humbled by the most normal people on that stage that night. I still have Tracy’s album after thirty years. 🙏❤️
Tracy Chapman is one of the Ultimate music artists that are like Prince. She let her talent speak by itself and never used social media in any ways or forms. Love her.
She sounded great on stage w/her guitar
I disagree, with all due respect to “Coming to America”, being the funniest movie of all time. Richard Pryor’s movie “Which Way is Up” is the funniest movie of all time in my humble opinion.
all opinions and I LOVED Which Way is Up.
"Somebody stole my piece of chicken. I hope they choke on the bone."
I didn't watch, but heard about it & was sorry I missed it! I find it hard to watch these shows, yet always sad if I miss something 😕
You are aware it is available now on most social outlets in You Tube and X?
I looked all over for the whole performance, and finally, someone shared that it's on Luke Combs IG.
@@tanikawilliams4858 I found it on CZcams "Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs Duet is the title on Mary Q Paddock page 🤗
I have listened to her version since 1986? I was 11/12 when it came out. Just about every time I have a drink that song gets busted out, so oh Karen someone was listening. Maybe I’m
Just nobody. Haha. I’m not sure how I felt about his version being and all I’ve been so into hers. I super appreciated that he thought so much of it that he did it. I haven’t had the chance to see the duet on the Grammys.
you are somebody!
1988
Dude named Jack Daniel’s took a black dudes whiskey n kept all the royalties 🤨
When I first saw the video, I thought that was Oliver Anthony with her, which would have been BASED. In any event, the performance brought a tear to my eye.
Listening to this and remembering Tracy is making me cry 😢
Great song I remember like it was yesterday
I agree with Ms. Hunter...That audience was transfixed watching Tracy and Luke. I felt we've all been there, trying to move forward in our lives.
It was like they could all relate.
So glad Miley FINALLY got her grammy!
Trevor Noah was the right one ( hope he does it again next year)!
And loved hearing the older musicians play , even if some were a little off key. It was great seeing them again.
That show was great this year!
Two points: first, whether the Tracy/Luke collab is an anomaly based on the past, we can celebrate it as a successful model as what to do going forward. It suggests that maybe (just maybe) the points black folks have been making is getting through. And if you don't believe in the change you fight for actually happening, then why fight? In the future, everyone can point to their collaboration as the standard.
Number two, black folks need to step up with promoting their non-mainstream heroes, vision etc. rather than claiming "its' about time" when others do. The reality is Tracy has never been embraced in the black community as an all-timer. Many mainstream artists could have done this cover, but didn't. Instead Nicki Minaj sampled one of her classics without permission (granted Nicki was denied permission, and if Tracy has a pattern of denying black artists - then we'd have to turn to her with questions).
When Lupita was hyped by white media as the next Julia Roberts, we demanded to own the narrative, but what happened? She's back to being "just Lupita". Jeffrey Wright, Tommy Davidson, Loretta Devine... just a couple of truly brilliant performers that come to mind who are just there with no flowers in hand. But soon as white folks "rediscover" them, we'll be there to wag our fingers.
Combs was already a star, he just loves her . Chapman gets her royalties and also gets generational props. Was Chapman even a big star in Black circles? I’ve loved Chapman since she was busking on the streets
Damn can’t we just enjoy a moment in time
who is stopping you?
Why do we need their validation? Why for those that hate us to acknowledge our greatness?
Do you not know that she was nominated for three Grammys and several other awards and won one of the Grammys for this song back in her day?
Revolution is also a great song of hers
I'm perplexed by these comments that feel the need to express just how "famous" Luke Combs is. Why is having a dialogue and giving reverence to this beautiful woman who wrote this incredible song a reduction of him?
you know why...
No we don't he did nothing wrong@@KarenHunterShow
@@zacharykirby9066 who said he did anything wrong. take yourself somewhere.
Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman did an amazing performance. Tracy Chapman singing was so amazing and beautiful. I brought the original album and that music is my music. Awesome. That music Fast Car fits today.
I don’t agree with you. This man fell in love with a song that was reproduced multiple times.
We knew the lyrics. We loved the song. Now a new generation gets to love the song as well. If you watched you would see the praise she received for HER. song. Also she won a Grammy for this when it came out!
And! He had an amazing career before he put this song out!
Not everything is about race. Stop the BS….. signed from a black woman who loves all genera of music!
FYI Tracy recorded so many hit albums. Please take the time and listen and support her.
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luke combs picked fast cars not because he thought he could capitalize on a black woman's work but rather he loved the song for his personal reason regardless of her skin color.
I love Miley's voice, (The Climb made my eyes sweat). She was giving stiff Susan Anton, if you're of you're a particular age-- you know, in that fabulous Bob Mackie dress.
I’m liberal and respect and enjoy the music of both artists.
I think Tracy Chapman's 1989 "Crossroads" album was her very best. EVERY song on that album is 🔥🔥 🔥 in my opinion. I also love "fast car." Everytime I think of that song I see the character "Bonita Butrell" on "In Living Color" though 😅🤣😂
Crossroads is FIRE!!!
@@rellenoz WORD!!!
Don is my man. Even though i may not agree with his point of view al, the time, his insight and commentary on various topics is above par. Thank y'all for expressing my feelings about life in general. Whether black, white or asian everyone wants to feel safe, loved, and prosperous for themselves and thier families. Good session Prof Hunter. 1luv!
Its bothersome to me, as a 63 year old women, who treasured this "Lesbian Anthem" to see people's post where Luke Combs seems to be a "good guy" because he is nice to "the old black lady." Combs will tell you it was HIS honor to sing with Tracy Chapman not the other way around.
Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Prince , Mariah Carey never won Album of Year wrap your head around that !!
Don’t be divisive. These are just your opinions. Individuals see and hear things uniquely
Ya’ll are way late in the game! Thank God that Tracy and Luke finally did this as a most beautiful commentary about what is possible between humans today, this time through music. But Luke didn’t co-opt anyone. Ya’ll did (straight men and women), and you don’t even know about it. Tracy Chapman is standing on the shoulders of women, who in the 1970s and 1980s, produced music festivals and venues for “Womyn’s Music,” so that women, mostly dykes, could share our music with one another. If you really want to know where her music came from, start with the history of “Womyn’s Music” and the National Women’s Music Festival in Bloomington, IN (where the as-yet-unknown Tracy once appeared on the day stage), the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival and numerous others. It wouldn’t surprise me to hear more of this music “co-opted.” Actually, after 40 or 50 years, it’s about damn time. Thanks for your discussion, and thank you Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs for your beautiful gift. D.F. Campbell, SP, Brazil
how does race enter into "Fast Car' ?
Luke's career was already big...Don't be ignorant. AND Tracy is collecting serious royalties.
Our creative musical genius also continue to undergird and fortify all the other cultures’ music as well…ijs
The loitering of our culture!! Truer words have never been spoken!!
WHAT????? Tracy made money. She made it to #1 on Itunes. She got royalties.
people looking for offense.
The only Aretha tribute I listen to is BET's salute. They picked all of the old songs that were played at the cookouts, and they selected the right artists to sing them.
The statement that Taylor sold the most albums is what counts. Winning a Grammy is not about quality, it's about quantity.
Also, I do not watch the Grammys since they stopped all of the Black artists from performing. Check out the content from the 70's and 80's.
IDK ABOUT YOU!! I ALWAYS WONDERED WHEN I RODE THROUGH THESE LITTLE TOWNS ,HOW DID THESE PEOPLE SURVIVE?? THAT'S WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT!!❤
GROWN UP STUFF!! BEAUTIFUL MUSIC AND MEANINGFUL WORDS HAS NO RACE!! MR. COMB'S GAVE MS CHAPMAN HER FLOWERS!! SAID HE LISTENED TO HER AS A KID WITH HIS DAD! HE PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW HER RACE!! ALL I KNOW, IS THAT HE LOOKED AT HER WITH SO MUCH RESPECT AND ADMIRATION!! I'M SPEECHLESS!!❤❤
But you Know I remember in my Junior Year in High School. Me and My Friends were Sitting on the Front Porch late at Night. We were talking about A Fast car to get away From the Rural Area we Didn’t care if it was a beat Down 1966 AMC Rambler. And this was way Back in 1981.
It’s definitely a both/and moment-sometimes the nuances can be beautiful. Luke Combs gave Tracy Chapman allllll her flowers, and yes, his story factors too. Tracy both began and ended the song. Luke did it right!
2:05-2:20- no he bloody DID NOT. Just because YOU haven't heard of Luke Combs until he covered this song, DOES NOT mean he "made his ENTIRE CAREER off of this ONE SONG". He was ALREADY big in the country genre WAY BEFORE he covered this song. My dad has listened to country stations nonstop FOR YEARS and he was playing well before he covered that song. He's been big on the country stations since 2014. Does this guy even listen to country radio? That's the only comment I don't agree with.
To be honest, when I heard the remake I was angry. I felt like the song belonged to me. I loved Tracy Chapman at 12 years old. I wished I had a fast car; I wanted to runaway. It's terrible that such a story transcends race.
It's controversial because Bèy had a country album that "thry" don't want to recognize. Playing field is never level. But im glad Tracy is getting her 💵.
The line Leave tonight or we can die this way.
No excuses for Swift. Miley set the example. I see Swift differently now (self serving, blah, blah).
I really like her version best after hearing his version. He did what he could - lol!
if you are going to be negative. Luke Combs be informed dude! He is one of the biggest country stars for several years. Lute did all he could to represent Tracy as amazing! He has pushed her back in front of a generation that probably didn't know her! Please read rolling stone article on how it came together!
Dude this isn't about being negative.
he stated the luke was using tracy when in fact he was paying tribute to a song from when he was little.
he's entertainer of the year 2xs! I love how he has brought a whole new generation to her work!
also recognize she became 1st black songwriter to win country song of the year! loved that!
@@jamesboston8505 didn't I say that? What's your goal here?
The opening dude lowkey irritated me. Luke Combs has been a huge country artist for years. He was successful LONG before this song. He grew up listening to her. He learned about Tracy from his Daddy. His song "Even Though I'm Leaving" his dedicated to him. He's truly talented.
Tracy deserved this moment and Luke stepped aside to let her have it. Tracy stepped out of the shadows out of the shadows because of him. There was a mutual respect there.
Celine not being acknowledged as the shoulders lifting up Taylor was 'no home training' and karma baiting.
Sry, but we have our own issues: COLORISM..."We" won't equally celebrate with the same gusto light vs not-light.
We built the table, we should have a seat at it and should NEVER stop pushing until "we" do. In the meantime, even amongst "us" there's discrimination and mistreatment. There's work to do all the way around.
Luke Combs has had a very successful career BEFORE Fast Car! Do some research, he has said that he fell in love with the song at 5 years old listening to it on a cassette tape in his Dad’s truck. For a singer / songwriter, is there a bigger comp than to have her art impact a white country kid? When he first learned to play the guitar, that was one of rhetorical first songs he learned to play. Race had nothing to do with this - it’s the love of good music. Did you have an issue with Whitney Houston taking I Will Always Love You from Dolly Parton? Dolly loves Whitney’s version. So stop it with some white guy making a career off a black woman. Why didn’t any black artists cover the song before Luke?? Because it was a genuine love of the song from Luke and he has been only respectful in playing homage to Tracy. Luke brought the song back, earned lots of money to Tracy, introduced her to a whole new generation of fans, and got her version back to number one on iTunes. Stop making a beautiful moment something ugly.
My feelings towards Miley Cyrus initially was indifference when it came to her music. She impressed me with her “Backyard Sessions” bluegrass performances with her band. Second time when she sang “Wrecking Ball” on SNL. I know people were saying she took from hip-hop culture during her Twerking period, so to speak… I won’t argue that point . But I like the fact, she stretched herself musically afterwards. Having said that, her song “Flowers” Is not my favorite, I think it borrows from Elton John’s song “Sorry Seems to Be The Hardest Word”
Yes she popularized twerking and not a good way either. 🤣 I wonder if Robin Thicke is still in theory behind that? Also Miley Cyrus had said some not so flattering borderline racist stuff about rap music and because of that I am not sold that the rap genre has 100% made amends with her as a result given that she herself has profited off of that same music. That's the beauty of appropriation, or not. One can mimic it but you can always go back to your comfortable bubble in the world that society has created for people look like her. i.e. Justin Timberlake.
Let's talk about cultural appropriation. The bulk of Tracy wealth come from White folks supporting her music over the years...buying records to concert tickets. She is in a 10 year relationship with a White woman maybe Jewish...a film producer. You think Tracy care bout this appropriation crap.
He is a big country star before he did fast car.
Preach my brother; preach my sister! Amen! Love the conversation! Though provoking comments from original thinkers! Peace and
blessings.
Luke has 4 successful albums, net worth of $20 million.
There are a LOT of black artists who have never gotten the AOTY Grammy, and it continues to bewilder me (though not really) SMH. Case in point, there is no way that Janet Jackson should not have at least one. Rhythm Nation was relevant when it came out, and broaches topics that remain fundamentally relevant to this day. And let's not even get into how they passed over The Velvet Rope. 🤔
What about Billie Eilish. She had a great performance.
Sometimes I Rhyme Slow sometimes Quick.
Miley Cyrus and Fantasia are apples and oranges.
Harlem Nights
is #1 movie
Who told you no one been listening to her... I watched her videos on CZcams. Plus, she been off & on performing
Geez! Artists cover others songs all the time. It wasn't looting of our culture. Tracy got paid! She got royalties. Geez does everything have to be about race?
I gotta stay away from this site....too much about race and what black people don't have!
This guy is sort of a Karen himself
Coming to America? 😅
Everybody saying that Jay-Z told the truth at the grammys, but kanye told the truth at the MTV awards in 2009. And they dragged him, even President Obama called him a jackass. Kanye made Taylor Swift. If it wasn't for kanye Taylor would be working at the Dollar General right now. Her songs are not extraordinary, her voice is not extraordinary. You couldn't put her up against the great's like Michael Jackson, Elton John, and Prince. Yes Beyoncé should have won at least 2 album's of the year, But she also should have won that MTV award back in 2009🤷🏿
Was it stolen or given? To my knowledge, Tracy Chapman has never given permission for anyone to record Fast Cars, except Luke Combs. There is a young talented Black American woman, Becca Burton, that is amazing!!!! Her story is she took a break from an honors pre-med program to pursue her music. She has been singing a cover of Fast Cars on the open mic circuit for 3 years, or so.
czcams.com/video/etpy2-_gMYY/video.htmlfeature=shared.It's amazing!! Not a dry eye in the house whenever. I've had the privledge to hear her sing. Bottom line: There is a passion, a certain "seasoning" that is had, that no one else can duplicate. Another cultural inheritance loss.
This guy is just so wrong He needs to do his research. Luke Combs was a huge country star before this song.
I feel like the point is, Tracy Chapman could not make as much money off of this song as he could. Tracy Chapman, India Arie, Bob Marley, how many others? - all these artists were black and their songs taken for the "popular culture" consumption. They did not make wealth off those songs. Elvis was the king of the culture vultures. Most of them are.
She can make more because it's HER song. She gets the royalties from HIS song and HERS.
Luke Combs definitely didn’t make his career off of this song. He has had several hits prior to this
no. 1?
@@KarenHunterShow yes #1’s
@@KarenHunterShow I just looked it up Fast Car was his 17th number 1 song
@@erikhayes44 very good. thank you for the information.
Wow. This was a painful and disrespectful take. It's as if you feel that Tracy was victimized and had no power or control over this collaboration. News flash....she is clearly capable of sharing her music however she chooses. Thank god she sees music differently than you do.
Not at all. How you perceive something isn't reality...you do know that, right?
@KarenHunterShow Ypu realize that perception is a two-way street then, right?
@@tracymarshall-johnson1417 It certainly is. and...I'm not on your page or in your spaces criticizing your perceptions.
Taylor will never be Celine
This victim mentality is getting old....