How to be subversive, without even trying, within the confines of traditional country music:
Cover an old hit song from 88 without changing the perspective like "work in the market as a checkout girl" - that takes fuckin balls.
Gotta love the comments about it not being a proper song for a man to sing - oh, sorry, is it making you uncomfortable, lol
"When Luke Combs was young, his dad often played a cassette copy of Tracy Chapman's 1988 self-titled debut album, which includes the single "Fast Car," in his truck. Combs wasn't looking to capitalize on the hit song when he recorded his version—"I was just doing it for me," says Combs, who has been performing "Fast Car" since his earliest live shows. Still, Combs's version became a global hit. It also won Single and Song of the Year awards from the Country Music Association, making Chapman the first Black woman to win a CMA award. Chapman and Combs performed the song together at the 2024 Grammys to great acclaim. In July, Combs took the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum stage with several of his co-writers to celebrate the opening of the exhibit "Luke Combs: The Man I Am." In this clip from the program, he performs "Fast Car."
this song always gets me right in the feels
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we can make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me, myself, I got nothing to prove
You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
Won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
And finally see what it means to be living
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
Cover an old hit song from 88 without changing the perspective like "work in the market as a checkout girl" - that takes fuckin balls.
Gotta love the comments about it not being a proper song for a man to sing - oh, sorry, is it making you uncomfortable, lol
"When Luke Combs was young, his dad often played a cassette copy of Tracy Chapman's 1988 self-titled debut album, which includes the single "Fast Car," in his truck. Combs wasn't looking to capitalize on the hit song when he recorded his version—"I was just doing it for me," says Combs, who has been performing "Fast Car" since his earliest live shows. Still, Combs's version became a global hit. It also won Single and Song of the Year awards from the Country Music Association, making Chapman the first Black woman to win a CMA award. Chapman and Combs performed the song together at the 2024 Grammys to great acclaim. In July, Combs took the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum stage with several of his co-writers to celebrate the opening of the exhibit "Luke Combs: The Man I Am." In this clip from the program, he performs "Fast Car."
this song always gets me right in the feels
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we can make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me, myself, I got nothing to prove
You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
Won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
And finally see what it means to be living
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, it felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
