GRAMMYs_ Tracy Chapman Makes RARE Appearance to Sing Fast Car With Luke Combs
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00:00 ♪ I, I, got a feeling I could be someone ♪
00:05 ♪ Be someone, be someone ♪
00:07 - Tracy Chapman makes a rare appearance
00:10 to perform her 1988 hit "Fast Car,"
00:13 and it's all thanks to Luke Combs.
00:16 - You want it to be worth the wait, you know what I mean?
00:19 Such a cool full circle moment for me.
00:21 Just to be associated with her in any way
00:24 is super humbling for me.
00:26 - The two hit the Grammy stage Sunday night
00:28 for a duet of the track.
00:30 ♪ You got a fast car ♪
00:32 ♪ It's fast enough so you can fly away ♪
00:35 ♪ We gotta make a decision ♪
00:37 ♪ Leave tonight or live and die this way ♪
00:40 - It's a song that Luke covered on his latest album,
00:43 "Gettin' Old," and one that, for him,
00:45 has special meaning behind it.
00:48 ♪ You got a fast car ♪
00:50 ♪ I want a ticket to anywhere ♪
00:52 - My dad would play me that Tracy Chapman
00:55 self-titled album.
00:56 That song, "Fast Car," it was my favorite song
00:58 before I even knew what a favorite song was.
01:01 I've been playing that song
01:02 since I could play guitar, honestly.
01:04 I just love that song.
01:06 So when I went into the studio
01:07 to record my most recent record, which was "Gettin' Old,"
01:11 and I was like, what if we just did this cover of "Fast Car,"
01:14 you know, just 'cause I wanna do it?
01:15 I'm not doing it for anybody else.
01:17 I'm just doing it for me.
01:18 - And during the performance,
01:19 it was clear how big of a deal it was for Luke
01:22 as he watched Tracy and mouthed the words while she sang.
01:27 ♪ One and one from life and he could give ♪
01:29 ♪ I say somebody's got to take care of him ♪
01:32 ♪ I quit school and that's what I did ♪
01:35 - I try to bring that energy into everything that I do.
01:39 - Tracy's obviously written one of the best songs
01:41 for a few generations.
01:42 You hear.
01:43 It's already iconic before you've even heard the words.
01:51 Once you finally get to that chorus,
01:52 ♪ Ah, ee, ah ♪
01:54 Right, like everybody's screaming.
01:56 - Tracy is such an icon,
01:57 and I mean, one of the best songwriters
01:59 that I think any of us will ever be around to see.
02:02 (dramatic music)
02:05 (cymbal crashing)
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