I can name TONS of great Tracy Chapman songs.
(a somewhat outraged thread)
(1)
-"Baby Can I Hold You" was covered by everybody from Pavarotti to George Michael to Neil Diamond to Nicki Minaj
-Clapton covered "Gimme One Reason"
-Neil Young played on Tracy Chapman's 2nd album
(a somewhat outraged thread)
(1)
-"Baby Can I Hold You" was covered by everybody from Pavarotti to George Michael to Neil Diamond to Nicki Minaj
-Clapton covered "Gimme One Reason"
-Neil Young played on Tracy Chapman's 2nd album
https://twitter.com/MelaninDeficien/status/1754848089137910097
(2)
-JUNIOR WELLS covered "Gimme One Reason" (!)
-Emmylou Harris covered "All That You Have Is Your Soul"
-Sam Smith & Beiber both covered "Fast Car"
-Foxy Brown made "Fast Car" a Reggae hit long before Luke Combs's version
-JUNIOR WELLS covered "Gimme One Reason" (!)
-Emmylou Harris covered "All That You Have Is Your Soul"
-Sam Smith & Beiber both covered "Fast Car"
-Foxy Brown made "Fast Car" a Reggae hit long before Luke Combs's version
(3)
-She toured with Springsteen & Sting on Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! Tour
-She duetted "Don't Give Up" w/Peter Gabriel every night on that tour & her vocal is as great as Kate Bush's
-Her "Stand By Me' on Letterman was such a viral hit it was released on an album
-She toured with Springsteen & Sting on Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! Tour
-She duetted "Don't Give Up" w/Peter Gabriel every night on that tour & her vocal is as great as Kate Bush's
-Her "Stand By Me' on Letterman was such a viral hit it was released on an album
(4)
I've seen her live in giant stadiums & tiny clubs.
I got to see her:
-open for 10,000 Maniacs before "Fast Car" was released
-play "Times They Are A Changin" at the Dylan tribute
-play "Imagine" on piano at Grammys
-"Freedom Now" at the Nelson Mandela Yankee Stadium rally
I've seen her live in giant stadiums & tiny clubs.
I got to see her:
-open for 10,000 Maniacs before "Fast Car" was released
-play "Times They Are A Changin" at the Dylan tribute
-play "Imagine" on piano at Grammys
-"Freedom Now" at the Nelson Mandela Yankee Stadium rally
(5)
-"Bang Bang Bang" may be the greatest song abt gun violence ever
-Listen to her live duet of "The Thrill Is Gone" with BB King & hang your head in shame
-1st album = 6x Platinum/3 Grammys
-4th album = 5× platinum & Grammy for Best Rock Song
-1st Black woman to win a CMA
-"Bang Bang Bang" may be the greatest song abt gun violence ever
-Listen to her live duet of "The Thrill Is Gone" with BB King & hang your head in shame
-1st album = 6x Platinum/3 Grammys
-4th album = 5× platinum & Grammy for Best Rock Song
-1st Black woman to win a CMA
(6)
-And the 1st Black woman to score a country #1 with a solo composition
Of course, Tracy Chapman's too wise to care about her place in music. I'm just tired of hearing her body of work dismissed. I hope an album is nigh.
And the Rock Hall needs her more than she needs it.
-And the 1st Black woman to score a country #1 with a solo composition
Of course, Tracy Chapman's too wise to care about her place in music. I'm just tired of hearing her body of work dismissed. I hope an album is nigh.
And the Rock Hall needs her more than she needs it.
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