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‘Fast Car’ and the history behind Tracy Chapman’s legendary ballad
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At its core, ‘Fast Car’ is a love ballad. The song tells the story of a love that occurs at the wrong place, wrong time…wrong person. But it’s so much more than just that. Tracy Chapman’s iconic track is a dreamer’s anthem. There’s a bittersweet hopefulness in “Maybe together we can get somewhere, any place is better.” Putting all of your faith into an unknown.
It’s truly a clinic in songwriting.