twitchy.com By Artist Angie
Were you alive in 1988? If so we are POSITIVE you recall a little song called ‘Fast Car’ by Tracy Chapman. It played on every station all of the time and was on the Billboard charts for a little over 20 weeks. We loved it then and we love it now.
The song has been covered by country singer Luke Combs and we love it again. Emily Yahr, whose bio on Twitter states she is an ‘entertainment reporter’ made some waves with an article she pushed about Combs’ success stating that Chapman would not have been able to achieve the same success as Combs with her own song.
As Luke Combs's hit cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" dominates the country charts, itâs bringing up some complicated emotions in fans & singers who know that Chapman, as a queer Black woman, would have an almost zero chance at that achievement herself: https://t.co/7pCIMW5F0N
— Emily Yahr (@EmilyYahr) July 13, 2023
Nobody is having that. Chapman had TONS of success with the song and she actually enjoys the success of Comb’s cover since she will get royalties from his version as well.
Yahr went on to post the following tweet further pushing the idea that if Chapman had tried to release it as a country song, she would NOT have that same success…
