FIRST TIME HEARING Tracy Chapman - Fast car REACTION

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Tracy Chapman - Fast car reaction
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[@angiemc8593]

This song is a masterpiece, love how the music changes when she is hopeful, but the moment you first hear it and realise she’s back in the same situation she was trying to escape 😢

[@mickosmile850]

Her song lyrics went full circle. She found a way out of life with her dead beat Dad, but saddled herself with a dead beat husband, till she told him to take his fast car and keep on driving. He spent more time with his boys at the bar than her and the kids. So she said, I'll stay, you go.

[@sarahgolley4086]

I think the lines after that indicate that this is her thinking of the future and then coming back to the present. She's playing out her decision in her head

[@williamii3108]

Like others have said, in that segment where she says that she got a job that paid all their bills, she also says he was staying out all night with his friends with no time for their kids. As it turned out she traded one bad situation, supporting her father, for another, supporting her dead-beat man. At least in the song, she never did get her escape.

[@42Mrgreenman]

It's is kind-of implied by the last line that she told him off and told him to, "Take your fast car and keep on drivin'." Hopefully she found her place, and if it's an autobiographical story, I can't think of a better way to turn that pain around than to turn it into a hit song that millions connect with...It helps them, and it (Hopefully) helps her for not having to deal with that "Paycheck to paycheck" lifestyle...

[@newgrl]

Yep. I always root for the protagonist of this song, and the 100's of times I've heard this song, I'm always disappointed... and sad.

[@imanindeen]

In some ways, but she did tell him to take his fast car and keep on driving and to make a decision, so I take that to be her taking control of her life and no longer supporting deadbeats.

[@Braedensground]

My interpretation is that she is with another woman with her kids in the shelter.

[@rhiafensom9637]

She never did get her escape??

[@liveorexist3661]

Tracy doesn't do happy endings. Im 55 and got this album and saw her live about 35 years ago. Still makes me bawl my eyes out all this time later.

[@colorpurple4623]

You were bawling your eyes out for nothing cause in the end she told him to take his fast car and keep on driving.

[@Abri412]

​​@@colorpurple4623That doesn't make it a happy song. What she wants is a way out and she thought she could find it with him. It still hurts that he failed her and she has to start over in what is probably a worse situation than she was in before.

[@dagmar.6954]

Tracy Chapman is a great singer-songwriter & storyteller. Have always loved her unusual voice. She is best known for her hit singles "Talkin' 'bout A Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Crossroads", "Give Me One Reason" etc.

[@ismofishness8192]

+1 for Crossroads

[@AnthonyL0401]

Change is another good song by her

[@pppmanly]

Don't forget "Mountains o' Things". ❤

[@mapegatkinson92]

She left the music business to do charitable work and help communities. What a fine person.

[@TexasPicklz]

Love Tracy's style. Her voice is like butter and her storytelling is phenomenal. She is a great guitar player as well. Great reaction

[@aircap]

This album was the big hit the year I moved away to college. Heard the whole thing a million times and it is full of heavy, beautiful, moving music. She’s a boss.

[@salishseamermaid]

Same. I listened to this album countless times during college.

[@maryannturton9830]

I saw her in concert in the early 90's,and she is phenomenol!🎙🎶🎸👊

[@NoCreamedCorn]

One of the best songs ever written in my opinion, and so happy you loved it. Tracy’s amazing!

[@darkphyn]

Concur!

[@SamoanObsidian]

Hi Sparky 🐶🐾💝 Awesome reaction bruv. Fast Car always takes me places. I used to cry from the lyrics and it’s guitar strumming pains, but lately it’s given me poetry aspirations. This song is just top tier classic. Tracy Chapman is a legend for such a relatable feel of the song. Aloha from Hawaii 🤙🏾🌺🌈

[@MM-rd4wm]

There are some songs that just stand alone. And some performances of those songs are a magical moment that defies genre. A common story described in a unique voice. A beautiful piece of art that sticks with you for life.

[@amylou2395]

Beautifully said ✌️

[@MM-rd4wm]

@@amylou2395 Thanks 😊

[@Assassyn1980]

She has a job that paid all the bills...but he spent all nights in the bar, spent more time with his friends than with his kids....

[@Assassyn1980]

Take your car and keep on driving.....

[@j.h.3777]

He missed that part.

[@tammyford2357]

@@j.h.3777Most reactors miss it the first listen.

[@louiedemarre3927]

I heard this song 100 times & missed that part until another reactor point that out.

[@ritaterres]

Why men can't understand the meaning of this song? Why??

[@sabinasabina2010]

You kind of missed the message at the end, she is saying he ain't that different from her dad- she is doing all the work and paying all the bills, looking after their kids while he is out drinking with his mates and hardly seeing his kids. She is stuck and he is useless...so take your car and just drive away or you'll live and die this way ( just like her dad)

[@andydavies1810]

Thank you, missed it by miles!

[@ruanniemann2604]

This is the saddest song ive ever heard. The best memory she ever had was feeling like she belonged (she didn't) and that she would be successful (she wasn't) This hits harder the older you get

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

Amen

[@lopez8122]

paying all the bills is a type of success.

[@sarahgolley4086]

I think the last lines of the song indicate it is her thinking into the future like a flash forward and then it comes back to the present

[@SwampCityRadio1974]

It's heartbreaking.

[@KathyRay-wx2rs]

I never met Tracy... But I love my black sister. And thank The Lord, for her. And thank you for every tear I have shed while hearing this song. I purchased this album when it was BRAND SPANKING NEW. I cried then, I cry every time I hear it today. Thank you Lord for your words via Tracy.

[@debbiehopewell5544]

Tracy is a beast! Try "Give me one Reason" really think you will like it.

[@yrankin1]

You have a giant heart. Peace man.

[@christinerobinson9372]

There is no they, it's just Tracy. She writes, sings, plays guitar. No bad songs on her albums. This is what she does.

[@willsofer3679]

This guy is joke. He never reads comments. Or replies. He's just after money. Don't bother correcting him.

[@destiny6352]

This song is so sad, not a great ending-but beautiful. Love her voice.❤

[@christinerobinson9372]

She had to ditch her dad, couldn't support him anymore. Found a man for herself, hoped for a better life. She worked, he lived off of her. Same as her father. She told him to get out. It didn't end the way you hoped, or the way she hoped.

[@joycewalbert1413]

She and this song were PERFECT in EVERY way!!

[@karmicscope5259]

She has a ton of great songs. “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution” is excellent. “The Promise” is one of the most beautiful love songs ever imo.

[@Kim-hc5si]

Our man seems to be a singer-songwriter fan! Keep going! 🎉

[@MagnoliaMS70]

Tracy is just amazing. Her voice is comforting and speaks so loud while soft. Just beautiful! She's just really a super songwriter & singer. With so, so many songs. Loved this!

[@tiacalhoun3841]

Hi Sparky!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤ SHE got a job and pays all the bills while he stays out all night drinking with his friends, bless her heart she went from the fire to the frying pan and told him to take his fast car and keep on driving 🤣

[@werewolvesdeathmetal]

Shon: "HEYYYYY, she got a job!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@kellyf4026]

Love Sparky and Tracy ❤️

[@janechapman6448]

Tracy Chapman's greatest song❤

[@debrablumrogers5096]

Sparky is so cute .He is saying time to eat human..lol🐾👣💞

[@trishdaniel6196]

TRACY CHAPMAN IS AN OUTSTANDING ARTIST!!!! SHE HAD MANY HITS, SOME WERE: GIVE ME ONE REASON, BABY CAN I HOLD YOU, TELLING STORIES, AND MANY MORE, SHE IS GREAT! THANKS FOR THE REACTION SHON....

[@owl-gd6ce]

She used to play in the subways in Harvard Square in Cambridge MA. Such a talent. Imagine going to catch a train and hear such beauty.. Peace. PS I am happy to meet Sparky

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Lol. She did not say " he can keep driving." LOL. She's saying, " bum, get going in your fast car and get outta here."

[@shibolinemress8913]

The tragic thing is, the protagonist (not Tracy herself) repeated her mother's mistake, hooking up with a deadbeat just like her dad, who only used her. She couldn't see him for what he was, because he love-bombed her and made her feel special, probably for the first time in her life. She started out with a plan ("I've got a plan to get us outta here") and the drive to achieve it, but he sapped her hope and strength till it was nearly gone ("I ain't got no plan, I ain't goin' nowhere"). The slight ray of hope at the end is that she's on the verge of finally kicking him out ("take your fast car and keep on driving"/"you gotta make a decision") Instead of running away like her mother and leaving her kids with the deadbeat dad, she stays with the kids and gives him the ultimatum instead. Maybe this way she can pass some of her values on to the children and keep them in school so that they have more of a chance to break the tragic cycle of poverty. Or maybe, once the parasite guy is gone, she can finally save more money and achieve some of her dreams with her kids. Of course that's not in the song, but that's what I'd wish for them with all my heart! ❤

[@mamaflush9945]

I'm glad you enjoyed listening to Tracy Chapman. I've always enjoyed her unique vocal style and her choice of topics have sometimes been controversial because a lot of her songs addresses topics such as racism and violence against women. Here's another suggestion "Tracy Chapman - Change (Official Music Video)" Nice reaction, thanks for sharing

[@watchwmn]

One of our two songs, married going on 43 years...leaving Insane Diego California... the 80's in a fast car...Tracy Chapman! This whole album awesome, Shes Got A Ticket, Across The Lines, Last Night, Give Me One Reason... it's all good! Our other song is Meatloafs Paradise by the Dashboard Light, haha!

[@KathyRay-wx2rs]

WE ALL love Sparky... Thanks for sharing that.

[@helenjarvis7755]

Loved this since it came out. Will always listen to her music.

[@joeboobyer5362]

First song I learnt on guitar but sparky punching you in the face got me hahaha

[@jredwards606]

One interpretation of the song is that it spans a period -from the time that the girl quits school to take care of her father to the time that she is in a situation similar to her mother's situation- a probable alcoholic and a non-working spouse, and children in the picture. The difference in the situations is that the young woman wants to stay with her spouse, but she wants him to leave with her. The assumption is that the children will also go with them. The other interpretation is more complex because it merges the past, present and future. One reference to the fast car is a reference to her father's fast car that he drove fast to the point that she, as a youngster, had become lightheaded. Her father could have had his arm around her if people were jammed together in the car. In this case, the fast car was associated with happy memories, and that's why she quit school to help her father because she remembered the better days when her father provided for the family. She and her father could have lived in the shelter; because as a teenager, she probably didn't earn enough money to afford rent. She and her father stayed in their situation, and he died. There is a concept called "the cycle of poverty". The song shows how the cycle can repeat in the next generation- the symbolism of the fast car, alcoholism, unemployment, unstable environment for children, etc. The message is deep. The unknown elements are about the mother's decision, if the girl was a minor at the time, to leave without her daughter, and the possible presence of siblings. The cited choices are still the same, leave or "stay and die this way."

[@JL-is9rg]

Great song. Great reaction. And if I may add from experience, when this song came out it was a great time to be young.

[@amylou2395]

We didnt know how good we had it...

[@wgb_jd]

lol...she got a job that paid all the bills while he did nothing but party with his friends. She finally got fed up and told him to hit the road and keep on driving. But you're right...she'll be okay. Him, not so much. I'm liking your channel man.

[@michellebuchanan730]

She claimed her musical spot in musical history.

[@Organicme1]

Killing Me Softly With His Song by the Fugees is another one you might like. TY for the awesome reaction!

[@jamesmadden6434]

You totally missed the point of "I got a job that pays all our bills"; nothing to celebrate there. He is a parasite stealing her dream of a better life. "Take your fast car and keep on driving" means "hit the bricks you bum". The only happy ending would come when he left, which is never clearly stated. Otherwise, a good reaction, I recommend listening to the song a few more times. Cute dog!

[@kevinl2578]

Your such a good dude Shon!!!

[@kerrijohnson2303]

Wore this album OUT the year it came out! Still love it today!

[@geoffadavis]

I think two songs that are similar to this would be What's Up by the 4 Non Blondes, and Stay by Lisa Loeb.

[@Calmontheoutside]

Tracy Chapman and Melissa Ethridge came up at the time. I can’t think of one of them without thinking of the other. Played them both so often I wore down the record.

[@johno1765]

Glad to meet Sparky… and during your reaction to one of my favorite songs. You probably didn't quite get the overwhelming happy ending you were looking for but the song isn't really about that. It's about the hopes & dreams of a person whom the odds are stacked against, and that's uplifting in its own right.

[@jolenewitzel7919]

She has a great catalog of songs. ❤

[@bethosbornefischer3315]

Absolutely love to watch you discover this stuff. Your reviews are really thoughtful.

[@barbaradawdy6317]

A sad ending. He wouldn't work and she told him to 'fly away'

[@keysandra]

You had me at “Sparky”. 😂

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

Came out in the late 80ies IIRC, it was a good time for music of this style. Billy Bragg, Luka Bloom, Michelle Shocked, Suzanne Vega, Kirsty MacCall... Even bands like Timbuk 3 could loosly be lumped together with the genre. Parts of me wants to get a time machine and go back

[@TokiDoki-jt3of]

She was inducted in to the rock n roll hall of fame... can you touch on why... why...she is awesome

[@sheilathailand1903]

Omg Sparky!! ❤❤❤❤

[@peterreist2882]

Tracy played in the chapel at my college in mid 90’s. Wonderful, intimate performance. What a beautiful person.

[@queenofwater8783]

Yes. It’s brilliant. Here’s one that is similar in tone and mood: Janis Ian’s “Seventeen”

[@angie33336]

Tracy Chapman is an amazing singer she’s on my playlist for sure. Her other too song was called “Give me One Reason” I’m not sure if you’ve heard that one yet, I’m new to your channel. Great song 🎶

[@christinerenee]

Sparky is the best thing about this video. LOL JK Love Tracy!!

[@kenyattacoleman7284]

i think you are missing the point of the ending. while she is working hard to get this life, he doesn't ever get a job and pretty much becomes a drunk like her father. so she tells him to bounce cuz she doesn't have any plans anymore. she made a stable life (not counting the guy) that she wanted for her and her kids. that was her goal. Instead of her leaving like her mother did, she has roots now with her kids and tells him to leave. all he ever had was his fast car. that's why she mentions it every verse. while she improves, all he has is his car.

[@JayCapone37]

This Is A Master Peace

[@aragorn1ring]

Tracy Chapman is a national treasure. She hasnt ever made a bad song, this is just her most popular.

[@rk41gator]

No happy ending.....she is just too real.

[@morningsun23]

You will love listening to all her music!! I could listen to her all day.

[@TheNotedHero]

For another artist from this period that had a song that hit super hard but also left that space for the instruments and lyrics, check out Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety

[@KC-gy5xw]

Great reaction to a raw, beautiful song. You were not even a twinkle when this came out Shon..

[@karenmcgirr3987]

Love the Sparky!!

[@user-km4qt3ow2h]

I love it when people actually appreciate a song.

[@christhornycroft3686]

Incredible song. If you want a soulful Canadian version, you can check our Amanda Marshall. If I Didn’t Have You, Fall From Grace and Believe In You are powerhouse vocal performances. She’s half black - her mom is from Trinidad. She’s so underrated, but she hasn’t done anything for 20 years because her record company screwed her. In the late 90s and early 2000s her raspy songs were everywhere. Incredible singer.

[@flutesong5527]

Yes, like others said, she traded one bad situation for another. But she gives the man an ultimatum to improve or leave. I think she gets more confident over the course of the story

[@dianeemanuel8541]

This is the first video I ever watched on MTV. Good memories. Thanks Shon. Her voice is so good.

[@kimtalley4496]

When I hear this song a kind of visualize driving at night with the top down and just cruisin. It's got such a chill vibe.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

Fire, from the first time i heard it when it was just released, years ago.

[@nealm6764]

"I want a happy ending to this song where she is happy and prosperous!" Oops. Generational cycle of poverty is so hard to escape from. She ended up marrying a guy just like her father, who only wanted to drink in bars etc.

[@edschultheis9537]

This song was released in 1988.

[@tassia1954]

The song is a social statement! It's like a cry from the heart that's how I feel!

[@kazpwright]

I LOVE Tracy Chapman.... goosebumps!

[@achebwahs1111]

I didn't have a fast car but I got in it and drove. I remember the possibilities felt endless until they weren't.

[@bernadettefoster6038]

Aww🥰 I love Sparky🐾🐾 I love Tracy Chapman and I love this song.

[@kerrycronin3581]

She has a song All That You Have is Your Soul. It is so beautiful and so true. I recommend it highly.

[@joejackson4202]

Not too many tracks paint such vivid imagery. Lakeside Park by RUSH is another example.

[@graemey]

Sadly it doesn't have a good ending. She ends up working to pay all the bills, he's out drinking ignoring his kids, and in the end she tells him to clear off, 'Take your fast car and keep on driving': You got a fast car I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do of your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me'd find it I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere Take your fast car and keep on driving

[@stephanhamilton2083]

My friend, your reactions are really good. You pay attention to the subtleties of the music and you have fun doing it. 👍😊

[@beatricehanley3542]

This was fun!

[@tishaink2298]

Real life 💯💯💯💯

[@pauljenkins544]

I'm glad I subscribed to your channel.. you are a very sincerely, hopeful and grateful young man.. 💯🙏

[@29tinkypoo]

oh man - i love your dog

[@videovoidtv]

Bro. listen to her whole album. It will break your heart in the best way.

[@rhondamcbath6279]

Wanna hear something kinda weird and funny? 😊 One day I was watching one of the few reactors that I really enjoy, and while I'm watching, I scroll down to see what else they may react to next, and BAM!! There you were and immediately I said to myself, what a happy, enthusiastic smile this young man has, and at the same time, also seen that you were reacting to a song, (sorry can't remember the one right at this moment), but it was one I really liked and decided to go ahead and watch your reaction to it. I love a soul that's just happy about everything, great outgoing personality, easy going spirit. I absolutely love seeing especially young people, that shines everywhere they go. At present, I only know one other human that's got a wonderful spirit, and that's my 22 yr old grandson, I find in today's world it's rather shocking to see something that this world is definitely lacking, "HEART!" Anyhow, I've come across your channel many times and have watched your reactions. Well this evening there you were again, but this time I decided not only to stop and watch BUT YEP-- ((I SUBSCRIBED))😮....😅....I hope your channel grows quickly, it's definitely not easy, and I've seen some that I've watched for years just up and never see them anymore. It happens I suppose, I get attached, then I'm like where'd so & so go? 😢. There's a lot of crap utubers have to put up with, trolls being a horrible one! Please don't allow them to discourage you, because these idiots are miserable in their own lives, they love nothing more than to hurt others. Misery loves company...I seen many utubers that those creeps tried to shut down, once they got no feedback, moved on.🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@neldablanco1663]

More Sparky but less slaps!!! Good reaction!!

[@lisag1510]

She got a job that pays all the bills....you can take your car and keep on driving.

[@angrynana4439]

Great reaction. You get it. Hi Sparky

[@travisdrury5556]

Shon sometimes you help me understand music then sometimes u completely miss what songs about like this one, but I still love ur reactions bro

[@Shabidoo1]

This is like watching someone realize how Romeo and Juliet ends.

[@Lovelyone1]

I never felt like her mom left her. I feel her mom tried to take her but she said she decided to stay because she didn’t want to leave him alone. Her mom tried to show her a better life but she had to learn the hard way. She realized in abut 2 years that she made a mistake but because she stayed she didn’t know any better and got with the first guy who payed her attention. That’s why she ended up in the same situation.

[@Glaaki13]

im a white dude from denmark an her voise realy get to me

[@rhondapleie4064]

Sparky! ❤

[@stepheninglett3447]

Ay, I was in 5th grade when this came out.

[@ThenewMattClark.Canadaprison]

New sub. You’re a great reactor bro