Tracy Chapman & Luke Combs full performance at the Grammy’s

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[@snapdragon8888]

Can we talk about how exquisitely beautiful Tracy still is? Absolutely radiant. She has such a presence.

[@staceyott7136]

She looks more beautiful now then she did she did when this song first came out! That smile in the beginning was everything :)

[@TheOnespeedbiker]

​@@staceyott7136 TC is notoriously shy and has always been uncomfortable performing. However something magical happens when she does a duet. Suddenly she is all smiles and really seems to be enjoying herself. It was also obvious that after all these years she has lost nothing and if anything has grown as a performer.

[@jens9n]

She was young and beautiful when she had written the song, now she truly is just beautiful.

[@LandonBrown-fk4qh]

Perfectly said ❤​@@jens9n

[@wezdog13008]

Exactly what blew my mind too!

[@LibertarianJRT]

Combs credits this song (from two years before he was born) with making him want to be a singer. It is a pivotal life event for him, and his goal was to share that experience with the next generation. He wanted her to get all the praise she deserves and never be forgotten.

[@c-mancleveland4632]

Yep

[@yoyooconnor]

They are both so respectful towards each other....love these musicians!

[@corysimmons5701]

It was the first song he ever learned on guitar

[@TheDivayenta]

Tracy’s song was Luke’s favorite- and he had a country hit with it. Look how much he worships her. It was wonderful and Tracy looks and sounds fantastic!

[@adrianarivera1262]

I agree he was in total awe of her

[@catspece4933]

His Dad played it when Luke was a kid and he says he always loved the song. If you listen to his version and Tracy’s original, he didn’t do too much to it. He said there was nothing to do to song. He kept the song as is except for adding his voice and the country vibe to it. I considered it as an homage to Tracy. He didn’t play guitar in their performance together letting most of the focus be on her.😢I thought their voices blended well. I liked the unison when they sang together. He speaks so highly of her and you can tell the respect and awe he has for her on stage with her.

[@dwanacalhoun6281]

His father played this song throughout his childhood.

[@corysimmons5701]

@@dwanacalhoun6281 as we all should

[@_PatrickO]

It very much looked like he told her to perform and he would keep pace with her. It allowed her to be as natural as possible and he expertly matched her.

[@genny5309]

This performance was one of the highlights of the Grammys. It was amazing to see and hear Tracy Chapman again. I also loved seeing Luke Combs obvious reverence for her as they sang.

[@reneeville]

This performance was THE highlight of the Grammys

[@jayholland2632]

My favorite part, apart from Tracy actually performing, was seeing the level of reverence that the eclectic group of artists in the audience were showing, from Taylor Swift to Killer Mike and Jelly Roll. I saw her peform this live in 1989 and this took me right back there, one of my favorite performers of all time. Her humbleness is one the things I admire so much about her.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Also how Luke Combs is fully in the knowledge he is up there sharing Tracy's spotlight. I mean, this song is older than Luke is.

[@ChrisHaar]

Tracy's voice has gotten even better with age.

[@LeCanalBarbaraAnne]

This song was written by someone who saw these tragedies around her. She knew these people. She felt the people who hoped in the face of despair, and the despair won. I heard it twice, and I couldn't listen to it. It slayed me, but I never forgot it. It's one of the greatest American songs in history. Luke Combs grew up far away from Tracy's environment. His father played it on the radio when they were driving. He just loved the song. He didn't feel the excruciating pain of it at all, and you hear that absence when he sings it. Then he got to be a country music arena artist, and he recorded it. His star power got it to no. 1 on the country charts, and of course the greatness of the song. To hear the woman who wrote this song out of pain and the man who never felt it, sing together on the same stage was an unbelievable experience.

[@janiceburns9218]

They both won awards for his cover. She won Song of the Year (writer) at Country music awards making her the only black female solo country writer to win the award. He won Performance of the Year with the song. She has publishing and songwriter credits so she is getting royalties from his song.

[@ljc1224]

There's a couple of articles about the way this came together. It took nearly a year and a lot of coordination to pull off. This was the first song Luke learned to play on guitar and it has been his favorite for years. And people win awards for other people's songs all the time. Depends on the award as to who wins it. Tracy won the CMA Song of the Year award as songwriter, while Luke and the song's producer and track engineer won Single of the year for it.

[@chrisashby4497]

Luke won the single of the year for his cover at the acm's last year. It also won song of the year. Tracy took home that award as she was the song writer for it.

[@stevo9336]

Tracy is one of my all time favourite artists, an incredible lyracist / story teller. I was so excited to see that she was performing. ❤ Thank you to whoever requested this.

[@Goodtide]

Thanks to whoever requested this. This song use to help me calm down when I was a little girl. She's still so beautiful. Enjoyed your reaction and researc. I had no clue who Luke was.🤍

[@TheOnespeedbiker]

Luke Combs caused a stir when he covered this song; when asked why, he simply said it had always been one of his favorite songs. I also thought it was a bit disingenuous that certain people felt it was it was improper for a white county singer to sing a song originally written and sung by a black performer, when TC genre was contemporary folk/ pop, not a genre known to have large black audience. For her part TC was thrilled her music was being heard by a new audience. The beauty of this collaboration was for 5:20 min, "Across the lines...that separates whites from blacks" were temporarily blurred. TC is simply a national treasure and it was wonderful seeing her smiling and performing again.

[@CoastalNomad]

I really liked that on Luke's cover he didn't change any words..... Even sang the line "Check Out Girl".....

[@christinegreen3974]

I love that their collaboration so effectively squashes all the manufactures controvery over Luke cutting the song. They both spoke out on the discussion but performing together really pushes back on all the critics.

[@Melvin8311]

It was beautiful to see Tracy get emotional as she tears up at the end while getting a standing ovation!!!💯

[@deanamcdougall7192]

Leave tonight or die this way.......lived it.I llove her beautiful face.

[@patsyelias8732]

The best performance ever on the Grammy's.

[@sueq.8296]

Why don’t you all do your research before you start commenting it is so frustrating. That people get on here and don’t do the work because you would know that he loved this song from a child and it was one of his favorite songs he sang with his dad, and that Tracy Chaplin was fully on board for him to record this song, and he is not the only person that have recorded this song over the years, he gave her mad respect and honored by bringing her on the stage and letting her sing her song that he loves. Not only that people went back and now her original is number one and she won the Grammy for that song when it first came out and again in this season, so please do your homework if you’re gonna come on here and call yourself a content creator.

[@elsac5247]

I was about to write the same thing. It’s a shame that he didn’t just absorb the performance.

[@rubin831]

Thank you!!!

[@GenXstacker]

Well said. The way I look at it there will always be critics but I just ignore them. Life is too short to worry about such things. I prefer to just enjoy the beautiful moments like this and enjoy watching others enjoy them. That's actually the whole appeal of reaction videos--we love to see other people enjoying the same things we do.

[@Melvin8311]

Tracy owns all the publishings!!!(title,words,music etc!) so yes she gets paid off it n she gets all accolades associated with the song!smart move in the 80s💯

[@shawnleaf6566]

Be won for performance of it. She got credit for the writing. She technically now had a #1 sing on the country charts, even though she's personally never put out a country album.

[@kelleewolfe2834]

Its not a country song!!!!

[@ransom6892]

@@kelleewolfe2834Well why did it win the “Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year” then

[@meltedprincess]

@@kelleewolfe2834 It is now. Why do you care so much? Just enjoy the song if you like it. Damn.

[@autumnpalmer4468]

And he didn’t change the lyric, checkout girl, to boy which would give him co-writing credit. He said no out of respect , she also gets all financial for writing

[@TNJenni42]

@@autumnpalmer4468 yes and Tracy won a 2023 CMA for Song of the Year for Fast Car; Luke Combs won for Single of the Year

[@jackjohnson7714]

Because of this her music has now been introduced to a few more generations of people. She's a wonderful talent and song writer. They said because of this cover Chapman has made in excess of 500k with more coming.

[@andiross3176]

I agree with you 100%!

[@markcooper6231]

His cover was really well done. This was a great performance. I am sure Stapleton has won awards for Tennessee Whiskey which was a cover. Just as an example

[@julie-annepoole6859]

He’s never won an award for Tennessee Whisky, although it’s a track on his album Traveller that won album of the year at the Grammy, CMA, ACM his 10 Grammys are for songs he has co-written

[@deniseduncan7363]

This duet is so amazing. The song always made me feel super melancholy. Thanks for the thoughtful reaction.

[@janasmith8177]

They just sang the song. They could have added harmony and changed it, they didn't. They sang in unison which I wish we as a country could do. For one moment we were all in unison

[@giovanna722]

​@@janasmith8177Harmony would have been a mistake. I don't even care for the pedal steel. Simple, bare and stark, suits the song tbe best.

[@duncansonoryan]

This performance caused my non-swearing brother to send me a text with the f word. It's stunning and moving.

[@GiaMalia]

Look at her!! Elegant, understated, sounds great still and looks wonderful.

[@janellejanjan]

He worshiped her growing up. It made him want to play. He use to play it at his concerts. He always played it exactly as she requested and when he was asked to the Oscars he wanted her there. I cried seeing her. I called it when Luke made Tracey Smile again… and rich again cause everyone downloaded her songs and videos again ❤

[@katinabotten]

I love them singing together with this song! I think he sings it as well as her!

[@missourimomofthree]

She has not sung in public in over a decade. He brought it back to a new generation.

[@antonietabueno4770]

Wow! Our favorite song in 1988...during college years.Its back😊

[@audreygoode9321]

The admiration on his face ❤. Beautiful. This was my theme song back in the day ❤❤

[@7137159381]

A beautiful performance that should be praised and appreciated for the music, and not questioned because Luke Combs was involved.

[@Chuckclc]

Luke Combs. Probably the biggest Country star out now beside maybe Morgan Wallen or Chris Stapleton. And yes a cover of Tracy Chapman's Fast Car. Absolutely great performance and did NO discredit to her. Sang the song the original way she sang it. This must have been a huge life goal for him, and he will go down as one of the greats.

[@dianenewcomb4765]

Look how Luke looks at her...❤

[@LupoNoBrain]

German guy here, I grew up listening to this and other of Tracy's songs a lot. They helped me grow up and turn into the man I am today. And now that grown big man got a few tears in his eyes..

[@dilaudid1]

Both of these artists singing this together moves me but I don't know why

[@c-mancleveland4632]

This is the biggest country song of the year, and Tracy won best country music writer for it. It's a 1st for a black woman to win this award. Luke's version made a huge splash, although he just wanted to throw it on his album because the song meant a lot to him when he was a kid, so he just wanted to show love. My favorite part of this is Killer Mike going crazy singing along, lol. You can trun the volume up like everyone else that oistened to it, by the way.

[@KARENCOGS]

She is a treasure!! ❤️❤️

[@jmhaces]

The dude recently charted with a cover of that song, so they gave Tracy her props in this award show by performing it as a duet.

[@timwiant1406]

She know has a #1 hit on the country music charts a CMT award and another Grammy for fast car. She probably got close to a million dollars in royalties in the last couple of months from her song.

[@D0nut42]

She gets the songwriting credits, and he still gets the performance and cover arrangement. Just like when Disturbed won awards for The Sound of Silence.

[@luciadefatimamaciel8044]

ela senpre foi radiante e senpre serar eu amo a tracy e inprecionante paresse que ela ainda esta nos anos 80 continua jovem e linda parabems que sua saude e sua vida seja muito longa 🌹

[@amyroberts9761]

I feel like this song is so special that it needs no collaboration. I honestly don't think he brought "more" to the song. He has a nice voice and all, but i think it much more beautiful, special, and magical, when Tracy sings it solo. So much love and respect for Tracy Chapman.

[@barbkrettler1944]

Luke used to ride in his dad's truck and his dad loved this song and he'd play it all the time Luke loved it.

[@lealawrence585]

I love it 💖 Great song. She nailed it as usual, Luke gave it that extra flavor ❤️

[@cliveklg7739]

"How does that work" He wins the award for his performance of the song. And he's paying royalties to her. Given how much he loves the song and her music, I'd suspect he asked before doing it. The song sounds hopeful, but you really listen to the lyrics there is a deep sadness to it. And the fact it starts "We gotta make a decision" and changes to "YOU gotta make a decision, leave or die this way"

[@corrinejacobson9232]

I absolutely love Tracy Chapman! I was on KZbin and saw Luke Combs singing this song, After watching it I commented how wonderful it would be to see them prform together, and the Grammys made it Happen. And by the way, Tracy won song writer of the year at the CMA's

[@DorasBliss]

I get chills every time I watch them perform. ❤

[@ShinyElfriend]

This song was such a huge hit for Tracy Chapman and the album it was on won her a Grammy (one of four). I've loved the song since it first came out, I think in 89 or 90. Luke's cover of the song has become a huge country hit. I didn't actually know that, either, until the Grammys, since I rarely hear any country music. He sounds great on the duet, though, so I bet it was a good cover!

[@scottcourville7779]

Like Combs loves the song he called and asked Tracey if he could sing her song and put it on his album she said yes, he made hundreds of millions from that song and he asked her to be at this awards show and they sung a duet

[@marlakay]

Some artists make entire careers out of covers... and we love them ❤️

[@shane9323]

It's one of my favorite songs ever. I tear up every time

[@kimberlyethridge6492]

Luke combs dad introduces him to this song years ago as a young boy. And loved this song since. The album “gettin old” he wanted to cover this song. That’s what was told in the back story at the Grammys

[@toniloflin7868]

Love this song

[@michaelvalencia1784]

Don’t be hating! He revived her 35 year old song! Tracy truly appreciated this it seems!

[@rebeccam8154]

I don't know why but this song always makes me cry.

[@apaininyourcass]

I really hope Luke’s revival of this song cemented Tracy’s legacy with another generation.

[@Starbuck-dr7yl]

What an iconic song! So glad to see this. About how awards work. It depends upon the award. If it is a performance award, then that goes to the singer. Luke was nominated for best country solo performance for Fast Car but he did not win. Had it been nominated for best song, that is a songwriting award. If Luke’s version had won, the award would have gone to Tracy, the original songwriter. This song of course has won Tracy 3 Grammys and nominated for Song of the year, record of the year, album of the year, it’s one of the greats. Another example off the top of my head would be the country song Better Man by Little Big Town. They won Best Country group Performance for their version of the song. But they didn’t write the song, Taylor Swift did. So Little Big Town’s version was also nominated for Best Country Song, which is a songwriters award, so it was Taylor’s nomination. Classic song. Their version phenomenal, Grammy winning. But I prefer Taylor’s Version of the song.

[@Melvin8311]

Tracy Chapman has beautiful skin.

[@okay5045]

She has a smile that lights up a room.

[@laurensilva2290]

He made a cover of it which helped her be the first black women to win a Grammy in the country song writing

[@JCourts2k23]

This was recorded on someones tv im pretty sure. Luke covered the song, and he got her to perform it with him at the grammys. She hasnt performed live since like 2009 i think .

[@nealtircuit9373]

In 2015, she appeared on Late Night with David Letterman singing Stand By Me. She was the last music performer on the show before his retirement.

[@nealtircuit9373]

And, yes, this was recorded off of someone’s TV, but, thankfully, the Grammys just put the actual video on youtube yesterday (16Feb.).

[@scottcourville7779]

So the backstory is Luke Combs loved Tracey Chapman and sung Fast Car his all life before he made the album with Fast Car on it he called his agent and his agent got in touch with Tracey Chapman and he asked her if she would do him the honor of letting him sing her song his favorite song of all time and she said yes!! And he has won awards but he said in several interviews his greatest achievement was singing Fast Car with his idol Tracey Chapman

[@DrewD55]

Collab happened because Luke covered the song on his most recent album. Turned out to be a massive hit: #1 on multiple charts.

[@dianemcclung9695]

The song was one played in the truck with his dad as a young kid.. it means something to him

[@raefarnsworth4278]

Luke wantedto fullfill his childhood dream That was singing this song. Tracy gave him the go ahead

[@jameswade8391]

Luke covered this song and won awards but with him covering it, The original by Tracy went number.

[@annieh5479]

His dad would play it for him while they were riding around in the pickup truck. Combs fell in love with it and wanted to put it on an album.

[@GroovyGran]

What I heard was he loved the song and ask Tracy for permission to record it.

[@gingeroxendine2288]

Many people win for covers and for songs that others write. Whitney Houston won for Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You."

[@jameseyman9078]

apparently when Luke was growing up, his dad had this old truck with a broken radio. the only thing its could do was play the tape that was stuck in it. Just so happens that it was a tracy chapman tape. so for years growing up, this is the only music that was always playing in the truck

[@janasmith8177]

He took a lot of flack for recording her song because he was white, a man and a country artist. People tried to make it political and obviously Tracy Chapman approved. She is making a lot of royalties because he re released, just like Dolly does from Whitney covering her song. In a world full of Taylor Swifts and Beyonces we need more Tracy Chapmans. She just proved she doesnt need fancy stage shows, designer gowns, millions of dollars in jewelry or auto tune to outshine every damn person in that auditorium. Luke Combs knew he was in rhe presence of greatness and everyone watching knew they were too. This song is from my college days and I love everything about it then and now

[@divinelyfeminine9005]

Exactly

[@user-om1jv7ce5f]

Awesome reaction, simply red " holding back the years" is also a must, kaleo, Teddy Swims, George Michael..the list goes and goes

[@Qlassyone]

Very few artists win awards for songs they wrote. Most are covers or written by someone else. I liked the song when it came out originally and liked Luke’s cover. The look of joy on Tracy’s face was the best part.

[@LibertarianJRT]

Because of the popularity of his very true cover Tracy is now the first POC and GSM to receive a country music song of the year award. And her album/song also recharted this year.

[@faureamour]

What does GSM stand for?

[@hollybeat6901]

Tracy is the 1st black woman to have a 1 hit on the country chart as well as an acm award as the songwriter

[@tammyhicks1450]

Audio wasnt too bad.Ms.Chapman won a CMA award this year from Mr.Combs version of it.First African American to do so at the CMAs. Loved MrLBoyd smiling!

[@jenlamont8339]

I believe she was the 1st in the CMA Songwriting category, but not the 1st ever . It was a great performance of a great pairing!

[@aysuppatruck6185]

"The song always felt super hopeful to me" yeah just mix in a bunch of not being able to replicate your hope.

[@EmpressMermaid]

Who gets the award depends on whether the category is rewarding the song itself or the vocal performance on it. For example, "song of the year" goes to whoever wrote it. "Best vocal performance" goes to the singer.

[@boblawrence3861]

He made her a million dollars on this song...he did alright too.

[@celtcwrtr]

Luke insisted with his label that all profit from his cover went to Tracy. She's collected more than a half million $, so go Colmbs. Yay Tracy, song still kicks ass.

[@TheEvilWithinKevin]

It's Tracey's song, Luke just brought it back into the limelight.

[@user-lz2jb1gx1f]

Because he covered it and it made it to no 1

[@React2This]

I feel hopeful when artists from different genres and generations respect each other’s music. Would love to hear your reaction to Beyoncé’s new cover of the Beatles’ Blackbird.

[@Melvin8311]

Taking care of an alcoholic father only to get married to a man jus like the father! Wow! Powerful song!

[@ablethompson3492]

She won the CMA for Songwriter of the Year...in 2023. She definitely got the awards for the song, and well deserved.

[@PunguinYoga]

Great!

[@excellenttwo]

Great that you have you commentary, but I hardly hear the song and music

[@user-cm9bs8lk8s]

Why are you so I've always loved Tracy look at my phone

[@loyolajack9218]

It already won awards lol he ain't the genius ❤ it was so nice to hear her voice ❤️

[@hoyageorge]

Dude, where have you been the past year?

[@saralewis5320]

Try “Beautiful crazy” by Luke Combs. And “Hurricane” was his first hit.

[@jbs256]

You can win for the performance not writing it. It’s a beautiful colab here.

[@wpeters4361]

Easy to hear you...very hard to hear Tracy/Luke performing this.

[@ednaalves9908]

👏👏👏

[@aimperoli67]

Shhhh play the song!!!

[@PunguinYoga]

Hopeless and hopeful. That's always how this song made me feel. I always felt as if the narrator never REALLY thought he/ she would be someone.

[@kathrynburleson420]

She was sending the father of her children off to go and live his life, the way she had dreamed of doing when she was younger.

[@PunguinYoga]

@@kathrynburleson420 Thanks. I'm 71 and think I'm losing some of my hearing.

[@brandyroman8018]

CoverIng songs and ext. This one of the best. Look up Whitney Houston covering Dolly Partons I Will Always Love you to get the relationship of musicians covering each others work. But more importantly why they love it!

[@Nana12172]

I think it was said that was her first live performance in 7 years. (Correct me if wrong)

[@EthanMSmith]

Where the wild things are - luke combs.

[@julie-annepoole6859]

Luke was nominated for country song for fast car at this year’s Grammys, he didn’t win Chris Stapleton did for White horse. Doin this is my favourite Luke Combs song