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  1. "Fast Car" is a song by American singer-songwriter #TracyChapman, released as her debut single on April 6, 1988, by #ElektraRecords. It served as the #leadSingle from her 1988 self-titled debut studio album. Chapman's appearance at the #NelsonMandela70thBirthdayTribute concert in June 1988 helped the song become a top-ten hit in the United States, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and led the album to top the Billboard 200.
    youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7oYjnt3bM

  2. On June 11th, 1988: Freedom Fest: Anti-apartheid benefit & #NelsonMandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert addresses his continued imprisonment; performers include #WhitneyHouston, #PhilCollins, Dire Straits, #StevieWonder, #TracyChapman, Hugh Masekela & Miriam Makeba, #YoussouNDour, #PeterGabriel, #AlGreen, Joan Armatrading; #JessyeNorman, and The #Eurythmics at Wembley Stadium, London; broadcast to 67 countries with estimated audience of 600 million.

  3. Tracy Chapman deserves all the praise and recognition she gets (still not enough imo).

    Been listening to this song on repeat this morning, what an amazing songwriter she is.

    tidal.com/track/342806/u

    #Music #TracyChapman #SundayVibes

  4. On the 30th of March 1964: #TracyChapman, American Grammy Award-winning #singer-#songwriter ("Fast Car"; "Give Me One Reason"), born in Cleveland, Ohio.
    #HappyBirthday #62 ⋆✴︎˚。⋆ 🎂 ༘⋆

  5. Both “Born to Fight” and “Freedom Now” (youtu.be/80J1dEquxYE?si=h3qSbY) are also from 1989’s “Crossroads”. “Freedom Now” is dedicated to Nelson Mandela, who Tracy Chapman not only supported his work but the two finally met in 1990 at the Free South Africa concert.
    #RetroView #WomensHistoryMonth #TracyChapman

  6. If you aren’t moved by this performance of “Baby Can I Hold You” (youtu.be/UTF2qZbVnCM?si=5pg13v) please seek medical attention. This song is considered to be one of Tracy Chapman’s most beloved by both fans and critics.
    #RetroView #WomensHistoryMonth #TracyChapman

  7. Here’s a 1992 performance of “Bang Bang Bang” (youtu.be/ue4DVib2NVk?si=lKL7to). Originally the opener to her 1992 album “Matters of the Heart” (youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK) Bang Bang Bang” was inspired by reports about teens (in particular white boys) taking weapons to school and by media coverage of the Gulf war w/r/t/ the ideas of violence and justice.
    #RetroView #WomensHistoryMonth #TracyChapman