Fast Car

This past Monday I came home from work. As I pulled up to my driveway, my neighbor's son came to talk to me. He is a young adult and still lives with his parents. He wanted to show me the car he just bought. It's a used 2020 Subaru Crosstrek with forty thousand miles on it. It's a cool crossover and looked much newer than the 2000 Toyota Camry he had that already registered 170k miles. He was really excited and proud. He told me his monthly payment of the car will be about $400 and it's quite a bit for him since he works at a grocery store and doesn't make a lot. His mom had to cosign the auto loan for him.

 

I congralatuted him and quipped, "Now there is a big motivation for you and your wife to make more money. The best part is you got a fast car, fast enough so you can fly away."

 

The last sentence referenced the hit country music song "Fast Car" by country music star Luke Combs, originally written by singer Tracy Chapman in 1988. The song is about two young lovers' struggles and the uplifting story of them striving for a better life while working in a grocery store.

 

Tonight, during the Country Music Award (CMA) ceremony, "Fast Car" won the song of the year for Tracy Chapman 35 years after she wrote the song, and also won the single of the year for Luke Combs after he released a cover of the song in July this year that resurged the song's popularity.

 

Luke Comb's version of the song:

https://youtu.be/Fr7oYjnt3bM?feature=shared

 

Tracy Chapman's version of the song:

https://youtu.be/yvGfVdx-gNo?feature=shared

 

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• This old song stuck out to me now because of your neighbor’s -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 05:40:49

• story. “ I've been working at the convenience store Managed -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 05:41:53

• to save just a little bit of money“. Impressive! -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 05:42:56

• It seems the song is just for him~ ~ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 06:05:47

• He is in a better situation as he can live with his parents -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 07:18:45

• It's remarkable it won CMA song of year 35 years later -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 07:17:38

• 我要大力的赞你！我们勤奋努力的精神给懒散的美国人一针清醒剂，乃是我们为这个国家做的精神贡献之一：-） -Oona- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 08:44:00

• 谢谢！您这么一说把我的贴子提高了一个境界。 -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 14:39:32

• Some believe in improving life through, not books or school, -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 09:52:58

• but a fast car :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 09:53:18

• You know most people need material things to motivate them. -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 14:41:55

• I like the Tracy Chapman version. -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 12:57:08

• This award further cemented her legend status. -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 14:47:55

• Not many recording artists can write a long lasting song -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/09/2023 postreply 14:49:04

• My son loves this song, he will turn the radio louder when -Waterchase- ♀ (87 bytes) () 11/16/2023 postreply 14:28:40