Tracy Chapman (lyric, singer, blues, dance, ballad)

TheBig3KilledMyRainDog · 07-27-2005, 09:49 AM

she has a greatest hits CD, pick it up. Her old stuff is "old" and here that means expensive.

Imonlydancing · 07-29-2005, 03:32 AM

Whoah. I LOVE Tracy Chapman. I kinda grew up listening to it, the same and S and G i spose...in the case that it was always on.
My favorites are probably:
Talkin' about a revolution
Fast Car
Shes got her ticket
subcity
all that you have is your soul
This time
born to fight.

whoah. x

hookers with machineguns · 07-30-2005, 10:35 PM

"Fast Car" is a really good song. The other one I really like right now is "Telling Stories".

TheBig3KilledMyRainDog · 07-31-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by hookers with machineguns

"Fast Car" is a really good song. The other one I really like right now is "Telling Stories".

Yeah isn't that song amazing. I don't know if I can ever not love that song.

Imonlydancing · 08-02-2005, 02:03 PM

Some rubbishyy personage copied it. Its okay...but nothing compared.

TheBig3KilledMyRainDog · 08-03-2005, 07:05 PM

are you saying another artist covered the song but its not as good as the original?

Imonlydancing · 08-04-2005, 06:32 AM

Yes. Yes i am. which is kinda the situation in most cases.

jr. · 08-04-2005, 08:02 PM

I enjoy Tracy Chapman. I'm in agreement that I wouldn't classify her as 'folk' music, in the traditional sense of the word. Yes, her social commentary and acoustic arrangements are the stuff of classic folk music, but I find her to be a bit more powerful, stepping slightly outside the folk music box, with a heavier drumbeat (when need be) to emphisize the emotional strings the lyrics are intended to pull. Which is the opposite of any 'normal' folk song, where, when there are drums, they are merely an afterthought, to keep time.

I think she is a breath of fresh air, compared to the posers out there today. She pays attention to her music.

She's wonderfully understated in her vocals, which are a lesson in harnessing strength in order to make the song work. Too often, vocalists give it their all on every song, which detracts from the aura of the song. In some cases, it kills the song completely. "Look atme, how great I sing!"

T.C. has never been guilty of stealing the show. She is one of a rare breed that understands the vocals are simply another instrument used to create a work of art. She has a great voice, but no ego.

**sleepy jack** · 03-16-2006, 08:58 PM

Fast car is like one of my favorite songs ever, and i've checked out a bit more and its goodo.

Merkaba · 03-23-2006, 07:47 PM

Yep I love her. I also thought she was a he, when I first heard her.

Again I gotta agree with most people here who say Fast Car is a great Song. And I also like Give Me One Reason. She has a great voice.

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07-27-2005, 09:49 AM
TheBig3KilledMyRainDog Maybe I can keep this one Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bostonia Posts: 3,830	she has a greatest hits CD, pick it up. Her old stuff is "old" and here that means expensive. __________________ “The night falls gracefully for those who have a love to call their own. But alas, for those to whom love has turned a blind eye – love, it falls like a guillotine” “No more waiting for fate to befall me, no. I have my dreamboat, and together we will find our destiny, choose our ladder to the sky” - Markus Pierson

07-29-2005, 03:32 AM
Imonlydancing raaaaaaa Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bedford Posts: 975	Whoah. I LOVE Tracy Chapman. I kinda grew up listening to it, the same and S and G i spose...in the case that it was always on. My favorites are probably: Talkin' about a revolution Fast Car Shes got her ticket subcity all that you have is your soul This time born to fight. whoah. x

07-30-2005, 10:35 PM
hookers with machineguns Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,757	"Fast Car" is a really good song. The other one I really like right now is "Telling Stories".

08-02-2005, 02:03 PM
Imonlydancing raaaaaaa Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bedford Posts: 975	Some rubbishyy personage copied it. Its okay...but nothing compared.

08-03-2005, 07:05 PM
TheBig3KilledMyRainDog Maybe I can keep this one Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bostonia Posts: 3,830	are you saying another artist covered the song but its not as good as the original? __________________ “The night falls gracefully for those who have a love to call their own. But alas, for those to whom love has turned a blind eye – love, it falls like a guillotine” “No more waiting for fate to befall me, no. I have my dreamboat, and together we will find our destiny, choose our ladder to the sky” - Markus Pierson

08-04-2005, 06:32 AM
Imonlydancing raaaaaaa Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bedford Posts: 975	Yes. Yes i am. which is kinda the situation in most cases.

08-04-2005, 08:02 PM
jr. Seeker of Peace Join Date: May 2005 Location: Newark, De. Posts: 348	I enjoy Tracy Chapman. I'm in agreement that I wouldn't classify her as 'folk' music, in the traditional sense of the word. Yes, her social commentary and acoustic arrangements are the stuff of classic folk music, but I find her to be a bit more powerful, stepping slightly outside the folk music box, with a heavier drumbeat (when need be) to emphisize the emotional strings the lyrics are intended to pull. Which is the opposite of any 'normal' folk song, where, when there are drums, they are merely an afterthought, to keep time. I think she is a breath of fresh air, compared to the posers out there today. She pays attention to her music. She's wonderfully understated in her vocals, which are a lesson in harnessing strength in order to make the song work. Too often, vocalists give it their all on every song, which detracts from the aura of the song. In some cases, it kills the song completely. "Look atme, how great I sing!" T.C. has never been guilty of stealing the show. She is one of a rare breed that understands the vocals are simply another instrument used to create a work of art. She has a great voice, but no ego. __________________ Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet. ~ Kabir

03-16-2006, 08:58 PM
sleepy jack Bone Machine Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jesusland Posts: 17,242	Fast car is like one of my favorite songs ever, and i've checked out a bit more and its goodo. __________________ You're so evil and I'm so good, I'll make it up to you someday.

03-23-2006, 07:47 PM
Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,822	Yep I love her. I also thought she was a he, when I first heard her. Again I gotta agree with most people here who say Fast Car is a great Song. And I also like Give Me One Reason. She has a great voice. __________________ Right you lot, shut it. Strewth Fowler my son, all looks a bit pear-shaped round here or what. The govenor's talking, Saturday's game, very dodgy, very naughty, could go a little pear-shaped. If there's a rough things might be well iffy. These faces are a little bit hard, know what I mean, a little bit of oof, have some of that my son, bosh, sorted, ta ta, got me, so be clever. Good, now shut it!