Just a few months ago, country singer Luke Combs covered Tracy Chapman’s 1988 classic “Fast Car,” an album that seemed underwhelming but now somehow surpassed the original’s Billboard Hot 100 success. top position.
Combs’ version is the second single from his latest album, getting oldThis week, it rose from No. 8 to No. 4 on the Hot 100, surpassing the No. 6 peak of Chapman’s original track.in a recent interview music chaosCombs said he chose to record the cover because the original was his “probably the first favorite song of all time”.
“I remember hearing that song with my dad in his truck when I was about four years old,” Combs added. “He had a tape, a tape, and we had an old brown camper top F-150. We went around that thing, and he had a tape player in there, and I had the original tape—years ago My dad brought it to me… I have that, I have it in my shop.”
In addition to breaking into the Hot 100’s top 10, the original “Fast Car” was nominated for Grammys for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Female Vocal Performance, with Chapman winning in the latter category.
Combs is currently performing his cover of “Fast Train” on his massive world tour.There are tickets here.