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Luke Combs’s cover of “Fast Car” shot to the top of the charts. Why is he haunted by the iconic Tracy Chapman song? Keep reading to find out what happened.
Luke Combs & Eric Church Team Up For Hurricane Relief
The Southeastern United States was hit hard by hurricanes this year. Hurricane Helene made landfall in late September and left devastation across multiple states, extending all the way to Tennessee. Hurricane Milton hit less than two weeks later, causing more damage.
Many celebrities and musicians stepped up to help. Dolly Parton made a generous donation. Luke Combs and Eric Church teamed up to bring music to the masses and raise money for the hurricane victims. “Concert for Carolina” was held in late October. In addition to Combs and Church as headliners, other guests included Sheryl Crow, Chase Rice, and more.
All told, the concert raised an astounding $24 million for hurricane relief efforts.
Luke Combs ‘Haunted’ By “Fast Car”
Before his breakthrough in country music, Luke Combs wrote songs with Lainey Wilson in her camper trailer. He received his first number one hit with, ironically, the song “Hurricane” in 2017.
In 2023, he released a cover of Tracy Chapman’s song “Fast Car.” The song was a massive hit in 1988, even earning Chapman a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocalist.
The two made a surprise appearance together at the 2024 Grammys. The song also nabbed Single of the Year for Combs and Song of the Year for Tracy Chapman at the 2023 CMA awards.
Luke Combs still performs the song at his live shows. During one recent tour stop, he revealed why the song still haunts him. He told the audience that when he recorded the cover song, he accidentally messed up some of the lyrics to the iconic song.
According to PEOPLE magazine, he told the crowd he wanted to “crawl into a hole” when Tracy Chapman brought the mistake to his attention. The lyric change was minor but important in the context of the song.
Tracy Chapman’s version:
You got a fast car/Is it fast enough so we can fly away?/We gotta make a decision/Leave tonight or live and die this way
Luke Combs’ cover version:
You got a fast car/Is it fast enough so we could fly away?/Still gotta make a decision/Leave tonight, or live and die this way
He told concertgoers that he was going to sing the original version and not his recorded version with the lyric change. Luke Combs added that he thinks of the mistake every time he performs the song, and it will always haunt him.
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