美國當代民謠歌手 〔崔西查普曼〕──葛萊美獎經典──關懷人文社會的〔Fast Car／快車〕




You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere

Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living

You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way

I remember we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving

You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way

１９６４出生於美國克里夫蘭的黑人女歌手崔西查普曼（Tracy Chapman）是８０年代末期歌壇的新慧星
她那融合民謠　搖滾　另類的獨特曲風　自由派的政治思想　以及富於情感的人道化歌詞相當受到樂評讚賞

崔西在大學便在街頭表演
１９８７年　她與華納體系的Elecktra唱片簽約
１９８８年春天推出首張同名專輯

〔Fast Car／快車〕是首支單曲

這是首編曲清新簡潔 以空心吉他為主伴奏的當代民謠
在崔西理性感性兼具的樸實嗓音中流露出她對人文社會的關懷
查普曼起先為著名樂團‘一萬個瘋子’（１００００ Manics）唱開場累積人氣
６月時受邀在南非總統曼德拉７０歲生日的電視演唱會獻唱
結果讓她知名度大增　不但單曲受到電台強力播放　專輯銷售也扶搖直上
〔Fast Car／快車〕登上美國流行榜＃６　主流搖滾榜＃１９

英國＃５　愛爾蘭冠軍　荷蘭亞軍　瑞典＃９

大碟在７月登上英國后座　８月拿下美國冠軍
隔年崔西查普曼因〔Fast Car〕得到葛萊美獎最佳流行女歌手
還有最佳新人 最佳當代民謠專輯等三個獎項 成為當年最大贏家
專輯最後在美銷售６００萬張　全球熱賣１０００多萬張
崔西的自由派政治思想對當時美國大學社團有不小的影響
推薦這首民謠經典給各位

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwrHwZyFN7M

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