Fast Car (Tracy Chapman) - Day 34

Bleak, yet hopeful. Sad and beautiful. A voice like we’d never heard, and a chorus that was optimistic, as well as infectious. Tracy Chapman came from nowhere with this monster song from 1988, that earned her a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, as well as Best New Artist. Though I couldn’t relate directly to the words of her song, I gravitated to the power of the music and the haunt of her voice. By far, Fast Car is one of my favorite songs of all time.