Luke Combs - Fast Car (Official Live Video)

I was beyond tears hearing his talented rendition. I was a 37 years old cancer patient, mother of a 2 year old, when Tracy Chapman’s classic came out. It soothe my soul.
I am 72 years old now and was mesmerized by seeing her and Luke perform at the Grammy 1/4/2024.
It continues to soothe my soul.

Funny how a song can make you feel the past, present, and future all at once.

Written by a black, gay, liberal woman and performed with passion by a straight white man who used to have a confederate flag sticker on his guitar to a country music audience who understand that what this song talks about is a shared American experience of hope for a better future and overcoming hardship regardless of background and politics and race. It's music like this that will help bring us together as a nation and, man, do we need it. Thank you, Tracy and Luke. (And Luke, please consider having Tracy as a surprise guest at one of your concerts so you can sing this with her. That would be awesome.

No one will ever know how much this song meant to a young gay man who was a junior in high school in 1988. Gay people had no rights. I was scared bc I didn’t know what my future held. I wore out this cassette. My mom would always tell me that everything would be ok. Back then I didn’t believe her. Now, at 51, I do. I never thought I’d see a country music artist on the same stage as a black, lesbian liberal woman much less performing a duet with her. What a beautiful performance! I was in awe. Thank you both, & thanks to anyone who has read this. Everything will be ok.

This is a beautiful rendition. All credit to Tracy Chapman for graciously allowing Luke to cover Fast Car and bring it to a new generation. I hope people will check out Tracy's version, too.

The songs hits home..My wife and I were homeless living in the Walmart parking lot. Finally found a job at McDonald’s..my only meal each day was my employee meal….a hamburger, a small fry, and small pop. Couldn’t even afford bread or peanut butter. We are still scraping but things are better now..but I just wanted to tell anyone going thru that…its ok..it may not seem like it but it is.

When this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and went to jail. I now have a house, job, and husband. This song and “Clover Cage - Heart Of A City Boy” are the two songs that helped get rid of my depression. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you ❤️

“Somebody’s gotta take care of him so I quit school that’s what I did” breaks my heart and makes me cry so hard

35 years later and fast car is still going strong... one of the best songs ever written.

From someone who doesn't listen to country music all that much: that was an absolutely incredible live performance!

Tracy Chapman's SMILE & GRACE is still infectious today as it was over 30 years ago...Thank you Luke Combs for bringing out one of the prolific song writers of all time back to the WORLD stage ❤

I got surprisingly overwhelmed when I saw Tracy Chapman playing the guitar at the Grammys and then sing together with Luke… I couldn’t help but to cry and remember my tormentous childhood listening to this beautiful song … dreaming of getting a fast car and drive away from that reality… ❤

Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs performing Fast Car at the Grammys was special. A performance that will be remembered for years to come.

The raw emotion in this song gets to me every time. Can't get to the end without tearing up. I'm not a country fan but this guy smashed it out of the park with this cover.

That song was written with sweat and hunger. Only the ones who had lived in poverty understand the power of this song. I think Luke knows too.

I met my wife in 2012, I had no car, no apartment, no job. I came back home from a failed expedition out of town. She had a job, then got laid off. She went back to school finished her degree I went back to school became a CPA and she's an accountant now. I had a feeling that our present didn't define our future and we would become more. This song reminds me of us because she had a 2009 Chevy Aveo when I met her. It had a muffler, rims and she drove so fast in it and got me car sick. I feel like an anomaly in life because its difficult to come from the bottom of the food chain and have a great life.

✨ I’m one of those old Gen-Xers who remembers the original playing on the radio. In this crazy world, this cover is especially meaningful. Apparently, I needed a good cry.

I was actually in a shelter when this song came out. I gave birth to my beautiful daughter that year. So much has changed since then for the better.

I honestly loved seeing Luke groom his beard and put on a suit for his hero, I had never heard of him until I heard his duet with Tracy and it was just wonderful. Amazing seeing someone so passionate about a song and the respect shown to his hero was awesome. Big up, Luke!

I'm not sure how many people realize how hard this song is to actually sing and nail.