Who Asked For A “Fast Car” Cover?

<p>If you happen to be subject to a modern phenomenon called &ldquo;permanent music&rdquo; in your work environment, you might have already realized that there&rsquo;s a very familiar song that has dominated the airplay. It&rsquo;s a cover of Tracy Chapman&rsquo;s timeless classic, &ldquo;Fast Car,&rdquo; except this specific fast car has come to erase all the remnants of a beautiful halcyon day memory of an authentic pop hit.</p> <p>The last thing this calamity-ridden world needed was a butchering of the dream of a black singer-songwriter girl whose laidback vocals, lyrical honesty, and humble storytelling catapulted her to the top of the charts for all the right reasons. To add insult to injury, this murder could not come from a place more far-fetched than a young white country dude.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-riff/who-asked-for-a-fast-car-cover-719ef3a6a320"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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