“Fast Car” is a single by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was released in April 1988 from her self-titled debut album. Her appearance on the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was the catalyst for the song’s becoming a top 10 hit in the US, peaking at number 6 on the Hot 100, and a top 10 hit the UK, peaking at number 4 on the charts there. In April 2011, the song re-entered the charts in the United Kingdom after being performed by a participant, Michael Collings, on Britain’s Got Talent.
Tag: Soul
Elton John – Rocket Man (live version)
“Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)” is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and originally performed by John. The song echoes the theme of David Bowie’s 1969 song “Space Oddity” (both recordings were produced by Gus Dudgeon), but according to an account in Elizabeth Rosenthal’s book His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John, the song was inspired by Taupin’s sighting of either a shooting star or a distant airplane. The account goes on to relate that the notion of astronauts no longer being perceived as heroes, but in fact as an “everyday occupation” led him to the song’s opening lines, “She packed my bags last night, pre-flight. Zero hour: 9 a.m. And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then.”
Soul Brothers Six – Some Kind of Wonderful
“Some Kind of Wonderful” is a song written by John Ellison and first recorded by his group, Soul Brothers Six, in 1967, peaking at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It is not related to the other song by the same name written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King (and recorded by artists including The Drifters and Marvin Gaye).
Corinne Bailey Rae – Put Your Records On (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zvv1OSvgRo
“Put Your Records On” is a song by English soul singer–songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae from her debut album, Corinne Bailey Rae (2006). Written by Rae, John Beck, and Steve Chrisanthou, it was released as the album’s second single in February and early March 2006 throughout Europe and as the lead single in North America. Released as the album’s second single, “Put Your Records On” was a commercial success. It topped the UK R&B Chart and Top 2 in UK Singles Chart. The song has since become a major worldwide hit, and along with Top 70 in the United States. It was a nominee at the 2007 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Janis Joplin – Little Girl Blue (live version)
Music track (live): Little Girl Blue (Live at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Canada – July 1970)
Studio recording (audio): Janis Joplin – Little Girl Blue (Audio)
“Little Girl Blue” is a popular song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, published in 1935. The song was introduced by Gloria Grafton in the Broadway musical Jumbo. Janis Joplin recorded her own version where the lyrics were slightly rearranged.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Girl_Blue_(song)