Like Tracy Chapman? Got ten minutes?

[Nero]

"I wrote 'Talkin' Bout a Revolution' when I was 16 years old " - Tracy Chapman on @bbcnewshour http://bbc.in/atzEFh

It's part of an eleven-part series called 'Striking a Chord', about songs that have had great success within a particular country or demographic.

[PeckhamRose]

Sorry, but - SO?

[mockney piers]

Nero, next time name drop XTC, it'll be faaar more interesting to people, well, some people, well......

[citizenED]

I loved her first album and think Fast Car is a brilliant song on par with Springsteen's ballards. Might give the link a listen.

[Nero]

There's a series of them - Fela Kuti, Manu Chao, K'Naan, and eight other names that are probably bigger overseas than here. Listen or not listen - the choice is yours!

[flapjackdavey]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Nero, next time name drop XTC, it'll be faaar more

> interesting to people, well, some people,

> well......

[ruffers]

What about Shriekback?

[tallulah71]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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[citizenED]

Tracy Chapman wrote "Fast Car" when she was sixteen.

[HonaloochieB]

'Fast Car' is a work of beauty, I can't hear it without being engaged with it and involving myself with every line.

Her voice is perfect. The guitar couldn't be better.

It's a perfect song.