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Hatin Beyonce? (slrpnk.net)

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean, they didn't really have to do that. It's already been done:

Tracy Chapman - Fast car

Luke Combs - Fast Car (Official Live Video)

He did it respectfully and didn't change any of the words, even when he calls himself a girl.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who doesn’t like The Tracy Chapman version tho?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Read all of this:

The singer's 1988 song "Fast Car" -- turned into a massive country and pop hit this year in a cover version by country superstar Luke Combs -- was named song of the year at the 2023 CMA Awards, making Chapman the first Black songwriter to win in the category.

Though she wasn't able to attend the awards show, Chapman reacted to her win in a statement which read: "I'm sorry I couldn't join you all tonight. It's truly an honor for my song to be newly recognized after 35 years of its debut. Thank you to the CMAs and a special thanks to Luke and all of the fans of 'Fast Car.'"

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/tracy-chapman-history-2023-cma-awards-song-win-fast-car/story?id=104760529

edit: took out one of the bolds, she did receive a grammy.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ok, but that doesn’t support the idea that people don’t like the song or more specifically her version.

She was nominated for song of the year and record of the year for fast car. She won the Grammy for best female pop performance, for that song.

We love her song so much she won a cma 35 years later.

This is a super false equivalence.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Except we're talking about country music specifically, not the general awards.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They also just don’t have to do that because it was already presumed—contemporary country fans, I should be clear. The type of people who listen to that type of music are generally angry young white guys who like drinking and are in college.

The country music space has been invaded by the right wing “patriot” crowd.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

Always has been.