A one in a billion voice

She doesn't even need a guitar, she could hold that entire stadium in the palm of her hands with her voice alone.

Tracy, what a pleasant surprise performance on last night’s 2024 Grammys! You are fabulous as ever!❤️

1989. Melbourne Entertainment Centre. There was nothing on stage except a microphone and a foldback speaker. This amazing woman came on stage with just an acoustic guitar and wowed us for the next 90 minutes. I'd never seen the like. Or since.

No overdone makeup , no expensive dress, no dramatic stage lights , just pure talent ❤️❤️❤️

I really hope that last night was a sign that she is coming out of retirement to do a tour. She still got it. That voice needs to be heard🙏🙏🙏

No autotune. No pyro. No dancers. No light show. No prerecording. No sex. No gimmicks. No drama. Just a humble artist with a voice, a guitar and a message. As relevant and beautiful today (2023) as when I first heard in in the late 80’s. Thank you Tracy Chapman 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼♥️♥️♥️♥️✊🏼

THIS IS NOT JUST A SONG THIS IS A CALLING TO RISE UP AND TAKE THE FIGHT, TURN THE TABLES OF STRUGGLE AND TO TAKE WHAT THE CAPITALISTS HAVE TAKEN FROM US

A woman with a guitar, her voice and a message worth listening to and remembering. Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins... Tracy Chapman stands with the absolute best of them.

It's not a song...it's a message to all of us!!

I am so happy that people are finding Tracy Chapman.

Her passion, poetic turn of phrase (“those armies of salvation”), intelligence and voice. What a treasure ❤

My God. The way she looked so natural, so raw, so beautiful

The backstory here is that Stevie Wonder was due to perform but his backing track-CD went missing so he couldn't go on stage. In the meantime, whilst searching for the CD, they wanted someone else to perform a few songs to keep the crowd warm. Tracy Chapman had performed earlier that day for a handful of people and was still hanging around backstage. So she was asked to play again, this time for a full Wembley stadium. No one knows her and everyone's expecting Stevie Wonder. So she steps on stage and starts playing in fornt of 60.000 people. The rest is history. I believe divine intervention occured that day and that our almighty Father made sure the backing track went missing for a while so the world would hear Tracy's voice.

2024 I’m talking bout a revolution!

The look in her eyes as she sings 😍🔥🔥

Almost 30 years later this song still gives me goosebumps, even at 40 Celcius.

No playback and she hits every single note in front of 60k people. One of the greatest artists in our life

I first heard this song when I was 20 year old kid in prison in 2009. I Went in at 17. Got my GED, did a Computing course and got trusty status. Me and 7 other inmates worked at the Kampala Rd Food Bank after completing the Computing course. I fought tears hearing this song on the bus ride at 5am on the way to work and this song still makes me tear up today. face-pink-tears😹

This track taps into the little rebel inside all of us. If you've ever been hurt, abused, neglected or mistreated, this song gives you space & time to think & get your thoughts in order. It won't solve your problems, but it will gently hold you & help you make that first important step towards improving your life. Thanks Tracy, for giving the world this beautiful & healing work of art.

This song literally never fails to give me chills!

I’m 78, and have been listening to Trace Chapman since day one. I still remember the thrill of hearing Fast Car for the first time (released as a single in 1988). She brought us eight studio albums and two compilations (Collection in 2001 and Greatest Hits in 2015). She seems to have retired, but her songs are timeless and have no expiration date.

Sa voix, sa guitare devant 60'000 spectateurs lors du LiveAid 85. Mémorable !!!!

I was 26 when her album came out. I would listen over and over. I am nearly 62 now. So glad she’s back. Now I am back to listening to her over and over.

by my hand to god I saw Tracy busking in Harvard Square back in the early 80s looonnnggggg before she became famous. Had no idea who she was but stopped to listen to her along with about 30 other people. About 5 years later I heard FAST CAR playing in my dorm at UMass and my mouth dropped. I knew that voice, the beautiful, deep soulful voice. Went into the room and asked who that was. The girl, Debbie, handed me the album. Holy crap! It was her!

Even the Beatles would have wept in envy of this simple, soulful masterpiece. One of the most underrated performers of modern times.

Why, at 48, have I only just discovered this track?!!!! 💙💙💙 I love Tracy Chapman. Raw talent, and raw beauty... A combination rarely seen in today’s world of artificial manufacture....

One of the strongest and most impressive messages combined with a one in a billion voice, thank you Tracy. This performance is part of my life, never stopped listening

Who is listening three decades after the releasing of this song??

I discovered Tracy Chapman just about two years ago, when I was at the most dark place of my life. I am not kidding when I say that she literally saved my life with her music.

She is gold. THIS is her best song.

This is easily the best live version of any song I have ever heard. Mindblowlingly talented.

More than 30 years later, and this song has so much more meaning now than ever! 🇺🇸 PREACH Tracy, PREACH!

Oh man, I remember all the "big" artists performing at the Mandella tribute concert in '88. Chapman rolls up with her guitar and sings this and Fast Car, then quietly walks off. True talent that doesn't seek the "celebrity" status of todays artists.

What a timeless song of pure genuine talent! Amazing Tracy Chapman!!

Of course, I'm here after the Grammys! This brings back so many memories. I love her! ❤

This song. As relevant as it has ever been.

Maybe my favourite singer of all time - I worked hard when I was younger and saved up money to buy her music. Tracy Chapman is all heart, soul, talent, wisdom, authenticity, and her blessing and gift to all of us is her ability to tell stories - stories about life, love, sacrifice, inequity, intolerance, cruelty, despair, and hope that reach inside of you and make you think about really important issues and who you are and want to be. LEGEND is an inadequate word for this brilliant human. (Thank you Tracy Chapman for shining your light!)

This song gets better with each passing decade. And Tracey has a one of a kind voice. I can’t even think of anyone that comes close to this.

She is so shy as she writes a chapter in music history and builds a myth around her person while giving her songs to the world at this moment. - People, go and read her story, she came out and made music and went back to live a normal life as a mother.

That smile at the end... warms my heart. 🥰

Her voice, her words are giving me goosebumps

One of the most beautiful songs I heard in college. This cannot be forgotten - these were the years 2003-2008 of AWF Katowice Poland. Greetings 2024 Raptor

This is one of my favourite songs ever. Everything about it makes me smile. Its pure, unadulterated, musical perfection Her voice, the lyrics she sings, the tone, the way its put together. Its absolutely unmatchable And that voice. Good god, how can someone sound so good?

This song is a living proof that Classics will never go out of style Miss the days songs actually had a meaning Thank you Tracy ❤️

Fantastic.... when she says.. "a whisper"

Where's that darn revolution when you need it. Like a whisper! Love you Ms. Chapman. Cried like a tiny baby through your Grammy performance. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

How I miss these days! Tracy one of the best songwriters. And her voice is beautiful and unique. This is music!

Such talent,, very inspirational! This women doesn't get enough coverage, she is an amazing talent.

who is coming from 2020 , all the love for tracy

one of the most beautiful voices i have ever heard ! Tracy is not only a good singer , she is the revolution , your voice and this song is powerful

I went to a concert back in the 80's and it started off with an unheard of black woman and her guitar. I was less than enthusiastic when she began , but after just a few seconds I became a Tracy Chapman fan for life.

Voice of a hurricane and then a little shy smile.

1 woman, 1 guitar, 1 mic, and nothing else but pure amazing talent ❤️

This is my favorite song by Tracy Chapman, One of the most meaningful songs ever! L. G.

One women with her guitar and her voice on a stage. Thousands of people listening to her. This is what pure love for art is about

First LP I bought when I visited Westgermany after the wall came down, still got it today. We talked about a Revolution AND had one in Eastgermany. I am truly grateful for this once in a livetime experience and of course for this song. Thank you, Tracy Chapman, after more than 30 years.

One guitar, one voice, and still more to say than most of today’s musicians combined

Gets me every time. I remember watching this performance on TV, carried live: my friend and I had never heard of Tracy Chapman, but after she had finished we just looked at one another and shook our heads in disbelief, it was so awesome: timeless song, great lyrics, amazing voice, incredible performance. Blew us away. Still does. Keep on rockin' Tracy.

I bought her cd back in 1988 and have listened to Tracy ever since. She reaches your soul.

I've always loved her voice, and that hint of a smile. You can tell that something is going on inside her. She is made of good stuff.

Tracy is a very strong activist on issues that have been a problem to society. Great job, Tracy.

Makes me shiver. So moving. Her eyes wandering over the audience. The audience just listening...

私が中学生の時に初めて購入したCDです。色褪せない素晴らしい歌をありがとう

Goosebumps, watery eyes, and lots of hope every time I hear this song.

We need more women like this to inspire our lost generation

Seeing her live was a highlight of my life- she filled the room with the most incredible deep energy - it was pure rapture from start to finish

I love her cute smile at the end of her performance 😍😍😍

Tracy Chapman is one wonderful woman that we have to respect and cherish, she's the best

I think she’s beautiful inside and out! Her voice is gorgeous!

No theatrics just PURE TALENT ❤❤❤

A mais de 30 anos, em um pais colonizador, um estádio icônico, essa mulher deixou essa mensagem de luta e resistência! Merece qqr e toda reverência, ser humano iluminado, sem falar do talento e da voz ❤

1998 - I was in grade 4, I borrowed my mum's cassette. It was an introduction to this magnificent artist. A revolution in herself. There'll never be another TC. Thank you for the music 💟

TIMELESS. THIS WILL LIVE FOREVER. HER LYRICS KEEP ON MAKING SENSE EVEN TODAY AND ALWAYS.

An absolutely PERFECT musical performance.

No exposed body … just pure talent and soulful … I adore Tracy even when I was a kid ♥️

The raw power of that voice still breaks my heart, almost 30 years later. Tracy Chapman is a once-in-a-generation talent. People still yearning to be free. God willing, we'll get there some day.

I was a teenager in this restless crowd and was mesmerized by her voice! Im 50 years old now and this song hits different today but still a classic from a solid performer❤

REVOLUTION begins in the minds of the revolutionary

Tracy Chapman one of the best musicians with a message of all time!

You deserve a BILLION VIEWS. Your songs changed my life when they came out. Let alone now. LOVE YOU TRACY

I'm 16 and Tracy Chapman is mind blowing. This is the true pure way to use our musical gifts. May God keep you all in His loving arms during these times✨

gives me goosebumps every time. A TRUE artist in every sense of the word.

Tracy is one of the rare artists who I love the songs even more live . She’s waaaaaaaay to underrated 💔

This is one of the most purest, amazing, profoundly talented musicians, ever. True talent, true Soul. We need more of THIS. 💚

From her playing style to her outstanding voice, Tracy is an absolute treasure.

2024 and this song is still as relevant as it was when she first sang it. ❤️

She was blessed with a melodious and harmonious voice. ❤️

As a kid, I listened to this song enjoying her deep voice and thinking of this music as of a proud anthem. Today I see how actually delicate, elegant and fragile this woman looks and feels.

America so desperately needs to listen to this woman in 2019

Been coming back to this for 5 years

A segnato un periodo della mia vita!

Our society needs a revolution. A revolution of love.

She's so beautiful 😌💚

Whoever set the sound for the mic catered perfectly to her voice and the message she was singing. It sounds like its going out to the whole world during the performance. Chilling, really.

It was here where she was revealed to the world. She was supposed to be filling in between renowned acts and the revellers were blown away. It's less than three months since the death of a South African phenomenon, Zahara, who I wish should've listened to Tracy's sophomore hit "Crossroads" in a bid to save her self and protect what's hers.

2021, July. This song is still relatable, powerful and absolutely necessary.

That voice still gives me chills. That voice and a guitar and she has the entire stadium in the palm of her hand. Check out “Still I Cry” another not so known song from her but beautiful as well. This woman is so very talented.

Every time I watch this video I am captured by Tracy's total presence. Magical, soulful and so beautiful. A true legend!

One of the greatest song writers of all time