Fast Car - Tracy Chapman [#4 in chart!]
 

I'm a sucker for amazing classic songs getting back into the chart, but this being back at #3 is fantastic. Anyone know the reason why this has climbed back in the chart 23 years after it went to #5?

Google News says it was performed on the crap X Factor spin off, BGT

Oh, well that show is crap, but glad this will be back in the charts. Would be amazing if it entered higher than its original peak all those years ago. :)

choon :dance:

amazing song <3

Yeah, it's brilliant and most likely down to the fact that the guy from BGT sang it at the weekend

This was so overrated on BGT. :laugh2:

Anyway its good its doing well just too bad its come around because of a **** cause.

he was good.........not outstanding, I think they're just trying to re create another Susan Boyle moment

Yeah definitely agree about the Subo thing. Its hilarious they're been compared, he no where near had the same affect she did.

He was just a pretty decent singer who looked a bit underdressed. :laugh:

Love this song :)

just watched it on YT...he was average at best.

I'd bet my life it was a set up as well, I thought the comments from Amanda and Michael were a bit snotty as well but probably rehearsed

Strange.. I was just talking last night about what a great album that is!

Brilliant song!

the alabum is 27 now it was 19 last night

I hope this makes the top 5 this week in the charts. :amazed:

Michael somebody or other did it on Britains got talent on Saturday,that's likely why there's new interest.

It's outselling 'Judas'. :amazed:

those quotation marks were needed

*is proud to have liked this song a very long time before Saturday night*

:thumbs:


The amount of comments I have seen elsewhere that say this dude was better than Tracy Chapman. I want to find these people and take away their 'ability' to listen to music.

Too right! Me and my mum used to sing this song out really loud when she was driving up to Newcastle every other weekend... it always brings back memories.

-prefers Chris Daughtry & Kelly Clarkson's version-

Nice one, she is #4 in the midweeks, a place higher than this song originally went to back in 1988. :hugesmile:

Yay, she went to #4 in the chart yetserday! Beating her original peak position all those years ago. Amazing! :hugesmile:

Oh, this song brings back memories of when I was younger, I loved this whole album. :laugh:

Shame people only know about it now because of BGT. :(

Wasn't this like released in 2008?

Wtf?
:love: it though.

Seriously? Oh ****** off! Chavs.

[not you lol the BGT viewers]

It was released in 1988. :)

I know right. They're only buying it cos some guy did a mediocre cover of it on an overrated talent show (which admittedly I do watch :laugh: )

I wish more people had actually just know about her beforehand. But I've noticed this song has re-entered the chart several years since downloads came around.

I despise BGT, but I'm happy to see an amazing song has come back to people's attention, even if for the wrong reasons.

The amazing thing is, songs never ususally place this high because of talent shows, they usually stall outside the Top 20 (there wasn't even a campaign for this song).

Goes to show how incredible this song is. :love:

:shocked::shocked:

LOL That must of been why I thought it was released 3 Years ago, it was played alot on the radio that year for some reason.
It's one of those songs you can't get tired of :love:

I can't believe this is sung by a black woman. It sounds like a white guy.

I always used to think it was a man.