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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Isobel Lewis

Tracy Chapman ‘honoured’ as ‘Fast Car’ named Song of the Year at CMAs – 35 years after release

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Country music star Luke Combs’s cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” has helped her take home the award for Song of the Year at the Country Music Awards – 35 years after the song was released.

Released in 1988, Chapman’s emotive guitar ballad tells the story of a woman living in poverty and dreaming of escaping her life.

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