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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I don't think that's a fair assessment. Luke Combs didn't steal Fast Car — he didn't put his name on it and pass it off as his own — and he's been very gracious about how much Tracy Chapman means to him

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Don'tBlameTheDog's avatar

To anyone who hasn't pulled out that first Tracey CD from 1988 yet, OMG. What an incredible talent.

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Mary Beth Horsington's avatar

I love her. So much heart and soul.

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Jody Reines's avatar

And she called on him to do their beautiful duet.

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Openly Fae's avatar

But Beyonce also isn't claiming country music as hers either. Of course you're not an idiot arguing that she doesn't have the right to make country music.

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Don'tBlameTheDog's avatar

I think his point is that Luke Combs is good people.

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Openly Fae's avatar

Eh. I'm still raw that he made more off it than she did. Don't mind me. I'm still raw about Elvis.

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Don'tBlameTheDog's avatar

Throw her some bucks. Buy her CD. You won't be sorry.

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Openly Fae's avatar

...I have the cassette.

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DR Darke's avatar

"Cassette"? Dude! That'll get eaten up in your car stereo!

Buy the CD, or the songs on iTunes or Amazon Music.

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Openly Fae's avatar

Young people. /Magneto

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DR Darke's avatar

I'm not THAT young, but I switched to CDs and later digital very happily because I remember what happened to audiocassettes....

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Don'tBlameTheDog's avatar

Buy all 5, even better.

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