This week when we were assigned to read about and
listen to Tracy Chapman I can admit that I didn't really know who she was nor
was I that interested in learning about her either. From reading the article I
don't think that I would be able to say that anything stood out to me, but when
listening to her music a lot of things stood out to me. The first thing that
stood out to me was when she said, "You got a fast car. And I got a plan
to get us out of here. I been working at the convenience store. Managed to save
just a little bit of money. We won't have to drive too far. Just 'cross the
border and into the city." Before reading the article I did not think that
I would be able to connect to Chapman in any way possible, but when listening
to Fast Car I felt like I had something in common with her. I knew how it felt
to want to just get out and get away. To just want to get on the next car, bus,
or train away from where I am now. The second thing that stood out to me was
how strongly she felt about chasing her freedom. I really liked the fact that
Tracy Chapman wrote a whole song about this. Most people crave freedom, but never
talk about how to go about obtaining it. The sensible part of me knows that she
most likely not serious when she said she would leave, but the dreamer in me
believes that she would seriously pick up one day and leave. Just because that’s
what the dreamer in me would do.
When listening to Talkin’ Bout a Revolution the
line that stood out to me the most is, “They’re Talkin Bout a Revolution. It
sounds like a whisper. While they’re standing in the welfare lines. Crying at
the doorsteps of those armies of salvation. Wasting time in the unemployment
lines. Sitting around waiting for a promotion.” This stood out to me the most
because this song was written 28 years ago, and the problems are still the
same. Keep in mind that 28 years isn’t that long ago, but it is enough time to
try and make a change. Talkin’ Bout a Revolution will always be a song that we
as a society can always listen to when we need to be uplifted and brought together
in order to enact real change.
I liked how you were able to connect to Tracy Chapman's music and songs. I also liked how she wrote about freedom and she openly expressed she wanted to be freed from her old life and to just get away and start a new one, I feel like a lot of people can relate to this.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that I felt like I could relate to Tracy in the song Fast Car. There are so many times where I just want to get out and get away from everything and her song had that exact same message
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