"Flowers" and "What Was I Made For?" (from Barbie) won Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year at the Grammy Awards, but the song that got the most heat on Songfacts was "Fast Car," which Luke Combs sang with Tracy Chapman. Many younger listeners learned that it's Chapman's song - Combs wasn't even born when she released it in 1988. The song has a remarkable story. Chapman was a little-known singer that year, low on the bill at the Nelson Mandela birthday concert at Wembley Stadium. She didn't play "Fast Car" in her set, but when Stevie Wonder had a
technical problem, she was sent out in prime time to fill and played the song with just her guitar. The song started selling and radio stations quickly added it, making it an unlikely hit.
The other song that got a lot of attention is "Both Sides
Now," played by 80-year-old Joni Mitchell in her debut Grammy performance. Up until about 20 years ago, that was much better known as a Judy Collins song - she was the first to record it and had a big hit with the song. Over time, Mitchell has reclaimed it with some help from the movie Love Actually, where it's a plot point.
A bit of Usher trivia for your Super Bowl gathering: He's the only male solo artist with
#1 hits in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. That was a Tuesday Trivia question a while back - we post those on Facebook and X
every Tuesday at 4:30pm ET.
Below are some of our recent interviews and features. At the bottom is the big list of recently added songs.
