jagdriver wrote: 

but apparently stepping out to the co-op actually didn't prevent you from sharing your negativity. Imagine that.

Boy, am I glad I stepped out to the food co-op when this was on! I might have had to enter yet another derogatory comment about TC.

 fluffybum wrote: 
agreed. freaking enunciate!

where's my bucket.

wonderful song and wonderful station! I am soooo glad to have you back in my life! I have a new computer and I can listen again!
YEAH i am in radio paradise!!
maria in Chicago!
best realtor of all time

 Papernapkin wrote: 

Many folk singers do sound the same from song to song. The idea is listen to the words! amazing lyrics are complemented beautifully with simplicity.

Beautiful song title... love all her songs.

That_SOB wrote:

that would be wonderful, the encore...

All her songs sound the same. The crying sound like Katherine Hepburn.

I was dreaming and it was :
"Tracy Chapman and Joan Armatrading"

opening for Mr. Robert Zimmerman.

Interesting comparison between Elizabeth Cotten and Chapman. Cotten gave a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC in 1966 which had the same kind of soulful and moving slow-tempo ballads. I was sitting in the front row and her presence was awe-inspiring. Never mind Chapman's narrow vocal range; Chapman's music is heartfelt.

This is the spirit of Woody Guthrie, his son Arlo, the Weavers,
Pete Seeger, Elizabeth Cotton and Mahalia Jackson. She's got it!

luckywhitegirl wrote:

So true.

a_genuine_find wrote:

don't get it
feels like this song should come with cheap tap beers on a specials night in some C+ college town

Looks kinda like that girl on the Abraxas cover. NOT!!

Sorry. This blows.

Her voice and words give me chills.
For a very political artist, she's so unpretentious, so simple, not preachy, just real.

Based on the comments, I suppose Tracy Chapman is an aquired taste. I like her, because I can relate to alot of her songs...but I cannot listen to her all the time, just on occasion. And like said below, Joan Armatrading is another favorite of mine I'd like to hear more of.

She's right.
In the end, all you have is your soul.
Don't forget it.

Chapman has never done it for me at all - it's an issue of personal taste, I know, but I find her music dull and her lyrics trite.

When I started law school, a friend sent me this song in a mix. Don't think it was a coincidence.

ladybinnath wrote:
More Joan!

Frankly, I have had just about enough of this album. Did the Sound Engineer listen to the finished product? 8-<

Boring. :-s

this song makes me weary.

Nice message. But she sounds a bit like a bleating goat. :-( Within three hours of playing this song, you played another Tracy Chapman song, "Heaven's Here on Earth." "Heaven's Here on Earth" doesn't have the same bleating sound. So if you're thinking of dropping one, please drop this one.

Tracy Chapman has certainly done some nice songs - whoever mentioned "Baby Can I Hold You" gets a second from me - but somehow, every time she comes on I think to myself how much I'd rather hear Joan Armatrading, her obvious influence.

All it takes is a guitar, a voice, and a soul.

Its true, her vocal range doesn't go very high (it does go low). But for this song, it doesn't need to. Her voice is still strong. Its distinctive and perfect for this song.

Another great song from her is "Baby Can I Hold You".