“Done so many things wrong, I don’t know if I can do right”, Tracy confesses during the opening of this song before pouring her heart out to a potential lover with brutal vulnerability. “At This Point In My Life,” New Beginning, 1995 It was not a single and is scarcely performed live But the familar tale of a man’s struggle to provide for a family whilst trying keep on the straight and narrow seems to resonate with a public who are nearly 20 years on still facing financial and social hardships.ġ5. This one may come as a surprise to many who follow Tracy’s career. Fans on Facebook voted it 17th in their favourite Tracy Chapman tracks. Here she plays the song for the Farm Aid concert of 1992.Ī simple song featuring just Tracy and her acoustic guitar, ‘For You’ is a tale of true love and longing. In this song we see Tracy denounce materialism. “Mountains O’Things,” Tracy Chapman, 1988 Tracy once said it was written about her sister, here she sings it live from Marseille during her Our Bright Future Tour in 2008.ġ8. ‘She’s Got Her Ticket’ tells the story of a woman taking a plane to a new life. “She’s Got Her Ticket,” Tracy Chapman, 1988 An impressive 7 minutes in length, ‘Matters Of The Heart’ is arguably one of Tracy’s most personal and honest songs.ġ9. Kicking off our countdown at #20 we have ‘Matters Of The Heart’ from the album of the same name. “Matters Of The Heart,” Matters Of The Heart, 1993
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