美国女歌手特蕾西·查普曼和卢克·库姆斯在格莱美上的二重唱是如何发生的:“她有远见”
Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs needed only a handful of hours to prepare for their incredible performance of her 1988 hit “Fast Car” at the 2024 Grammys.
特蕾西·查普曼和卢克·库姆斯只用了几个小时就准备好了在2024年格莱美颁奖典礼上演唱她1988年的热门歌曲《Fast Car》。
A new Rolling Stone feature reports that, after months of discussion about a potential collaboration, Chapman’s team agreed to move forward earlier this year with the caveat that she, Combs, and her hand-selected backing band had sufficient time to practice together before music's biggest night.
《滚石》杂志的一篇新专题报道称，在就合作可能性进行了几个月的讨论之后，查普曼的团队在今年早些时候同意向前推进，但前提是她、库姆斯和她精心挑选的背景乐队在音乐界最盛大的夜晚之前有足够的时间一起练习。
“The one thing that was really mentioned was that there was enough time to rehearse, for both artists to come together and have enough time to explore, to play through it,” Grammys executive producer Raj Kapoor told the outlet. “There’s a lot of different things on our show— sets, production, visuals — but ultimately, this performance was about the music and the song.”
格莱美执行制片人拉杰·卡普尔告诉媒体:“我们真正提到的一件事是，有足够的时间排练，让两位艺术家走到一起，有足够的时间去探索，去发挥。”“我们的演出有很多不同的东西——布景、制作、视觉效果——但最终，这场演出是关于音乐和歌曲的。”
The first day of rehearsals was held less than a week before the ceremony and was a “significant and emotional moment” for everyone involved, said Chapman’s friend and Nonesuch Records SVP Matthew Rankin.
查普曼的朋友、nonessuch唱片公司高级副总裁马修·兰金说，第一天的彩排是在离颁奖典礼不到一周的时候进行的，对所有参与的人来说都是一个“重要而激动人心的时刻”。
“It was the first time Tracy and Luke had met in person, and the first time in many years Tracy had seen some of these players,” he recalled. “The musicians were supported by key people behind the scenes — including David Kershenbaum, who produced Tracy’s debut album — and, together, the collective experience and talent present in that room created a unique and beautiful new version of this beloved song.”
“这是特蕾西和卢克第一次见面，也是特蕾西这么多年来第一次见到这些球员，”他回忆说。“音乐家们得到了幕后关键人物的支持——包括制作特雷西首张专辑的大卫·克申鲍姆——在一起，房间里的集体经验和才华创造了这首心爱歌曲的独特而美丽的新版本。”
Combs’ manager Chris Kappy revealed that Chapman and Combs spent only 20 minutes chatting with one another before diving headfirst into their run-through of the song. In total, the pair practiced for six hours before their performance: two hours on Wednesday and four hours on Thursday.
库姆斯的经纪人克里斯·卡皮透露，查普曼和库姆斯只聊了20分钟，就开始排练这首歌。两人在表演前总共练习了六个小时:周三练习了两个小时，周四练习了四个小时。
“She had a vision, and she asked Luke his thoughts. Then they just kept running through it and running through it,” Kappy recalled. “It was a fun way to watch two artists create the moment that we were going to have all together on the Grammys.”
她看到了一个异象，她问卢克是怎么想的。然后他们就不停地跑啊跑，”卡皮回忆道。“这是一种有趣的方式，观看两位艺术家创造了我们将一起在格莱美颁奖典礼上的时刻。”
The pair ultimately decided to perform Chapman’s original version of the song and not Combs’ 2023 rendition, which recently topped the Billboard country charts and earned him a nomination for Best Country Performance. The move required Combs to sing in a lower key, but he didn’t mind.
两人最终决定演唱查普曼的原创版本，而不是库姆斯2023年的版本，这首歌最近登上了公告牌乡村音乐排行榜的榜首，并为库姆斯赢得了最佳乡村音乐表演提名。这一举动要求库姆斯以较低的音调演唱，但他并不介意。
“All of this was done to honor the amazing woman, songwriter, and artist that she is,” Kappy said. “The entire opportunity for us to even be on a stage with Tracy Chapman is what this was all about.”
“这一切都是为了纪念这位了不起的女性、词曲作者和艺术家，”卡皮说。“我们能有机会和特雷西·查普曼同台演出，这就是一切的意义所在。”
The crowd’s reaction to Chapman and Combs’ reveal on Sunday night just “proved how powerful this moment was, as did the tears in the eyes of countless people around us,” Rankin explained. “Ultimately, the performance speaks for itself, especially the interaction between Tracy and Luke and their expressions, which tells you all you need to know about the way they were feeling.”
人群对查普曼和库姆斯在周日晚上公布消息的反应“证明了这一刻是多么的强大，就像我们周围无数人眼中的泪水一样，”兰金解释说。“最终，表演本身就说明了一切，尤其是特蕾西和卢克之间的互动以及他们的表情，这一切都告诉了你，你需要知道他们的感受。”
He added, “We knew we were working towards something rare and special, but the performance was everything we hoped it would be and more, and the subsequent response has been incredible, exceeding our expectations in so many ways.”
他补充说:“我们知道我们正在努力创造一种罕见而特别的东西，但它的表现完全符合我们的期望，甚至更多，随后的反应令人难以置信，在很多方面超出了我们的预期。”
It's true, given that soon after their telecast collaboration Chapman's original "Fast Car" zoomed to the top of the iTunes charts.
这是真的，因为在他们的电视合作之后不久，查普曼的原创歌曲《Fast Car》迅速登上了iTunes排行榜的榜首。
In an introductory clip before the Grammys performance, Combs revealed that "Fast Car" has been one of his favorite songs since he was a child. “Tracy’s such an icon and, I mean, one of the best songwriters that I think any of us will ever be around to see," he said. "And it’s such a cool, full-circle moment for me. To be associated with her in any way is super humbling for me.”
在格莱美颁奖典礼前的开场片段中，库姆斯透露，《Fast Car》是他小时候最喜欢的歌曲之一。他说:“特雷西是一个偶像，我的意思是，她是最好的词曲作者之一，我想我们所有人都能见到她。”“对我来说，这是一个很酷的、完整的时刻。能和她有任何联系对我来说都是无比的谦卑。”
