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Tracy Chapman — You're the One
Album: Let It Rain
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6.8

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Total ratings: 1018









Released: 2002
Length: 3:03
Plays (last 30 days): 1
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Some say you're crazy
Say that you're no good
Say your family's cursed with bad blood
But I think you're cute and misunderstood
And I wouldn't change you if I could

Let'em talk you down
Call you names
My mind's made up
It ain't gonna change
I'm sure in my heart
Happy and free
You're the one you're the one
You're the one for me

Some say you're bitter
Think you're mean
Uncouth untamed and unrestrained
But I think you're sensitive and sweet
Stay as you are don't change a thing

Let'em talk you down
Call you names
My mind's made up
It ain't gonna change
I'm sure in my heart
Happy and free
You're the one you're the one
You're the one for me

Some say you're bawdy
Wicked and wild
A restless useless juvenile
But I think you're funny and I like your smile
Want to be with you want you to stay awhile

Let'em talk you down
Call you names
My mind's made up
It ain't gonna change
I'm sure in my heart
Happy and free
You're the one you're the one
You're the one for me

A no 'count mixed up
Amount to nothing
A day away from a bum on the street
Some low class kind of royalty
That's what they say about you
When they're talking to me

Some say you're bad
A bad bad seed
You love to play with fire you love gambling
But I know what you love and I know what you need
And I like it when you play with me

Let'em talk you down
Call you names
My mind's made up
It ain't gonna change
I'm sure in my heart
Happy and free
You're the one you're the one
You're the one for me
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More Tracy Chapman👍
Posted 1 year ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
Always liked Tracy from day 1 that I heard her so many years ago.  Definitely did her own thing!
Posted 2 years ago by dublanica1    [ Reply ]
why on earth did I give this an 8!!? Just upgraded to a 9!!
Posted 2 years ago by pablo2165    [ Reply ]
Let him know, let her know 
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Anything Tracy is welcome here.
Twirlin' in the kitchen.
Posted 3 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
sqqqrly
(Amherst, NH Soon!!!)Posted: May 12, 2006 - 13:07 < Reply >
Kite_Flyer wrote: I just don't like Tracy. Can't tell ya why not.. her sound just doesn't do it for me.

Saw her in Montreal right after she hit it with "fast cars" — didn't like her then either.. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Same here. Boring...ploafmaster
(Richmond, VA)Posted: Oct 20, 2006 - 11:44 < Reply >
Yuck. Sorry.Tireux_De_Roche
(Central Massachusetts)Posted: Oct 20, 2006 - 11:43 < Reply >
I never could get into Tracy Chapman. Too much warble in her voice for my taste.joanbcn
(barcelona)Posted: Sep 21, 2006 - 03:43 < Reply >
Is this girl into a black hole or something? Times are changing but this music. Absolutely boring!! vitPosted: Mar 28, 2008 - 15:37 < Reply >
ye gods it's >= 2 tracy chapmans in one day. That's one more than I can stomach and 2 more than is necessary.MonkeysdadPosted: Oct 23, 2007 - 10:52 < Reply >
Do ANY of her songs sound different than the others?! Bland. a 2.bdblinux
(Northern California)Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 10:51 < Reply >
puke pdief wrote:
Most annoying voice
 



Rates a "1" just out of principle.
 
Hope you realize she doesn't give a rat's ass what you rate her.
Posted 7 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
yeah, she crossed over pretty effectively with the white kids on campus but, lets face it, she always was an amateur
Posted 7 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
High quality artist imho, damn fine tune too
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Overdue to be back in the mix. Like it.
Posted 10 years ago by LuvWilloughby    [ Reply ]
Good segue from the Temptations "Papa was a Rolling Stone"...
Posted 15 years ago by Forest267    [ Reply ]
This is nice music!
Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
sqqqrly
(Amherst, NH Soon!!!)
Posted: May 12, 2006 - 13:07 < Reply >
Kite_Flyer wrote: I just don't like Tracy. Can't tell ya why not.. her sound just doesn't do it for me.

Saw her in Montreal right after she hit it with "fast cars" — didn't like her then either.. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Same here. Boring...
ploafmaster
(Richmond, VA)
Posted: Oct 20, 2006 - 11:44 < Reply >
Yuck. Sorry.
Tireux_De_Roche
(Central Massachusetts)
Posted: Oct 20, 2006 - 11:43 < Reply >
I never could get into Tracy Chapman. Too much warble in her voice for my taste.
joanbcn
(barcelona)
Posted: Sep 21, 2006 - 03:43 < Reply >
Is this girl into a black hole or something? Times are changing but this music. Absolutely boring!!
vit
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 15:37 < Reply >
ye gods it's >= 2 tracy chapmans in one day. That's one more than I can stomach and 2 more than is necessary.
Monkeysdad
Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 10:52 < Reply >
Do ANY of her songs sound different than the others?! Bland. a 2.
bdblinux
(Northern California)
Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 10:51 < Reply >
puke
 pdief wrote:
Most annoying voice
 



Rates a "1" just out of principle.

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Most annoying voice
Posted 16 years ago by pdief    [ Reply ]

Get me a fast car instead of this.  This is OK, but not special like Fast Car felt when it came out.


Posted 16 years ago by realsleep    [ Reply ]


!! definitively excellent !! 

**  8 **



Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Eh, it's alright. 6, but only because I like blues.
Posted 16 years ago by bugleboy624    [ Reply ]
I guess you didn't notice that one's hair tends to get longer over time, unless it's cut. Duh.
drtjdel wrote:
Do you notice her hair gets longer with each new release? Is that wierd or what?

Posted 16 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
ye gods it's >= 2 tracy chapmans in one day. That's one more than I can stomach and 2 more than is necessary.
Posted 16 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
Do ANY of her songs sound different than the others?! Bland. a 2.
Posted 17 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
puke
Posted 17 years ago by bdblinux    [ Reply ]
solly_cardy wrote:
Fantastic tune, inspirational artist.
Gotta agree. Find it hard to fault her music, always has a great band.
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Good lyrics
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
queenjill wrote:
Heh. Do you remember those shirts that used to say "Hoked on fonnix werked 4 me?" (or something else all messed up like that?)
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
hcaudill wrote:
Long live the stroggle against the unintellegent burgeouis!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
i like it Tracey
Posted 17 years ago by dundidit    [ Reply ]
i agree....more soul..... ohhhh more soul please
Posted 17 years ago by Restless    [ Reply ]
Tracy trips my trigger. She is the modern balladeer.
Posted 18 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
Yuck. Sorry.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
I never could get into Tracy Chapman. Too much warble in her voice for my taste.
Posted 18 years ago by Tireux_De_Roche    [ Reply ]
Is this girl into a black hole or something? Times are changing but his music. Absolutely boring!!
Posted 18 years ago by joanbcn    [ Reply ]
Fantastic tune, inspirational artist.
Posted 18 years ago by solly_cardy    [ Reply ]
Do you notice her hair gets longer with each new release? Is that wierd or what?
Posted 18 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
We heard Tracy already today. That was good enough. ...uhmm.. ...but this IS pretty good....
Posted 18 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
Soul baby .....Soul.
Posted 18 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
Kite_Flyer wrote:
I just don't like Tracy. Can't tell ya why not.. her sound just doesn't do it for me. Saw her in Montreal right after she hit it with "fast cars" -- didn't like her then either.. but was on tour with the Amnesty International bunch...
Same here. Boring...
Posted 18 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
I just don't like Tracy. Can't tell ya why not.. her sound just doesn't do it for me. Saw her in Montreal right after she hit it with "fast cars" -- didn't like her then either.. but was on tour with the Amnesty International bunch...
Posted 18 years ago by Kite_Flyer    [ Reply ]
hcaudill wrote:
Long live the stroggle against the unintellegent burgeouis!!!!
Now that's funny
Posted 18 years ago by oufason    [ Reply ]
I don't care what they say! You're the one, you're the one for me!
Posted 18 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
An intellegent eclectic artist for the working class, inmigrants, and other stroggling people ..God bless tracy, keep singing no matter what the burgueois say....
Long live the stroggle against the unintellegent burgeouis!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by hcaudill    [ Reply ]
What a lovely song about the incomprehensible nature of attraction and love. Just lovely.
Posted 18 years ago by maLeFunKtion    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
An intellegent eclectic artist for the working class, inmigrants, and other stroggling people ..God bless tracy, keep singing no matter what the burgueois say....
*MontyPython* "Oh, there you go bringing 'class' into it again." */MonthyPython*
Posted 19 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
One of Tracy's more fun songs.
Posted 19 years ago by JonnyNismo    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
Great tune, fantastic artist!
Posted 19 years ago by am    [ Reply ]
Tracy Chapman has so much soul, it'll take most of us three lifetimes to catch up.
Posted 19 years ago by Beanie    [ Reply ]
catmaven wrote:
Call me stodgy, but I just don't get her music... She sounds too depressed to be pissed and too indifferent to be depressed. No way I could have expressed it better. She comes across as inauthentic. Also it is hard to believe that the voice isn't a man's. Another inauthentic aspect, I guess. I tend to be impatient with the indifferent, so Berko speaks for me too. Except that I deny the charge of stodgy. :-k
Forget stodgy - your both just wrong - that's all.
Posted 19 years ago by skooney    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
An intellegent eclectic artist for the working class, inmigrants, and other stroggling people ..God bless tracy, keep singing no matter what the burgueois say....
Way to represent, masterhead!! Don't worry about spelling or grammar -- that is for those boring middle class people!
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
An intellegent eclectic artist for the working class, inmigrants, and other stroggling people ..God bless tracy, keep singing no matter what the burgueois say....
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
jberko wrote:
Call me stodgy, but I just don't get her music... She sounds too depressed to be pissed and too indifferent to be depressed.
No way I could have expressed it better. She comes across as inauthentic. Also it is hard to believe that the voice isn't a man's. Another inauthentic aspect, I guess. I tend to be impatient with the indifferent, so Berko speaks for me too. Except that I deny the charge of stodgy. :-k
Posted 20 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
and it continues.. :(
Posted 20 years ago by TreborG2    [ Reply ]
Call me stodgy, but I just don't get her music... She sounds too depressed to be pissed and too indifferent to be depressed.
Posted 20 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
my cat's breath smells like cat food
Posted 20 years ago by firm_stool    [ Reply ]
Tracy doesn't really plug me in. I get this kind of overrated mindset going, but I appreciate her music to a degree nonetheless.
Posted 20 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]
doesn't beat fast car - but i like it anyway. i like how tracy chapman is one of those artists who releases an album - disappears - and then comes out with another one a long time later. it's neat.
Posted 21 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by tg3k: I agree. Sorta. I can only take about 15 seconds of this song before I have to take off the headphones. This song's monotony, coupled with Tracy's voice, simply doesn't work for me.
My sentiments exactly.
Posted 21 years ago by HerrTick    [ Reply ]
Pleasant. For about 15 secs. Then grating.
Posted 21 years ago by Skyhawk    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by vanjulio: Each time I hear this song, which seems like every day, I stop listening to radioparadise. For some reason I just can't stand it. I like her voice, but something in the song makes me want to destroy things. AHHH!
I agree. Sorta. I can only take about 15 seconds of this song before I have to take off the headphones. This song's monotony, coupled with Tracy's voice, simply doesn't work for me.
Posted 21 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by MsfStl: Could it be that you're single and wish you had someone to play with?
To me this song says: "He's a total loser, but dang it, I love 'im anyway." While that's inspiring in its own special kinda way, it doesn't exactly inspire me to rush out and find a mate. ;) Don't get me wrong, I dig the song, but that reply struck me as profoundly wacky.
Posted 21 years ago by adashiel    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by vanjulio: Each time I hear this song, which seems like every day, I stop listening to radioparadise. For some reason I just can't stand it. I like her voice, but something in the song makes me want to destroy things. AHHH!Posted 21 years ago by MsfStl    [ Reply ]
very upbeat, very heartfelt -- makes me wanna dance! :D
Posted 21 years ago by Amazon    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Platypus: I think that she has shown a huge amount of growth since her early work. this is fantasic.
her earlier work was her best! However, I enjoy this also.
Posted 21 years ago by trancefussion    [ Reply ]
Each time I hear this song, which seems like every day, I stop listening to radioparadise. For some reason I just can\'t stand it. I like her voice, but something in the song makes me want to destroy things. AHHH!
Posted 21 years ago by vanjulio    [ Reply ]
"The Marriage Song" (aka Dreams and Visions) holds up very well and is relatively recent.
Posted 21 years ago by orpheus    [ Reply ]
I love Tracy. Her stuff grows on me. Her style is subtle, and I think she is a great, prolific songwriter. I hope she keeps on writing and recording. I can\'t wait to see her next concert!
Posted 21 years ago by Gs_Girl    [ Reply ]
I suppose that when your first hit is "Fast Car", there's pretty much nowhere to go but down.
True true. "Fast Car" is an amazing song, as well as "Talking 'Bout A Revolution" and that whole album! All she's doing here is trying to repeat her freak success with her "bluesish" tune "Give Me One Reason". Well, give me one reason to stay here and listen to this.
Posted 21 years ago by streetsintherain    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Platypus: I think that she has shown a huge amount of growth since her early work. this is fantasic.
Nicely put, Platy, and I agree :)
Posted 21 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
I think that she has shown a huge amount of growth since her early work. this is fantasic.
Posted 22 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
I find her husky, low voice with a few feminine notes interesting, but she needs more emotional variation, and the song itself has far too much repetition. I prefer the Scots accent of the announcer I just heard. Let\'s hear some Scots folk-rock, shall we?
Posted 22 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
Very mediocre, like most of her stuff since \'Crossroads\'. I suppose that when your first hit is \"Fast Car\", there\'s pretty much nowhere to go but down.
Posted 22 years ago by Scott    [ Reply ]