Nummer

Talkin' 'bout a Revolution

Nummer van Tracy Chapman
Origineel op album Tracy Chapman (1988)

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"Talkin' bout a Revolution" is een nummer van de Amerikaanse singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. Het nummer verscheen op haar naar zichzelf vernoemde debuutalbum uit 1988. Op 15 augustus dat jaar werd het nummer wereldwijd uitgebracht als de tweede single van het album.

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"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman's self-titled debut album. Released in 1988, the politically aware song peaked at No. 75 in the United States and reached the top 40 in Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

Chapman wrote the song while she was studying at Tufts University; it was among several demos she recorded at WMFO, the college's radio station. Fellow Tufts student Brian Koppelman smuggled a tape from the station and played it for his father Charles Koppelman, who ran SBK Publishing. This led to Chapman's signing with Elektra Records in 1987.

The song received heavy radio play in Tunisia in 2011 during the Tunisian Revolution. The song was also used as an unofficial theme for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, played before speeches at his campaign rallies.

After five years of no public appearances, Chapman recorded a performance of the song to air on Late Night with Seth Meyers on the eve of the 2020 United States elections. She changed the lyrics at the end to "Talkin' 'bout a revolution, Go Vote"