Luke Combs admitted that Tracy Chapman pointed out his mistake on the cover of ‘Fast Car’

Even Luke Combs confuses the lyrics of his favorite songs.

The 34-year-old country musician was recently nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance for his cover of the song. Tracy Chapman”Fast car“, – admitted that one of the most awkward moments happened with this track.

During a recent concert, he remembered one mistake that still haunts him. In the concert hall TikTokhe can be heard telling the crowd that one conversation with Chapman, 60, led him to the realization that he had sung the words wrong: “We have to make a decision.” He wrote it down as “Still have to make a decision.”

“That was the first time I realized I had recorded a song wrong,” he told the crowd. “She was the one who told me this. Because I remember when she said that, I wanted to crawl into a hole.”

“Fortunately, she handled it brilliantly. And I think about it every time I sing this song, and I will think about it every time I sing this song for the rest of my life,” he said. “But she was so cool about it.”

Combs told the crowd that he was going to sing Chapman’s original lyrics and discard the recorded version.

“So the version you know is, ‘There’s still a decision to be made.’ Not words,” he said. “These are simply not the right words. I came up with it in my head.”

“So tonight I’m going to sing ‘We Have to Make a Decision.’ Because Tracy Chapman told me to, and damn it, I’ll do it.”

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Combs covered the 1988 track in April 2023, and it’s quickly became a fan favorite. Peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the country music charts, Combs’ recording was nominated for a Grammy. And in 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February, Combs was joined by Chapman for a moving performance of the song.

Before the performance, Chapman said Billboard in July 2023, she was happy to see that people, 30 years later, were still enjoying the track.

“I never expected to be on the country charts, but I’m honored to be there,” she said. “I’m happy for Luke and his success and grateful that new fans have found and embraced ‘Fast Car.'”

Combs told PEOPLE. in December 2023, he always thought it was “one of the best songs of all time”.

“But there’s nothing like Tracy’s version, so I thought it would just be a nice follow-up to the original, but I never expected mine to be as successful,” he said.