The first tears formed when the camera panned up to reveal Tracy Chapman during the performance of Fast Car. I was so moved I almost Tweeted, which is saying a lot. (video)
Also verklempt when Annie Lennox joined Wendy and Lisa covering NOTHING COMPARES 2 U in a tribute to Sinead O’Connor. (video)
And again when Celine made an appearance to present an award at the end. She’d been out of the public eye for so long, it was simply nice to see her.
Back to Tracy Chapman, that song resonates so much to this day, as does her entire debut album. There’s been lots of pixels spilled on the matter… (Kottke collects a few links and thread, a NY Times piece, countless social media posts.) I hope the tides of thought continue to rise.