In 1988, Tracy Chapman fascinated(迷住)a crowd of 60,000 with her performance of Fast Car at Wembley Stadium in London. It wasn't until this performance that the 1 became a huge hit. Here's the amazing story behind this moment.
Stevie Wonder 2 England on the Saturday morning of the concert and went straight to Wembley Stadium, where a room was 3 for him and his team to 4 before the performance. He was organized to perform in the evening after UB40. But his 5 had not been announced.
UB40 were finishing their set on the main stage. Wonder's equipment was set up, plugged in (插入)and 6 to be rolled on after a 10-minute act on a side stage. He was about to walk up the steps to the stage when it was 7 that his hard disk(硬盘),carrying all 25 minutes of synthesized(合成的)music for his act,was 8 .He said he could not play without it, turned round, walked down the steps 9 ,with his band and other 10 following him, and went out of the stadium.
The concert organizer was restless and 11 . There was a great need to fill the 12 Stevie Wonder had left and at that moment, Tracy Chapman, who had already performed her act, 13 to appear again. Because the audience didn't know Stevie Wonder would appear, the organizer 14 . Tracy Chapman decided to play two new songs, Fast Car and Talkin. Before the concert, she had sold about 250,000 albums. In the following weeks, she sold two million more.
Sometimes, an inadvertent(不经意的)action can lead to 15 results, and opportunities are always given to those who are prepared.