Watch Wyclef Jean Play "Fast Car," Chat About the Fugees, Paul Simon, Christian Rock: Exclusive Video

Wyclef Jean stopped by the offices for lunch early this week, and he brought his guitar, which made everything even more exciting. Here's him performing "Fast Car," from his new album Carnival Vol II: Memoirs of an Immigrant , which just came out. Also check out below to see Wyclef retelling the story of making "Fast Car" with Paul Simon, plus a bonus video of him talking about his secret Christian rock history.

Click here to watch Wyclef discuss Making "Fast Car" with Paul Simon.

Click here for Wyclef on the Fugees and his Christian rock past.

Download the MP3 of "Fast Car" Live at Rolling Stone here:

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Song Stories

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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