REMASTERED IN HD! Music video by Tom Petty performing Learning To Fly. (C) 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc. #TomPetty #LearningToFly #Remastered #Vevo #Rock #OfficialMusicVideo
My Dad passed to this song two years to the day tomorrow. It was NOT on his playlist in his final moments. I just started laughing and crying and I was in awe of his sense of humor. What a song to ascend to heaven to haha! I now wake up to this song in the morning. We are all learning to fly in some parts of our lives. And it’s ok that we struggle and don’t have the answers. There is peace and gratitude in that thought for me.
😢meu filho faleceu dia 21de março 2021 poucos dias q ele faleceu eu ouvi esta linda música.. pedi a tradução e.... me surpreendi eu choro tds vezes q a escuto ...qtas sds qtas lembranças de meu eterno Gabrielzinho meu lindo bb c apenas 17 anos foi morar c Deus será q aprendeu a voar ?????????😢😭
You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again. - Tom Petty
I bought his first album Bre ak down song on it. My brother in-law came over from the Nethland and this song was fused in his head.that was a life time ago. This is approved .
Saw Tom and the Heartbreakers in Adelaide (South Australia) in the early eighties. They were support act for Dylan. Jesus he was pathetic. Got my money's worth with Tom and his band.
This song will always remind me of the bittersweet, turning corners, and moving on. I listened to it a lot around the time that my relationship with my first love, (an 11 year relationship) was fizzling out and coming to an end. I loved her desperately, and yet i knew we were sliding further and further away from eachother. When she broke the news to me that she wanted to move on, I didn't want to let go, as I had told her I never would. What goes up, must come down, and coming down is the hardest thing.
This song always reminds me of a horrible time in my life, where I ended up alone and financially struggling, I almost ended up homeless too. One day after finally getting out of that hole and I moved into my own place, this song started playing on the radio. It was a new beginning for me and the start of a new life.
My dog passed away after 17 years last year I had him since I was 14 he was with me through everything I mean everything and not long after this came on when I was drinking & all I could think about was my little mini fox terrier ❤ I hope your little one has his wings too
Nah, hyperbole. Actually Running Down a Dream almost got me killed once, was stopped by police doing 93 in a 50mph zone because: "It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down, I had the radio on and I was drivin". Long time ago, beware empty freeways kids...
2023 and I'll never stop playing this. It's quite wonderful... interesting video too. Petty is a musical great to me, a natural storyteller who spoke and related to all of us. All of us. That's a beautiful gift.
You can definitely hear the musical genius of Jeff Lynne at work as well!! Tom said Jeff was the best musician he had ever met...modest Jeff didn't even know what to say.
I'll be 78 in a couple of months and this song has been my anthem for a long time...I flew in the USAF in Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos back in the 60's many of the aircraft I flew are in the boneyards now...I kept flying after the Air Force, I started a Cessna Dealership and flew for a very long time...I love this song...
I respect that, Chuck. My neighbour was a Royal Australian Airforce and commercial pilot who married one of his flight attendants. He's a tough 84 year old grandpa but his wife died after 55 years of marriage from Alzheimer's. I wish I had that resilience.
My son married an Australian girl he met because the Australian Airforce used McClellan AFB for their F-111 Depot Maintenace, Zoe came here one summer to visit her cousin and they meet and fell in love. Her dad was on a helicopter crew in Vietnam the same year I was there. I also flew out of Thailand, and Laos 1965, 1966, and 1967 @@pauljordan4452 1
Thank you for serving a wasted war. I actually don't like any wars... My son started in the Army National Guards and has traveled. Pulled himself through college as I'm a single mother. He's a school teacher, now in Army Reserves & goes on drills. His grandfather served in WWII & received 3 💜. He had a difficult experience in service. I take interest listening or reading of our veterans. I like a band which Tom Petty was in years ago. My son is taking me there for my 70th birthday to listen to these bands as my birthday gift. Looking forward to it next month. Again thank you for your hard work & service. Freedom comes with a huge price & all veterans have helped our country. No other country has taken the sacrifice to help America. God Bless!!! 🪖 🇱🇷 🛐
@@nicolecocoxoxo oh sweetie his music transcends generations. He and his music will live on forever unlike the music of the current generation of auto tune and massive industrial production.
This song is very special to me. My father was a commercial airline pilot. We shared a love of flying and airplanes. On the day of my first solo flight, he came with me to see me fly for the first time. It was the only time in his 85 years he ever said he was proud of me. And he'd been waiting his whole life to say, "My son the pilot". On our way home, this song came on the radio. I miss you so much Pa.
@Bobby Klein No problem at all. It is a special moment for me that I wanted to share with his fans. I love reading comments of how an artist's song touches people and that it is so much more than 'just a song'. God bless. :)
This absolutely blew my mind. What an incredible synchronicity and beautiful moment. I have full body chills haha, all I can say is “wow” 🤯 take care my friend I hope you’re doing well ❤ Edit- Actually I thought of something to say: This anecdote perfectly exemplifies the incredible power of music. Music is the deepest and most emotional communication form available to us. This story clearly shows why it’s important that we always strive to create the best possible art and express the true depths of how we all feel, that words could never describe. Art is more real than life in some ways.
@@maxwellk10 Thank you. This song is very special to me because of that moment. I can't even listen to it around other people. As much as I love the song, I only listen to it a couple times a year. One being on Pa's birthday when I go to visit his burial site.
@@maxwellk10 Completely agree with you on the power of music. I love reading the comments on so many of the songs I like where people share truly touching, personal stories on what a song means to them and how a song can mean so many different things to so many people and evoke such deep feelings. Amazing.
Well I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well the good ol' days may not return And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown So I've started out for God knows where I guess I'll know when I get there I'm learning to fly, around the clouds, But what goes up must come down I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Learning to fly...
rik windle wow good for you. I was just In rehab for 58 days! Was an opiate addict .. they had me on the buprenorphine for about 45 days . It’s hard but I gotta say my biggest therapy was music . Especially pettys music . Always took that withdrawal feeling out of my head and still does .
dave koziel Its not there fault if CBS, Rolling Stone, and almost every media outlet reported it....CBS retracted it for now. Still not looking good but we will see...
There is so much to the lyrics., He was was struggling but was fighting his addiction and this song is deep, RIP to a great music genius. Lucky to have him in my life growing up.
I cannot name two TP& TH songs that sound similar. Unbelievable musical talent that will never, ever be replicated. Even the videos ranged from simplistic and minimalist to outlandish. He was musical nirvana.
Lyrics: Well, I started out Down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down As I crossed the hill And the town lit up The world got still I'm learning to fly But I ain't got wings Coming down Is the hardest thing Well the good ol' days May not return And the rocks might melt And the sea may burn I'm learning to fly (I'm learning to fly) But I ain't got wings (I'm learning to fly) And coming down (I'm learning to fly) Is the hardest thing (I'm learning to fly) Now some say life Will beat you down Yeah, break your heart Steal your crown So I started out For God knows where I guess I'll know When I get there I'm learning to fly Around the clouds But what goes up Must come down I'm learning to fly (I'm learning to fly) But I ain't got wings Coming down Is the hardest thing I'm learning to fly (I'm learning to fly) Around the clouds But what goes up (I'm learning to fly) Must come down I'm learning to fly (I'm learning to fly) (I'm learning to fly) I'm learning to fly (I'm learning to fly) (I'm learning to fly) (I'm learning to fly)
He did great work before and great work after, but i feel like the Learning to Fly album in '91 was Tom's absolute creative peak... I'd be honored if some Tom Petty fans would take a listen to my acoustic keyboard & vocal RU-vid performance of INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN in tribute to one of the purest artists that the USA has ever produced. Live with no autotune or digital editing. Thank You Tom, THE LEGEND LIVES ON
Acutally in my personal opinion i think wildflowers was his creative peak. So many good songs plus originally walls circus and mary janes last dance were gonna be in the wildflowers album.
Tom Petty is the best song writer ever in my opinion. He has a way of taking your mind on a voyage during his songs. I always drift off while singing along.. RIP TOM
Totally. It's a pleasure to watch the videos that are just as artistic - the dust trails behind the departing car that are just like a rocket's taking off. "Swingin" is another lesser-known gem. Be well Corey.
I've had health problems for years but has survived because of my faith and listening to music all over the planet 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🎸😁👍
Still rock, i think...Elvis and Chuck Berry are, Zeppelin and The Who are, The Eagles and Pink Floyd are, AC/DC and Midnight Oil are, Bowie and Lou Reed are...so, Tom is, i'm shure...
I was too, sorta. Discovered "Full Moon Fever" after seeing "Free Falling" on MTV when I was in like, 3rd grade. Asked my mom to buy me that cassette tape. First music I ever "owned." He's been a favorite ever since. Other girls at the time liked New Kids on the Block. Not me. I was a rock 'n roller from day one.
My best friend of 33 years (who has lived with me (platonically) for 25+ years) passed away 2 days ago (blood cancer/'Multiple Myeloma'). For the week & a half before his death, he was being kept heavily sedated (for pain) in hospice & was unable to communicate. The day before he died, I held his hand and told him I love him, and asked him to please send me a sign when he gets to Heaven & gets his wings. *ONE HOUR* _after_ his time of death, this song ('Learning To Fly') came on the radio...& the song that played _after this_ one, was "Learn To Fly" by Foo Fighters. Even if it was just coincidence, these 2 songs being played *back-to-back* at the *one-hour mark* after his death, & my having asked him for a *sign when he gets his wings,* brought me comfort. ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss. I feel your pain. I lost my only son to Cancer when he was 32. He loved that song Learning to fly when he was a kid him and his sister used to sing that song and also Free Falling. Every time I hear them it takes me back to when he was a kid. 😔💔🙏🙏💙💙❤️
Amazing how a song can mean one thing to you when it was released. But now through the prism of time this song takes on a different message. One of Petty's great songs. Simple really melodically.
@@ericforster7396 True. Songs can take me many places. Then and now. Many people remark what they were doing or what music they were listening too when world important events happen. You can't remember one without the other. I still get goose bumps when I hear Boy Meets Girl "Waiting for a Star to Fall". I had been in a new relationship with a woman that eventually became my wife. But sadly we divorced in 2005. I still love the song and now it doesn't bring the old negative part with it. One of my favorite songs is Dan Fogelberg's Make Love Stay. During an acoustic set at a concert he explained that the song was inspired by a book he had been reading by American Author Tom Robbins. Still Life with Woodpecker! The way he could craft a song just like Tom. Simple words, Simple thoughts strung together in meaningful ways. Songwriters often say what we may be feeling at a time in our lives.
He officially passed away at 11:40 P.M. surrounded by friends, family and bandmates, this is my favorite Tom Petty song I think all spend the rest of the night listening to him.
