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This is my favorite Tom Petty song. And, yes, his voice is a true rock-n-roll voice, it's very original, and we always know who it is. He's got a lot of greats "Here Comes My Girl", "Don't Do Me Like That", "Runnin' Down a Dream", "The Waiting is the Hardest Part" "American Girl" and more! Love your reactions! RIP Tom Petty!
This is not an overstatement ... the Tom Petty / Mike Campbell songwriting duo are so important to the evolution of Rock Music from the mid 70s forward. They are on my Mt Rushmore.
Tom is so good! Great songwriter, great musician, so many hits! As a Beatles fan, I am especially delighted by his friendship and collaboration with George Harrison and The Traveling Wilburys.
Tom Petty died the day after the horrible mass shooting event at an outdoor concert in Nevada, so his passing was not the news event it otherwise would have been. If you liked the swagger, check out "Breakdown" next.
Tom Petty whats not to love ? This cat knew music and how to perform and the Heartbreakers are the most unappreciated band in Rock n Roll. Tom was a Legend in his on time and after ! ❤ thank you guys for covering him . 🎸 💔
Tom Petty is a great artist to explore - so many great songs. Saw him live in concert - you'll really like "Don't Come Around Here No More", "American Girl", "Breakdown" "Even the Losers" "The Waiting" and he does a nice duet with Stevie Nicks "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" - he was the coolest.
I was wondering when you'd discover Tom Petty. You need to do a lot more Tom Petty. He is a complete master, an original, a gentle wit, and one of the rare musicians who has a huge run of hits, and then continues making meaningful, moving music, morphing through many, completely convincing styles, working with many great artists, remaining vital and relevant until the day he died. He has a huge, rich deep catalog, so many choices... Stop Dragging My Heart Around, a duet with Stevie Nicks, Learning To Fly, Free Falling, I Won't Back Down---on and on.
Tom is instrumental in ya'll's burgeoning knowledge of music. He stood up for artistic creativity (see the excellent and long documentary film Runnin' Down a Dream) and lived his whole life working his ass off and having a great time being himself and no one else. People have recognized his singularity for some time, check out his collaboration with Dylan and Harrisoin and Lynne and Orbison in the late blooming Traveling Wilburys. Eggceptional. And yeah he died recently. Check out Last Dance with Mary Jane and American Girl and all of it!!!
He doesn’t look like it but he was a badass and didn’t take a lot of shit and certainly wasn’t going to be told how to manage his music and career especially by suits sitting on their asses around big tables. Tom is absolutely an American legend and icon!
Tom Petty is definitely one of those guys who has a few well-known hits but loads of genius in his whole discography. Songs like this are just so dang catchy. His vocals on the whole Damn The Torpedoes album absolutely blow me away. "Don't Do Me Like That" is another great track from the album. "Runnin Down A Dream", "Last Dance With Mary Jane", "Breakdown", "American Girl", heaps of others. He also has an absolutely fantastic duet track that topped the charts with Stevie Nicks called "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around".
Tom Petty was the king of rock-pop songs. Great songwriter with super catchy hooks all over the place. 100 years from now cover bands will still be playing these songs. Keep going with him. RIP
Saw him, live, in the 80s - his encore: BOB DYLAN came out and jammed with him - it was SO GREAT: will NEVER forget that!! RIP, Tom!! WE MISS YOU!! HUGS, GUYS!!! Again: GREAT PICKS!!!
Keep reacting to Tom. He had great songs like "Breakdown", "Honey Bee", "Mary Jane's Last Dance", "Learning to Fly", "I Won't Back Down", ", and many others. Tom passed away in October of 2017. Btw, for a REAL TREAT, check out Tom Petty, Prince and other legends performing the George Harrison/Beatles song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" as a tribute to George when he was posthumously inducted into the Rock&Roll Hall of Fame.
Yes, they should totally react to that so we can watch them see all the legends and Prince and Tom sharing that smile during Prince’s mind blowing solo
I was lucky enough to see Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers along with another legend Steve Winwood and his band at the Forum, Inglewood, CA back in 2014....one of the best concerts I have ever been to.....both acts were unbelievable......
Tommy's got one hell of a rabbit hole to fall down guys, sure you're prepared. Been rockin' to Tom and HBers since this album came out in the late 70's. Tom never changed no matter how popular he became or how rich he became, still had the swag like he just doesn't give a fuck, that's why he's always been on my Mt Rushmore. Good grief there's Breakdown, Listen To Her Heart, American Girl, Refugee, Don't Do Me Like That, Even The Losers, Here Comes My Girl, The Waiting, Night Watchman, Woman In Love, You Got Lucky, There's been a Change, Don't Come Around Here No More, Make It Better (forget about me), Spike, Dogs On The Run, Mary's New Car, Jammin' Me, Let Me Up (I've Had Enough), My Life/Your World, Self Made Man, I Won't Back Down, Running Down A Dream, Mary Jane's Last Dance, You Don't Know How It Feels, You Wreck Me, Honey Bee, Wild Flowers, Saving Grace etc, etc, etc..............
He was part of the Travelling Wilburys too. A kind of supergroup, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Jeff Lynn of ELO. Brilliant 👏🏿👏🏻
This was his first huge hit, out of many. One of the great true rock 'n' rollers, Tom is a real legend. And what an amazing band, underpinned by the great Stan Lynch on drums.
The memories. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was my absolute first favorite rock band as an adolescent. I probably listen to this song in my room over and over and over. Thanks for bringing up such great memories.
This song came out and, basically as unknowns, they went on SNL and CRUSHED it. The next Monday at school (I was a sophomore in high school, haha!) everybody was talking about it. This was a massive record at the time and the band's music has aged real well---I was wondering when you guys were going to start spinning these guys, enjoy! You guys are the best! Happy New Year! Go Blue!
I was a sophomore or junior in high school as well when this came out. I remember seeing the album Damn the Torpedoes in the record store. Great album.
Breakdown and American Girl came out in 1976. I Need to Know came out in 1978. Breakdown was their first top 40 record and got massive airplay in Atlanta. You could argue that Refugee was their breakout hit but they were anything but unknowns. Especially on rock radio.
A truly tremendous talent!! Songwriter..."Off the charts!".... Producer..... "Off the Charts"! Studio Master .... "Off the Charts"! Taking on the Record Industry Twice!! and he won both times. He secured and preserved fairness and other benefits for the Artists and what they create! Recognized by countless artists for all the accolades mentioned. If you ever have some free time, watch his 3 hour biography. It's great! Thank goodness the band recorded a lot of things as teenagers before they were famous!
yes, we lost Tom in 2017, after he did the bands 40th anniversary tour. His leg bothered him the last few months, he thought he had fractured it, but he had broke his hip and was in alot of pain, but he finished his tour and never did complain to any of the band members the whole time. RIP Tom, your missed brother
So glad y'all discovered Tom Petty. His sound was totally unique and he was a man of principle, standing up for artistic freedom. Next up, check out "Breakdown," so funky, it reeks! Also, "Last Dance With Mary Jane," "Free Fallin'," "American Girl," "I Won't Back Down," ... and so many others.
The Best! Tom passed away in 2017. Huge fan here! I saw him 3 times in concert. Last time was his last tour. SO glad I went! About 1987, I was a waitress at Sonny's Real Pit BBQ in Gainesville Fl qhere he'sfor.. I served him, his wife, daughter, and his roadies. Such a gentleman!
Tom and the Breakers are one of the all time great bands. And Petty, one of the great rock songwriters. Deep, deep rabbit hole you must go down. Tom passed about six years back, one of only two times I’ve cried for losing a music hero…..George Harrison was the other.
Looking forward to a Tom Petty journey with you. I can’t begin to describe his contribution to music, let alone his collaborations with some of the goats! Now he is legendary himself.
If you liked this, check out Petty, Prince, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood and more playing «While My Guitar Gently Weeps» as a tribute to George Harrison, at the 2004 HOF induction.
100%. And even though Prince stole the show, Tom was controlling the performance & cont'd to give Prince the nod to keep going. He said he knew it was a very special moment, even while it was happening. And he was great on vocals, himself.
Tom Petty (blonde haired guy) 😊has one of the more unique sounding voices in music! Many many great songs to get into with him; you’ll be both surprised and impressed I believe. Yes he had a heart attack a couple years ago. May I suggest “You wreck me baby” as a song to listen to.
TP was the soundtrack to our lives. Whew.... Dig deep guys. That is from Damn the Torpedoes, came out right before my freshman yr of college in 80. We rocked it hard. He is definitely one of the best songwriters of our generation, and cool as hell. I was lucky enough to see them in concert, damn they were good. There are too many hits too name, 30 years worth bruh. American girl started it all. One of my personal faves is Swinging, his rock n roll story telling at it's best. Thanks!
The magic of Tom Petty is illustrated most clearly by the fact that if you were to poll Petty fans asking for their favorite song, you would get an evenly dispersed list of about 25 of his songs. He speaks to nearly everyone and could play 4 completely different concert set lists and the crowd would still know every single word. I'll just do my underrated masterpieces, "Room at the Top", "Woman in Love" and "The Wild One, Forever".
Tom Petty was always solid and easy to enjoy. One of the best hit makers in rock history really. I don't play him much as there's just something about him that's great while not being exceptional. It's hard to explain. This is my favorite song of his. His vocal is one of his best.
This is the first radio hit from Petty & band that I remember from when it was in heavy rotation 43 years ago, and it's right up there among his best. He's just great ---knows how to craft a tune for radio (taking after his spiritual big brother, George Harrison) and has a kickass band behind him. And I persist somehow in speaking of him in the present tense.
Tom Petty is top drawer. One of my great experiences was seeing Bob Dylan at Wembley Arena in London with Tom Petty and his band as support in 1987 AND playing as Bob's backing band. Incredible! It was a blistering set and Tom & The Heartbreakers just took Dylans songs musically to the next level. Tom has so many great songs including Stop Draggin My Heart Around with Stevie Nicks which I am pretty sure will tick all your musical boxes.
A great song and a very good band. Was lucky enough to catch Tom Petty a few times at Jones Beach theatre in Long Island. An outdoor amphitheatre right on the bay. Had 8th row right down the middle. I was always a fan ,had all the albums but until I finally saw Tom Petty live, I wasn't giving him the same consideration I gave to other legendary bands. I had been underestimating Tom and the band for years.Well they rocked Jones Beach for 2.5 hours and it was dynamite!! He debuted the Full Moon Fever album plus loads of killer tracks from his catalog!!! I was a true believer after this show, it also made me realize how dumb I had been, depriving myself and waiting until 1990 to go see Tom Petty in concert..A damn shame that he's no longer with us. A true underrated and unsung rock and roll hero..Great selection, great reaction ,another long home run by Laa and Chee. You guys got a boat load of great music to enjoy. I'll be riding shotgun along with you brothers on this one! Count me in!!
You can get distracted sometimes by his musicianship, or by the people he is collaborating with, but pay attention to the first line of so many of his songs. They tell you so much about what is coming, and they hook you in to listening to the rest. For me, his best vocal performance is the way he stretches time to create a contented peaceful space in The Traveling Wilburys', The End of The Line.
Oh, now you have another rabbit hole to go down. Tom was also part of the Travelling Wilburys. Plus he had a great solo career. Still his hits with the Heartbreakers are all bangers. "Breakdown", "American Girl", "Even the Losers" and sooooo many more. And yes Tom tragically passed away a few years ago.
Tom Petty is playing on the radio somewhere at every moment in every single bar, car, basement in North America. You know his songs without knowing you do. He’s a treasure. Open this box, and dive deep in boys. You will love him and the Heartbreakers. “Don’t Come Around Here no More” “Free Falling” “Last Dance with Mary Jane” “Walls” the list never ends.
You guys friggin appreciate great artists. Tom Petty was a badass. His band was the best. Real professionals. Take a deep dive into his stuff! It's as if his songs always existed... but he discovered them and shared them with us.
Tom had so many great tunes, and I'm sure a bunch of them will be posted in the comments. I saw Crosby, Stills & Nash open for him in Nashville. Such an amazing show. I loved every minute of it! Oh yeah, and Tom was one of the Traveling Wilburys.
I can't believe that was your first Tom Petty song! This one is, to me, an example of a perfect rock song! You called it, he's got Swagger! You will find the his latter day songs are often more folky and softer, whereas his early work is more rock (I personally love his rock songs the best!). Many more to go!
Tom and Mike's genius does not lie in their radio hits. Please dive into Tom's more "obscure" songs- Crawling Back to You, To Find a Friend, Echo, Blue Sunday, Room at The Top, Time to Move on......
I’ve been a big Tom Petty fan since his first big hit, “American Girl”. I was fortunate to see him in concert, here in Sacramento a few years back. Two weeks later, he passed.😞
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