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 Petty, Tom
Florida. Yea, I know they're all southern! Tom and most of the band hail from Gainesville, Fla. His success goes to prove that with great songs, you don't need to have a great voice (c'mon, be honest) to be famous. Other proof is provided by Bob Dylan and many others. Click on SEND A COMPLIMENT below, I'd love to get your feedback.
| "Well the talk on the street says you might go solo. A good friend of mine saw you leavin' by your back door." What's the song? | Tom Petty
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I Need to Know. "I need to know, I need to know. If you think you're gonna leave then you better say so." Guess it's the least she could do! From the 1978 album "You're Gonna Get it!"
| "Take back Vanessa Redgrave. Take back Joe Piscopo. Take back Eddie Murphy. Give 'em all some place to go." What's the song? | Tom Petty
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Jammin' Me. From the 1987 album - "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)". Co-written by Bob Dylan.
| "Well I know what's right, I got just one life, in a world that keeps on pushin' me around" What's the song? | Tom Petty
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I Won't Back Down. Also from "Full Moon Fever." I like Petty, but this song has some of the most redundant and boring lyrics he ever wrote.
| "I rolled on as the sky grew dark, I put the pedal down to make some time. There's something good waitin' down this road, I'm pickin' up whatever's mine." What's the song? | Tom Petty
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Runnin Down a Dream. From 1989's "Full Moon Fever" album. Nice guitar solo at the end by long-time Heartbreaker Mike Campbell.
| "Two cars park on the overpass, rocks hit the water like broken glass. I shoulda known right then it was too good to last. God, it's such a drag to have to live in the past." What's the song?
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Even the Losers. Baby even the losers, get lucky sometimes." I'm not sure if he's talking about himself or the girl. Great imagery on the first line in the question.
| "But then she looks me in the eye and says, 'We're gonna last forever.' And man, you know I can't begin to doubt it!" What's the song? | Tom Petty
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Here Comes My Girl. This song was written BEFORE "She's a Woman in Love (It's Not Me.)" Sounds like it too. Tom expresses his fears and joys beautifully in these lyrics.
| "Time after time, night after night, she would look up at me and say she was lonely. I don't understand the world today, I don't understand what she needed. I gave her everything she threw it all away on nothin'" What's the song? | Tom Petty
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A Woman In Love (It's Not Me). Great lyrics. I think most guys can relate to not being able to understand a woman at times!
| Which is the song in which Tom Petty performed a duet with Stevie Nicks? | Tom Petty
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Stop Dragging My Heart Around. Nice tune. Stevie, of course, sang "Dreams" with Fleetwood Mac. She performed "Leather and Lace" with Don Henley.
| "Well yeah I might have chased a couple women around
All it ever got me was down, then there were those that made me feel good." What's the song? | Tom Petty
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The Waiting. "But never as good as I'm feeling right now. Baby you're the only one, that's ever known how, to make me wanna live like a wanna live now!" Great lyrics, fun song to play in a band.
| "All the vampires walking through the valley, move west down Ventura Boulevard." What's the song? | Tom Petty
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Free Fallin'. Nice easy singalong tune.
| "There is no use in pretending, your eyes give you away. Something inside you is feeling like I do, we've said all there is to say." What's the song? | Tom Petty
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Breakdown. Great version of this song on "Pack Up the Plantation (Live)" The audience sings the first verses and chorus while Tom just listens, then Tom replies (this is great) "You guys gonna put me out of a job!"
| "Who knows maybe you were kidnapped, taken away and held for ransom" are lyrics from what Tom Petty song? | Tom Petty
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Refugee. Probably his first big hit. Off of the album "Damn the Torpedos." If you didn't get this one, might want to turn back now.
| What song's video starred Kim Basinger? | Tom Petty
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Mary Jane's Last Dance. I'm pretty sure this song is about marijuana. Maybe he's quitting using it. The "Into the Great Wide Open" video stars Johnny Depp as the "rebel without a clue."
| "And you better watch yourself, or you're gonna get hurt yourself. Someone gonna tell you lies, cut you down to size." What's the song? | Tom Petty
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Don't Do Me Like That. Tom's warning someone.....
| "Oh yeah, all right. Take it easy baby, make it last all night." What's the song? | Tom Petty
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American Girl. Great tune. If you watch the movie "Silence of the Lambs," a girl is jamming to this tune on the radio before getting kidnapped.
| "Stop walking down my street, who do you expect to meet?" What's the song? | Tom Petty
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Don't Come Around Here No More. Sitar intro done by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. "Alice in Wonderland" style video won awards on MTV. Not a bad tune, but I like more of his rockier stuff.
| What singer appears on Full Moon Fever's "Attention CD Listeners" skit with Tom and Jeff Lynne and was considering replacing Roy Orbison as a Traveling Wilbury, but died suddenly in 1990? | Tom Petty: Part 1
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The Simpsons. Petty appeared with Lenny Kravitz, Brian Setzer, Elvis Costello, Keith Richards, and Mick Jagger on the episode "How I Spent My Summer Vacation."
| What was the title of the song Tom wrote for Jeff Lynne's "Armchair Theatre" album? | Tom Petty: Part 1
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Blown Away. Tom wrote this song for his fellow Traveling Wilbury in 1990.
Stevie Nicks. The year after, Petty joined Nicks in a duet titled "I Will Run to You."
| What is the name of the company depicted on the 12-string guitar Tom plays on the "Refugee" video? | Tom Petty: Part 1
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Vox. VOX. I didn't even know that they made 12 strings until I saw the video! I believe the model is a VOX Mark XII model 12 string electric guitar.
| What is Tom Petty's publishing name after changing its name in 1999? | Tom Petty: Part 1
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Adria K Music. His new publishing name is that of his youngest daughter. Gone Gator was before this.
| What is the only song in which Petty does NOT sing lead vocal that appeared on an album? (Not counting "Playback" songs) | Tom Petty: Part 1
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I Don't Wanna Fight. Interestingly enough, Mike Campbell sang lead vocals on "I Don't Wanna Fight". This appeared on 1999's "Echo" album. However, Stan Lynch sings lead vocals on a "Playback" song titled "Psychotic Reaction", thus technically making it two Heartbreakers who have sung lead vocals other than Petty.
| On the PBS special "Soundstage," what guitar does Petty play on the song "Handle With Care"? | Tom Petty: Part 1
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Guild acoustic 12 string. This was the same guitar seen in the video for "A Face In The Crowd."
| On what "Traveling Wilburys: Volume One" song does Petty sing the LEAD vocals for the entire song, not including the chorus or any bridges? | Tom Petty: Part 1
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Last Night. This was the only song on which Petty had the honor of singing lead vocals.
| Which two Heartbreakers participated in the recording of Johnny Cash's album "American IV"? | Tom Petty: Part 1
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Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench. These two men teamed up with several other singer/instrumentalists to play on Cash's album.
| What tuning does Tom use for the song "Blue Sunday" from the 2002 album "The Last DJ?" | Tom Petty: Part 2
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open D. This song was done in an open D tuning by Tom. Mike Campbell played in an open E or normal tuning.
| What Traveling Wilbury's music video features several television stars such as Fred Savage from "The Wonder Years?" | Tom Petty: Part 2
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Wilbury Twist. Savage appeared on Wilbury Twist. This music video also featured several other T.V. stars who lip synched this song.
| How many guitars can be seen in the middle pages of Tom in the "Full Moon Fever" booklet? | Tom Petty: Part 2
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4. Tom is playing a Fender Stratocaster while in the foreground lies a Martin 12 string and in the shadows within the background are a Gretsch or Epiphone 6 string and a Rickenbacker 620/12.
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