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This Old Town
Season 14 Episode 12
We’ve talked a few times this season about the fact that the album wasn’t finished when Tom played the songs for Paul Zollo. In the book, he tells Pa…
5 months ago
Specifics Create Dynamics
Season 14 Episode 11
Specifics create dynamics. I love this idea.I watched Ethan Hawke talking about this in regards to acting and pretty much immediately thought, “The s…
5 months, 1 week ago
Damaged by Love
Season 14 Episode 10
“There's rain on the road And the faithful have gone. In a crowd all alone, Walking 'round in a song”. It’s a great little snapshot or vignette, as T…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Night Driver
Season 14 Episode 9
Night Driver is one of those perfect album tracks that you always want to hear on great records. There’s something to be said for albums where any so…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Big Weekend
Season 14 Episode 8
The first verse contains one of my all time favourite lyrics. Not just one of my very favourite Tom Petty lyrics, just one of my favourite lyrics ful…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll (Revisited)
Season 14 Episode 7
“Some friends of mine and me stayed up all through the night, Rockin' pretty steady 'til the sky went light And didn't go to bed, Didn't go to work. …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Turn This Car Around
Season 14 Episode 6
In my mind’s eye, I see a younger couple, maybe mid to late twenties, driving an old cadillac along a dark desert highway... A kid, about 7 or 8 year…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Jack
Season 14 Episode 5
Jack is a peculiar song. It doesn’t have a typical structure and it’s much more a mood piece. As I said, I sort of consider this one to be a chance e…
7 months ago
Down South
Season 14 Episode 4
Every now and then I try to think about my top ten Tom Petty deep cuts. There are so many that I love and that I’ve discovered, rediscovered, or come…
7 months, 1 week ago
Flirting with Time
Season 14 Episode 3
“You’re flirting with time”, Tom sings. And I like that idea of not fully committing to time, just flirting with it. That’s definitely how life feels…
7 months, 3 weeks ago