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| Tom Petty – Here Comes My Girl Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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jamiescrying hit it right on the head.....when your troubles at are their worst, just thinking about your girl can make everything else just fade away |
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| Fleetwood Mac – Come Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Just saw Fleetwood Mac live from the 3rd row.......I liked this song off the album, but seeing it live....I love it! Lindsey Buckingham is simply a guitar God, no other way to describe it |
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| Tom Petty – Learning to Fly Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i found an explination of this song in a book about tom petty
"I think i was coming to grips with the view that you can be optimistic, hopeful and as good a person as you want to be, but its not going to make life simple for you. Nothing will. You can have all the success you want and its not going to make your life-really your personal life-much easier than anyone else's. The song was also influenced by the Gulf War. It was written during the time the war was breaking out, everything was very grey, and there were burning oceans and oil fires. I was disappointed by the war and the attitude of the American people. I certainly didn't blame the soldiers for going there, but I felt that few people wanted to challenge the Bush administration on its lies. It was a bad time and I really think it influenced the tone of the album(Into the Great Wide Open)." |
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| Tom Petty – American Girl Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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I was reading a tom petty guitar tab book and it explains some of his lyrics...
"Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach"
"I remember writing the song about hearing the cars roll by because I was living in an apartment in Encino, CA by the freeway. The sound was really annoying and we used to jokingly pretend it was the ocean." |
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| Tom Petty – Wildflowers Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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emma.lee has it exactly right...freedom. a great song for clearing your mind. u have to do whatever makes u feel free |
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| Tom Petty – The Waiting Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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tom said that it was the anticipation b4 playing a gig...how hard it was to wait to get on stage....but for anyone else it fits just about everything, waiting for something u want is hard..seems like the clock ticks way slower |
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| Tom Petty – The Last DJ Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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tom petty is one of the few people in the world that dont give a shit what radio stations think. there were stations that refused to play this song when he released it, so tom refused to play concerts in those areas. radio has gone straight to hell. there are no local stations anymore...its all pumped in from one mainframe station god knows where. a classic rock station around here says they'll never repeat a song between 9 AM and 5 PM...at 4:55 PM they played the Boss' "Born to Run"(great song, dont get me wrong), but at 5:01 PM they played it again. Back to back, but it wasnt between 9 and 5. Radio is bullshit. |
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| Tom Petty – Runnin' Down A Dream Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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this is just a great song for gettin in a car and drivin wherever the road takes u...just roll down the windows, crank some music, and get completely lost. great guitar solo by campbell at the end. |
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| Tom Petty – Mary Jane's Last Dance Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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a quote from tom himself in a book i have
"I'm still trying to figure out exactly what this song is about. I think its kind of the end of something; its about someone whose little world is gone and they're trying to make the best of it. I'm not sure what it means and it will be some time before I identify it"
the man that wrote the song doesnt even know the real meaning of it...it just shows that anyone can take the meaning of a song any way they want |
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| Tom Petty – Love Is A Long Road Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i can see the teenage love thing...kinda reminds me of a girl i dated, she was real demanding and tryed to change alot about me, it bothered me but for some reason i just rolled over everytime...teenage love, sometimes you trick yourself into thinking theres more there than there really is...its hard to give up but eventually its right |
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| Tom Petty – Learning to Fly Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i gotta agree with pettyfreak...people on this site r takin the drugs thing way overboard...i'm sure there r some references to drugs in toms songs, but every damn lyric is not about drugs.
i think this song is just about life in general. he starts out alone no idea what expect, shit happens and trys to knock u down, but eventually u learn to get over it and move on. and
"So I've started out, for God knows where
I guess I'll know when I get there" just describes the future...he doesnt know what will happen until it happens |
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| Tom Petty – I Won't Back Down Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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hamstylz, i dont know u, but reading some of your other posts about tom especially the one right above this...i think i could get along with u. tom is the best and there's no need for blink 182 trash here.
this song is a bit of a motivator to me...on days when it seems like the worlds just out to kick the shit outta ya, u gotta stand your ground. |
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| Tom Petty – Free Fallin' Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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I have a tape of an interview with tom about how this song was written and it explains how a roadie bought tom a keyboard that tom didnt really want and the roadie told tom that if he wrote one song with it, that it would pay for itself. tom played the 5 opening chords to Jeff Lynne one night. Jeff told him to sing something while repeating the same chords over and over. "Just to make Jeff smile I sang 'She's a good girl, loves her mama' and from there I wrote the first and second verses completely spontaneously." It shows that there really can b any meaning to the song...the lyrics came completely spontaneously, they may have no real meaning its just what came out. Also, Axl Rose once asked Tom how he came up with the line about vampires and Tom replied..."When I'm driving, sometimes I see these shadowy-looking people just off the sidewalks, around the post office. I always thought of them as vampires for some reason." I think people just over analyze lyrics sometimes. Alot of times, an artist just writes whatever is in his head, whether it makes sense, has a hidden meaning or whatever. I agree with scooter44, take the song however u want to. |
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| Tom Petty – Even The Losers Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i just got a DVD of tom petty live at the Fillmore...he messes up the lyrics at the beginning of the song...
It was nearly summer, we stared at the moon
Sat on your roof, and.........
We stared at the moon
It was pretty funny. i've never seen anyone get such an ovation for singing the wrong lyrics |
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| Tom Petty – Crawling Back To You Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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I'm so tired of being tired
Sure as night will follow day
Most things I worry about
Never happen anyway
i love those lyrics
great song |
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| Tom Petty – American Girl Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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hamstylz is exaclty right, tom petty is an incredible artist. it doesnt matter what mood your in, there's a tom petty song that fits it. just about any situation your in you can relate lyrics of a tom petty song to it |
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| Rush – YYZ Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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why did lucky19 put this on here??? honestly its a great song, but theres no freakin lyrics! may as well put the drum solo on here too |
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| Rush – Xanadu Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i love the intro to this song and i finally learned it on guitar...the famous X-riff almost puts you in a state of uphoria. |
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| Rush – Tom Sawyer Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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dewsar-p944 is exactly right...rush has to b the best band i've ever seen live. they put on a better show than bands half their age. this song is a great opener |
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| Rush – Time Stand Still Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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yep, just want to slow time. i just graduated and this song really hits home gettin ready to leave all my friends for college |
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| Rush – Tai Shan Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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this is my least fav. rush song...the song just doesnt have any feeling |
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| Rush – The Spirit Of Radio Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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this is a great song to wake up to...starts your day off right. as far as the meaning, i think Philosophic_Musings hit it right on the head...music is a great thing, but can be ruined by the music industry...its up to the musicians to make music for the right reasons...obviously rush has always done that |
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| Rush – Red Barchetta Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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may be set in the future, but just as Geddy says it its still "A song about a car". And the Red Barchetta is a great lookin car |
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| Rush – Nobody's Hero Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i think this song is about a friend of Geddy's who passed away...correct me if i'm wrong |
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| Rush – Cinderella Man Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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^^^ oops, thought i clicked on Closer to the Heart
not one of my fav. Rush songs, but still a good one |
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| Rush – Closer to the Heart Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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unbelieveable song. i love this song live especially on Exit Stage Left where the entire audience can b heard singing every lyric with Geddy |
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| Rush – Cinderella Man Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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unbelieveable song...i love this song live...especically on Exit Stage Left where the entire audience sings every lyric with Geddy |
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| Rush – Afterimage Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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i had no idea that was what this song was about...i liked it in the first place, but knowing that makes it an even more unbelievable song. Neil Peart writes some of the best lyrics. |
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| Rush – 2112 Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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how could anyone not like 2112...i've only seen Overture and Temples of Syrinx live and thats enough to make you piss yourself...i hope they play it full length on their next tour |
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| Journey – Faithfully Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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whether Perry had anything to do with the making of this song or not...it still sucks with him not singing it |
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| Rush – Tom Sawyer Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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maybe i should move to Massachusetts then cuz in my town in PA i know only know of 4 Rush fans |
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| Rush – Working Man Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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just like B said, basic 9-5 worker...and believe me, we all know how great this song is after a long ass day at work |
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| Rush – Fly By Night Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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beemer11 was just gettin me into Rush, thats what the beginning junk is, he's a starting pitcher and i'm the closer for a baseball team, and the rest is lines from Major League.....we're just bein dumbasses |
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| Tom Petty – Change Of Heart Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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fell in love with someone that was using him...then realized it wasnt what he wanted and is attempting to move on |
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