As most of you already know, Tom Petty passed away yesterday unexpectedly at the age of 66. Like many, I’ve been listening to Tom Petty since I was a child and he’s been a favorite music artist throughout my life. I can remember countless times as a child riding in the car listening to Tom Petty on the radio and as I grew older and started going out with friends on the weekend, you always heard Tom Petty tunes. He was pretty much a staple and some of my very first songs I learned on my acoustic guitar were Tom Petty tunes.
We lost so many talented and amazing artists this year. I thought I’d post my top ten favorite Tom Petty songs to celebrate his life in music. Maybe some of these are songs that you enjoy as well.
Some of these music videos are the greatest of all time and every one of them is worth watching. It was hard to pick just ten, but these are some of my favorite jams.
Don’t Come Around Here No More
Into The Great Wide Open – Featuring Johnny Depp
The Traveling Wilburys – Handle Me With Care
You Got Lucky
You Don’t Know How It Feels
I Won’t Back Down
Learning To Fly
Free Fallin’
Running Down A Dream
Mary Jane’s Last Dance
Thanks for checking out my top ten favorites. What are some of your favorite Tom Petty favorites?
Breakdown and A Woman in Love .. … Awesome post Mischenko, I’ve been listening to his songs all morning.
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Great songs, Susan. Thank you for sharing some of your favorites. Hugs ❤
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You Got Lucky is my favorite. I think we all got lucky when he came along. A regular, fun, good-hearted guy! We’ll always have his music. RIP!
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I love that song too, Dave. I literally get chills when it comes on the radio. Thanks for sharing. ❤
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Terrific post and tribute! I love so many of his that picking one is impossible!
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I agree, Penny. It’s impossible to pick just one. Such a great artist. Thanks for commenting. ❤
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You Don’t Know How It Feels, Running Down a Dream, and Last Day with Mary Jane are mine. I got into him in the late 80s, having no idea he came out in the 70s, and liked his music ever since.
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Latanya, I love all of those too. The 80s were such a fun time! ❤ Thanks for sharing your favorites.
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No problem!
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My favorites too!
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I’m so glad, Patty! ❤
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Great post! Such sad news. I feel like Tom Petty is one of those artists whose music is part of the backdrop to so many of my life events.
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I agree. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Lisa. ❤
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Free Fallin’……..in my top 5 absolute favorite songs of all time. So sad. May he rest and not back down.
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It’s such a great song! I love the music video too. I remember watching Tom Cruise sing the song on Jerry Mcguire. It’s one of my favorite parts in the movie. 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing. ❤
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Great post! I was saddened to hear of his death. His songs got me through a lot of heartbreak. My fav? Running Down a Dream. 🙂
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Great song. Thanks so much for sharing your fave. I love that video too. 🙂 ❤
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My favorite video has got to be “Don’t Come Around Here No More” with Tom Petty as the Mad Hatter. Priceless!
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Perfect way to honor one of the ‘greatest’ musicians of our time. RIP Tom Petty! Awesome post Jen! 💕
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Thanks so much. ❤ 🙂
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I feel you! It was a very sad day indeed 😦 Bowie hit me the hardest recently, because I was a life long fan of his work but Tom Petty’s music has always bern there as well.
Into the great wide open, learning to fly, Wildflowers, mary jane’s last dance, free fallin.. probably my favourites but I love listening to all of his other songs as well!
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Great post, Jenn 🙂 I wasn’t a huge fan, but his music was always a part of my life in one way or another. My hubby is a huge fan and has really taken the news badly. The loss of any great talent, which there is no denying Petty was is a shattering loss to the world. 😦 Thanks for sharing your favorites…Free Fallin’ will always be the song I think of when I think of him ❤
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