Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 TOM PETTY FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN FULL CARDIAC ARREST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Good time to remind everyone that "American Girl" is probably the most perfect and perfectly American rock song ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 It's official now. Farewell to a great American. One of my favorite songwriters of all time. His music and his lyrics are simple but get at something deeply real and irreducible for me. Quote I know what's right I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushin' me around But I'll stand my ground And I won't back down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,288 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-rock-iconoclast-who-led-the-heartbreakers-dead-at-66-w506651 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Was he one of the victims in Las Vegas? What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,288 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Heart Attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,647 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Aw man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 There's not many Wilburys left... Adios Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,471 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Sorry to hear it. Seems like he finished his tour just one week ago. I haven't listened to much Tom Petty over the years, but he's been one of those 'pillars' in rock history that I've always been meaning to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,288 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, Thor said: Seems like he finished his tour just one week ago. He did; His performance at the Hollywood Bowl last Monday night is now his final performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 A great American artist. I'm sorry he won't be coming 'round here no more, but I know he's somewhere, runnin' down a dream. Rest in peace, Tom Petty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 My mom saw Petty in concert several months ago. Wow, what a legend, with a solid discography and some great songs. I'm almost at a loss for words. RIP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Rest in Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 He sang about real, working class people and not in a flashy, performative "working class hero" way like Springsteen (who I do like, no offense to him). A deep-ish cut I've always loved, lyrically, is "Even the Losers" Quote Well it was nearly summer, we sat on your roof Yeah we smoked cigarettes and we stared at the moon And I showed you stars you never could see Babe, it couldn't have been that easy to forget about me Baby time meant nothin' anything seemed real Yeah you could kiss like fire and you made me feel Like every word you said was meant to be Babe, it couldn't have been that easy to forget about me Baby even the losers Get lucky sometimes Even the losers Keep a little bit of pride They get lucky sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Damn! RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Bob Dylan statement Quote "It’s shocking, crushing news," Petty's friend and Traveling Wilburys bandmate Bob Dylan tells Rolling Stone in a statement. "I thought the world of Tom. He was a great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I’ll never forget him." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Guilty of driving around singing Free Fallin' like Tom Cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Just now, The Doctor said: Guilty of driving around singing "Free Falling" like Tom Cruise. Same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-clarifies-cannot-confirm-tom-petty-death/ He still on life support it seems. Hang in there Petty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 He won't back down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Is he on life support just for the time all the family gets to know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Read this news just a little while ago while filling up the gas tank. Terrible day I’m having with this and the Las Vegas shooting. RIP Tom, officially the greatest composer ever. 1 minute ago, Bespin said: Is he on life support just for the time all the family gets to know about? The article I read stated that the family requested a do not resuscitate, and that he’s expected to be pulled off life support tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 okay. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Wow, this was a bit surprising to see. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 It's official. L.A. Times is reporting his death. I have no words, I'm speechless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 7 hours ago, Fancyarcher said: It's official. L.A. Times is reporting his death. I have no words, I'm speechless! Heartbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 Goddammit this is a great song Quote People come, people go Some grow young, some grow cold I woke up in between A memory and a dream So let's get to the point, let's roll another joint Let's head on down the road There's somewhere I gotta go And you don't know how it feels You don't know how it feels to be me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,288 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Fantastic song on one of the best albums of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 He wrote so many classic "hold your lighter up high and sing along with your eyes closed" songs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oh! And let's not forget the tenuous John Williams connection! Petty wrote and performed the song "Christmas All Over Again" for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,288 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I put together a big Tom Petty playlist including all the albums by him & the Heartbreakers, him solo, and Traveling Willburies, with some important additional songs ( Mary Jane, Christmas Again, Draggin' Heart, Waiting for Tonight, Something In The Air & Elvis covers, etc) mixed in where appropriate Feel free to listen along with me today! https://open.spotify.com/user/1219032234/playlist/2gCmwnmFOpKXQfssngEFIk Wojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Tom Petty was never my cup of tea (Neither was Bob Dylan) but RIP anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Well we finally have a Wilbury covering Petty in the wake of his death Bob Dylan is in pretty good voice here too! Obviously, it's just a crappy cell phone video though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,288 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Great performance of a great TP track here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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