M P Was a fan all my life and saw him perform at Hyde Park, London only a month before he died. So thankful I got to see him. Prince too but many years ago. R.I.P. Prince and Tom Petty. Both absolute legends! 🙏🙏❤️❤️
@@Samurai_Stoner Yep, Bowie and Prince hit me harder than Petty... still can't listen to Prince hardly at all, and hearing Bowie makes me appreciate him way more than I ever did before. When I was a kid his Iggy Stardust days weirded me out, I was too young to process it.
Fun facts: Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics makes a cameo as the man smoking the hookah. Also at the end when they are eating her as a cake, Tipper Gore criticised this video in corrupting the youth by showing cannibalism but totally missed the drugs references....lol
This is an iconic 80s video. We all anticipated seeing the MTV video debut of the song we'd been jamming to on the radio. Mr Petty never disappointed with his unique creative style.
Tom Petty was one of my biggest rock n roll heroes, and losing him still hurts. A man of true personal integrity. "I Won't Back Down" personifies the rebel that he was
I’ve been a huge fan since I was a kid. I got to see him for the first time in 2012 (he hadn’t played in Ireland since 1991) and swore I wouldn’t miss the next time. He never played Ireland again. 😢
Yeah, iirc, he wrote that song about his legal battle with the band’s record label. They’d signed the contract when they were young guys, thinking that “publishing rights” meant the label had the rights to any printed sheet music (which they didn’t care about), and not the total legal ownership of the songs and recordings that it meant.
David Reynolds Don’t be sad that you only experienced it once. Be glad you actually got to see him. A lot of folks lament the fact they’ll never see TP&tH live. What other band can play a 3 hour set, with only 5 songs from the new album, the rest classic hits, and they still don’t have the time to play all their hits in those 3 hours? Think of yourself as lucky, you’re Irish, right? I myself had the luck to sit front row on the launch of their 2010 Mojo album tour at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado (the best outdoor concert venue in the world) with Joe Cocker as the opener. It was a magical night I’ll always treasure.
Daniel Cody Yeah. I was lucky to see him at all. The following year I got to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band. Probably the only other person who could do 3 hours and leave out loads of hits. Red Rocks. Now that does sound amazing.
Fun Tom Petty fact. Back in 1963 or 1962 Elvis Presley was filming a movie in Ocala Florida called Follow that dream. A 10 year old boy asked his parents to go to the movie set to see Elvis. They couldn't take him, so his uncle did. Among all the crowd he got close enough to actually meet his hero Elvis and even got his guitar signed. It was then he knew he wanted to become a musician when he grew up. That little boy was Tom Petty.
Miss Tom Petty so much. He was one of the rockers who really embraced the video music craze in the 80s, and came up with really creative stuff. I think he studied theater arts in college, so he got to combine acting and music. He always looked like he was having a great time.
Tom Petty has so many great songs!! Besides the ones I see others recommending, I'll also throw in: Don't Do Me Like That Breakdown American Girl Refugee You Got Lucky
Apparently there was such a good reaction to this video that when the gang went on tour, Tom would say "All right everyone, we're going back to the land of Alice now..." and would wear his top hat when playing this song.
Huge backstory to this song Stevie Nicks was dating Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh and they were having a not great break up and Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics ended up writing a song about it Stevie said the line don’t come around here no more
Apparently Dave was invited to a party at Stevie Nicks' house and while everyone else was doing coke in the bathroom, he went upstairs to sleep. Woke up with Nicks trying on Victorian era dresses, fell back asleep, and woke up again to her and Joe Walsh having their argument. I've been waiting a long time for this video. It scared the crap out of me as a kid!
My absolute favorite songwriter. I cried lot when he died. My family has home movies of me dancing to last chance when I was like 2 or 3, he's always been my favorite.
According to Tom Petty's book, Stewart & Petty wrote the song for Stevie Nicks. She and Stewart were in the middle of a marathon studio session when Tom Petty showed up for a visit in the middle of the night. Nicks left to get some sleep. When she returned in daylight, Petty, still there with Stewart, had laid down a vocal as a demo. When Nicks heard it, she loved it and told them "it's your song now."
Mtv was still relatively new when Michael Jackson made the video for "Thriller" which was basically a mini movie. So it was like he threw down the gauntlet and many people tried to make a better video than "Thriller". It didn't happen but we got a lot of great videos like this one.
Tom Petty is one of those musicians that can't possibly please everyone at a concert. So many great songs he would have to do 20 hour shows to make sure everyone heard their favorite song by him.
I saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 3 times and this so g is always a favorite. Tom is great in these videos. Such an amazing 👏 talent. You are missed Tom, so much. RIP
All his music played a part in my growing up. These were the songs that paved my life and still do. My me a stronger person. Tom love you, thank you, you are missed greatly.
One of the coolest most emotional things I've experienced related to Tom Petty was being he's from Gainesville Florida, shortly after his passing being at a university of Florida game where 90 thousand Gator fans singing Won't back down in his honor. It was so awesome seeing everyone singing and swaying to a local legends music. So nice.
Jamel, the Tom Petty songs you have reacted to, while very good, represent an era of the Heart breakers that were heavily influenced by Dave Stewart, of The Eurythmics, and Jeff Lynne of ELO. If you want the classic TP & Heart breakers try American Girl, The Waiting, Breakdown, Don't Do Me Like That , A Woman In Love, Refugee. If i were to point to the quintessential Heart breakers sound - try "The Waiting"
"I don't feel you any more. You darken my door." Those are some of the blackest lyrics I've heard. Imagine someone telling you that at the end of a relationship. I'd rather have a girl tell me to go eff off than hear her say those words, knowing that I affected her in that way.
Yes! Love Tom Petty. Thanks for finally reviewing him. This song is unlike any other he ever did. The heartbreakers had no idea what he was thinking with this one. It turned out to be one of their biggest hits, more TP [ Please.
This is my favorite Tom Petty video! Please do Mary Jane's Last Dance and Into the Great Wide Open! And really, anything by Tom and the Heartbreakers! Seriously, ANYTHING!
They started out making this song for Stevie Nicks. It’s based on something one of the writers heard Stevie Nicks tell Joe Walsh when she was throwing him out of their house (don’t come around here no more!) Nicks left while they were working on it and Petty helped create a track that drew its inspiration from Prince’s When Doves Cry (this track) and he recorded a guide vocal track for Nicks to re-record. When Nicks got back and she heard the track she said how do you expect me to top that? She thanked Tom and the other writer for their hard work, immediately fired Jimmy Iovine, and left. Tom inherited the song and built upon it for a few weeks with the intention of making it a single. When the track was brought to the record label they were understandably skeptical because it seemed so far removed from Petty’s other music but Tom used the When Doves Cry example in order to convince them that it would be a big hit and fortunately he was right. It charted at number 13 on the billboard hot 100 and number 2 on the rock albums chart. Tom Petty, the subtle genius who doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Also, that’s Annie Lennox singing the backup vocals.
This song was a collaboration of Tom Petty and David Stewart of the Eurythmics. the characters in the video are from Alice in wonderland with David Stewart playing the Caterpillar and Tom Petty playing the Mad Hatter. The female vocalist you hear singing in the background is Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics.
I just found you and binged watch for hours! It is so rare to see someone enjoying music so much and the look of sincere happiness and wander on your face put a smile on mine. Thank you, kind Sir
Winner VMA Best Special Effects in a Video Tony Mitchell (special effects) Kathy Dougherty (special effects) Peter Cohen (special effects) Nominee VMA Video of the Year Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Best Concept Video Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Best Direction in a Video Jeff Stein (director) Viewer's Choice Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Love Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers..this was in the late 80s and I do love it but I loved his late 70s early 80s just a tad bit more,lol,Refugee,Don`t Do Me Like That,The Waiting,Here Comes My Girl,Breakdown,and You Got Lucky!
Thank you, Jamel! This is one of my favorites. He was wonderful. It's sad to know he's not here anymore. But I'm happy that he left us this wonderful music and videos to have anytime we need him.
This song won me over from the very first time I heard it, then when I saw the video, it sealed its fate of becoming one of my favorite songs, and videos of all time. That's saying a lot from me, cause I love a lot of songs and videos!
I remember when this was released. I loved it! Those were still the days of MTV and videos. The song and the video fit so well. I loved the psychedelic sound and vibe to the video. I miss those days so much. RIP TP.
This is my favorite music video of all time. God, I cannot believe that I will never get to see Tom Petty anymore at the Hollywood Bowl. 😭😭😭 RIP TOM PETTY AND THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT MUSIC. 💔💔💔💔 Heartbroken. This is the coolest brake up song ever. "You tangle my emotions." What a cool lyric.
Thank you my friend. I love the late and great Tom Petty. I'm glad you did a few of his different ones from a bunch of different years. Again thanks for making us smile.
Nice. Was wondering if you were going to get around to this one. Also of my fav videos of his. 😁 Like the whole interesting take on Alice in Wonderland, also this isn't from any movie. Tom plays as the Mad Hatter, which is why the main reason they're walking around the table since this is the Mad Tea Party. Edit: also the meaning might be inspired by a "romanic encounter" between David Steward of Eurythimics and Stevie Nick of Fleetwood Mac.
I think this is my favorite Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song. I love everything about and the video is awesome, too :) The music is really good, I love listening to all the different parts. The video is Alice in Wonderland. Tom's the Mad Hatter ;)
Mine too. As a kid this was one of the first music videos I had ever seen. The first one I remember seeing is Grateful Dead Touch of Grey. At the time my parents were doing their best to shelter us so unless it was music they liked everything was "devil music" 🤣 one day I called my mom out when she was listening to Mary Jane's Last Dance and said "mom, this is about marijuana" and the she lightened up on our music choices a bit.
Tom Petty made an immense amount of great music & his videos were the best. He had a twisted sense of humor. Still hard to believe he's gone. I was lucky enough to see him live twice 🙌
Jamel, this song was most recently used in the movie "We Bought a Zoo." Aside from that, I don't see it showing up elsewhere, but lots of other great TP songs do...
Hey Jamel, a fun fact for you: That opening instrument you hear in this song was an Indian instrument called a Sitar and it was played by Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics, who also appeared in the opening scenes of the video as the Caterpillar on the mushroom
I'm so glad you're doing this particular song. It's one of my favorites from Tom Petty doing this very much in the world producing music. When I was little I was fascinated with this video and the song even though I didn't even though I didn't know what the song was about. It spoke to my little melancholy soul when I was a kid.
It’s Hard to believe he is gone, he and Prince were hard deaths to process from an 80s kid.
Bowie too
I am still not ok with Tom Petty. It has been the most difficult one.
M P Was a fan all my life and saw him perform at Hyde Park, London only a month before he died. So thankful I got to see him. Prince too but many years ago. R.I.P. Prince and Tom Petty. Both absolute legends! 🙏🙏❤️❤️
@@Samurai_Stoner Yep, Bowie and Prince hit me harder than Petty... still can't listen to Prince hardly at all, and hearing Bowie makes me appreciate him way more than I ever did before. When I was a kid his Iggy Stardust days weirded me out, I was too young to process it.
Chris Cornell was brutal for me.
Tom Petty was a freakin' legend. Listen to 'Running Down a Dream'.
Careful what you are driving that song will get you a speeding ticket fast!
I thought it was running down the drain as a kid, lol
Yes!!!! My favorite song of theirs
Yes! The lyrics refer to a song you did a little while ago called Little Runaway by Del Shannon. "Me and Del were singing, Little Runaway......"
listen to anything petty... his style was so unique
I think this was one of the best videos from the 80s. Tom Petty was the perfect mad hatter
Yes your right in your interpretation. Tom Petty was just cool and his songs and voice and videos all kept your attention
Hoping for “Stop draggin my heart around”, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks! Fabulous! ❤️💛☮️💟✌️
Yesssssss!
Absolutely...! Stevie wanted to be a "Heartbreaker" so bad....
Kimberlini Bambini and, it has a weird al parody for it.
Crapulous
Yaaassss! Great live video@!!!!
"Free Fallin'", "Even the Losers", "Refugee", "Into the Great Wide Open"... Petty recorded some fantastic songs. Such a shame he went too soon - RIP.
Hie best hits album is just press play and you're good.
Fun facts: Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics makes a cameo as the man smoking the hookah. Also at the end when they are eating her as a cake, Tipper Gore criticised this video in corrupting the youth by showing cannibalism but totally missed the drugs references....lol
Dave Stewart also co-wrote he song played the sitar. Brilliant song!
I totally remember that completely!
Tipper Gore. What a loon.
David Stewart's bandmate Annie Lennox sings backing vocals.
Good lord, I have not thought about that fool Tipper Gore in years. LOL
One of my favorite Tom Petty songs, and one of my favorite videos of all time . . .
This is an iconic 80s video. We all anticipated seeing the MTV video debut of the song we'd been jamming to on the radio. Mr Petty never disappointed with his unique creative style.
Song #3 on my all-time Tom Petty list. Shout out to the gorgeous Wish Foley ... so easy on the eyes.
RIP TOM PETTY ❤
For sure
We will all meet him soon ✌😎
Indeed. Love and miss that man.
Tom my man.
Won't Back Down, please. This is such an amazing song!!!
Tom Petty was one of my biggest rock n roll heroes, and losing him still hurts. A man of true personal integrity. "I Won't Back Down" personifies the rebel that he was
I’ve been a huge fan since I was a kid. I got to see him for the first time in 2012 (he hadn’t played in Ireland since 1991) and swore I wouldn’t miss the next time. He never played Ireland again. 😢
The entire Full Moon Fever album is an absolute masterpiece.
Yeah, iirc, he wrote that song about his legal battle with the band’s record label. They’d signed the contract when they were young guys, thinking that “publishing rights” meant the label had the rights to any printed sheet music (which they didn’t care about), and not the total legal ownership of the songs and recordings that it meant.
David Reynolds Don’t be sad that you only experienced it once. Be glad you actually got to see him. A lot of folks lament the fact they’ll never see TP&tH live. What other band can play a 3 hour set, with only 5 songs from the new album, the rest classic hits, and they still don’t have the time to play all their hits in those 3 hours? Think of yourself as lucky, you’re Irish, right?
I myself had the luck to sit front row on the launch of their 2010 Mojo album tour at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado (the best outdoor concert venue in the world) with Joe Cocker as the opener. It was a magical night I’ll always treasure.
Daniel Cody Yeah. I was lucky to see him at all.
The following year I got to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band. Probably the only other person who could do 3 hours and leave out loads of hits.
Red Rocks. Now that does sound amazing.
Fun Tom Petty fact. Back in 1963 or 1962 Elvis Presley was filming a movie in Ocala Florida called Follow that dream. A 10 year old boy asked his parents to go to the movie set to see Elvis. They couldn't take him, so his uncle did. Among all the crowd he got close enough to actually meet his hero Elvis and even got his guitar signed. It was then he knew he wanted to become a musician when he grew up. That little boy was Tom Petty.
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" is another great one We played this song in a band I was in in Germany.
He did a review of this on his other channel
@@oodlesloodles8930 I found it, thanks.
Last dance with mary jane...reference. Marijauna
@@missmarymary6506 REALLY?? I had NO idea! I'm SHOCKED!! I can't believe it!
Talk about stating the obvious..... DUH
@@oodlesloodles8930 its not mary janes last dance..it is last dance with
mary jane. Looks like you need to smoke n chill jackass
Miss Tom Petty so much. He was one of the rockers who really embraced the video music craze in the 80s, and came up with really creative stuff. I think he studied theater arts in college, so he got to combine acting and music. He always looked like he was having a great time.
Jamal..."You got Lucky" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is a really cool song and video to check out.
Thanks.
Tom has the best look for the Mad Hatter. Amazing video.
I love Tom Petty’s music,I saw him 3 times and he always put the Mad Hatter hat on,when he sang this song.
He'd put the hat on after pulling it out of a trunk on stage.
You always knew what the next song was when the hat came out.
Saw him at the swamp in Gainesville FL, 4 times!! Don't remember much, other than the hat!!
I saw him so many times, never a bad show.
Kinda like ZZ Top's white fuzzy guitars.You always know what song is coming when they come out.
RIP Tom Petty, such a tragic loss of a truly gifted talented musician
Probably my favorite Tom petty song... Should try Stevie nixx Tom petty duet Stop dragging my heart around
I adore Petty and the Heartbreakers. Great singer/songwriter. RIP TOM
Tom Petty has so many great songs!!
Besides the ones I see others recommending, I'll also throw in:
Don't Do Me Like That
Breakdown
American Girl
Refugee
You Got Lucky
I've seen him in concert 3 times ... Truly a legend
Apparently there was such a good reaction to this video that when the gang went on tour, Tom would say "All right everyone, we're going back to the land of Alice now..." and would wear his top hat when playing this song.
He was a musical genius. So sad he's gone.
Huge backstory to this song Stevie Nicks was dating Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh and they were having a not great break up and Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics ended up writing a song about it Stevie said the line don’t come around here no more
Oh! Great! Thanks for the information & have a great afternoon! Stay safe!
That actually makes the cake scene at the end make more sense to me. Everyone was feeding off of Stevie and the drama swirling around her.
They both realized if they didn't separate, they would probably die from their shared drug addictions...
Apparently Dave was invited to a party at Stevie Nicks' house and while everyone else was doing coke in the bathroom, he went upstairs to sleep. Woke up with Nicks trying on Victorian era dresses, fell back asleep, and woke up again to her and Joe Walsh having their argument.
I've been waiting a long time for this video. It scared the crap out of me as a kid!
Didn’t know that! Very cool!
My absolute favorite songwriter. I cried lot when he died. My family has home movies of me dancing to last chance when I was like 2 or 3, he's always been my favorite.
From Tom Petty, here comes my girl and she's a woman in love, both are wonderful songs...I was so in love with him as a teenager
Yes Here's Comes My Girl is an epic song
Love your reactions😍💞😂 you are the cutest thing, but Tom Petty is one of the greatest legends.😊❤
Seeing Tom Petty live was one of life's great rewards.
It’s the band’s version of Alice in Wonderland-with Tom Petty as the Mad Hatter!
He still looks like the Mad Hatter in some of his later videos. XD
Really!?
And it's about telling a girl to get lost. He's done with her crap.
@@TreeCamper Funnily, it originated with Dave Stewart overhearing Stevie Nicks telling Joe Walsh to get lost. XD
@@fnjesusfreak Sounds about right, lol
Tom Petty was the coolest guy in rock and roll!
How about reacting to Jefferson Airplane- White Rabbit? Love the videos.
If you're not already aware there is a RUclips clip for White Rabbit isolated vocals. Well worth a listen.
@@johnfriday5169 oh yea I've seen it! Gives me goosebumps every time.
The last performance of that song was such a mess. That show ended the band then and there.
How about a little Jefferson Starship? As well.
Grace Slick’s voiiiiice!! Amazing! Plus, that song is an acid trip without being on acid 😂
I watched your face when Tom started cutting the cake, hilarious ! I still remember my first time seeing it , insane !
The song was used in trailers for "we bought a zoo" with matt damon.
According to Tom Petty's book, Stewart & Petty wrote the song for Stevie Nicks. She and Stewart were in the middle of a marathon studio session when Tom Petty showed up for a visit in the middle of the night. Nicks left to get some sleep. When she returned in daylight, Petty, still there with Stewart, had laid down a vocal as a demo. When Nicks heard it, she loved it and told them "it's your song now."
It's not from a movie at all. The character smoking a bong playing the sitar is Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics. It's a take on Alice in wonderland.
And Tom was the Mad Hatter.
Not what he's talking about. He's saying what movie had this song in its soundtrack.
We bought a zoo
VERY Alice In Wonderland.
Amazing how much 19th century literature still influences. For good reason.
That isn't a bong. It's a hookah.
Tom Petty, Prince and Chris Cornell.....all so sad and very missed
Mtv was still relatively new when Michael Jackson made the video for "Thriller" which was basically a mini movie. So it was like he threw down the gauntlet and many people tried to make a better video than "Thriller". It didn't happen but we got a lot of great videos like this one.
Actually You Got Lucky by T.P. and the Heartbreakers was the first movie type video in 82, the Thriller video came out in 83.
Yep!!! The video wars on MTV were awesome back then!!! 💗💗💗💗
@wayouttatune2 yup, but the bigger deal was the long opening before the song started, hadn't been done too often.
Tom Petty is so much better than MJ in every way. No contest.
@wayouttatune2 😆👌🏼right!!
Miss him and his music been a fan since well, forever
"He got some twizzlers on his hands?" LOL.
Tom Petty is one of those musicians that can't possibly please everyone at a concert. So many great songs he would have to do 20 hour shows to make sure everyone heard their favorite song by him.
Not a movie, it's the wonderful world of Lewis Caroll. That's why you think you've seen it before.
No the song was used in one of his favorite movies are you deaf?
I saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 3 times and this so g is always a favorite. Tom is great in these videos. Such an amazing 👏 talent. You are missed Tom, so much. RIP
It’s almost as if when the 90s came around, the music industry said “the 80s had such great music and videos. So let’s go in a different direction”.
Jimmy Mac Nine Inch Nails, though.
All his music played a part in my growing up. These were the songs that paved my life and still do. My me a stronger person. Tom love you, thank you, you are missed greatly.
After Tom Petty could u do some Dr. Hook from the 70's......so good I think u would love them & I've been requesting forever
Agreed!
Dr. Hook was my first concert. Second one was John Cougar & Tom Petty
Dr. HOOK, some great songs and videos. I think Jamel will love e'm.
@@supaleetkillah Was Sylvia's mother dr Hook or after Dr Hook?
@@supaleetkillah Fair enough. I knew it was a song Denis carried with him afterwards so I was curious was it penned during his time with the band.
One of the coolest most emotional things I've experienced related to Tom Petty was being he's from Gainesville Florida, shortly after his passing being at a university of Florida game where 90 thousand Gator fans singing Won't back down in his honor. It was so awesome seeing everyone singing and swaying to a local legends music. So nice.
Jamel, the Tom Petty songs you have reacted to, while very good, represent an era of the Heart breakers that were heavily influenced by Dave Stewart, of The Eurythmics, and Jeff Lynne of ELO.
If you want the classic TP & Heart breakers try American Girl, The Waiting, Breakdown, Don't Do Me Like That , A Woman In Love, Refugee. If i were to point to the quintessential Heart breakers sound - try "The Waiting"
Petty is the only concert I've been to where everybody sang every song for the entire concert! So many hits. Epic!
One of my FAVS 😁... Please REACT to " *YOU GOT LUCKY* " by Tom Petty (Official Vid)
*R.I.P TOM PETTY* ... 😷 Stay Safe & Always Much Love ~ 😈🔺🦋
Yes! Speaking of movie homages, this one is all about a post-apocalyptic world like in Mad Max. Great visuals, great song!
@@etc7070 I Agree and for being done back in the day ...
it had a futuristic sound to it ... Much Love
"I don't feel you any more. You darken my door."
Those are some of the blackest lyrics I've heard. Imagine someone telling you that at the end of a relationship. I'd rather have a girl tell me to go eff off than hear her say those words, knowing that I affected her in that way.
That's the genius of Tom Petty
Days before summer of 2021... Your comment made me step back! Thank you ♥️
It's about a break up..
I love that line so much.
Need to react to "The Cars" songs like "Let's Go"; "Moving in Stereo" ; "Just What I Needed"
Or “Since You’re Gone” if we want to stick with the breakup theme.
i wrote him on instagram about the cars as well!
Yes! Love Tom Petty. Thanks for finally reviewing him. This song is unlike any other he ever did. The heartbreakers had no idea what he was thinking with this one. It turned out to be one of their biggest hits, more TP [
Please.
This is my favorite Tom Petty video! Please do Mary Jane's Last Dance and Into the Great Wide Open! And really, anything by Tom and the Heartbreakers! Seriously, ANYTHING!
They started out making this song for Stevie Nicks. It’s based on something one of the writers heard Stevie Nicks tell Joe Walsh when she was throwing him out of their house (don’t come around here no more!)
Nicks left while they were working on it and Petty helped create a track that drew its inspiration from Prince’s When Doves Cry (this track) and he recorded a guide vocal track for Nicks to re-record. When Nicks got back and she heard the track she said how do you expect me to top that? She thanked Tom and the other writer for their hard work, immediately fired Jimmy Iovine, and left. Tom inherited the song and built upon it for a few weeks with the intention of making it a single. When the track was brought to the record label they were understandably skeptical because it seemed so far removed from Petty’s other music but Tom used the When Doves Cry example in order to convince them that it would be a big hit and fortunately he was right. It charted at number 13 on the billboard hot 100 and number 2 on the rock albums chart. Tom Petty, the subtle genius who doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Also, that’s Annie Lennox singing the backup vocals.
Thanks Jamel, really enjoy your reactions. You should have no trouble reaching 500k subs by Friday and Happy Birthday!
Facts! HE deserves to be at the million by now- most sincere, humble and kindest reaction channel- not to mention FUN- and not greedy! 💟
The fact he’s gone is sad. He was a brilliant human
You should react to the Black Crowes She Talks to Angels.
mldzines I would rather Remedy or Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye, but we gotta start somewhere.
Love him so talented and creative he will definitely be greatly missed thank you Tom for many years of great music Rest Easy 🦋✌💖⭐🎩🦋
This song was a collaboration of Tom Petty and David Stewart of the Eurythmics. the characters in the video are from Alice in wonderland with David Stewart playing the Caterpillar and Tom Petty playing the Mad Hatter. The female vocalist you hear singing in the background is Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics.
I just found you and binged watch for hours! It is so rare to see someone enjoying music so much and the look of sincere happiness and wander on your face put a smile on mine. Thank you, kind Sir
Winner
VMA Best Special Effects in a Video
Tony Mitchell (special effects)
Kathy Dougherty (special effects)
Peter Cohen (special effects)
Nominee
VMA Video of the Year
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Best Concept Video
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Best Direction in a Video
Jeff Stein (director)
Viewer's Choice
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Love Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers..this was in the late 80s and I do love it but I loved his late 70s early 80s just a tad bit more,lol,Refugee,Don`t Do Me Like That,The Waiting,Here Comes My Girl,Breakdown,and You Got Lucky!
I LOVE THIS SONG !!!
Rest in Peace Tom Petty 🤘🤘🤘
Interesting music video, isn't it ?!?! 🤣🤣
That line, you tangle my emotions, I have felt that so hard! I have used this song to hang onto my resolve to move on more than once. Thanks Jamel!
Do Tom Petty- Runin Down A Dream, please.
Tom Petty - Love is a Long Road...one of my all-time favorites by him.
Little Alice needs to stop eating those "Wonderland Mushrooms".Never trust the mad hatter(Tom Petty)
Stephanie Tipton its. ahhh meee. MARIO!
great tea
Thank you, Jamel! This is one of my favorites. He was wonderful. It's sad to know he's not here anymore. But I'm happy that he left us this wonderful music and videos to have anytime we need him.
AMERICAN GIRL, it's Tom Petty and its America.
My favorite Tom Petty song!
They used it in Silence of the Lamb...
About a girl overdosing on heroin
American Girl is a must
@@rbffbvs makes me ill how many times everyone says the same thing
"Here Comes My Girl," and "Louisiana Rain" are my two fave TP tunes...
This video is just WILD! I love this one as well, the whole Alice in Wonderland theme lends such a different energy to the song!
I’m obsessed over the songs you’re choosing. These are all of my favorites!
Some of my favorite Tom Petty Songs are: Mary Jane's Last Dance, Dont do me like that, refugee, running down a dream, and I wont back down
Bennett Cauwenberghs ... agree totally, plus Freefalling. Would love to see reactions to all of these. 👋🇦🇺
This song won me over from the very first time I heard it, then when I saw the video, it sealed its fate of becoming one of my favorite songs, and videos of all time. That's saying a lot from me, cause I love a lot of songs and videos!
Killer break up song. 😂 "Stop walking down MY street!"
"I've given up ! On waiting any longer
I've given up ! On this love getting stronger "
... hurts me every time...
@@paulwalsh2344😔 You tangle my emotionnnns...
@@dipsydoodle7988 Yeah that was the other one... lol
My fave line🤣🤣🤣
I remember when this was released. I loved it! Those were still the days of MTV and videos. The song and the video fit so well. I loved the psychedelic sound and vibe to the video. I miss those days so much. RIP TP.
Try his 'Running Down a Dream' - he refers to him and Del singing Little Runaway .....
This is my favorite music video of all time. God, I cannot believe that I will never get to see Tom Petty anymore at the Hollywood Bowl. 😭😭😭 RIP TOM PETTY AND THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT MUSIC. 💔💔💔💔 Heartbroken. This is the coolest brake up song ever. "You tangle my emotions." What a cool lyric.
That video is so trippy. LOL
One of my favorites by them and yeah, back then groups put a lot onto their videos to get airplay on MTV. (In my opinion)
Yes they did
This is my one of my favorite song, and video just love it.
Tom Petty: doing "everything is actually cake" videos before it was cool.
Dude 😂😂😂😂😂
He was a man far ahead of his time.
Thank you my friend. I love the late and great Tom Petty. I'm glad you did a few of his different ones from a bunch of different years. Again thanks for making us smile.
I love petty. Wish you listen to paper and fire by John mellcamp
Pink Houses too
Paper *in* Fire, yes it is a great song
Yes pink houses was awesome too.
We need a John Mellencamp marathon. Minutes to Memories, Scarecrow, Big Daddy, Peaceful World, soooo many good tunes.
Lily McAllister I so agree. 👍👍👍
Another great song! Tom Petty never made a song I didn't love....this is one of my very favorite.♥️
Nice. Was wondering if you were going to get around to this one. Also of my fav videos of his. 😁
Like the whole interesting take on Alice in Wonderland, also this isn't from any movie.
Tom plays as the Mad Hatter, which is why the main reason they're walking around the table since this is the Mad Tea Party.
Edit: also the meaning might be inspired by a "romanic encounter" between David Steward of Eurythimics and Stevie Nick of Fleetwood Mac.
It’s about Stevie Nicks and Joe Walsh.
Tom Petty is one of my favorites and this is one of my favorite songs/videos of his ... and posted on my birthday! Thanks. 😀
Free falling, breakdown, listen to her heart, refugee and I need to know. All by Tom petty and the Heartbreakers.
He has so many great songs, I can't name them all, he even did a soundtrack for a movie, just an amazing artist
I think this is my favorite Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song. I love everything about and the video is awesome, too :) The music is really good, I love listening to all the different parts. The video is Alice in Wonderland. Tom's the Mad Hatter ;)
Mine too. As a kid this was one of the first music videos I had ever seen. The first one I remember seeing is Grateful Dead Touch of Grey. At the time my parents were doing their best to shelter us so unless it was music they liked everything was "devil music" 🤣 one day I called my mom out when she was listening to Mary Jane's Last Dance and said "mom, this is about marijuana" and the she lightened up on our music choices a bit.
Tom Petty made an immense amount of great music & his videos were the best. He had a twisted sense of humor. Still hard to believe he's gone. I was lucky enough to see him live twice 🙌
I thought the exact same thing but after his passing I watched a biography on him and he was stalked his stalker was caught and arrested.
If only I’d seen him live!! Gone way too soon. Legend!!!
Jamel, this song was most recently used in the movie "We Bought a Zoo." Aside from that, I don't see it showing up elsewhere, but lots of other great TP songs do...
This video is everthing!! His voice is si original!!🙌🙌
Check out "Jammin' Me" By Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers...
that song rings so true today love it
Your reaction, as usual, never fails to make me smile. Have a good one. Teach peace, and preach love!
Hey Jamel, a fun fact for you:
That opening instrument you hear in this song was an Indian instrument called a Sitar and it was played by Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics, who also appeared in the opening scenes of the video as the Caterpillar on the mushroom
I'm so glad you're doing this particular song. It's one of my favorites from Tom Petty doing this very much in the world producing music. When I was little I was fascinated with this video and the song even though I didn't even though I didn't know what the song was about. It spoke to my little melancholy soul when I was a kid.