Hi Alison! I'm a a proud Tom Petty fan from Duisburg. His music touch my heart. I'm fallin for black women. Greetings from a tall blond and white man from germany .
I am a 56 year old white woman from River Rouge and I am crazy about Tom Petty! Music is the universal language! I am so happy that Tom renounced his use of the Confederate Flag at his concerts before he passed away! I am in South Florida now and I really miss my people from Michigan! Stay safe and well sister!
I'm sitting here in my office. The door is closed. I have my head buried in my computer. People walking by who might glance in through the little sidelight window next to the door might be thinking...wow, he really studying something in there...better leave him alone. That's right, leave me alone. Because since I got in here 2 hours ago, my head has been buried into Tom Petty RUclips videos. I'm gonna do this all day in honor of you, Tom. I had forgotten how many great songs you had. And with every one of them, there is no mistaking who it is. You had a sound all your own. Your voice, your guitar tone was instantly recognizable. You were a legend. I wasn't a huge fan like some fans are. I never saw you live. But I never changed the channel either when one of your tunes came on. I own a couple of your albums and they saw some decent turntable time while I was in college and they still do. I was a sophomore in college when "Damn the Torpedoes" was released. It got beer spilled all over it during a few parties but it cleaned up pretty well and I still have it today. I liked "Louisiana Rain" off that album a lot. Never got any radio play and maybe that's why I liked it even more. That one and ":Even the Losers" were my faves from that record. I don't know why I'm writing my life story here. Nobody gives a shit about any of this except me. But you were a part of my youth and you provided background music to a part of my life that I remember fondly. Thanks for all that you did. You always seemed like a cool guy. One of the good guys. A guy who fought his record company when they wanted to raise prices on your albums and you still wanted guys like me to be able to afford them. Just a laid back but stand-up guy who just wanted things to be right. I respect that a lot. You'll be missed. R.I.P.
What you've written is important for everyone who cares about the value that music has in our life. I mean real music, true music, like Tom's music. I'm from Italy, I'm a songwriter and I think that the best thing for the ones who write and sing songs is to be remembered like you remembered Tom. Peace, Love and Rock'n'Roll...TAO
Thanks, Tao. From the USA to Italy and places in between, it is nice to know that we are not alone in our thoughts. As Tom said, "it couldn't have been that easy to forget about me." It's so true.
I appreciate your comments, and I am STILL uncharacteristically SAD about Tom's passing. EVERYDAY, I listen to (and WATCH) some Tom Petty videos on RUclips...What a SUPER COOL guy who I would give up a limb to have met and spent some time with...RIP, Tom Petty.. You are LOVED.
What a great song should do…tell a story….and Tom, imo is the best rocker AND songwriter of all time….he OOZED American blues rock n roll from every pore….no phony horse shit, just him and his brothers making music….Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs play a good bit of the Heartbreakers stuff and Mike’s own stuff is incredible , it’s in RUclips
"Gonna leave this world for a while." Every time I hear that, I think to myself, "I wish he could come back." - June of 2024, & Still VERY SADLY MISSED!! Thank Barelypostvids for these 20 songs you DID post. An Unbelievably Fantastic Show!!
I saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1977 at Winterland in San Francisco, in 1981 in Vancouver, B.C., then in Indianapolis with my wife and three older kids in 2006, in San Antonio in 2008 with my son in a driving rain, in Houston in 2014 with my two middle daughters and then the last time in 2017 with my next to youngest daughter who was attending UT in Austin. I also sent my daughter who was living in London to see Tom again with her husband in 2017. My only regret is that I didn't get a chance to take my youngest to see him or my wife more than once. His were by far the most enjoyable shows I have ever been to, and I have seen many of the greats. His rapport with the audience was special, his music great and he really did look to be enjoying himself each time. RIP to one of the true greats.
This version is how Tom and the Heartbreakers performed it at the Hollywood Bowl in 2010. It was a spiritual ride of genius. So glad I saw Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers before Tom was gone from us. We were the same age, born only about 2 weeks apart. My thanks until perhaps we meet elsewhere.
I was teaching in Japan after a bad break up and was really emotionally lost when I discovered Tom Petty and this album and it truly saved my sanity. I've been listening to it constantly since then (1999)
I've seen Tom Petty in concerts a few times and twice outdoors on beautiful summer nights in Hartford. I'm always amazed at the wide age range of fans that he has. His music appeals to everyone and I just love it when there are 20,000 people singing FREEFALLING in unison. goosebumps!!!!!!!
Will miss him as long as I Iive. No one compared to his music, his voice, his concerts--too much to list as there are too many unforgettable songs to list. Tom, I'll never stop singing along at the top of my lungs. RIP
I'm still bummed about it.....Tom was too fanatical about being where he said he would be for his concert appearances, and it ended up costing him his life.....No one would have cared if he postponed a few of the concerts for medical reasons.......
@@evanmorrow1234Exactly my point Evan. Meanwhile, a little girl misses out on growing up with her grandpa Tom - from whom she could have learned guitar.
Jeff Lynne got the idea to go up an octave vocally..................We're torn up to pieces here about Tom here in Gainesville, FL. May this rare, kind, gifted individual Tom Petty rest in utmost peace. We'll be there, Tom, to join you in rock n' roll heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still can't even speak about him without copious tears. It's made me go back many years, even as far as The Byrds. I was blessed to grow up when I did, being the perfect age (13) when the Beatles arrived. The tremendous impact of these folks from about 1961 to 1971 has shaped music forever. Thank God. Miss Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and so many more. Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Winwood, Perry, don't you dare go anywhere.
This song has helped me through a lot. I would help through a lot of heart ache and when my dad introduced Tom Petty to me 11 years ago I've been a fan since. Thank You Tom, see you in July for philly!
Something about this live version really gets me. I think the instrumentation is better on the record, but it’s hard to say which version is ultimately better. In this live performance I especially love the falling of the vocals after the “free fallin” line. I like it better than the falling voice on the record. Either way, it is so genius and it paints such a beautiful image. God what a legend.
@@jeframp3805 He's using a backing track for the chorus. They've taken the original studio take and added some delay over it, and then Tom sings on top of that. Probably because by this point he couldn't hit that high A anymore.
@@patriciofernandez2711 deffo . It is exactly like the original vocal but lots of echo. every time he performs it it sounds the same too. I think even live in the 80s that part was playbacked. Still his guitar was good and the rest of the song was sung well. Its only a few seconds of the song at the end of the day.
Long Live Tom Petty and his gift of creating a song for each and everyone of us. His Light, Energy and Vibrations are still reverberating in the Universe(s). From a Vietnam Era Marine Corps veteran.
I could listen to this song all day. One of the most beautiful expressions in rock and roll history of regret, lament but at the same time, ironically, freedom.
Our family was in Bavaria the summer of 1965 with Dad showing us where he served in WW2. We met the German family who befriended him at 20, drove Mom's brand new red Jag at top speed on the autobahn to see what it could do, drank at a huge beer garten with men dancing in lederhosen. Bavaria was memorably green. At the Wall with my new Brownie a young solder pointed his rifle at the then ignorant American kid of 16.
I love Tom Petty, I used to live in So. Cal& I had the fortune of seeing him in concert. Great show, great music 🎶. He left us way too soon, he was only 66
Legend...sitting here on a Sunday afternoon on Fathers day listening to Tom Petty, hoping that my kids one day remember this music and say “my dad used to love this” Thank you Tom Petty
Love this song, I close the door to my little music room and pick up a guitar and play and sing, better high than any drug. Thanks for the songs Tom Petty.
my most charished song! they played this song at my senior prom last year!!! they were great...but the real reason is because this is the song that i proposed to my wonderful wife on our senior prom!
You almost never see Mike Campbell's name on "greatest guitarists" lists. But my god, that man can play. And he never draws attention to himself, never makes it all about him. He's always right there inside the song, playing off Tom and his bandmates. And he's so consistent. His timing and his feel for the song are always just perfect.
I am a 56 year old black woman from Detroit and a proud fan of Tom Petty. I always fall for the blonde White boys! Miss you much Tom Petty
Stop! You had me at Detroit. One of those American girls, raised on promises...
jorge byrd I am a 60 year old I´m from Bogota and a new fan of TOM Pety
It's are smile Allison.
Hi Alison! I'm a a proud Tom Petty fan from Duisburg. His music touch my heart. I'm fallin for black women. Greetings from a tall blond and white man from germany .
I am a 56 year old white woman from River Rouge and I am crazy about Tom Petty! Music is the universal language! I am so happy that Tom renounced his use of the Confederate Flag at his concerts before he passed away! I am in South Florida now and I really miss my people from Michigan! Stay safe and well sister!
RIP Tom Petty. My life was better because your music was in it.
He is FREE RIP TOM
I agree he was amazing
He is not gone as smart
As were we all.
Oh Yes...
I'm sitting here in my office. The door is closed. I have my head buried in my computer. People walking by who might glance in through the little sidelight window next to the door might be thinking...wow, he really studying something in there...better leave him alone. That's right, leave me alone. Because since I got in here 2 hours ago, my head has been buried into Tom Petty RUclips videos. I'm gonna do this all day in honor of you, Tom. I had forgotten how many great songs you had. And with every one of them, there is no mistaking who it is. You had a sound all your own. Your voice, your guitar tone was instantly recognizable. You were a legend. I wasn't a huge fan like some fans are. I never saw you live. But I never changed the channel either when one of your tunes came on. I own a couple of your albums and they saw some decent turntable time while I was in college and they still do. I was a sophomore in college when "Damn the Torpedoes" was released. It got beer spilled all over it during a few parties but it cleaned up pretty well and I still have it today. I liked "Louisiana Rain" off that album a lot. Never got any radio play and maybe that's why I liked it even more. That one and ":Even the Losers" were my faves from that record. I don't know why I'm writing my life story here. Nobody gives a shit about any of this except me. But you were a part of my youth and you provided background music to a part of my life that I remember fondly. Thanks for all that you did. You always seemed like a cool guy. One of the good guys. A guy who fought his record company when they wanted to raise prices on your albums and you still wanted guys like me to be able to afford them. Just a laid back but stand-up guy who just wanted things to be right. I respect that a lot. You'll be missed. R.I.P.
A1Adaydreaming we all „give a shit about any of this“ - Thank you for your words, I still feel sad everytime I‘m thinking of him 😢
Thanks, Michael. I appreciate your kind words.
What you've written is important for everyone who cares about the value that music has in our life. I mean real music, true music, like Tom's music. I'm from Italy, I'm a songwriter and I think that the best thing for the ones who write and sing songs is to be remembered like you remembered Tom. Peace, Love and Rock'n'Roll...TAO
Thanks, Tao. From the USA to Italy and places in between, it is nice to know that we are not alone in our thoughts. As Tom said, "it couldn't have been that easy to forget about me." It's so true.
I appreciate your comments, and I am STILL uncharacteristically SAD about Tom's passing. EVERYDAY, I listen to (and WATCH) some Tom Petty videos on RUclips...What a SUPER COOL guy who I would give up a limb to have met and spent some time with...RIP, Tom Petty.. You are LOVED.
RIP Tom Petty... I lulled my daughter to this song many times… it's a wonderful memory. Thank you, brother...
I will never get tired listening to this great classic! Rest in peace Tom! You did great for the music world!
I’m agree with you.
Tom Petty has rocked the world into Free Falling. He is a legend and this song will live on forever.
SO miss this great artist! He was a gentle soul, and I loved his music. RIP sweet Tom Petty.
Not exactly a “gentle “ soul….Yom was a sweetheart, but a fiery dude a lot if the time, but usually in a good way…Passionate
@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808Shut up
I feel that Tom Petty was the greatest story teller of all his music. RIP Tom
What a great song should do…tell a story….and Tom, imo is the best rocker AND songwriter of all time….he OOZED American blues rock n roll from every pore….no phony horse shit, just him and his brothers making music….Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs play a good bit of the Heartbreakers stuff and Mike’s own stuff is incredible , it’s in RUclips
"Gonna leave this world for a while." Every time I hear that, I think to myself, "I wish he could come back." - June of 2024, & Still VERY SADLY MISSED!! Thank Barelypostvids for these 20 songs you DID post. An Unbelievably Fantastic Show!!
I met Tom in 1990 I still cry he is gone he ws such a nice man,
RIP TOM PETTY, MADE MY LIFE MUCH BETTER DUE TO YOUR INCREDIBLE LYRICS AND MUSIC. FOREVER MISSED.
2023 and still missing these guys. True rockers.
ruclips.net/video/MsyGp653IXk/видео.html
Damn straight
Rip... What an incredible song... This live version is awesome
Tom Petty , is a rock legend.
So basic and simple and yet untouchable!!!!!!!!
Miss you Tom, RIP!!!!!
I didn't know that he died. We usually think they will live forever 🙏🙏🙏
I saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1977 at Winterland in San Francisco, in 1981 in Vancouver, B.C., then in Indianapolis with my wife and three older kids in 2006, in San Antonio in 2008 with my son in a driving rain, in Houston in 2014 with my two middle daughters and then the last time in 2017 with my next to youngest daughter who was attending UT in Austin. I also sent my daughter who was living in London to see Tom again with her husband in 2017. My only regret is that I didn't get a chance to take my youngest to see him or my wife more than once. His were by far the most enjoyable shows I have ever been to, and I have seen many of the greats. His rapport with the audience was special, his music great and he really did look to be enjoying himself each time. RIP to one of the true greats.
Possibly the live version is even better than the studio recording. It takes me to another world.
its not live 100% on the "free falling bit" the playback takes over. But who cares, it sounds good and the audience seem to love it.
Thanks Tom for the masterpiece! Just love this song.....
This version is how Tom and the Heartbreakers performed it at the Hollywood Bowl in 2010. It was a spiritual ride of genius. So glad I saw Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers before Tom was gone from us. We were the same age, born only about 2 weeks apart. My thanks until perhaps we meet elsewhere.
THIS STILL ROCKIN AWESOME SONG TOM PETTY
What can I say,this guy has been in my life for decades.Thanks Tom.
John Iain McFarlane
john mayers name should be john lame pants
John Iain McFarlane A
🥲🥰🤞🍀💘☮️🌻✌️
It's so sad to think that we'll never get to see Tom perform this song again! RIP
❤️ Watching it now Loving it.Thank thank Tom
one of the truly greats
R. I. P. Tom Petty. Thank you for your music to the world! ❤️😎👍🌍🕯️
I was teaching in Japan after a bad break up and was really emotionally lost when I discovered Tom Petty and this album and it truly saved my sanity. I've been listening to it constantly since then (1999)
The audience singing with Tom makes this song sound HEAVENLY. LOVE YA ...MISS YA T.
If you mean near the end, those were the guys on background vocals on stage
@@Amtrak160Productions wrong comment for wrong song. Apologies
Nah its fine
@@Amtrak160Productions I thought I was replying to "BREAKDOWN" live version.
Love that song
Indeed its pretty good
What a classic! 😊😊 Great American song!
RIP Tom Petty ~ Miss You So Much :(
Always gets my at the first chord stroke... such a lovely tone, a guitar couldn't sound better for this song.
I've seen Tom Petty in concerts a few times and twice outdoors on beautiful summer nights in Hartford. I'm always amazed at the wide age range of fans that he has. His music appeals to everyone and I just love it when there are 20,000 people singing FREEFALLING in unison. goosebumps!!!!!!!
Will miss him as long as I Iive. No one compared to his music, his voice, his concerts--too much to list as there are too many unforgettable songs to list. Tom, I'll never stop singing along at the top of my lungs. RIP
What great musical talent we lost. This guy can not be replaced.
Miss you Tom. My favourite singer.what a voice !!!
This live version is wonderful. Love the guitar and vocals.
Tom, a very special man and musician. 💖Love him.Beautiful song and beautiful voice ❤️💔
I can not even imagine a world without you Mr. Petty. Thank you for your amazing gift of song and your talented guitar licks RIP
I'm still bummed about it.....Tom was too fanatical about being where he said he would be for his concert appearances, and it ended up costing him his life.....No one would have cared if he postponed a few of the concerts for medical reasons.......
@@evanmorrow1234Exactly my point Evan. Meanwhile, a little girl misses out on growing up with her grandpa Tom - from whom she could have learned guitar.
As a dude from n.ireland....have to say....
Beautiful...just feckin
Beautiful !
Miss you!😢
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Rest in peace Tom sad news, thank you for leaving us with your music
So basic and simple and yet untouchable!!!!!!!!
Miss you Tom, RIP!!!!!
Jeff Lynne got the idea to go up an octave vocally..................We're torn up to pieces here about Tom here in Gainesville, FL. May this rare, kind, gifted individual Tom Petty rest in utmost peace. We'll be there, Tom, to join you in rock n' roll heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still can't even speak about him without copious tears. It's made me go back many years, even as far as The Byrds. I was blessed to grow up when I did, being the perfect age (13) when the Beatles arrived. The tremendous impact of these folks from about 1961 to 1971 has shaped music forever. Thank God. Miss Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and so many more. Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Winwood, Perry, don't you dare go anywhere.
Thanks Tom for this lovely song. ❤ from India.
I miss ya Tom , Americas not the same without ya , in so many ways you are America . RIP
Yes
Love Tom Petty. Awesome talent ⭐️
Pure classic. Rest In Peace Beautiful Tom. Sorely missed 🙏
You brought peace to a restless world. Your legend lives on 🙏
RIP Tom! Now it s time to learn to fly.... Always in my mind!❣
This song has helped me through a lot. I would help through a lot of heart ache and when my dad introduced Tom Petty to me 11 years ago I've been a fan since. Thank You Tom, see you in July for philly!
Yes. I know that feeling. And now he's gone. Way too soon.
Tom Petty continues to live through his music and thank you Barelypostvids.
He was GREAT. I grew up in the Valley he's singing about.
My heart still breaks knowing I will never see him in another concert again. Much love and tears to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers!
Tom Petty is awesome. He has brought a lot of joy to my life. Rip Tom
Great band..iconic..love this song❤❤❤🎸
Tom Petty , is a rock legend.
Truth!!
Sometimes I can't believe that Tom Petty is no longer with us. But his music will always be alive.
TOM PETTY ALWAYS LOVED NEVER FORGOTTEN FOREVER MISSED ❤❤
Something about this live version really gets me. I think the instrumentation is better on the record, but it’s hard to say which version is ultimately better. In this live performance I especially love the falling of the vocals after the “free fallin” line. I like it better than the falling voice on the record. Either way, it is so genius and it paints such a beautiful image.
God what a legend.
I sense there is a lot of effects on that "free falling line" I am not even sure it is live. Sounds nothing like the rest of his vocals in the song.
@@jeframp3805 He's using a backing track for the chorus. They've taken the original studio take and added some delay over it, and then Tom sings on top of that. Probably because by this point he couldn't hit that high A anymore.
@@patriciofernandez2711 deffo . It is exactly like the original vocal but lots of echo. every time he performs it it sounds the same too. I think even live in the 80s that part was playbacked. Still his guitar was good and the rest of the song was sung well. Its only a few seconds of the song at the end of the day.
Heartbreakingly lovely, especially on this day.
Bill Ivey RIP Tom petty
Man I wish I had got to see Tom Petty perform live. One of the GOATs. RIP Tom
Tom Petty really Rocks me. Thank you U Tube
What can I say,this guy has been in my life for decades.Thanks Tom.
He left us too soon.
Yes he did❤ we miss you ❤Tom
Yes,it's true
I wished I could of seen him live just once 😢
Ahh come on ........ 277 thumbs down ????? Cannot be Tom Petty fans !!
This is an absolutely Beautiful Live Performance of this song !!!
Mr Petty,RIP Your music is something I will always cherish&love!Thanks man!
Can't believe he's gone. What an amazing songwriter, and source of inspiration.
My favorite Tom Petty song!!! Miss ya...God Bless your soul !!!
tom petty and the heartbreakers knew what they was doing with this song! its awesome
Long Live Tom Petty and his gift of creating a song for each and everyone of us. His Light, Energy and Vibrations are still reverberating in the Universe(s). From a Vietnam Era Marine Corps veteran.
I love his voice so much and his messages. Always sing along with him. Yeah!!!
Tom Petty really Rocks me. Thank you U Tube
thanks sir tom petty for everything!!. 2020 and you still rocks!!!
AWESOME THANKS FOR EVERYTHING LOVE TOM PRETTY MUCH 🥰💞 I 😍 IT 💖
I could listen to this song all day. One of the most beautiful expressions in rock and roll history of regret, lament but at the same time, ironically, freedom.
Thank you Tom, thank you Heartbreakers. All the best from Bavaria
Our family was in Bavaria the summer of 1965 with Dad showing us where he served in WW2. We met the German family who befriended him at 20, drove Mom's brand new red Jag at top speed on the autobahn to see what it could do, drank at a huge beer garten with men dancing in lederhosen. Bavaria was memorably green. At the Wall with my new Brownie a young solder pointed his rifle at the then ignorant American kid of 16.
One Of The Greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P.
Tom Petty...the genius. and listen to that crowd...the love!!!!
I love Tom Petty, I used to live in So. Cal& I had the fortune of seeing him in concert. Great show, great music 🎶. He left us way too soon, he was only 66
RIP Tom!
Like if you're listening in 2024
Everyday brother. Everyday.
Your getting real lame with the same lame commits ;
“Gonna leave this world for a while”...that line gets me every time now because he didn’t just leave it for a while
One of the greatest of all time. Your music made the world a better place to live in. At least for me.✌🙂
Tom, thanks for your life and work. RIP.
Longtime Fan...
still strumming along in 2020! such a classic tune from one of the greatest story tellers ever!
still strumming along in 2021 too 😁
One of my favourite songs… absolute tune 🎶🎵
You will be missed but never forgotten. Your music will live on forever. RIP
So basic and simple and yet untouchable!!!!!!!!
Miss you Tom, RIP!!!!!
one of the truly greats
Heartbreakingly lovely, especially on this day.
Legend...sitting here on a Sunday afternoon on Fathers day listening to Tom Petty, hoping that my kids one day remember this music and say “my dad used to love this” Thank you Tom Petty
Same here , mate 👍
Best version of a timeless classic.....God love and keep you cloze Tom . R.I.P.
So sorely missed Tom. Rock in heaven man
Love this song.
Bart Hinten yeah but tom looks a lot different
Sometimes I can't believe that Tom Petty is no longer with us. But his music will always be alive.
Thankyou Tom. One of the best.
We love you Tom Petty!!! Gone but not forgotten! And thank you for posting such an awesome video! It should have millions of views!!!
Tom Pettys music will live on forever.
Love this song, I close the door to my little music room and pick up a guitar and play and sing, better high than any drug. Thanks for the songs Tom Petty.
He seems so serious, especially compared to younger concerts. I hope he was happy and enjoying it. He must have felt the love though. RIP dear Tom.
Sang along LOUD on the last tour in 2017. RIP Sir Petty! 💜
my most charished song! they played this song at my senior prom last year!!! they were great...but the real reason is because this is the song that i proposed to my wonderful wife on our senior prom!
You almost never see Mike Campbell's name on "greatest guitarists" lists. But my god, that man can play. And he never draws attention to himself, never makes it all about him. He's always right there inside the song, playing off Tom and his bandmates. And he's so consistent. His timing and his feel for the song are always just perfect.
Mike is a great guitarist. He wrote Boys of Summer which Don Henley sang.
R.I.P. Brother... You made real music. Learning to fly with the Angels!!
This was always one of my fave songs... R.I.P. Tom Petty
This was the greatest Concert.....ever!
This is the most amazing moment in music history to be restored. I have been waiting ever since my VHS from the original airing was worn through.
Mesmerizing! Everyone looks beautiful here!!! Thanks Tom, you look handsome too! 🙂
Sure glad we Still have your music Tom Petty because sure miss seeing you in person.
I pray that Tom free falling on heavens clouds: