Tom Petty: A Retrospective, Vol. 1: All The Hits

Like many rock music enthusiasts, I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Tom Petty. I've been a fan for easily over twenty years now. In memory of Tom and his legendary musical career, here's a chronological retrospective of all his biggest hits, both with The Heartbreakers and as a solo artist...as well as a few big tunes from his side projects. Volume 2 (coming soon to a music blog near you!) will cover "the best of the rest" of Petty's lesser-known songs, including more of his side-project output. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  “Don’t Do Me Like That”  (And The Heartbreakers)

2)  “Refugee”  (And The Heartbreakers)

3)  “The Waiting”  (And The Heartbreakers)

4)  “A Woman In Love (It’s Not Me)”  (And The Heartbreakers)

5)  “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”  (Duet with Stevie Nicks)

6)  “You Got Lucky”  (And The Heartbreakers)

7)  “Change Of Heart”  (And The Heartbreakers)

8)  “Don’t Come Around Here No More”  (And The Heartbreakers)

9)  “Make It Better (Forget About Me)”  (And The Heartbreakers)

10)  “Rebels”  (And The Heartbreakers)

11)  “Jammin’ Me”  (And The Heartbreakers)

12)  “Handle With Care”  (with The Traveling Wilburys)

13)  “End Of The Line”  (with The Traveling Wilburys)

14)  “I Won’t Back Down”  (And The Heartbreakers)

15)  “Runnin’ Down A Dream”  (And The Heartbreakers)

16)  “Free Fallin’”

17)  “A Face In The Crowd”

18)  “Yer So Bad”

19)  “Learning To Fly”

20)  “Into The Great Wide Open”  (And The Heartbreakers)

21)  “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”  (And The Heartbreakers)

22)  “You Don’t Know How It Feels”

23)  “You Wreck Me”

24)  “It’s Good To Be King”

25)  “Walls (Circus)”  (And The Heartbreakers)

Songs By Oscar-Winning Actors And Actresses (Who Aren't Known For Their Singing)

This is one of the oddest, yet most fun song compilations I've put together in awhile. In honor of this weekend's Academy Awards ceremony, here's a bunch of songs by Oscar-winning actors and actresses whom you wouldn't typically think of as singers. And yes, these are all the thespians' actual vocals you hear. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bette Davis  ~  "I've Written A Letter To Daddy"

2)  Joan Crawford  ~  "How Long Will It Last?"

3)  Clark Gable  ~  "Puttin' On The Ritz"

4)  Elizabeth Taylor  ~  "Send In The Clowns"

5)  Maggie Smith (with Carol Burnett)  ~  [Unknown Song Title]

6)  James Stewart (with Dean Martin)  ~  "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"  (skip to 4:55 for the song if you don't want to hear Stewart and Martin bantering back and forth – but why wouldn't you?)

7)  Diane Keaton  ~  "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To"

8)  Sally Field  ~  "You're Moving Out Today"

9)  Jack Nicholson  ~  "La Vie En Rose"

10)  Jodie Foster  ~  "Getting Some Feeling"

11)  Jennifer Lawrence  ~  "The Hanging Tree"

12)  Christopher Walken (with John Travolta)  ~  "(You're) Timeless To Me"

13)  Kathy Bates  ~  "Little Girls"

14)  Tilda Swinton  ~  "From A Distance"

15)  Kevin Spacey  ~  "Beyond The Sea"

16)  Emma Thompson  ~  "Worst Pies In London"

17)  Kim Basinger  ~  "Let's Do It"

18)  Helen Mirren  ~  "Good Ship Lollipop"

19)  Kate Winslet  ~  "What If"

20)  Christian Bale  ~  "Santa Fe"

21)   Shelley Winters  ~  "Lie To Me"

22)  Goldie Hawn  ~  "Nobody Does It Like Me"

23)  Vanessa Redgrave  ~  "J'attendrai"

24)  Geena Davis  ~  "The Ground You Walk On"

25)  Morgan Freeman  ~  "Shoo Shoo Sunshine"

BONUS TRACK:  Dame Judi Dench (with Brendan O'Hea)  ~  "Sixteen Going On Seventeen"  (OK, this one is just hilarious! A SO-NOT-16-year-old Dame Judi hamming it up with a much younger man. She's awesome!)