Tom Petty: A Retrospective, Vol. 2: The Best Of The Rest

As promised, in continued tribute to the long and memorable career of Tom Petty, here's "The Best of the Rest" of his music. These songs may not have topped the charts (at least here in the United States), but most artists would be more than happy to count these tunes among their "Greatest Hits." Once again, these are in chronological order from oldest to most recent. Also included are several "bonus" tracks you're sure to enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  “Breakdown”  (And The Heartbreakers)

2)  “American Girl”  (And The Heartbreakers)

3)  “Anything That’s Rock ’n’ Roll”  (And The Heartbreakers)

4)  “I Need To Know”  (And The Heartbreakers)

5)  “Listen To Her Heart”  (And The Heartbreakers)

6)  “Here Comes My Girl”  (And The Heartbreakers)

7)  “Letting You Go”  (And The Heartbreakers)

8)  “Insider”  (And The Heartbreakers ft. Stevie Nicks)

9)  “Straight Into Darkness”  (And The Heartbreakers)

10)  “Love Is A Long Road”  (And The Heartbreakers)

11)  “She’s My Baby”  (with The Traveling Wilburys)

12)  “Inside Out”  (with The Traveling Wilburys)

13)  “Wilbury Twist”  (with The Traveling Wilburys)

14)  “King’s Highway”  (And The Heartbreakers)

15)  “Too Good To Be True”  (And The Heartbreakers)

16)  “Room At The Top”

17)  “Swingin’’”  (And The Heartbreakers)

18)  “Have Love Will Travel”  (And The Heartbreakers)

19)  “Saving Grace”

20)  “Don’t Pull Me Over”  (And The Heartbreakers)

21)  “Jefferson Jericho Blues”  (And The Heartbreakers)

22)  “Something Good Coming”  (And The Heartbreakers)

23)  “Good Enough”  (And The Heartbreakers)

24)  “I Should Have Known It”  (And The Heartbreakers)

25)  “U Get Me High”  (And The Heartbreakers)

MUDCRUTCH was Tom Petty’s original band, but the group was disbanded by their record label after only recording a few demos. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers formed shortly thereafter with three members of Mudcrutch joining the new band. Thirty-plus years later, most of the original lineup, including Petty, re-formed the band and finally recorded a couple of albums. In fact, Mudcrutch’s second release in 2016 was Petty’s last recorded work. Here’s a small sampling of the band’s output.

1)  “Scare Easy”

2)  “Lover Of The Bayou”

3)  “I Forgive It All”

BONUS TRACK:  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  “Christmas All Over Again”  (The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without hearing this song at least three dozen times while out shopping or channel-surfing through those all-Christmas-all-the-time radio stations.)

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)

“Finding,” “Keeping,” “Losing,” & “Weeping” Songs, Vol. 3

You've had a couple of days off from these. It's time to resume. One more post tomorrow, and this miniseries of "Finding," "Keeping," "Losing," and "Weeping" Songs is history! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jaheim  ~  “Finding My Way Back”

2)  Billy Joel  ~  “Keeping The Faith”

3)  Avril Lavigne  ~  “Losing Grip”

4)  Wendy Holcombe  ~  “Weeping Willow”

5)  The Heartless Aisha  ~  “Finding Myself”

6)  Fireflight  ~  “Keeping Me Alive”

7)  The Killers  ~  “Losing Touch”

8)  Henry Black  ~  “Weeping Willow”

9)  Pat Metheny Group  ~  “Finding And Believing”

10)  Tanya Donelly  ~  “Keeping You”

11)  Belle & Sebastian  ~  “She’s Losing It”

12)  Raphaël Imbert ft. Leyla McCalla  ~  “Weeping Willow Blues”

13)  Mindy Gledhill  ~  “Finding Home”

14)  Tyler Ward  ~  “Keeping Secrets”

15)  Albert Hammond, Jr.  ~  “Losing Touch”

16)  Morton  ~  “Weeping Bell”

17)  Hellogoodbye  ~  “Finding Something To Do”

18)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  “Keeping Me Alive”

19)  Solange  ~  “Losing You”

20)  anna RF  ~  “Weeping Eyes”

21)  Quietly Concerned  ~  “Finding Our Way In The Dark”

22)  a-ha  ~  “Nothing Is Keeping You Here”

23)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “I Hate Myself For Losing You”

24)  The Doll Sisters  ~  “Weeping Willow”

“Finding,” “Keeping,” “Losing,” & “Weeping” Songs, Vol. 1

I warned you there'd be more miniseries of posts coming, and this is the first installment. Herein you'll find a wildly diverse set of songs about "Finding," "Keeping," "Losing," and "Weeping." If you like these, there's three more posts where they came from. If you don't like these...what's wrong with you? Just kidding. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  “Finding Out”

2)  Birdy  ~  “Keeping Your Head Up”

3)  John Newman  ~  “Losing Sleep”

4)  Rosanne Cash  ~  “Bury Me Beneath The Weeping Willow”

5)  The White Stripes  ~  “I’m Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman”

6)  Babyface  ~  “Keeping Secrets”

7)  The Police  ~  “Can’t Stand Losing You”

8)  The Verve  ~  “Weeping Willow”

9)  Aztec Two-Step  ~  “Finding Somebody New”

10)  L D R U ft. Paige IV  ~  “Keeping Score”

11)  Rush  ~  “Losing It”

12)  Steve Vai  ~  “Weeping China Doll”

13)  Louis XIV  ~  “Finding Out True Love Is Blind”

14)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “Keeping The Faith”

15)  The Naked And Famous  ~  “Losing Control”

16)  The Sweet Lillies  ~  “Weeping Willow”

17)  Sleeping Romance  ~  “Finding My Way”

18)  Linda Ronstadt ft. Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra  ~  “Keeping Out Of Mischief Now”  (The video messes up at first but rights itself around the :30 mark.)

19)  Keane  ~  “The Lovers Are Losing”

20)  Múm  ~  “Weeping Rock Rock”

21)  Teske  ~  “Finding Neverland”

22)  Queens Of The Stone Age  ~  “The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret”

23)  John Butler Trio  ~  “Losing You”

24)  Alanna Story  ~  “Weeping”

25)  Caitlin Crosby  ~  “Finding Feelings”

26)  The Who  ~  “Love Ain’t For Keeping”

27)  Eskimo Joe  ~  “Losing Friends Over Love”

28)  The Dramatics  ~  “Stop Your Weeping”