Your Two Favorite Tom Petty Songs---->

[getbent]

These are my two favorites. Tom at his most vulnerable and Tom at his most defiant. Both perfect songs, crafted with just the kind of genius that makes waking up worth it.

The band is just perfect, ripping and raw and on the money. Each member bringing their thing to it.

The fills are masterful and the solos, gtfo of here! Listen closely and if you have a really good copy, through a good stereo and then play it in your truck weaving through traffic and you'll hear it all.

There are many great TP songs. These two... are my favorite.

 

[Stanford Guitar]

 

[RodeoTex]

So many. I don't think I could narrow it down much

 

[brookdalebill]

So many. I don't think I could narrow it down much

My thoughts exactly.
I could pick 20.
I can’t pick a favorite.
The man was too good.
I miss him like a friend.
RIP, Tom.

 

[Maguchi]

I like the early stuff best. Anything from his first 3 albums. That's when the band and Tom seemed to be at their most creative. Every cut on those first 3 albums is good.

 

[Blrfl]

Probably counter to the usual choices but...

 

[Chiogtr4x]

Right now,
Two I'd love to work up for gigs, are:
" Into the Great Wide Open" and
" You're So Bad"

- fun rhythm guitar- Tom was a master songwriter, groove- maker

 

[Ron R]

If I had to pick just two, I'd probably go with Even The Losers and Listen To Her Heart.

 

[Moonraker5]

Sorry to say, Petty's best is a song he didn't even write:

This cover is absolutely amazing. Gave a great song some muscle. Plus it's Rickenbacker heaven.



"The Waiting" is Petty's second best.

 

[donrichfan]

These are my two favorites. Tom at his most vulnerable and Tom at his most defiant. Both perfect songs, crafted with just the kind of genius that makes waking up worth it.

The band is just perfect, ripping and raw and on the money. Each member bringing their thing to it.

The fills are masterful and the solos, gtfo of here! Listen closely and if you have a really good copy, through a good stereo and then play it in your truck weaving through traffic and you'll hear it all.

There are many great TP songs. These two... are my favorite.

Swingin is definitely a near-perfect tune, one of my favorites too.

I have many favorites, here's two...

 

[getbent]

Swingin is definitely a near-perfect tune, one of my favorites too.

I have many favorites, here's two...

great ones. I heard a story that when Tom was working on you wreck me, it was called you rock me and a few of the band members proclaimed that way too lame, then he came up with you wreck me and genius!

 

[timbgtr]

 

[Turtleneck]

I love Wildflowers and Square One.

 

[timbgtr]

Others beat me to “You Wreck Me”!

 

[donrichfan]

great ones. I heard a story that when Tom was working on you wreck me, it was called you rock me and a few of the band members proclaimed that way too lame, then he came up with you wreck me and genius!

Agree with the band--you rock me is pretty lame... wreck was a much better choice in my worthless opinion.

 

['64 Tele]

American Girl and
American Girl
I saw them perform it live on Fridays (ABC tv) and 40 plus years later it still
gets me.

 

[getbent]

Agree with the band--you rock me is pretty lame... wreck was a much better choice in my worthless opinion.

I love those stories because they remind us that we are so close if we can just get the right input at the right time.

 

[oregomike]

These are my two favorites. Tom at his most vulnerable and Tom at his most defiant. Both perfect songs, crafted with just the kind of genius that makes waking up worth it.

The band is just perfect, ripping and raw and on the money. Each member bringing their thing to it.

The fills are masterful and the solos, gtfo of here! Listen closely and if you have a really good copy, through a good stereo and then play it in your truck weaving through traffic and you'll hear it all.

There are many great TP songs. These two... are my favorite.

Gonna have to think about that one for a while. So many....

 

[teletimetx]

Yeah, I don’t know if I have two favorites, but here’s two more good’uns:


(I like this live version more than the original recording)

 

[rz350]