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Rating: Hi guys, my name is Tom, Tom Petty. What did you say? Petting?? No, Petty. I lived in Gainesville, a nice little place in Florida, America. But let's not digress; today I'm here to talk to you about this not-so-recent album of mine called "Damn The Torpedoes". Being a simple, honest, and balanced guy, very attached to the roots of my land and American rock, in 1979 I felt the need to make this nice revival record to remind you that rock (the real one) is not underground yet. Now try putting on "Refugee", the opening track, and you'll see I'm not lying. My friend Mike (Campbell) and I jump right in with this old-time rock ballad. I must say that the other "Heartbreakers" aren't joking around either. In "Here Comes My Girl" I let myself be cradled by the memory of the sixties, but when I want, I pull out a nicely angry little voice. "Even The Losers" is among my favorites and, if you will, it reflects exactly my personality and my homeland; a good southern rock. But let's move on to "Century City" which is a great driving track to launch yourself at full speed on your motorcycle across the southern lands without knowing exactly where to go. "Don't Do Me Like That", which everyone tells me is my chart-topping hit, is actually a bouncy rock song with a touch of Hammond that will grab you from the first listen. When you're about to head home at sunset after a hard day's work in the fields (ahem, office), put on "You Tell Me" and it will be as if I'm welcoming you to my home.
If you still have some energy left and want to jump into a truly American dance, "What Are You Doin' In My Life?” is just what you need. With the last track of the album, I'll surely get you and maybe even move you a little (I'm a bit moved myself) with this beautiful country piece that talks about land, women, and sun and women and land and women...
Well, I hope I've convinced you...
I wanted to thank:
The Heartbreakers, Bob, Warren, Johnny, mom (I promise I won't speed with the bike anymore), God, America, Southern Comfort (I know, but mom won't let me drink the stronger stuff), and everyone who loves me.
Thanks Tom
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Refugee (03:22)
We got somethin' we both know it
We don't talk too much about it
Yeah it ain't no real big secret all the same
Somehow we get around it
Listen it don't really matter to me baby
You believe what you want to believe
You see you don't have to live like a refugee
(Don't have to live like a refugee)
Somewhere, somehow somebody
Must have kicked you around some
Tell me why you wanna lay there
And revel in your abandon
Honey it don't make no difference to me baby
Everybody's had to fight to be free
You see you don't have to live like a refugee
(Don't have to live like a refugee)
Now baby you don't have to live like a refugee
(Don't have to live like a refugee)
Baby we ain't the first
I'm sure a lot of other lover's been burned
Right now this seems real to you
But it's one of those things
You gotta feel to be true
Somewhere, somehow somebody
Must have kicked you around some
Who knows, maybe you were kidnapped
Tied up, taken away and held for ransom
Honey, it don't really matter to me
Everybody's had to fight to be free
You see you don't have to live like a refugee
(Don't have to live like a refugee)
Now baby you don't have to live like a refugee
(Don't have to live like a refugee)
Baby you don't have to live like a refugee
(Don't have to live like a refugee)
03 Even the Losers (04:01)
Well, it was nearly summer we sat on your roof
Yeah, we smoked cigarettes and we stared at the moon
And I showed you stars you never could see
Babe, it couldn't have been that easy to forget about me
Baby, time meant nothing anything seemed real
Yeah, you could kiss like fire and you made me feel
Like every word you said was meant to be
It couldn't have been that easy to forget about me
Chorus:
Baby, even the losers
Get lucky sometimes
Even the losers
Keep a little bit of pride
They get lucky sometimes
Two cars parked on the overpass
Rocks hit the water like broken glass
I should 'a known right then it was too good to last
God, it's such a drag when you live in the past
Chorus
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By VU
The beginning is simply devastating: 'Refugee,' 'Here Comes My Girl,' and 'Even The Loser' are songs of surprising beauty.
Tom Petty would find greater fame 10 years later with 'Full Moon Fever,' but already by the '70s, we could place him on the same level as the Boss without any problem.
