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    The Tom Petty Project

    This is the weekly podcast that digs into the entire Tom Petty catalog song by song, album by album and includes conversations with musicians, fans, and people connected with Tom along the way.

    Follow me on social media:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject

    Boneless Podcasting Network: https://bonelesspodcasting.com

    Wirtten, produced, and performed by Kevin Brown for 8NINETY8 Productions.

    (This podcast is in no way affiliated with the Tom Petty estate.)

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Time to Move On May 15, 2024
    Show notes

    On certain days, I think “Time to Move On” is the best song on Wildflowers, on other days, other songs take that honour. It’s a song that resonates with so many people because it gives us that glimpse into someone finding freedom, if not exactly peace.


    Despite being the fourth most streamed song from Wildflowers on Spotify, "Time to Move On" was not played live very many times. In fact, on setlist.fm, it comes in tied with Swingin as the 58th most played song in Tom’s catalogue, behind tracks such as Drivin Down to Georgia and Melinda, which were never originally released as studio tracks. But Time To Move On has cult status among Petty fans as being another phrase that’s used as a show of support for someone who has had some sort of pivotal event happen in their life and is at a crossroads of one kind or another.


    This episode includes a conversation with Janet Lovell, who is one of the admins on the Tom Petty Nation Facebook group.


    If you want to listen to Time to Move On before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/pDPq1QbGAAk

    If you'd like to listen to one of the few times this song was performed live, from the Wildflowers & All the Rest boxset, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/aPV745BKtr8


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    You Don't Know How It Feels May 08, 2024
    Show notes

    We’re all quick to judge people, whether they cut us off in the fast lane, or don’t hold a door open for us as we’re heading out of the grocery store. But we don’t know what that person is going through, emotionally, psychologically, physically. That disconnect is amplified a hundredfold when it’s in the context of a famous person. Wealth and stardom and all the trappings of comfort don’t mean much if your marriage is falling apart. So “You don’t know how it feels to be me” shouldn’t be viewed as a dismissive wave of the hand, it should be viewed as an invitation to empathy.


    This episode includes a conversation about Wildflowers with special guest, Russell Mark of The Nextdoors.


    If you want to listen to You Don't Know How It Feels before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ygfA1A45tn8

    If you'd like to listen to that home demo version, with the alternative lyrics in the second verse, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/D-g_THmIqI8


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    Wildflowers May 01, 2024
    Show notes

    Everything about the way this song is crafted sneaks up on you. It’s a masterclass in how you take an idea and flesh it out into a fully-fledged tour de force piece of art. And that’s not to say that this song isn’t wonderful when played just on an acoustic guitar, or on piano with just the vocal accompaniment. It’s a great song in its bones, but it’s dressed in such elegant musical finery that it becomes this dazzling, breathtaking thing of beauty.


    This episode includes a conversation about Wildflowers with Mary Beth Donnolly.


    If you want to listen to Wildflowers before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/Kw8vBDk880k

    If you'd like to listen to that home demo version, with the alternate bridge section, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/m2OFxeg4spU

    The photo I had mentioned in the show of Tom and the band at the Viper Room can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3jhus6rb


    And do please check out the fantastic Regarding Roger podcast here:

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/regarding-roger/id1716908381

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Edvf5uVeRzCTRpsKVo2sd


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    Approaching Wildflowers Apr 24, 2024
    Show notes

    When climbers finally decide to take on the holy grail of all ascents, Everest, they first face a nine day journey to base camp, which includes two full rest days. This journey alone weeds out about thirty of explorers. Those who are lucky enough to make the arduous trek to the first staging post are then faced with Mount Everest growing ever upwards into the clouds before them. Well my fine friends, I finally made it to basecamp and I’m staring up at my own personal Everest, relishing the challenge ahead, and looking forward to finding my own place among the Wildflowers.


    Wildflowers is the album that converted me from a casual fan to a Pettyhead and is, in my opinion, one of the most perfect albums ever recorded.


    I hope you enjoy this tenth season of The Tom Petty Project. Like the album, it’s been a long time coming and I hope I can do it justice.


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    Russell Mark Returns (Swing and a Miss) Apr 17, 2024
    Show notes

    One last non-Petty episode before we being digging into Wildflowers! This time, Russell Mark, from The Nextdoors is back to talk about their new single "Swing and a Miss". We talk about perfection in art and whether it's worth striving for, we nerd out over specific production choices and songwriting form, and of course, we talk about Gary Carter, and America's pastime. It was a lot of fun chatting to Russell again and I hope you enjoy our chat as much as we did!


    You can listen to or buy Swing and a Miss here;

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2rkI6C98jJhv6GhSmWYBaP

    Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/swing-and-a-miss/1733839196

    Youtube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9k1c5udiTgo

    Bandcamp: https://thenextdoors.bandcamp.com/album/swing-and-a-miss-single


    And you can go check out The Nextdoors website for upcoming shows and all sorts of other info! https://nextdoorsmusic.com


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    Jake Thistle Returns (The Half Left Out) Apr 10, 2024
    Show notes

    This is another special non-Petty episode of the podcast with the fantastic Jake Thistle, who found time in his insanely busy schedule to sit down with me to discuss his label debut, The Half Left Out. We chatted a little about Gainesville and Tom of course, but mainly we dug into the weeds around his full debut release, with topics ranging from album sequencing, how different producers bring different perspectives to songs, and how to avoid cliche: Jake has a fairly direct way of dealing with that! We also dug into the brilliant video for Brooklyn Can Wait and talked through each track in a little more depth.


    Jake has a new live album coming out some time in the next few months and already has demos made for most of a new studio recording which will be coming sometime hopefully soon. In the meantime, make sure you check out https://jakethistle.com and go support Jake at a live show if he’s playing anywhere near you.


    You can listen to Jake's fantastic album, The Half Left Out here; Spotify, Apple, Youtube Music


    And check out the video for "Brooklyn Can Wait" here: https://youtu.be/w_7rzZ5gMTw


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    Greatest Hits (with John Paulsen) Apr 03, 2024
    Show notes

    A really fun one today folks. John and Kevin dig deep into inclusions and ommissions from 1993's Greatest Hits. We have a conversation about formats (CD vs vinyl), chronological ordering vs sequencing, and whether ballads belong on Greatest Hits compilations. Both John and Kevin have one song that the other feels simply doesn't belong on the Greatest Hits album and have a fulsome conversation about their reasoning!


    Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    The Petty 8ight with Sean and Todd McGinity Mar 27, 2024
    Show notes

    Today’s episode is the third installment in my Petty 8ight series, where I bring in musicians who aren’t Pettyheads, give them eight deeper cuts that they likely haven’t heard before, and get their thoughts on them. In this episode, my willing newbies are Sean and Todd McGinity. The brothers are based in Winnipeg and have a long history of writing, recording and playing shows both together in bands as well as in other projects. They’re also both seasoned podcasters, with their show The SeanGeek and FastFret podcast rapidly approaching 500 episodes and I’d urge you to check that out. Look further down in these notes for links to their bandcamp pages for the band Dome and their duo project Bros Before Gin.


    LANGUAGE WARNING: As a heads up, this episode is a little sweary. It was later in the evening when we talked and it was more like three guys hanging out and shooting the shit rather than a more formal interview. As I knew they would, they brought some different perspectives to songs I know like the back of my hand, including an observation about Fault Lines that I’d simply never noticed before!


    Visit Sean's website for links to all things McGinity and SeanGeek and FastFret! https://seanmcginity.ca


    To find the Dome album, visit Bandcamp here: https://domewpg.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-machine


    To find the Bros Before Gin album, visit Bandcamp here: https://brosbeforegin.bandcamp.com/album/the-kitchen-sink


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    Something in the Air Mar 20, 2024
    Show notes

    A major change in this cover version is the format of the lyrics. Something in the Air is a fairly ominous call to arms. The original was released in May of 1969 when the Vietnam War was still raging at its most furious. Speedy Keen said that told ZigZag magazine in 1975 of the song "It was a reflection of what I was seeing at the time". But rather than using the overtly observational third verse and the line “Hand out the arms and ammo. We're gonna blast our way through here”, Tom repeats the first. He also switches up the first line of the second verse from the sinister “Lock up the streets and houses Because there's something in the air” to the much more optimistic and carefree “Run through the fields and houses because there's something in the air”. If ever you have to try to define the word zeitgeist, using “something in the air” as a synonym is pretty much the best you can do in my opinion and this is why Tom is able to co-opt an observation on the vietnam war into a song that carries a much more hopeful tenor.


    Today’s episode covers the second single from the Greatest Hits release, "Something in the Air".


    Song video : https://youtu.be/8J7yTze4Xbs

    Live Anthology version : https://youtu.be/ejagbjZRlAY

    Fish version : https://youtu.be/VaU-XY0www4

    Thunderclap Newman version : https://youtu.be/T59hsln7nlc


    The podcast I promoted in this week's episode, Booked on Rock, can be found here: https://shows.acast.com/podcastwillrock


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


    Mary Jane's Last Dance Mar 13, 2024
    Show notes

    When author Paul Zollo asks Tom about the song in his book Conversations With Tom Petty, and mentions that the song had been partially written some years previously, Tom confirms this, saying, “That was one I wrote during the Full Moon Fever sessions. I wrote all but the chorus. I just had the loop going around and around and really had most of the words and everything. And I played the tape for Rick Rubin and he liked it a lot and suggested I write a chorus. There were maybe five years between the writing of the verses and the chorus.” Of course, all hardcore Pettyheads know that the lyrics that Tom initially came up with in the chorus were very different to what ended up on the recording. In 2020, Mike Campbell told Vulture magazine, “What’s funny is that when Tom wrote this song, when he first showed it to me, the chorus was, “Hey Indiana girl, go out and find the world.” It was a completely different chorus and we all hated it. A few days later Tom came in and sang, “Last dance for[sic] Mary Jane.”


    Today’s episode covers the first single from the Greatest Hits release, the iconic "Mary Jane's Last Dance".


    You can listen (and watch) to the song here:https://youtu.be/aowSGxim_O8


    To hear the live version from the Fillmore, check that here: https://youtu.be/KTW349WRTsQ


    The podcast I promoted in this week's episode, And The Podcast Will Rock, can be found here: https://shows.acast.com/podcastwillrock


    Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


    Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject

    Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475


    All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


    A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


    The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.


    Producer: Kevin Brown

    Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


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