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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.

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

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    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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    Copyright: © Kevin Brown

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    Latest Episodes:
    The Best of Everything Feb 08, 2023
    Show notes

    "Lyrically this one is basically a story song. Another brilliant Tom Petty opener; “She probably works in a restaurant. That's what her momma did.” So it’s that faraway dreamy recollection that we’re dropped into where the picture is just very slightly out of focus and we can’t quite make out what’s happening. No matter, whatever the deal is for this girl, the chorus shows that the narrator really hopes that it all works out. “Wherever you are tonight. I wish you the best of everything in the world. And I hope you found whatever you were looking for.” Such a beautiful, generous sentiment and not one that’s undercut with any darkness or conditions, just a very real sense of wishing someone well. "


    Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/hySGRNEKYN0


    Here's the alternate version with the extra verse: https://youtu.be/YTDVV9_QQTo and for the live version from 1980, check this link out! https://youtu.be/m8WnAwSqy5k


    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's New Car Feb 01, 2023
    Show notes

    "A pretty short episode this week, but really, there’s not a ton of meat to scrape off the bones of this song. For me, Mary may have a new car, but it simply never gets out of second gear. In fact, it barely makes it off the driveway. I think it’s one of the only times that Tom got anywhere near an act of hubris in including this song on the album at the expense of some of the songs that were left off. I love the sentiment of writing a song for a deservedly-beloved member of the Heartbreakers family, I just don’t think it’s any more than a B-side at best."


    Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/-6_ZJbK4Qi4


    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.


    10 Questions with Dan Spiess Jan 25, 2023
    Show notes

    Due to not be able ro record because of covid brainfog, I'm putting out this "10 Questions with" bonus episode pulled from my talk last fall with the wonderful Dan Spiess, the producer of the 2022 Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. Hope you enjoy it!


    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.


    Dogs on the Run Jan 18, 2023
    Show notes

    "Rebels, Southern Accents, Spike, and Dogs on the Run all feel connected by a sonic thread that sits slightly outside the dynamics of each of those four tracks. In its nostalgic wistfulness, it shares part of its soul with Southern Accents. In terms of tempo and feel, it shares its it’s skin and bones with Rebels, and in terms of its narrative form, it dovetails with the preceding Spike nicely and yet it rings with a sort of Kerouac-infused wanderlust that never lets you settle into one snapshot of one place, or one time."


    Check out the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV5F1C2NLdI


    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.


    Spike Jan 11, 2023
    Show notes

    "It’s brilliant in that it’s a character song, but the character isn’t Spike. We never learn whether Spike is a good guy or a bad guy. We don’t know his age, any of his characteristics, where he’s from, or what he’s doing there. He just doesn’t belong he’s just there for caricature of unwelcoming yokels to contrast with. It’s a very clever way to write a lyric."


    Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/t7ALjBfVn9I


    Here's the live version from Farm Aid in '86: https://youtu.be/a4HVtB7CIBo


    Here's the 2012 version from Estero Florida: https://youtu.be/1u2fgGEgaPo


    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.


    10 Questions with Katie Moulton Jan 06, 2023
    Show notes

    "What song would you perform on stage with the Heartbreakers"? Katie told me she's sing The Waiting and went on to deliver this incredible, succinct reason why. "It's so good. It's got this aphoristic chorus that is towing that wonderful Petty line; not joyful, not sorrowful, but that sort of tense, bright line that is the rest and most of our human experience."


    This is the second in my "10 Questions with" series as I've started breaking those out from the main episode (mainly to keep the episode lengths down!). I hope you enjoy it!


    You can find Katie's book, "Dead Dad Club : On grief and Tom Petty" ,on Audible, here: https://www.audible.ca/pd/Dead-Dad-Club-Audiobook/B0B2FDD67B


    You can (and should) also check out Katie's website here: https://www.katiemoulton.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.


    Katie Moulton Jan 04, 2023
    Show notes

    In this episode, I share the fantastic conversation that I had with writer, editor, music critic, and Tom Petty fan, Katie Moulton.


    In June of 2022, Katie released her memoir "Dead Dad Club: On Grief and Tom Petty" on Audible and forever changed the way most of us (or me at the very least) are going to want to listen to this type of story. Katie was incredibly easy to talk to and we quickly dropped into a very natural conversation about her book, how she came to write and how it came to take on a new form in the audio format. We also talked about her love of Tom Petty and how his work acts as anchor points throughout her story. I've listened to this book three times now and know it will be one I revisit on an annual basis; it's that good. We chatted for just over an hour and a half and I'll be adding her Ten Questions episode on Friday for ya.


    You can find the book, on Audible, here: https://www.audible.ca/pd/Dead-Dad-Club-Audiobook/B0B2FDD67B


    You can (and should) also check out Katie's website here: https://www.katiemoulton.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.


    Ghosted Road (Jake Thistle) Jan 01, 2023
    Show notes

    Welcome to the first "Non Petty" bonus episode folks. I think these episodes might focus on slightly-less or smaller artists who either I listen to and other people may not or are close to me in one way or another. The timing of Jake's first full studio-released single was perfect as I was thinking about doing this for the past few weeks. With Tom’s music, I have an invaluable resource in Paul Zollo’s superb book Conversations With Tom Petty, in which we hear Tom discuss his songs in his own words. So, to complement this episode, I figured I’d go straight to the source and ask him a bunch of questions about the song so that I could share his thoughts directly with you in the episode. As always, Jake was just incredibly helpful and happy to go into detail about the things I was interested in, so a massive thanks as always to him for a) adding to my library of excellent music and b) for being generous enough to share his thoughts.


    Here's the link to the song (and music video): https://youtu.be/Al0K3BZJR9U


    Here's Jake's first Youtube post (how cute is this!): https://youtu.be/urd0IJwKG2U


    Here's links to our live stream: https://youtu.be/txdfp2gTCUw and Jake's Interpretations: https://youtu.be/pTIWCDHC1BY


    And if you want to see Jake at the 2019 All Star weekend: https://youtu.be/Uoz45JP1TFs


    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.


    Make It Better (Forget About Me) Dec 28, 2022
    Show notes

    "It has lots of elements that I like but it definitely does feel a little cobbled together at times. The minor key changes and the sometimes awkward chord progression just feels very slightly off. And where Don’t Come Around Here No More and You’re Gonna Get It took the Heartbreakers into new territory in which they planted their flagged and owned the space, I just never feel like their living in the bones of this song, more wearing it like a light fall coat."


    Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/JnH_3R8G8jU


    Here's the live version from the '85 Wiltern Theatre gig that I referenced: https://youtu.be/jY38gv8_1t8


    And here's the music video, which I didn't talk about at all. Because, basically, I forgot to! https://youtu.be/dnztiaAilWo


    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.


    A Tribute to Gwen Jones Dec 25, 2022
    Show notes

    This episode is dedicated to Gwen and to her family, especially her daughter Patricia and her Granddaughter Leila, who she spoke of so fondly and with so much love and pride. It’s also dedicated to the community of decency and love that she built and that will go on in her memory as long as we stand by Gwen’s principles.


    My favourite author, Sir Terry Pratchett once wrote the following lines: “No one is dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.”


    It’s now up to us to keep the water rippling, to make sure the clock is always wound, and that we continue to seed the fields with decency, as Gwen taught us, so that the harvest may be reaped by future generations. In that way, like her beloved Tom Petty, her life will continue to have meaning. And though her light is now dimmed, her legacy will continue to shine brightly in the years to come, because love is always reflected back from the people you send it to. And Gwen radiated enough love to fuel the birth of a new star.


    Thanks for your friendship Gwen. I’ll remember you always.


    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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