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Tom Petty — American Girl
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Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 18:14
 

Everybody in my church loves this song...

 

GawgaBoy
(State of Confusion)
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 18:14
 
 milleronic wrote:
All the bubbas in my head love this song!

 
All the bubbas in my family love this song!

milleronic
(Minnesota)
Posted: Apr 14, 2013 - 11:08
 
All the bubbas in my head love this song!

TheStickman
(Penticton BC Canada)
Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 00:31
 
Needed this, the last set was putting me to sleep.

asilbuch
(way too close)
Posted: Jan 10, 2013 - 07:37
 
Petty is often good for what ails ya!

d48m02h1918
Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 09:23
 
Always will love the Byrds-influenced Rickenbacker sound, no matter how many times I hear this great song!! {#Bananajam} 

robotbass
(Boston Area)
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 14:15
 
No doubt Petty's roots are in the Byrds. however, this is  a classic.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Sep 13, 2012 - 11:46
 
 Bat wrote:

When Roger McGuinn comes on they also say "hey, that's Tom Petty".
 
When early Dylan comes on some may say "Hey, that's Roger McGuinn", or "Hey, that's Tom Petty" - depending on their ages.

Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Jul 12, 2012 - 13:59
 
Turn it up, way up!!!

kcar
Posted: Jun 10, 2012 - 22:14
 
 lovemydog wrote:

"Was she a big fat person?"  {#Biggrin}
 
Many creepy lines in "Silence of the Lambs." Had a classmate in monetary theory who sounded exactly like Buffalo Bob when he talks to the Senator's daughter, imprisoned in his basement: "It has to put the lotion in the basket." 

There have been sequels and prequels to that movie, and Anthony Hopkins has cashed in by taking on other urbane-psychopath roles, but SotL was an instant classic. 


Mpayan
Posted: Mar 07, 2012 - 17:11
 
 haljordan wrote:
DO NOT HELP HIM GET THAT SOFA INTO THE VAN!!!
 
hahaha!! Just thinking 'bout that scene

h8rhater
Posted: Jan 04, 2012 - 05:44
 
 Bat wrote:

When Roger McGuinn comes on they also say "hey, that's Tom Petty".
 
If they're idiots.


haljordan
(right there with ya, baby)
Posted: Jan 04, 2012 - 05:43
 
DO NOT HELP HIM GET THAT SOFA INTO THE VAN!!!

terrapin52
(Terrapin Station, SC)
Posted: Nov 26, 2011 - 14:26
 
It's a bicentennial song.

(former member)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 22:31
 
Heh. Tom Petty told Michelle Bachmann to quit using this song.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 28, 2011 - 06:46
 
 Bat wrote:
When Roger McGuinn comes on they also say "hey, that's Tom Petty".
 Oh, you are a wicked Bat!


Bat
(Austin)
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 - 17:58
 
 fatcatjb wrote:
when Tom Petty goes on, one always knows just who the heck it is. I discovered Mudcrutch/Crystal River on RP. When I play it for people, they know immediately who it is..."hey, that's Tom Petty"

in such a crowded market, it's great to have your very own deal 
 
When Roger McGuinn comes on they also say "hey, that's Tom Petty".

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 - 17:22
 
Sweet sweet memories. Whew!
I wish I could go back. 

StoneyG
(Just east of The Rockies; north of the 49th)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 18:43
 
Nicely put, fatcatjb.

fatcatjb
(Sunny Sacramento)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 18:29
 
when Tom Petty goes on, one always knows just who the heck it is. I discovered Mudcrutch/Crystal River on RP. When I play it for people, they know immediately who it is..."hey, that's Tom Petty"

in such a crowded market, it's great to have your very own deal 

CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: Nov 13, 2010 - 10:54
 
I was at a Tom Petty show one time and my wife was working at the venue.  She worked for the box office and had a desk on the concourse where she would answer questions and help people with problems with their tickets or their seats.  I had seen Tom a bunch of times by then so I spent most of the show hanging out with her.  Early in the show a woman came to the desk.  She was in her 40s and was bawling her eyes out.  "I can't see Tom Petty from my seat!!"  I told her I had seen Tom up close and she was better off just listening.

WayUpNorth
(Windswept Exile)
Posted: Jun 07, 2010 - 05:58
 
This song is timeless, an American classic.{#Dancingbanana_2}

topherg87
(Austin, TX)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 12:54
 
 redeyespy wrote:


You cite its definitive cinematic use, though I liked how it played during the first day of school montage in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, too.
 

showing my youth here, but hearing this song always reminds me of its use in the Scrubs episode "My American Girl" in which Elliot undergoes a Grease-style makeover in the end

ziakut
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: May 06, 2010 - 12:50
 
I don't hate TP...but I am amazed how popular he is. I think he's very mediocre. Greatly mediocre in every way... h8rhater wrote:
  raelic wrote:
No artist on the face of God's green earth makes me scratch my head in bewilderment quite as much as Tom Petty. Nursery rhyme quality lyrics backed with major chord ploddery, played and sung with all the verve of a hippopotamus trampling on an orchid.
 
"gods green earth", "bewilderment", "major chord ploddery", "verve", and "a hippopotamus trampling on an orchid".  The d-baggery is strong in this one.  You go... tool.
 



h8rhater
Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 12:41
 
  raelic wrote:
No artist on the face of God's green earth makes me scratch my head in bewilderment quite as much as Tom Petty. Nursery rhyme quality lyrics backed with major chord ploddery, played and sung with all the verve of a hippopotamus trampling on an orchid.
 
"gods green earth", "bewilderment", "major chord ploddery", "verve", and "a hippopotamus trampling on an orchid".  The d-baggery is strong in this one.  You go... tool.


lovemydog
Posted: Aug 27, 2009 - 10:37
 
 Pharlap wrote:
can't help but thinking of the scene in "Silence of the Lambs", where the senator's daughter is driving in her car, this tune on her radio, just before she meets up with "Buffalo Bill".
 
"Was she a big fat person?"  {#Biggrin}

ScottishWillie
(The Scottish Lowlands)
Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 02:47
 

When Tom gets it right he's really, really good..... Pity about the rest of the time though.




CCinSB
(the west coast)
Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 14:38
 
{#Cool}

Flipmode
(Spartanburg, SC)
Posted: Dec 17, 2008 - 07:19
 
 gormeister wrote:
perfection.
 
Agree. I don't think he's ever topped this. It's a song that I have to sing along to no matter where I am. Even sitting here at my cube with others listening {#Dance}

redeyespy
(Clandestined in the bamboo thicket.)
Posted: May 10, 2008 - 13:52
 
Pharlap wrote:
can't help but thinking of the scene in "Silence of the Lambs", where the senator's daughter is driving in her car, this tune on her radio, just before she meets up with "Buffalo Bill".


You cite its definitive cinematic use, though I liked how it played during the first day of school montage in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, too.
Pharlap
(Bahama, NC)
Posted: May 01, 2008 - 11:55
 
can't help but thinking of the scene in "Silence of the Lambs", where the senator's daughter is driving in her car, this tune on her radio, just before she meets up with "Buffalo Bill".
stevo_b
(Rock Ridge)
Posted: May 01, 2008 - 11:55
 
Hannio wrote:


Ah! Yes, I too am much too erudite and my musical palate much too refined to be able to enjoy this song.


LOL! Excellent!
cjdevlin
Posted: May 01, 2008 - 11:55
 

enidualc
(Guyville)
Posted: May 01, 2008 - 11:54
 
saweeeet! he rocked the superbowl halftime show!!
Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Feb 28, 2008 - 11:50
 
raelic wrote:
No artist on the face of God's green earth makes me scratch my head in bewilderment quite as much as Tom Petty. Nursery rhyme quality lyrics backed with major chord ploddery, played and sung with all the verve of a hippopotamus trampling on an orchid.


Ah! Yes, I too am much too erudite and my musical palate much too refined to be able to enjoy this song.
youngj
(Canton, GA)
Posted: Feb 28, 2008 - 11:43
 
Mewsique wrote:
I like American girl..



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Boston_Ed
(Boston)
Posted: Feb 28, 2008 - 11:42
 
steeler wrote:
Love the beginning.


Beginning, middle & end!
Mewsique
(On a boat @ sea...i wish!)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 23:41
 
I like American girl..


Mewsique
(On a boat @ sea...i wish!)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 23:40
 
sdn wrote:
Does Tom Petty have some sort of chronic nasal blockage that makes him sing that way?


don't know, but he dindn't sound to bad wen he was with Bob en the boys on Traveling Wilbury's. I liked the combination...


sdn
(Philadelphia)
Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 08:05
 
Does Tom Petty have some sort of chronic nasal blockage that makes him sing that way?
gormeister
(Commonwealth of Virginia)
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 15:48
 
perfection.
Nabla
(Cork (Ireland))
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 13:04
 
This is really Tom Petty? I didn't recognise him!
squidish
(under the sea)
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 13:01
 
Take it easy baby. Make it last all night.
h_in_bristol
(over there ^)
Posted: May 30, 2007 - 14:51
 
Oh yeah, alright


steeler
(Gone)
Posted: May 30, 2007 - 14:49
 
Love the beginning.
MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: May 14, 2007 - 18:57
 
Marr wrote:
My wife used to love this song. But now she always thinks of that scene and gets creeped out.


It puts the lotion on its skin, or it gets the hose again

Precious


islander
(Seattle)
Posted: May 14, 2007 - 18:57
 
Nothin' wrong with a little Petty on 'our time'
daveesh wrote:

Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Apr 13, 2007 - 06:43
 
SCprof wrote:


Actually?


No, its an urban legend. You can look it up on Snopes.com.
SCprof
(South Carolina)
Posted: Mar 28, 2007 - 13:52
 
missbadonkadonk wrote:
did you actually know that this song was actually wrote about a girl that jumped off a building at the university of Florida in Gainesville where Tom petty is actually from..and if you look at the lyrics, it talks about 441..but yeah, i knew i loved this song for a reason


Actually?
BobbyCat
(Oslo)
Posted: Mar 13, 2007 - 00:34