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Tom Petty — Square One
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joelbb
Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 01:48
 
Thought this was TP.  Different kind of cut for him.  Nice!

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 00:31
 
This IS a great tune!  Thanks PSD! 

hbs47
(SE England)
Posted: Apr 28, 2011 - 15:10
 
Tom Petty just doesn't do bad albums IMO.   {#Clap}


JenHammond
Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 13:36
 
Love this song. Reminds me of my trip to Bali- listened to this cd nonstop. Great traveling music. Love Tom. When I he coming back to bay area?

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jan 24, 2011 - 07:14
 
 Mindscrape wrote:
Usually I like Tom Petty, but I don't like this song. It's too circular.
 

That's an unusual criticism, particularly since the song is titled "Square One" (perhaps that was your intention).  At least you didn't write the nauseatingly over-used adjective "repetitive".


helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 05:29
 
Nice one!

fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Oct 21, 2010 - 13:16
 
My uber-talented husband used to play and sing this; he learned it while in rehab. Unfortunately the rehab didn't stick and now he's gone.
RIP funnyman. <3

ziakut
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Oct 21, 2010 - 13:15
 
This whole album is very good...and I'm not a die hard fan.


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jul 17, 2010 - 21:16
 
Tom Petty is astonishing. I'd never heard this song before, and now I'm being saturated with his music, and I wonder why I don't have everything he's ever done?  Beautiful song...{#Sunny}

linden
(Santa Cruz, CA)
Posted: Jul 17, 2010 - 21:13
 
I've never heard this song before — loving it right now.

nalle
(Malmo, Sweden)
Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 11:11
 
Europe are waiting or I´m going to US this summer.

parrothead
(could be anywhere in the great USA)
Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 13:16
 
 capandjudy wrote:

Yes!! "Running Down A Dream" is an exceptionally good film. It reintroduced me to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and turned my wife into a fan. Films about rock bands and musicians tend to really get self indulgent and boring but the Bogdanovich film will draw in even someone who is not especially a fan even though it is four hours long.
 
It's good, I bought it, got a deal, Circuit City close out 80% of I think I paid $7 for it. Best $7 I've spent in a while.  ( =


RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 13:14
 
 rasta_tiger wrote:
I've never been a big fan of Petty's. Always let his songs play out on the radio but never sought them out. Having said that, I'd really recommend the new documentary on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. I came across it weeks ago on the Sundance Channel. It was long (4 hrs) but it was really interesting. I gained a whole new level of respect for him. Just a solid songwriter working his trade. Nothing revolutionary but worthy all the same. I think it's called 'Runnin' Down a Dream'. Worth a Netflix rental if you have the time.
 
Got it from a bandmate as a Christmas gift.  Very enjoyable.  It was interesting to see the evolution of the band from
the beginning to the present.


Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: May 01, 2009 - 07:56
 
A very chilled-out and reflective Tom Petty tune...I'm digging it. {#Yes}

bobcat1963
(the netherlands)
Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 06:24
 
best wel een mooi liedje!

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 14, 2009 - 05:13
 
 PurplePrincess wrote:

There is just something about this song that gets me every time.

 
Me too, but not in the good way it gets you. I bought this album on the strength of 2 songs played from it on RP, but it turns out those 2 were the only listenable numbers and I eventually gave the CD away to a charity shop.


PurplePrincess
(the mountains)
Posted: Aug 21, 2008 - 18:06
 

There is just something about this song that gets me every time.



colleen
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: May 06, 2008 - 16:25
 
If you've just had your heart broken, this song slays! Some days it's a 10, others it's a 2
robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Apr 17, 2008 - 15:38
 
Jimi_the_Saint wrote:
Opposite reaction, here. I usually don't care for Petty. I've seen him a couple of times, and walk away unimpressed. But this song? I like it a lot.
Same here.Never saw him in concert, but don't really get into most of his stuff. But this quiet little piece really sings . . . Works well with the "unique" qualities of his voice, IMHO . . .
Naaldekoker
Posted: Mar 17, 2008 - 03:43
 
This evokes emotions about poor Lica...Good song, thanks
Jimi_the_Saint
(The Dark and Bloody Ground of Kentucky)
Posted: Mar 01, 2008 - 08:15
 
Mindscrape wrote:
Usually I like Tom Petty, but I don't like this song. It's too circular.
Opposite reaction, here. I usually don't care for Petty. I've seen him a couple of times, and walk away unimpressed. But this song? I like it a lot.
capandjudy
(Huntington, WV)
Posted: Jan 14, 2008 - 09:00
 
rasta_tiger wrote:
I've never been a big fan of Petty's. Always let his songs play out on the radio but never sought them out.

Having said that, I'd really recommend the new documentary on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. I came across it weeks ago on the Sundance Channel. It was long (4 hrs) but it was really interesting. I gained a whole new level of respect for him. Just a solid songwriter working his trade. Nothing revolutionary but worthy all the same. I think it's called 'Runnin' Down a Dream'. Worth a Netflix rental if you have the time.

Yes!! "Running Down A Dream" is an exceptionally good film. It reintroduced me to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and turned my wife into a fan. Films about rock bands and musicians tend to really get self indulgent and boring but the Bogdanovich film will draw in even someone who is not especially a fan even though it is four hours long.
rasta_tiger
(Sunnyside of the Street)
Posted: Dec 30, 2007 - 14:09
 
I've never been a big fan of Petty's. Always let his songs play out on the radio but never sought them out.

Having said that, I'd really recommend the new documentary on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. I came across it weeks ago on the Sundance Channel. It was long (4 hrs) but it was really interesting. I gained a whole new level of respect for him. Just a solid songwriter working his trade. Nothing revolutionary but worthy all the same. I think it's called 'Runnin' Down a Dream'. Worth a Netflix rental if you have the time.
trollboy
(Columbus, Ohio)
Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 09:55
 
Mindscrape wrote:
Usually I like Tom Petty, but I don't like this song. It's too circular.


Hmmm.

Perhaps that was what he was going for.

"It took a long time to get back here."


Marr
(Houston (dreaming of Austin))
Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 09:49
 
vaiodon wrote:

Another surprising (for me) Tom Petty track - most of his music I've heard on commercial outlets I don't care for that much but this is very good.

Thanks RP.


Another reason to give up entirely on "commercial outlets". They will only bring you pain, sorrow, and overplayed hits.
Mindscrape
(Boulder, CO)
Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 23:06
 
Usually I like Tom Petty, but I don't like this song. It's too circular.
(former member)
(Land of the Long White Cloud)
Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 23:04
 
I've always loved this song. Tom, you're an awesome songwriter
cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC)
Posted: Oct 27, 2007 - 15:44
 
I agree. I love the whole album. Tom Petty is still a very good song writer.
jmk999
Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 14:00
 
Without a doubt the best Petty song since "Even the Losers." Thank you, Bill.
Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Jul 28, 2007 - 17:03
 
What happened to the Heart Breakers?
fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jul 25, 2007 - 09:48
 
eastcoast wrote:
I am almost convinced to buy this album...but I have been so disappointed with all his albums I have baught, I am extremely hesitant.


Keep hesitating. I bought this album on the strength of two good tracks played on RP (this wasn't one of them) and, sadly, those were the only two decent tracks on the disk, IMO, and I eventually gave the CD away to a charity shop.
go_ski_mully
(Lakeside in Muskoka)
Posted: Jun 08, 2007 - 06:42
 
thekid wrote:
some song writers are earnestly attempting to get at that ineffable core of the 'human experience'


Ya! what he said!
thekid
(St. Louis, Misery)
Posted: May 07, 2007 - 21:20
 
It is songs like this that give me the welcomed feeling that some song writers are earnestly attempting to get at that ineffable core of the 'human experience'... whatever that is. There is a simple elegance to this song that if listened to in a charitable spirit will speak poigniantly of our age and understanding.
eastcoast
Posted: Apr 06, 2007 - 07:00
 
I am almost convinced to buy this album...but I have been so disappointed with all his albums I have baught, I am extremely hesitant.

rKokon
(MD)
Posted: Mar 21, 2007 - 17:14
 
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Hi, my name is Luka. I live upstairs from you. Yeah, I think you've seen me before...
Wait, wait, don't tell me--Tom Petty is being beaten by his woman behind closed doors? Isn't that what the Martina McBride song was about (with genders reversed)? Did I get your point?
rKokon
(MD)
Posted: Mar 21, 2007 - 17:12
 
Normally a Tom Petty fan, I find this one way too whiny. The words, strangely enough, belie his vocal quality--quite puzzling. Can you have confidence in the words while ignoring the sound conveying them? A conundrum. (Anything I cannot stand, it's a whiny man. )
winter
(at home)
Posted: Mar 21, 2007 - 17:09
 
Normally I don't much care for Tom Petty. But I like this.
jubilantme
(indiana, the abyss.)
Posted: Mar 21, 2007 - 17:06
 
i love this song. i can't help it.
cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC)
Posted: Feb 18, 2007 - 09:33
 
His ability to consistently write good, solid songs has always impressed me. Great live, too.
kobolda
(here today, gone tommorow)
Posted: Jan 05, 2007 - 02:14
 
this song is really sweet and great. And it get's better the more I listen to it.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Dec 21, 2006 - 13:53
 
Hi, my name is Luka. I live upstairs from you. Yeah, I think you've seen me before...
OldFrenchie
Posted: Dec 18, 2006 - 20:01
 
Mugro wrote:


I agree. Tom Petty is usually an automatic mute for me, but this song is not so bad.

I think it is something about the guitar work that is not the normal Petty formula. Don't know.


I'm with you. This is really a nice reflective tune. 8
Mugro
(Lane Village, Red Sox Nation)
Posted: Nov 25, 2006 - 10:20
 
vaiodon wrote:

Another surprising (for me) Tom Petty track - most of his music I've heard on commercial outlets I don't care for that much but this is very good.

Thanks RP.


I agree. Tom Petty is usually an automatic mute for me, but this song is not so bad.

I think it is something about the guitar work that is not the normal Petty formula. Don't know.
vaiodon
(Drumbo, Northern Ireland)
Posted: Nov 22, 2006 - 10:05
 

Another surprising (for me) Tom Petty track - most of his music I've heard on commercial outlets I don't care for that much but this is very good.

Thanks RP.

go_ski_mully
(lakeside in Muskoka)
Posted: Nov 22, 2006 - 10:05
 
...that is just so darn sweet, I think I'm gonna cry into my keybaord ...hope my boss doesn't look in! ...but seriously, good work Mr Petty we luvs ya!
cousinhub
(brussels)
Posted: Nov 22, 2006 - 10:03
 
nICE ONE
rjs
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Oct 12, 2006 - 14:05
 
babygirl614 wrote:
Excellent. This was on the Elizabethtown soundtrack last year, great one!


Just picked up the E'town soundtrack a couple of months ago, before Highway Companion came out, and I loved Square One from the beginning. Only TP had two songs on that soundtrack, the other being "It'll All Work Out" from the 20-year old "Let Me Up" album. So now I'm listening to Let Me Up again, along with E'town and HC!

babygirl614
(Green Bay, WI)
Posted: Oct 12, 2006 - 13:56
 
Excellent. This was on the Elizabethtown soundtrack last year, great one!
liser
(hurricane alley)
Posted: Oct 09, 2006 - 13:04
 


Sweet song...
mrparker
(seattle, wa)
Posted: Sep 27, 2006 - 21:43
 
That was real cool. Just what we expect from Tom Petty