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Tom Petty With George Harrison, Tom Petty (Tommy Tsunami)“I’m fine with whatever religion you want to have, but it can’t tell anybody it’s OK to kill people, and it can’t abuse children systematically for God knows how many years.. If I was in a club, and I found out that there had been generations of people abusing children, and then that club was covering that up, I would quit the club. And I wouldn’t give them any more money. Religion seems to me to be at the base of all wars. I’ve nothing against defending yourself, but I don’t think, spiritually speaking, that there’s any conception of God that should be telling you to be violent. It seems to me that no one’s got Christ more wrong than the Christians.” ****RIP TOM PETTY 1950-2017 I HOPE GOD UNDERSTANDS YOU AND ADMITS YOU INTO HIS HEAVEN***** Submitted by: My Sweet Lord, I Really Want to See You
| 'I don't know if you've had anybody try to kill you, but it's a really weird feeling.' Submitted by: Camellia H.
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Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
"The Postman" | Ok - Candace |
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" | People mistakenly identify this song as "Last Dance With Mary Jane", since those lyrics are actually in it. - Opie M. |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Free Lovin'" | "Free Fallin'" | Nick Polowy |
"Slamballin'" | "Free Fallin'" | Static |
"Free Ballin'" | "Free Fallin'" | Steve Livingston |
"free ballin" | "free fallin" | suicidebysafetypin |
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Mind With A Heart of Its Own," | One's mind has no heart. | Mike |
"Free Falling," | I didn't know you had to pay everytime you fell! | Danielle |
"Learning To Fly," | Not without wings you can't, Tom. | Peter |
"Flirting With Time," | How does one flirt with time, Tom? | Peter |
"Zombie Zoo," | Never heard of this zoo, & zombies don't exist. | Peter |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"Never Surrender," Corey Hart | "I Won't Back Down," Tom Petty | |
"Livin' On The Edge," Aerosmith | "Free Fallin'," Tom Petty | |
"Acrobat," U2 | "Free Fallin'," Tom Petty | |
"Money (That's What I Want)," Barrett Strong | "You're Gonna Get It," Tom Petty | |
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Built to Last" | "Will Joe Biden Last?" | G_Randomperson |
"Into the Great Wide Open" | "Grifters Have Made Guys Broken" | John A. Barry |
"Wildflowers" | "Trudeau You Need to Lose Your Power" | G_RandomPerson |
"Into the Great Wide Open" | "Into the Grate, Wide Open" | John A. Barry |
"A Woman In Love" | "Tyrants In Love" | eel deal |
"Free Fallin'" | "Defaultin’" | John A. Barry |
"Free Fallin'" | "Defaultin’" | John A. Barry |
"I Won't Back Down" | "A.I. Won't Back Down" | Chat GPT |
"American Girl" | "Dumb Karen-Cam girl" | Rick Duncan |
"Square One" | "Round Three" | Duc4AmIRight |
There are additional song parodies available. |
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
Free Fallin' | Skyzone Trampoline Park commercials | Jordan Alexander |
Night Driver | Xenon Headlights | Rich |
The Waiting | Early Pregnancy Test | Michael E Cormier |
Honey Bee | Sue Bee Honey | Traf Gib |
Free Fallin' | Skydiving Lessons | Rachael |
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
Refugee | Refugee and Torture Crisis Line | Tatiana |
Refugee | Refugee and Torture Crisis Line | Tatiana |
You Got Lucky | Pittsburgh Steelers | Browns fan |
Free Fallin' | Acrophobia Hotline | Glenn |
You Don't Know How It Feels | Virgin Hotline | Payne |
There are additional on hold music ideas available. |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
Daisy Jane America | Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty | Daisy Jane's Last Dance | Stu L. Pigeon |
Sweet Jane Velvet Underground | Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty | Sweet Mary Jane's Last Dance | Serafina |
Love Will Lead You Back Taylor Dayne | I Won't Back Down Tom Petty | Love Won't Lead You Back Down | Ariane |
Baby Come Back Player | I Won't Back Down Tom Petty | Baby, I Won't Come Back Down | Joe |
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. |
There are additional Tom Petty Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
"Yer So Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: My sister got yucky
Original Lyrics: My sister got lucky
| "I Won't Back Down"
Misheard Lyrics: And I won't black out
Original Lyrics: And I won't back down
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"Free Fallin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Loves feces
or Loves Reese's or Loves cheeses or Loves cheese sauce or Loves pizza Original Lyrics: Loves Jesus
| "Runnin' Down a Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Workin' on history
Original Lyrics: Workin' on a mystery
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"Free Fallin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm free, Frijoles
Original Lyrics: I'm free, free fallin'
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Tom Johnson Heard a Mexican worker was singing this out loud at his job. |
There are additional misheard stories available. |
"Walls"
The Funny Lyrics: You've got a heart so big, it could crush this town
and I can't hold out forever, even walls fall down Why They're Funny: I originally thought he said 'waltz far down' instead of 'walls fall down.' I was thinking, Why the hell does this guy care about dancing if his towns being crushed by a giant heart?
Submitted by: Mike Florio
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"Free Fallin"
The Repetitive Lyrics: And I'm free, I'm free fallin'
Why They're Repetitive: Tell me when he hits the ground please.
Submitted by: Meshy
| "Free Fallin'"
The Repetitive Lyrics: And I'm free, I'm free fallin'
Why They're Repetitive: Whatever happened to the standard four line chorus having more than one phrase.. talk about beating the phrase home.
Submitted by: ChuckyG
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"Runnin' Down A Dream"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: The trees went by
Why They're Nonsensical: Uhm...you do realize that's a parallax?
Submitted by: Mr. Critic
| "Walls"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Part of me is ocean, part of me is sky
Why They're Nonsensical: I wonder how someone would look if part of them was ocean and part of them was sky. Perhaps Tom means this in a figurative sense, but too many people might take this literally.
Submitted by: Mike Florio
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"Into The Great Wide Open"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Eddie waited til' he finished high school
He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo Why They're Misrhymed: How exactly do 'school' and 'tattoo' rhyme? Yes, they both have two o's, but that's it
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
| "Don't Do Me Like That"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Then he said, 'You better watch your step
Or you're gonna get hurt yourself.' Why They're Misrhymed: Poor Tom tries to finesse the rhyme when he sings it -- something like 'Gonna get hurt yoursef.' But, um, that still doesn't rhyme with 'step,' y'know?
Submitted by: Brian D. Smith
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"Free Fallin'"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: It's a long day, livin' in Reseda
There's a freeway running thru the yard Why They're Inappropriate: Geography fail. I happen to live in Reseda, which, for those of you who don't know, is a community located in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. No freeway runs through Reseda, but freeways do run through the nearby communities of Tarzana and Van Nuys (US 101 and I-405, respectively). Seems like Mr. Petty needs to look at a street map of Los Angeles and see for himself!
Submitted by: Zella
| "Free Fallin'"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: All the vampires walkin' through the valley
Why They're Inappropriate: Wait a second, Tom. What do vampires have to do with anything?
Submitted by: Arianna
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"Honey Bee"
The Dirty Lyrics: She like to buzz around my tree
Why They're Dirty: I'm pretty sure he doesn't mean an actual tree.
Submitted by: Amanda
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"Down South"
The Lyrics: Create myself down south
Impress all the women Pretend I'm Samuel Clemens Wear seersucker and white linens Who They Mention: author Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Swingin'"
The Lyrics: We went down swingin'
Like Benny Goodman ... She went down swingin' Like Glenn Miller Yeah, she went down swingin' Like Tommy Dorsey Yeah, she went down swingin' Like Sammy Davis She went down swingin' Who They Mention: Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller Tommy Dorsey Sammy Davis Jr. Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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"Honey Bee"
The Lyrics: She gave me her monkey hand
And a Rambler sedan I'm the king of Milwaukee Product Brand Name: Dodge Rambler sedan
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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"I Won't Back Down"
The Song Lyrics: Hey baby
There ain't no easy way out Song They Mention: "No Easy Way Out" by Robert Tepper
Submitted by: Cody Finke
| "Running Down a Dream"
The Song Lyrics: Me and Del were singing
a little Runaway... Song They Mention: "Runaway" by Del Shannon
Submitted by: ModiinJerry
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"I Won't Back Down"
Opening Lines: Well, I won't back down. No, I won't back down.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"Crawling Back to You"
The Lyrics: Waiting by the side of the road
For day to break so we could go Down into Los Angeles With dirty hands and worn out knees Why: Los Angeles, CA
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Honey Bee"
The Lyrics: She gave me her monkey hand
And a Rambler sedan I'm the king of Milwaukee Her juju beads are so nice She kissed my third cousin twice I'm the king of Pomona And I've got something to say Why: Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Pomona, CA
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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"Ankle Deep"
The Lyrics: The field hand hit the switch and stumbled
Outside the big engine roared and rumbled The stolen horse spooked and tumbled She didn't speak for a week, just kind of mumbled Why: The engine roared and rumbled
She just mumbled Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Night Driver"
The Lyrics: High tide rumbles PCH
My tires losing tread Helicopter circling White beam overhead Why: High tide is rumbling
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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"Free Fallin'"
The Lyrics: And I'm free, free fallin'
Yeah I'm free, free fallin' Why: If a cop pulls you over on a bridge and this song is playing, change it immediately unless you WANT the cop to think you're about to commit suicide.
Submitted by: Kerry
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