Fun Music Information -> Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Even The Hoosiers (Get Lucky Sometimes)"	"EvenThe Losers (Get Lucky Sometimes)"	red

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Running Down A Dream,"	Last I heard, dreams were mental, not physical.	red

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"Stand"	"I Won't Back Down," Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Kathy
"Everyone's Gone To The Moon"	"Don't Come Around Here No More," Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	This is my Earth now. - Jimmy Walker Red
"You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good In Bed"	"You Got Lucky," Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	FussBudget
"Don't Do Me Like That"	"Do It (Til You're Satisfied)," B.T. Express	Kathy
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Listen To Her Heat" originally "Listen To Her Heart"

Calop

"Makin' Some Nose" originally "Makin' Some Noise"

Tom & Heartbreakers become plastic surgeons.

Peter

"You Got Lucy" originally "You Got Lucky"

Sheila Evans

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Mary Jane's Last Dancer" originally "Mary Jane's Last Dance"

No one else wanted to be her partner.

Serafina

"Mary Jane's Blast Dance" originally "Mary Jane's Last Dance"

It was explosive!

Cape Canaveral Lavigne

"Listen To Her Hearth" originally "Listen To Her Heart"

baa

"Glisten To Her Heart" originally "Listen To Her Heart"

baa

"You Got Plucky" originally "You Got Lucky"

Peter

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"The Wanting" originally "The Waiting"

Calop

"The Wasting" originally "The Waiting"

Calop

"Mary Jane's Fast Dance" originally "Mary Jane's Last Dance"

Bill

"Mary Jane's Last Lance" originally "Mary Jane's Last Dance"

Mary Jane must be retiring as a doctor?

Bill

"Into The Great Wide Oven" originally "Into The Great Wide Open"

Reese without her spoon

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Learning To Fly"	"Yearning For Pie"	Leo Keough
"Refugee"	"(You Don't Want To Dress Like) Hillary"	Poli-tick-ly Incorrect
"Learning To Fly"	"Burning My Time"	Leo Keough
"Refugee"	"You Don't Have To Live Like You're Royalty"	Lionel Mertens
"Jammin' Me"	"Spammin' Me"	Steve Kalafut
"I Won't Back Down"	"That Iraq Clown"	Michael Pacholek
"Runnin' Down A Dream"	"Trudgin' Through The Park"	Cat
"Into the Great Wide Open"	"Into the Great Fraud, Dopin'"	Michael Pacholek
"Don't Do Me Like That"	"Stop Calling Me Fat"	Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
"Into the Great Wide Open"	"Into the Great Wide Oprah"	John A. Barry
There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Even The Loser	Detroit Lions front office	football
The Waiting	Normanton Interchange	pickle*
Mary Jane's Last Dance	Drug Support Hotline	Larcen Tyler
Don't Come Around Here No More	Divorce Lawyer	Larcen Tyler

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
About A Girl Nirvana	American Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	About An American Girl	John Whiskey
Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters	Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Save Mary Jane's Last Dance For Me	Raphael
Just One Last Dance Sarah Connor feat. Natural	Last Dance With Mary Jane Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Just One Last Dance With Mary Jane	Raphael
I Won't Back Down Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	Down In The Willow Garden The Everly Brothers	I Won't Back Down In The Willow Garden	crazydon
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Refugee" Misheard Lyrics: Somewhere, somehow, somebody must get Kicked you around, son Original Lyrics: Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have Kicked you around some	"Refugee" Misheard Lyrics: Don't have to live like a rat and cheese Original Lyrics: Don't have to live like a refugee
"Free Fallin'" Misheard Lyrics: There's a freeway running through the yarn. Original Lyrics: There's a freeway running through the yard.	"Here Comes My Girl" Misheard Lyrics: Whatcha want? Original Lyrics: Watch her walk.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"American Girl"

Misheard Lyrics:

She was an American girl
Raised out in Providence.

Original Lyrics:

She was an American girl
Raised on promises.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Lode

The picture of a spoiled, protected New England girl that wanted to explore the world appealed to me.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Mary Jane's Last Dance"

Better Lyrics:

Last chance for Kenneth Lay
One more lie to kill the pain
I feel stupid seepin' in
And I'm tired of this man again

Original Lyrics:

Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain
I feel summer creepin' in
And I'm tired of this town again

Submitted by: Dylan Sevey

Funny Lyrics:

"Mary Jane's Last Dance"

The Funny Lyrics:

There's pigeons down on Market Square
She's standing in her underwear.

Why They're Funny:

What a ludicrous juxtaposition! Pigeons in the city square, with someone in her underwear! I just hope it is the Pigeons that are responsible for any stains visible in this scene. On second thought, does it really matter? Maybe souvenirs left by pigeons are just as troublesome as anything else the images here might conjure up!

Submitted by: Pam Tabor

"Let's Roll Another Joint"

The Funny Lyrics:

Well let me get to the point
Let's roll another joint

Why They're Funny:

This song starts off about him taking a girl for a 'ride' and having a good time. Then these lyrics bluntly state what his definition of a good time is. :-)

Submitted by: Josh

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Let's Roll Another Joint"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

You don't know how it feels

Why They're Repetitive:

aight, man, we don't know how it feels!

Submitted by: Josh

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"Don't Do Me Like That"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

I was talkin' with a friend of mine
He said a woman had hurt his pride

Why They're Misrhymed:

A lot of Tom's lyrics don't rhyme, but this was the first line of his first hit song. I'm surprised he sold some records.

Submitted by: rocky

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Jammin' Me"

The Lyrics:

Take back Vanessa Redgrave
Take back Joe Piscopo
Take back Eddie Murphy
Give them all some place to go

Who They Mention:

Vanessa Redgrave, Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy

Submitted by: Mickey D.

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"American Girl" Opening Lines: Well, she was an American girl. Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly	"Don't Come Around Here No More" Opening Lines: Hey, hey, don't come around here no more. Comments: Just putting up here the whole title of this song and the whole opening lines, for some reason neither came out when posted on this part of this site. Submitted by: Peter
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Song Title Space Change:

"Don't Dome Like That" originally "Don't Do Me Like That"

Submitted by: George Straitjacket

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:

"I Won't Back Down"

The Lyrics:

There ain't no easy way out.

Why:

'Ain't' is not considered to be good English, and 'ain't no' is a double negative. If Tom says there ain't no easy way out, obviously there's SOME easy way out. It should be 'There IS no easy way out.'

Submitted by: Arthur Treacher