Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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Making the Case for Tom Petty’s Dark But Brilliant ‘Echo’

By Jim Beviglia
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The Meaning Behind Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “Here Comes My Girl”: Sometimes a Lover’s the Only Thing That’ll Ease the Pain

By Robert Crawford
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How the Agony of Romantic Anticipation—and Janis Joplin—Influenced the Meaning Behind Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “The Waiting”

By Robert Crawford
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The Meaning Behind Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Left-Field Ode to an ’80s Icon, “Don’t Come Around Here No More”

By Robert Crawford
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The Cinematic Meaning Behind Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Subtle Dig at the Industry, “Into the Great Wide Open”

By Robert Crawford
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12.22.23

5 Hit Songs You Didn’t Know Tom Petty Wrote Solo

By Jacob Uitti
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12.20.23

The Meaning Behind One of Tom Petty’s Most Classic Classic Rock Staples, “American Girl”

By Robert Crawford
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The Story Behind Tom Petty’s Futuristic “You Got Lucky”

By Cillea Houghton
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12.14.23

4 Epic Story-Videos from the ‘80s That Had Absolutely Nothing to Do with the Song

By Al Melchior
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2 Tom Petty Eras, as Defined by His 2 Drummers

By Robert Crawford
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The Meaning Behind “Breakdown,” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Ultimate “California Southern Rock” Proclamation

By Thom Donovan
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9 Tom Petty Songs Every Music Fan—Every Human, Really—Needs to Know

By Robert Crawford

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