So many good songs but I finally decided that a few of the greats are similar enough to songs by other artists that I would settle on the one that I felt was the most Tom Petty of the bunch. I had to pick one that personifies (to me) what I like about the artist. So I went with Free Fallin'.

Of course my favorite isn't on the list

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3jBi8XfKzk0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

When I hear the words "American Girl" I think of the Tom Petty cadence. Upon review, the song is not that catchy. He says the words 3 times and it's hardly valid as a chorus.
Taylor Swift took a shot at the song and it still wasn't what I'd hope it would be despite all of her Hollywood machines' help and her saying it 4 times.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x_ml9Jab2gk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I expected to hear a song structure more along these lines with a catchy chorus beaten to death 6 times:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M64u7i_EemM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

My memory continues to fail me. (damned high school football).

Too many great songs to pick just one.

When these songs come on the radio it is kinda magical. I never want them to end. Even the 5+ minute ones feel too short. I just want them go on forever. Night Moves is like that. So is Carry On My Wayward Son. Maybe Turn The Page by Bob Sieger. The Tom Petty songs that I like are like that. I don't want them to ever end. I'm always surprised when they end.

I saw him live twice this year. I can't pick just one.

Breakdown, followed closely by You Got Lucky. Saw him do a killer version of Gloria live in the late 90s.

Saw him do that in mid '00s too, for the encore

Wildflowers just edges out Breakdown.

My favorite from Wildflowers album was Time to move on. That whole album was a masterpiece. Definitely my favorite from the 90’s.

Mine as well. Obscure song, relatively, that I somehow always heard when grappling with large life decisions. Always got me off the pot when I already knew, but wasn't ready to act.

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

I can't pick just one.

Even the Losers

Man, I can't pick just one. These are at the top of my list.


You Got Lucky
Refugee
Mary Jane’s Last Dance
Learning to Fly
Here Comes My Girl
Breakdown

I went with You Got Lucky. So many great songs.