This track (From "Full Moon Fever") was some of the finest rock n roll still happening in 1989, and he never stopped making it real. But Tom Petty was more than a great musician. The documentary shown on this upload is a must-see! He fought the music business & won more than once. If you get to the end of this upload, you'll see a fridge magnet that's currently for sale on Amazon with a memorable quote from Tom. Amazon. The irony! I'm not paid by YT just a fan who simply loves the man & his music. Please like & subscribe if you enjoy this. Thank you 💘 Lots of Tom Petty on my channel. Lyrics & some Tom Petty quotes below).
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin'
Trees went by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway
I was flyin'
Yeah, runnin' down a dream that never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I felt so good, like anything was possible
Hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
The last three days the rain was unstoppable
It was always cold, no sunshine
Yeah, runnin' down a dream that never would come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
I rolled on, the sky grew dark
I put the pedal down to make some time
There's something good waitin' down this road
I'm pickin' up whatever is mine
I'm runnin' down a dream that never would've come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
Runnin' down a dream
Yeah, I'm runnin' down a dream that never would've come to me
Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads
I'm runnin' down a dream
Writer(s): Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Michael Campbell
Lyrics © Gone Gator Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
[The line, “Me and Del were singin,’ little ‘Runaway'” is a reference to the 1961 Del Shannon hit “Runaway.” Shannon is credited on the album for “barnyard noises,” which can be heard just after this song ends on the album.]
[Del Shannon appeared on the [Full Moon Fever] album's Attention Listeners calling out barnyard animal noises with Tom and Jeff."] 🙂
Some Tom Petty Quotes:
"I think television’s become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television.
It’s funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can’t afford the music.
The music business looks like, you know, innocent schoolboys compared to the TV business. They care about nothing but profit.
TV does not care about you or what happens to you. It’s downright bad for your health now, and that’s not a far-out concept. I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health."
"You don’t hear any more of, ‘Hey, we did something creative and we turned a profit, how about that?’ Everywhere we look, we want to make the most money possible. This is a dangerous, corrupt notion. That’s where you see the advent of programming on the radio, and radio research, all these silly things. That has made pop music what it is today. Everything — morals, truth — is all going out the window in favor of profit."
“You don’t really hear songs about friendship too often. Most rock records I hear now are about how tough [the performers] are. Well, if you’re really tough you’re going to have to deal with that someday. They’re fairly old-fashioned values, but important ones, things that still matter in people’s lives.”
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