Feel A Whole Lot Better - Tom Petty

[@byrdmaniacsg2776]

I love the way he stayed true to the Byrds version.

[@mach5895]

I’ve always thought there were a lot similarities between TP and the Byrds. Great cover of a classic by Tom, Mike and the band.

[@thomasfisher5742]

yeah....just having a REWIND and was thinking same thing....great song ...sad story behind the writer... stay well BIRDMAN

[@candidodemanchuria6]

​@@thomasfisher5742 starting with Rickenbakers

[@ppierquet1]

I grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin in the late 1960's, and we had a local group "The Ants" who played wonderful covers of The Byrds tunes.....they even had a Rickenbacker 12-string; I followed them to all their local concerts. Good memories. :-)

[@tammysack4097]

I miss you so much TP! ❤💔🎩🎧

[@susansquier2435]

Fabulous cover. RIP Tom and Gene Clark for writing this masterpiece.

[@debrawineland5709]

This is my fav Byrd’s song and Toms version is perfect.

[@wldtrky38]

Gone but never forgotten ! Thanks for all the great music and memories Mr. Petty. I can't wait to rock in Heaven with Y'all !

[@derekstocker6661]

A superb version of one of the very best of songs, the Byrds had this as a great hit and this is a wonderful tribute to them. Possibly could not be bettered! Well done guys and RIP Tom.

[@johnr3299]

Tom, I don't feel a whole lot better now that you are gone. Thanks for forty years of great music. God's speed.

[@josephlemko3027]

John R Well put!😥

[@arnobooy2493]

The thing is Tom that I, for one reason, "discovered" Petty only two years ago. Is that not idiotic? I'm hooked, what a bunch of good musicians, damn it!!

[@williamcooney6037]

Well said, you speak for a lot of people.

[@JustinHaglerMusic]

I wrote this song the day he died. I saw him 11 times, and Tom and The Heartbreakers were my biggest musical influences ever. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e37QoGCtp5KUbMk

[@bronwynbeistle8317]

Word.

[@scotthunt2479]

Mike Campbell's guitar solo........damn! Too good.

[@ralphrennick4636]

Such a great song, so good that lots of people think it was a hit. It should have been, but it never even cracked the Billboard Hot 100!!! Far and away my favorite Byrds song. Very nice tribute by Tom.

[@DCdrumz59]

Fantastic version by Petty & HBs..….Byrds & Petty......….both classic & timeless.

[@theperfectcat9901]

Thank you Tom for all all your great music. PC the Boy Cat.

[@lynemelton3708]

Miss this Man. R.I.P. Tom. Love All your Music.

[@greenranger8884]

Beautiful!

[@timothyaylesworth8752]

Clearly Tom had great reverence for this song - I'm glad he kept those glorious chord changes - a perfect pop tune

[@christineparker8020]

I listen to The Byrds every day. Gene Clark was so special, and is greatly missed. Oh, the songs he could have written if he were still with us.

[@TheTerryLipford]

I've read several accounts of how Mike Campbell & Tom spent a considerable amount of time on determining how they should play this song. They listened to the original Byrd's song numerous times and worked out the guitar parts, and the guitars they wanted to use. Tom was clearly a musical prodigy in many ways and he is missed greatly. RIP Tom.....

[@jrussellcase]

Pure Petty GOLD. This album hit when I was a high school senior. I was one of those weird guys in 1989 who already owned Byrds records (me and my friends also went to a McCartney concert at Texas Stadium that year...that pretty much tells the tale of me😁), so when Petty did a version of this song I was PUMPED. And to his credit, he NAILED it.

[@harrynelsonjr3921]

Tom Petty at one of his best performances. RIP !

[@Wildvideonyc]

The world is a lesser place without Tom Petty in it.

[@barrya7652]

Took my son and friends to see Tom and the Heartbreakers. Unforgettable experience that Tom bridged the generation between my son and his friends. Blessings Tom.

[@pcoffey49]

Two of the most noticeable sounds on this planet. The 12 string 'ric' and the 'tele.' Sweet

[@willkittwk]

Great cover!

[@reggaejuggler]

Bright spring sunshine, fresh breezy day here on the south coast, crisp colours outside, we are so lucky right here, right now. We just need Tom Petty's grin and edgy voice and this beautiful song. Really miss you, man!

[@raywright998]

Man this song and that guitar rif interlude has been like a magical memory

[@kansascomet8473]

Such a great cover of this tune. RIP DAVID CROSBY. RIP TOM PETTY

[@billferron6473]

A great cover of the Byrds classic.

[@TERRYHROVAT]

Right up there with Byrds version

[@traveler9573]

Remember when this came out in the 60's...........................love this version too.

[@austinteutsch]

Tom Petty lived such a wonderful life. Too bad it wasn't longer. RIP great musician.

[@mikeherron593]

Gone but never forgotten Tom. Your music will live on forever. RIP Bud.

[@terrywilliams6866]

Oh man Tom, I'd feel a whole lot better if you weren't gone. God bless

[@axiomist1076]

Damn ! He got it perfectly. True to the original. Beautiful !

[@itwasntmeboningbivvy181]

R. I. P . Gene Clark & Tom Petty

[@stratovani1178]

I feel a whole lot better when I hear a Tom Petty tune!

[@svitlanapotaychuk]

Very nice music! Thank you!

[@heavnnnsent]

One of the best songs....prayers for Tom tonight.

[@nickarre3458]

Saw them play this live during the full moon tour...Mike Campbell on the Rickenbacker axe...totally underrated guitarist......man I miss Tom Petty......so sad....

[@JimmyTAYLOR-o4h]

GREAT SONG!

[@jbfonfrias9133]

If you really dig the Byrds' recording(like I do), man, you've got to love Petty's cover totally - & I do !!

[@setdrift]

My favorite Petty tune

[@willkittwk]

He did it justice for sure!

[@jrussellcase]

Agreed. 👍

[@christineparker8020]

I like this cover, but no one was like Gene Clark. He was one of a kind. There was NO ONE bette. There will never be another.

[@christineparker8020]

Nothing snd no one is as good as Gene Clark was. There was no other. Anything else is a cheap imitstion

[@eldorado96]

Faithful cover of a great tune by a great band... love it!

[@Pimp-Master]

Even though I heard the Byrds hits live in ‘65 on the radio- I didn’t hear this tune until the 90s, and it blew me away.

[@tomnanD3]

Love this version!

[@bwbarbee1029]

Great cover!......That Great sound of the 'Ric' guitar!....Gene Clark, The "Great Byrd"...RIP!

[@larryklawiter9168]

Petty pays tribute to his heroes-great version! Gene Clark would be proud...thanks for the memories Tom.

[@Rickytwelvestring]

Gino and Tom is playing this song together now, with some help from George

[@bokwanable]

I have been listening to Genes music for 6 months solid now and it just keeps getting better

[@reggiebrousseau5283]

Petty alwsys did justice to all covers. True heart and soul. He is one of the best.

[@Colemanorth]

Mr. Petty had a love for the Byrds Music that really showed in this version. We miss you Tom....

[@z512345]

And The Beatles.

[@Pimp-Master]

I remember the day I discovered this and my brother-in-law’s collection. I didn’t realize the Byrds had done it. It made my respect level go up immensely for everybody involved.

[@marykuranda7254]

powergirl901 Right, it was on the Byrds’ first album “Mr. Tambourine Man”. IFAWLB is one of my faves!

[@PaulReus]

Wow!! Tom Petty took a lot of the sound of The Byrds and he did it so well. Allways when I hear his music I do hear the echo of his predecessors and models =>The Byrds!!!

[@cherylsimpson5899]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 💘💘💘💘💘 are the Greatest Musical Band for eternity 🙏💞😇. They're the most talented and loving men ever💝.

[@tiffsaver]

A great homage to the great Bryds!!!

[@edwardharley9]

Wonderful cover!!! And I usually am disappointed by covers....Miss you Mr. Petty......you will find your blessings.... in the next life......

[@richardschaefer4807]

The Byrds and Gene Clark own this song...But Tom did a nice job on it...Rip Gene and Tom.

[@heavnnnsent]

Oh this song is so sixties.... I love it ...and I love this version

[@richardschaefer4807]

@@heavnnnsent In Heaven God is even tappin' his sandals...

[@margaretross9150]

@@richardschaefer4807 First thing I'm gonna do when I get there is get lots of concert tickets.

[@tompelham4648]

The Byrd's, America's answer to the Beatles, a classic number. Heartbreaker's crushed it!!

[@bklynslipnjimmy]

Great cover! Still can't believe he's gone!. RIP, brother.

[@shirleyjennings5787]

Great Tune!

[@williamcooney6037]

Nothing sounds like a 12 string Rickenbacker! Such a great sound!

[@stevengoldberg7851]

Great cover ! R.I.P.

[@Anthony-945]

This song makes me feel happy 😊

[@Slammerworm1]

An excellent version of the song with much reference to the Byrds' single. On top of everything else, the man had good taste.

[@yesterdayproductions1019]

Great Version! Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers & those Rickenbacker 12 string jangling guitars!!

[@bwbarbee1029]

Great cover by the LATE, Great Gene Clark!!!...A great song with that fabulous 'Ric' Guitar!!!...Play...it...LOUD!!!

[@im7700]

GREAT JOB!!! I loved this song (still do) ever since I first heard it back in 1966 as a 12 year old. The guitar solo by Tom Petty sounds almost identical to the original one on the Byrds track. My hat's off to Tom Petty.

[@broken1394]

Gene Clark Forever. ⚘️

[@joeybenoit6269]

I'm from San Francisco! I wish 9 and 1966! Petty get a better job! I think Petty really worship this song! Through his voice! Haight-Ashbury!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jonathanmacpac]

Petty is faithful to the original. His voice even recalls Gene Clark's.

[@NashvilleDennis]

He had McGuinn play the Ric 12-string & do backing vox on it...

[@Rickytwelvestring]

@@NashvilleDennis Where did you get that info from?

[@NashvilleDennis]

@@Rickytwelvestring one of the music mag's back in the day, when it first came out, methinks...

[@peterarmentano5294]

Tom Petty did this serious justice

[@patsmith9192]

Jonathan Vernot just what I was thinking.

[@kevinsmith2695]

Seen Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers perform this song at Van Andel arena, Grand Rapids Michigan. It was mind blowing!!. Thank you for the great show Mr Petty. You are missed.

[@shannonnonameinilovecats0]

This song can help mend heartache 💙

[@todosassd1855]

Check out Linda Ronstadt's "It Won't Matter Anymore", that's a helpful song too!

[@gdholmfirth]

I'm glad Tom Petty did this cover. Great job on a great song.

[@mrhalfspeed105]

I'm with ya.

[@thomassalyers1391]

Fantastic version!!

[@jeff.s.7160]

Covering a song from the Byrds is a gutsy move but tom petty nailed it.

[@josephlemko3027]

Petty does a great job covering my favorite Byrd tune.

[@coreyzimmerman9782]

Jeff.....amazing cover AND Tom gave the song a little extra space after the verses

[@gerrydooley951]

Petty's whole career has been a tribute to the Byrds.

[@jeff.s.7160]

@@gerrydooley951 the byrds influenced him clearly. I never thought of that before reading your response. Thanks.

[@evelynbaron2004]

In his last public appearance apart from the 40th anniversary tour, receiving an award from Musicares he commented that the people whom he revered came into his life, in his words, showed up, and the 1st one through the door was Roger McGuinn of the Byrds. I remember McGwinn interviewed in the Peter Bogdanovich bio Runnnin Down a Dream given a copy of early Heartbreakers and saying, when did I write this? Answer; you didn't write this. … I know but when did I write this? Later on there is priceless footage of Tom having a truth attack confronting 2 'suits' who were trying to fit Roger Mcguinn into some weirdly inappropriate box and Tom going ballistic .. leading to the collaboration between the two men, King of the Hill that was their reaction to the story of John Philips of the Mamas and Papas. My heart breaks when I think of how many people miss Tom. In my opinion an excellent cover can go one of two ways; either you put the 1st version aside, put your heart and soul into your own version and leave it behind or 2. you manage to absolutely capture the spirit of version one and of course here Tom does both. Most comments about his music are moving personal testaments or great observations; only one (pretty good for the internet) thoroughly annoyed me when someone or other wrote that Tom was a miniature Dylan. What rock was the writer living under??? Never mind. Also loved cover for John Sebastian's Oh, The Stories we could Tell, Hank Williams' The Lost Highway, where he deliberately did adopt the same sound and van Morrison's Your Mystic Eyes which I saw live and he OWNED that song it still gives me shivers.

[@jorgeespinosa3179]

Good bye, Tom. You were one of the good ones from that period in time when Rock n Roll was freakin great.

[@ardylang8467]

Favorite songs

[@stephaniegarrard8695]

Love this version ❤️❤️

[@stevehemmer5389]

So sad that he has gone. Thanks for being one of the coolest pop stars, Tom.

[@fyrfyterChewE]

I guess it's true that you don't appreciate someone until they're gone. When I was in high school Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were on MTV with "Don't come around here no more" every hour. I came to hate that song and had a dislike for the band. As I got older I heard more of their "albums" and found I liked a lot of what they did. I ever regret never seeing them live all the times they came to the Cleveland area. Learn from my mistakes people; Go to the concerts you want to even by yourself if needed. We are only here for a short time and you only get one chance at this. He was so humble, and so good. What a talent, what a loss. If you get a chance, check out the Foo Fighters tribute to Tom in Cincinnati. Gets me every time.

[@mousearebec]

I still have an unused ticket for the at Cynthia Woods here in the Houston/Woodlands. I am sick that I didn't go. There was another concert Saturday night and didn't want to do two in a row. Stupid stupid.

[@ichaffee1]

love that rhythm guitar!!!!!

[@ichaffee1]

love this song..my favorite Byrds song...high school long time ago ...thanks Tom great cover!!!

[@richardschaefer4807]

The Byrds and Gene Clark nailed it...My favorite rock&roll song of all time. Tom gave it a good shot though.

[@heavnnnsent]

I love both versions and love both of them equally

[@tomken22]

Great cover of a great Byrds' song. Nice one Tom! "We LUVV Ric 12 string!"

[@Wolfsky9]

RIP, Tom Petty, a Class Guy . ------------This version is as good as the original , & again, that Rickenbacker 370 12 -string ! --------------------wolfsky9, 74 y/o

[@MrRlwiley]

I love how Petty leaves it alone and does his best to copy this masterpiece verbatim Excellent.

[@ppierquet1]

What is it about this tune that is so captivating?? An outstanding cover of the Byrds classic. Oftentimes, covers are regarded as second-best, but I don't know......this Petty cover is pretty incredible. Wonder if it will still be played, 100 years from now....

[@patricias5122]

For me, it's the outstanding lyrical quality; so different from the swaggering rock and roll of its age. He will "probably" feel a whole lot better. "The reason why? Well, I can't say..." All of the uncertainty embedded in those lines. Gene Clark was a fine fine lyricist.

[@ppierquet1]

@@patricias5122 Very interesting insights on this tune....Rock on, Tom!

[@darylmassey7757]

This Dude still gives good vibrations to my soul!!!! See ya on the other side!!

[@emkayultra2616]

Tom doesnt destroy it by making it his own. He does it justice

[@moniquemorris6799]

TOM PETTY IS A BAD ASS IN HIS OWN RIGHT!! LOVE THIS SONG IT SPEAKS VOLUMES!!

[@beastlyzzzz27564378]

Great sounds quality

[@billjackson1317]

I saw a cartoon in a newspaper showing Tom walking up to the pearlie gates and he sees George Harrison & Roy Orbison standing there to greet him, & he says I can't believe I beat Dylan here! I can see Tom saying that,, he was very COOL & his music will live on! Felt like I lost a member of the family ,or and old buddy. also great historian 4 the early days of rock& roll..✌

[@jeffscott4273]

Seen him on my 40th Birthday at Coral Sky Amphetheater in 2005, also the last time I was carded to drink. Great night, great memory. RIP Tom ; (

[@catt5426]

Tom Petty nailed it Awesome cover

[@keywestkyn9250]

Thank you Tom

[@DJPenguino51]

Nice cover of the Byrd's classic!

[@twiggystick]

Terrific cover by the inimitable Tom Petty of a great Gene Clark number. Thanks for post.

[@rcstafford1]

+1..... f

[@vinniebozzuto3534]

😱😊

[@christineparker8020]

Nobody was as good as Gene Clark. Petty just sped up Gene's early demise.

[@patricias5122]

@@christineparker8020 I don't think I agree; surely Gene Clark would have been glad of the royalties coming in.

[@liammalone9263]

That's awesome

[@juliereichardt784]

Full Moon Fever...just so enriching

[@atwistoflemming]

Love this

[@thelastrebelshow1627]

Rest In Peace. Tom Earl Petty. ✝️

[@jerrysullivan113]

Tom left us way too soon.. RIP Brother!!

[@stevehelton997]

Damn it . Tom bless you.

[@gustavocobian1757]

I love this song by the Byrd's but Tom Petty does a great job playing it

[@southvanotblue9884]

Whenever I hear Tom covering this one, the first picture that comes to mind is Gene, and Roger doing this on that old go go TV show. I try to block the little fat guy playing guitar, and Gene settling for the tambourine. I guess it doesn't really matter much, since the instruments are from the studio track, but the vocals are actually live in 1965. The 1978 version McGuinn, Clark & Hillman did of this tune is surprisingly very nice. I had always heard Gene was beginning to slip by then, but I really love that version, and especially Gene's vocals, with a guitar and no tambourine.

[@MrPhilfridge]

Love the comment re the little fat bloke , you must be a true Byrds fan !!

[@lesliegoodman-malamuth9796]

@@MrPhilfridge “Yosemite Sam” is what Joni Mitchell called The Croz…

[@MrPhilfridge]

@@lesliegoodman-malamuth9796 That would seem like a term of endearment to me . Gobshite is more appropriate !

[@lesliegoodman-malamuth9796]

@@MrPhilfridge Funny! ;-0

[@heavnnnsent]

Love this! Never fails to remind me of "That Thing You Do" movie with Tom Hanks and his look alike younger mini-me LOL This song should have been in the movie! Tom Petty & his band really fooled me I thought it was the 60's again. The youthful exuberance and mop top excitement of Beatlemania or something like it, masking the darkness and animosity of the "good riddance ...hopefully soon" lyrics. Wow.

[@choperena]

La mejor versión que jamás se ha hecho de este temazo de los Byrds. Te echaremos de menos, Tom; ya nunca podremos verte en España. The very best cover of this fantastic song of The Byrds. We'll miss you, Tom; we will never see you in Spain.

[@stevand.s.5914]

Oshtia tio no me lo creo chaval