Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -- "American Girl"

www.rockhall.com/tom-petty-and-heartbreakers
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and performed "Mary Jane's Last Dance" and "American Girl" onstage.
"Tom Petty made us all believe by singing about ordinary experience in an extraordinary way. His vocals captured our soul with songs that sounded like hits the first time we heard them. He made his mark on music and our lives." - Greg Harris, Rock Hall CEO

[@wattlesplays]

rip tom petty, thanks for all of the music 🎶

[@Thomas_9822]

F in the chat

[@GutoVassoler]

@@Thomas_9822 F

[@choperkins8916]

I love 💕 the way he song his song

[@choperkins8916]

I didn't know he die

[@Thomas_9822]

@@choperkins8916 wow, I’m sorry

[@Cryptocracy_Now]

No one over 30 yrs of age can't say that a piece of them didn't die with Tom Petty. He created America's soundtrack.

[@lalljp]

I think of it as the soundtrack of the California Dream, that we saw in movies and TVs all over the world in the 80s and 90s. His songs aren't really for the ones who never left their hometowns, they're for the ones who did leave to run down a dream.

[@lcpltylerhanyzewski]

A massive Part of me died when I lost my mom December 1, 2016. 10 months and 1 day later it was a swift kick to the nuts and another chunk of me dead when Tom died. Tom was one of my mom's all time favorites.

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

He did so much for the music industry, me and my friends used to sit around the campfire listening to him in the background just chillin out havin a beer and during the song "You don't know how it feels" we sparked up a little something 😉😉

[@ryyb_himself]

Why wouldn't non-Americans be able to say that?

[@marthakaczmarczyk4240]

Amen 😥

[@ella4518]

I remember watching Silence Of The Lambs many many years ago and falling in love with this song. I was immediately in love with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.

[@eltravo2112]

Gabriela Rubio I was introduced to it through Fast Times at Ridgemont High

[@cathharr08]

Same way I came to love Tom Petty. RIP 💔

[@frankgunold268]

i know this from Scrubs !

[@tonyhoodlass1846]

Me to Ella

[@yamaharaptor01able]

Yup....ALWAYS reminds me of "Catherine Martin" lol!

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

We are going miss you Tom. Thanks for great music.

[@grimabsolssbm]

My Gentle Pitt Bull He's not dead he's in recovery right now

[@SirenasTable]

My Gentle Pitt Bull yes! Thank you for the music Tom!

[@Rainb0wBryte1]

He has died, within the last hour.

[@acotties132]

Nigel S D: why

[@KahosSaint]

Grim Absol he's dead

[@gpcaraudio]

We will greatly miss you Tom

[@rosekiller802]

I miss you😭😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😩😩😩😩😫😩😫😩😩😩😩😩😫😫😩

[@robertdunkes3499]

www.GPcarAudio.com Love you brother Tom, rest how you want!

[@guillepro7230]

yes we miss you Tom

[@torineg.847]

Listening to this teared me up, seeing such an icon and fantastic musician and writer of music for all to love until the sun goes out. I myself have been a musician for 50 years and played with many great musicians and bands. I know the feeling in the heart when playing on stage. very accelerating and loved every moment. Tom Petty You have been an inspiration to me and millions of others. Thank you for your contribution to the world and spiritual-ness of it all.. You will be greatly missed my friend...

[@JustinHaglerMusic]

Yes so missed....but look what he left behind kzbin.info/www/bejne/e37QoGCtp5KUbMk

[@hotrodmcfesterwig9240]

I saw him live in June this year during his 40th anniversary and it was the best concert ever

[@jeremyscungio16]

HotRod McFesterWig I saw him in July and I can't believe he's dead. I'm having trouble accepting it

[@reneerodgers1592]

I saw him in June as well. Just makes it that much harder to deal with.

[@missbknodel]

I saw Petty on my birthday, Hollywood Bowl, was phenomenal. When I got home, I was hired as a teacher. Forever in my soul Tom Petty. Wish I'd had one more concert.

[@yetisquatch5132]

Great to hear Stan on backing vocals again. RIP Thomas Earl Petty. We will always love you!

[@Boatdockmlh1]

Stan added so much to the band, I hated it when he left

[@Danielle_Nicole_loves_music]

❤

[@squirrelattackspidy]

Stan was a powerhouse on drums. RIP Tom. Thanks for the unique and beautiful music you gave to this world.

[@wandaleabrayton5009]

I've listened to Tom Petty sing since I was 18 years old; I'm 59 now. I'm saddened to know the rest of my journey on this earth will be without him ... but I still have all of his previous cds to listen to along the way. He made my life - and this world - more beautiful and bearable with his immense talents. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us all. Rest in Peace. You earned it.

[@dianemyers793]

We'll hear him again one sweet day....

[@francescacouch8796]

My god we are loosing too many of the great rock stars... This is a sad day

[@MrEdwardCollins]

I think you mean losing, not loosing. And if so yes, it's a sad day.

[@XXXdeathbymusicXXX1]

I feel like it's because all of the lack of self care finally caught up with them. I love Tom Petty though and most of the greats we lost. It's just too sad that most of them lived too fast

[@MountainMan.]

Losing. Not "Loosing"

[@blackjackmusic1107]

Also sad that the so called rock stars we have nowa days can not even begin to fill the shoes of the greats we lost in the past few years...Bad days ahead for rock n roll in general

[@dessnee]

Rest In Peace, Tom. I'm only thirteen years old, but you were still my childhood idol. I remember listening to you and singing along when I was very young. I will surely miss you

[@cherryreddkatt]

From all of us American Girls, who dream about there being more to life than what is offered to us...thank you Mr Petty for your brilliant lyrics and endless life sound track....

[@spacenerd9499]

Thank you for being the best road trip companion a girl could ever want! nothing beats rolling down the windows, singing American Girl, open road ahead

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

About a girl overdosing on heroin...you know that right?

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

The “take it easy baby....make it last all night “ isn’t a sexual thing...it’s saying, don’t do too much, make it last all night...

[@LEONisDEAD427]

David Bowie, Prince, Michael Jackson, Tom Petty, all of the stars, and you just keep on taking death you greedy jerk. RIP Tom. Thank you for everything 🎸🤘🏼

[@kateycout12]

Nemesis unfortunately as these rock stars get older, it's going to happen more often. I hate it too 😭

[@kluangh1tam]

I think it would be creepier if all of them live forever. Except for David Bowie, of course. Everyone know he's a Starman.

[@somewheresalty]

Classic Rock at it’s best...Thank you, Tom Petty for making my 80’s better!!! RIP Legend

[@hippiedachshunds1632]

I miss you already, Tom. Rest easy and thanks for providing much if the soundtrack to my life.

[@ledzepgirlnmful]

Unreal. Heartbroken for sure. Love and prayers to his family, and all his remarkable bandmates. Xo

[@Blackestblack666]

RIP Tom Petty :( You may be gone but you will live on through 40 amazing years of true rock and roll :(

[@marcschuyler1689]

Damn I miss Tom Petty and danm Stan Lynch can still hit those drums very well. The original Heartbreakers.

[@steelyman08]

Hell yes! I love the entire catalog from start to finish, but that initial group of guys leaving Gainesville ~ their amazing story. The very roots of the band. The "You're Gonna Get it" album..... The original Heartbreakers. It's an epic moment!

[@hannaj4032]

I don't think they ever got tired of playing this song. Tom and Mike gave it everything they had every time. How fitting it was Tom's swan song. RIP Sir, heaven knows you earned it. 🎸

[@nikolademitri731]

Such a brilliant song. Proof that less is often more, which was saying something considering the era of rock 'n' roll when this came out. Brilliant album, brilliant artist, very sad day. RIP Tom

[@nancydarkes-stiles8484]

RIP Tom Petty 💔

[@TheSnapback]

Not dead yet

[@RcksAngl]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Facebook page just put this up 21 mins ago On behalf of the Tom Petty family we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty. He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40pm PST surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends. - Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers on behalf of the family

[@jackruotolo1257]

I really only started listening to his music after he passed. He is now my favorite artist. Most artists I usually like a few of their songs, but with Tom Petty, I absolutely love every single one of his songs. I really wished I started listening to him before he passed because I didn't really care too much when he passed. I would've given my life savings to see him in concert before he passed.

[@andrewfurst5711]

Yes I think that's what's so great about Petty & The Heartbreakers, essentially every song from every album is very enjoyable. You clearly "get" that, and to me it's what makes him/them my favorite also. When I've told other people that Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers are my favorite band, they'll often say something like "Oh yeah, American Girl, Refugee, Free Fallin'". And I'll say something like "Well yes those are good, but it's really the full albums that I love, not just the "hits". I can think of other artists where their top hits are even more stunning than the top hits of TPATH, but none where each album is awesome from start to finish (I'd say they got a little less consistent in their final 20 years vs. their first 20, but even then the percentage of enjoyable songs remained high). I was fortunate enough to see them in concert while TP was alive, and even when Stan Lynch was the drummer, which IMO was the best period. I suggest that you explore the live official releases from the band, and also search KZbin and the rest of the internet for live Tom Petty concert recordings. They were such a great live band, and the live songs often differed enough from the studio versions that sometimes it's like listening to a "new" song when you hear it live.

[@clubsky198]

I saw him live in Gainesville, FL in 1983 - where he was born and raised - this was after his fourth album and the first time he had performed in Florida since signing his Record Contract - Stevie Nicks came out as an unanounced guest and sang Stop Draggin' My Heart around with him - I saw him again in Gainesville the following year - the first time I think he opened with American Girl and the second time he closed with it - God bless him

[@seancotter9156]

So many gems. Casa DeGa listen to its fantastic

[@Allagi22]

Tom Petty was the ultimate American Rocker.

[@franlabosco9462]

R.I.P TOM PETTY... You will be truly missed😪..One of my Favorite songs was & still is ( American Girl )

[@jus3278]

One of my favorite songs of all time. Just makes you feel good. RIP Tom Petty.

[@dspf68]

He was just so good! Love him for all he left. Hate him for leaving too soon.

[@carmenmandrews]

The original guys in top form!

[@DavidSparks1]

The exchange between Tom and Stan at 3:45 makes me happy. I believe this is the only time the two saw each other since Stan's departure in '94.

[@joedolan377]

Wow! That is some righteous guitar playing at the end.

[@SamA-oe7ft]

It really is mike killed it

[@skylilly1]

Lots of good memories attached to his music. Rest in peace. Thanks for all the great tunes!

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

Rest in Peace, Tom Petty. His lyrics were from the soul and heart, and unlike any other. The world will miss you dearly.

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr. Jean😊

[@WorldwideWyatt]

The day the music died. RIP Tom and all the victims in Las Vegas.

[@teamgard]

Worldwide Wyatt : The dod was unfortuna

[@fnava1]

TOM PETTY & the heartbroken (all of us fans around the world) R.I.P. Tom

[@jneusbaum3697]

Great honor to have grown up with you. Thank you my friend...you will be missed. RIP. See you on the other side.

[@kleinaapje2947]

How amazing is it when an artist sounds just as good at age 66 as he did at 26. It's a shame so many of us never got to see him perform live. :-(

[@fretkillrfan]

The only reason anyone missed Tom Petty in concert is because they Never Bought a Ticket. He toured relentlessly for 40 Years and in the end it ended up killing him.

[@donnaking3344]

Klein Aapje ok I know right.

[@seurynck]

fretkillrfan Actually, a heroin / opiate addiction is what killed him. Same thing with Howie. It was so sad seeing Howie looking so gaunt and sick at the R&R Hall of Fame. Tragic losses, both of them! ❤️💔🎶

[@DumpTrump4TRE45ON]

He was 52 there. He was born in '50.

[@benyoung4305]

Mike and Tom, I'm so sad that we'll never get to see them together again. R.I.P tom x

[@GeorgeChoy]

Goodbye sir, thanks for sharing your wonderful gift with us.

[@vincemarshall9520]

Saw TP in Houston on the Hard Promises tour. Was one of the best shows I have ever seen. Great musicians and stage presence. Been a fan ever since.

[@SaunieHolloway]

Blessed to have been on Earth at the same time as Tom Petty. Provided the soundtrack to my life. We miss you.

[@augenblick1000]

I still have my first Tom Petty album - a cassette I purchased in 1978. It sits there on the shelf & I can't bring myself to toss it out! Ah memories . . . . .

[@sarawhite8142]

I am Heartbroken :(

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

guess his heart was broke too

[@HappyMadness4000]

Ironically, the heartbreakers are also heartbroken. Black humour is found in everything.

[@HappyMadness4000]

This is one witty comment section.

[@russellsvenson7293]

Sara White we might have overcom

[@CCCC-cb2ty]

Sara White 7 months later... I still am.

[@pam5583]

How I loved him. So great

[@dextersmithbsee]

I listened to Tom throughout my early life in the 80's, and 90's. I am very hardened, but I every time I think about him I start to tear up. God speed Mr. Petty.

[@oceans.and.deserts]

Writing from Vegas. What a tragic 2 days. Tom Petty was a true, classic, American singer/songwriter/guitarist and they don't make them like that anymore. I, too, have a broken heart late tonight. Man, Fast Times at Ridgemont High wouldn't be the same without American Girl. You will always rock, Tom. Thanks for all the hits and keep doing your thing from above...

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

I was hoping that maybe, just maybe, they would tour one more time with Stan in the band. Now it's impossible and this video is all that's left of that possibility. Best live version of this song in over 20 years.

[@Boatdockmlh1]

Love Stan Lynch!

[@madisonmckenna182]

Matt Thrun-Nowicki At least we got to see Stan with them this one last time...he was a big reason they were so awesome...

[@kimcarletto7091]

My dear Tom, You left us way too soon. I could listen to you all day. Save me a front row seat in Heaven PLEASE. We will rock all day long!

[@ernestwelon9579]

Hi Kim how are you doing over there ?

[@Barolo818]

RIP Tom Petty - you are a legend

[@HelenamariaRusso]

Hello Mr. John 😊

[@bngibbs7494]

I was in Kentucky yesterday, looking at the hills, smelling fresh-cut hay and grass and could picture Tom sitting on the side of a brook, picking a song like this. It's my memory of him.

[@Tkondrat]

Nice to see Stan was there. I was always crazy about him..

[@madisonmckenna182]

Teresa Kondrat Never as good after he left...he was a larger than life personality and the best drummer.

[@Tkondrat]

Madison McKenna I had back stage passes in the late 80s I got to meet him! What a thrill

[@the0to1smell86]

R.I.P tom...i loved your sings man takes me back to good times.

[@MrMustard2U]

OH No Not TOM, GOD BLESS YOU TOM PETTY, RIP...

[@covanderhoek]

MrMustard2U so sad

[@robertdunkes3499]

MrMustard2U Yeahh, I am sick, really tragic loss in my memories and experiences. He was the sound track to my 80's high school and Navy years.

[@jenniecormie6145]

Tom Petty was the background music of my awkward youth.Thanks for the music and Rest in Peace

[@angela9418]

O Brasil se entristece com essa perda. Mais um rockeiro amado por todos q se vai. Os céus se alegram com sua chegada, Tom. Aqui sentiremos sua falta. : (

[@jamesware457]

Hello Brazil!!!!

[@angela9418]

@@jamesware457 🤝🙂

[@lorettahoneycutt1604]

Tom Petty.....Will miss you...Went to every concert you had in K.C. Mo, but your very last one😢...Loved your music, spirit, and the way you made it feel like we were sitting in your living room...Going to miss you... R.I.P.....✌❤...My friend

[@michiganrulez1]

Tom Petty grew his wings, he’s learned how to fly, we’ll miss you. RIP

[@lorettamiller4536]

Love you Tom. So fortunate to have seen you twice. Rest easy. xoxo

[@gracacardoso7392]

R.I.P,Tom Petty,sua música será eterna,e astros como você será difícil de surgir. Sua voz é única!

[@iansibert7004]

Rip tom you have always been one of my favorite bands of all time its so sad to have you leve like this😭😢😭😭😢😟😭😢😟

[@carolfidler5505]

Oh my goodness. Tom was amazing. How could that crowd sit still? I would have gone mad with joy. 😍🤩✨💖

[@ernestwelon9579]

Hey dear carol how are you doing over there ?

[@lv777777]

Such great music, such a great musician, such great concert memories. Thank you Tom Petty, may you rest in peace.

[@PRONTOMUSIC]

dear Mr.Sir Tom Petty the place in the Hall of Fame you have You deserve. You have mine Musical activity always given strength .. You have done me honor. Rock in the sky further there you need you My condolences are to your family

[@kevincharles4505]

Heaven will have one HELL of a band.

[@randyvereen5128]

Takes me back in time, that charming American girl with her electric vibe rocked my world. Something that's so close and yet so fAaar out of RRrrREeAcH! 👍

[@karimiller1125]

So sad! A legend gone at 66.. Rest easy Tom Petty

[@maureenkirby1207]

Had alot more music and years ahead of him but it was his time to go. Very sad dying at a relatively young age. Some of the best music, love so many of his songs. Blessings to you sweet Tom.

[@ernestwelon9579]

Hello dear Maureen how are you doing over there?

[@poobabear]

You will be so missed Tom. Rest in peace and hear the music.

[@kev1865]

Got here after hearing some Tom Petty played as on-hold music. Heartbreakers were the COOLEST Group of all time, even as the years went by......just plain COOL...will be greatly missed.

[@angelicaburkhart2330]

We will miss you 😘 tom petty thanks for great music

[@tictocbang7443]

Just can't fathom him being gone. A legend.

[@MinkShmink]

I remember "Traveling Wilburys"....It was great! Now they are supposed to be a Heaven trio - Harrison, Petty,Orbison..R.I.P

[@thegoat1138]

Thanks for the great tunes, sad to see you go .

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

Tom Petty created the sound track for california suburbia, skateboard slackers, pre teen girls at the mall eating cinnabon. One of the coolest ever.

[@michaelpadilla1802]

I was drawn to the music scene in Gainesville in the late 80's. I traveled from L. A. to the City of Gators and my brother Gary Wilson jammed for hundreds of miles listening to Tom Petty. God bless your soul brother!

[@ilybaker6208]

I cant believe he died just yesterday, rest in piece Thomas we love and miss you!

[@stevekelley7738]

Such a unique artist ...... a unique voice..... stunning songs and lyrics... simply one of a kind. Thank you Tom for the sound that will be a part of us all the days of our lives . R. I. P.

[@christianbehrendt2944]

Stand Lynch on Drums. Awesome!

[@Boatdockmlh1]

The band was never the same after Stan left

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

Agreed. Stan is such a huge part of their sound

[@dannysheehan9267]

" I'm gonna free fall Out into nothin I'm gonna leave this World for a while..." R.I.P Tom, my favorite artist, you will be forever missed.

[@benscozzaro311]

The best American Rock n Roll band ever!

[@stevielough3933]

yes

[@reddogg2412]

Damn been 3 months and still miss Petty like he was part of my family. It's almost like I keep getting guided to this mans music when my own life is in peril. Thank you Tom for helping me keep my head on straight you are the master musician in my eyes and pry half the world. Miss ya man!

[@ChrisBlackMorris]

Que en paz descances genio Tom Petty te extrañaremos! Una gran perdida.

[@danacasey8543]

My 30-year old son took me to see Deep Purple and Alice Cooper in August. Between acts, I told him that there are only a few performers that I haven't seen, but want to before I die or they do. Tom Petty was on the list. My son agreed and said he'd take me 'cause that's on his concert bucket list too. Now we'll never get the chance, but at least we can listen to his music and be thankful that he brought us so much. RIP Tom Petty. What a wonderful band you are joining in heaven.

[@katielembo2230]

This world misses you, Tom Petty.

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

i'm 62 and have been going to more concerts of his than I can count since his Damn the torpedoes Album came out. Damn Tom, We, all your Fans will miss you with words that fall well short of what we feel right now.

[@sebastienmerlin1760]

rest in peace hero, i'm gonna miss you so much

[@joannleeth7911]

Thank U for Ur life!!! U gave much more than U Ever Knew Received.

[@coskid7997]

Tears in my eyes -

[@charleswestfall7243]

Tom petty was one of the greatest in the history of rock n roll he will be missed my Late Father loved his music an I'm greatful he did an I learned his songs riding in the back seat at a young age ty Dad AN TOM RIP Hope your both jamming in heaven

[@wandydeoli5780]

Released in 1976 that song was lately in 2001 used as sample of Last Night by The Strokes.

[@wandson5410]

Wandson ok

[@wandydeoli5780]

I think

[@pleasedontfeedtheai2341]

I can't believe you are gone already. This finite life we get if we're lucky ... praise God .. I will see you in the Great Wide Open Tom😢

[@midnight5780]

Urrgh can't even begin to think what Stevie is going through....R.I.P TOM!

[@terrywhite3064]

Ben Davis ?

[@debrachampagne7715]

AnnieM....How do you really feel about Stevie?

[@berthat90]

RIP Tom, you've achieved what most of us will never and that's legend status. Keep singing to the angels. 😇

[@guitarman7597]

No confirmation. No news is good news? Pulling for you, Tom!

[@jameschalloner1647]

Goosebumps Tom. Respect

[@susanferry1079]

James Challoner why is this still so hard to dwal with?

[@garfield1415]

Rest in peace Tom petty

[@AlisonWild]

I refuse to say goodbye to you, Tom Petty. . . I'll have this great music in my heart with you, always. Thank you so much for everything. You had me at 'Breakdown' and I feel that nobody can match your heart and soul commitment to music.

[@ifhbiff101]

First concert I took my now wife to, was Tom Petty in Austin TX. Hell of a good time!! Sad...

[@kaydeeole]

Rock & Roll will never die but too many of my legends have! Whenever I felt down or stressed one of my mood changing songs was I WON'T BACK DOWN by Tom Petty. He was a gifted musician & songwriter! Thank you Tom for helping me get through my journey of life. I pray your family, friends & band find peace through the pain⚘

[@maxcastro9333]

Today is a very sad day

[@burritokraut1987]

Thanks for all you gave. You may not be gone this moment but soon... Thanks again.

[@IanLeoTV]

Tom Petty is not dead yet!!! He is still fighting!!! We love you Tom, please be okay

[@violet1010]

Ian Leo :(

[@hitmanhearns8350]

He's off with the angels now buddy

[@nathanielpillar8012]

No such thing as angels

[@liamdurney5673]

That’s your opinion dumbass

[@nathanielpillar8012]

Then you need to go and learn what an opinion is.