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Tom Petty influences - I Need To Know!
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Rich-UK said on September 9, 2003 13:33:
I heard “I Need To Know!” by Tom Petty for the first time yesterday, and it’s really good!
I wasn’t wild about Gyllene Tider’s cover of the song, “Vill Ha Ett Svar!”, until the release party of Mazarin where it rocked, and now I love it!
So what do you think of the original and its cover version, and which Roxette songs do you think are particularly influenced by Tom Petty?
Best wishes, Rich-UK
Liesebieke said on September 9, 2003 19:55:
Hi Rich!
I’m just crazy about Tom Petty! I have a lot of his albums... Nobody can beat him, not even GT. The original is of course best!
Santi said on September 9, 2003 20:06:
The original is much better!!!!!!! The music and so on has more quality, though the lyrics in Swedish sound good :p
I think a very influenced Roxette song by Tom Petty is “Jefferson”.
tinytim said on September 11, 2003 05:18:
hey Liesebieck...maybe u could send me ’Honey Bee’
BTW...American Girl...THE song...
Rich-UK said on September 11, 2003 10:55:
Cool, but which other Roxette songs in particular do your think are influenced by Tom Petty’s music??
Liesebieke said on September 11, 2003 16:13:
Honey Bee, isn’t that song on Wildflowers?
I never download songs, I always go to the record shop or order it via internet.
Maybe you can do so as well!
MiracleMan said on September 12, 2003 04:05:
“Looking For Jane” has a bit of a Petty feel to it.
Overall I find Gessle more melodic than Petty.
pettyfree said on January 23, 2004 00:30:
hey, i just found this thread and wanted to bring a related update to y’all. i’m interning at universal music so this is recent news to me.... now a bunch of tom petty’s songs are available to download online. i just got a few songs and it’s pretty easy. check out www.tompetty.com for the goods.
Anarem said on January 23, 2004 01:41:
@Rich-UK:
I would say Church of Your Heart... but mostly for the Rickenbackers in the song...
flower said on January 23, 2004 07:18:
Kung av sand
When I first heard this song on the radio while on holiday in Sweden I thought it was Tom Petty untill I listened to the lyrics - swedish - definately not T.P.
roxtexanet said on January 23, 2004 08:31:
“Det Ar Blommor Som Ar Fangat Dig”... reminds me of “Last Dance With Mary Jane” somehow... both songs are great...
Max-Tob said on January 23, 2004 09:22:
...and “Du är en gangster, älskling” (I hope this is the correct title) starts almost exactly like “Last Dance with...” But they are both great.
Tom Petty was my idol before knowing Per better...Now I like Per more. Don’t know why. Do you? (hehe)
PiR_GeSSLe said on January 23, 2004 21:11:
I think “Jag tror du bar på en stor hemlighet” from Mazarin is influenced by Petty. I always connect it with “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”.
I have Tom Petty’s complete discography at home, like PG said the 1993 Greatest Hits it’s an album you must have!
AntiMario said on September 9, 2003 18:06:
Original - suxx, Gyllene Tider live version from Atertaget - rulez. I hope I’m short :)