Comments on: Is Tom Petty A Big Enough Draw For Super Bowl Audiences? http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:52:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Thierry http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440882 Thierry Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:36:50 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440882 <p>@<a href="#c3972700">AcidReign</a>: If Jeff Lynne makes an appearance, you can bet Tom will sing "Handle with Care", which has become a staple of his set in recent years.</p> @AcidReign: If Jeff Lynne makes an appearance, you can bet Tom will sing “Handle with Care”, which has become a staple of his set in recent years.

]]> By: Thierry http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440892 Thierry Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:34:27 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440892 <p>@<a href="#c3970551">plasticaisle</a>: I watched that documentary as well, and I think it makes a fantastic case for Tom & the Heartbreakers (let's not forget those guys, who make up perhaps the finest, most versatile backing unit since the Hawks and Booker T and the MGs) being the last great American rock'n'roll band.</p> @plasticaisle: I watched that documentary as well, and I think it makes a fantastic case for Tom & the Heartbreakers (let’s not forget those guys, who make up perhaps the finest, most versatile backing unit since the Hawks and Booker T and the MGs) being the last great American rock’n'roll band.

]]> By: AcidReign http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440902 AcidReign Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:26:56 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440902 <p><br><br>     More likely, a guest appearance on Petty's stage by Jeff Lynne. I could go for a Petty/Lynne redux of "Hold on Tight." It's been on commercials enough, this year. Better would be "Mr. Blue Sky." The best would be a real oldie, like "Poker," "Dreaming of 4000," or "Fire on High." I'll hold my breath...</p>     More likely, a guest appearance on Petty’s stage by Jeff Lynne. I could go for a Petty/Lynne redux of “Hold on Tight.” It’s been on commercials enough, this year. Better would be “Mr. Blue Sky.” The best would be a real oldie, like “Poker,” “Dreaming of 4000,” or “Fire on High.” I’ll hold my breath…

]]> By: Evgeni Merkin http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440872 Evgeni Merkin Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:21:21 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440872 <P>@<A href="http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences#c3964515">iantenna</A>: <BR>You're jammin' me. Quit Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammin' me.</P> @iantenna:
You’re jammin’ me. Quit Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammin’ me.

]]> By: plasticaisle http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440912 plasticaisle Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:26:06 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440912 <p>I got major flack for watching the entire 4 hour Sundance doc about Tom Petty. But I can't help it...the man's been churning out great songs for years. And he seems like a really normal, down to Earth kinda guy. Perfect for the football crowd, IMO.</p> I got major flack for watching the entire 4 hour Sundance doc about Tom Petty. But I can’t help it…the man’s been churning out great songs for years. And he seems like a really normal, down to Earth kinda guy. Perfect for the football crowd, IMO.

]]> By: disinterested 3rd party http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440922 disinterested 3rd party Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:10:59 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440922 <p>@<a href="#c3967596">Lucas Jensen</a>: I'm not a huge fan, but I think American Girl is one of the great American rock singles. It's sort of the southern "Born to Run". The production is also really great.</p> @Lucas Jensen: I’m not a huge fan, but I think American Girl is one of the great American rock singles. It’s sort of the southern “Born to Run”. The production is also really great.

]]> By: Lucas Jensen http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440932 Lucas Jensen Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:30:29 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440932 <p>Yeah, come on...Foghat? At least nobody I hang around doesn't like Tom Petty. Them's fighting words in Athens, GA, thank God.</p> <p>@<a href="#c3963172">extracrispy</a>: dissing football and Tom Petty in the same breath? I almost had a heart attack.</p> Yeah, come on…Foghat? At least nobody I hang around doesn’t like Tom Petty. Them’s fighting words in Athens, GA, thank God.

@extracrispy: dissing football and Tom Petty in the same breath? I almost had a heart attack.

]]> By: Artie Fufkin http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440942 Artie Fufkin Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:35:50 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440942 <p>As the resident Tom Petty expert (see name/pic), I'll guess the setlist that will have people talking til the next act pulls out a tit.</p> <p>Running Down a Dream<br> The Waiting<br> I Won't Back Down<br> American Girl</p> As the resident Tom Petty expert (see name/pic), I’ll guess the setlist that will have people talking til the next act pulls out a tit.

Running Down a Dream
The Waiting
I Won’t Back Down
American Girl

]]> By: Chris Molanphy http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440952 Chris Molanphy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:12:38 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440952 <p>@<a href="#c3965520">Figgsrock</a>: Oh yeah -- duh! on me. Good call on "I Won't Back Down." That's a gimme.</p> @Figgsrock: Oh yeah — duh! on me. Good call on “I Won’t Back Down.” That’s a gimme.

]]> By: Chris Molanphy http://idolator.com/350726/is-tom-petty-a-big-enough-draw-for-super-bowl-audiences/comment-page-1#comment-440962 Chris Molanphy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:11:49 +0000 c9d568cd749af5f56b5a3ab17e7e0965#comment-440962 <p>First off, word to <a href="#c3964515">iantenna</a>. You're allowed to be grumpy about Petty (coughMatoscough), but you're not allowed to lump him in with Foghat.</p> <p>As for <a href="#c3964127">capn-pajamabottoms</a> et al, I'll take the other side of the Stevie bet. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" is a great, <i>great</i> song in the Petty canon, but it's also hella bluesy/slow for a Superbowl halftime show. Trust me, we're gonna hear three, four songs tops, and they will all be barnburners: "American Girl," "Don't Do Me Like That," "The Waiting," and if he plays anything at a slow-to-medium tempo, "Free Fallin'." I don't see how you fit in a song about recrimination and heartbreak into a mini-set like that.</p> First off, word to iantenna. You’re allowed to be grumpy about Petty (coughMatoscough), but you’re not allowed to lump him in with Foghat.

As for capn-pajamabottoms et al, I’ll take the other side of the Stevie bet. “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” is a great, great song in the Petty canon, but it’s also hella bluesy/slow for a Superbowl halftime show. Trust me, we’re gonna hear three, four songs tops, and they will all be barnburners: “American Girl,” “Don’t Do Me Like That,” “The Waiting,” and if he plays anything at a slow-to-medium tempo, “Free Fallin’.” I don’t see how you fit in a song about recrimination and heartbreak into a mini-set like that.

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