![]() ![]() Brian from Meriden, CtClassic American rock.Jim from Dallas, TxDue to the Congressional Black Congress, this song is being changed to "Evacuee" to be politically correct.John from Boston, MaI always thought of Refugee as a song talking to a girl, not liberating social commentary.I just remeber when they got to the part that says "revel in your abandon", one said to the other "what the heck does that mean?" It was wierd to hear them doing a rock song like this anyway. Jay from Atlanta, GaAlvin and the Chipmunks did a cover of this.Patrick from Tallapoosa, GaI remember a local TV station here in GA used the intro when doing a story on the Cuban refugees back in the mid-90s.Joshua from Twin Cities, MnMelissa Etheridge diid a pretty good remake of this a few years ago.He thought I was making fun of him because he fled hurricane Katrina. ![]() Anthony from Dallas, TxMe and a friend got into a fight when I played this song in the car.Melanie from Seattle, WaThis song rocks, I love Tom Petty.Olivia from Boston, MaThis song rocks almost as much as Tom Petty himself!.Llyle from London, United KingdomAwesome lyrics.Took her to her first Petty concert when she was 8. She fell asleep every night to that tape. Beth from Green Bay, WiMy daughter sang this song when she was 3, "You don't have to live like a refuge head!" She knew all of the songs on the VH tape of his videos.but the main riff is lifted from the stones satisfaction. Johnny from Claxton, Gait's a great song.Johnny Depp was even in one of his videos. Chris from Norman, OkTom petty and the heartbreakers were huge on videos.It takes some time usually before you fully understand what’s going on in a song – or maybe what led up to it.” I wasn’t so conscious of it then, but I can look back and see what was happening. I was so angry with the whole system that I think that had a lot to do with the tone of the Damn the Torpedoes album. I wound up in a huge row with the record company when ABC Records tried to sell our contract to MCA Records without us knowing about it, despite a clause in our contract that said they didn’t have the right to do that. Pops from Mars HotelOf the song, Petty explained: “This was a reaction to the pressures of the music business.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: Gone Gator Music, Universal Music Publishing Group You don't have to live like a refugee (don't have to live like a refugee) No, you don't have to live like a refugee (don't have to live like a refugee) Tied up, taken away and held for ransom, honey I'm sure a lot of other lovers been burned Now baby, you don't have to live like a refugee (don't have to live like a refugee) No Honey, it don't make no difference to me, baby You see, you don't have to live like a refugee (don't have to live like a refugee) "Everything's open-ended enough to make you want more," wrote Tom Carson on September 7, 1978.Listen it don't really matter to me, baby As Rolling Stone put it at the time, "On You're Gonna Get It!, Petty has shed some-but not all-of his cloaks." But the magazine also admitted the album maintained the close-to-the-vest romanticism of his debut. YOU'RE GONNA GET IT! (1978)Īfter the "Mystery Man" air Petty cultivated on the Heartbreakers' debut album, his sophomore effort You're Gonna Get It! was a bit more straightforward. After Damn the Torpedoes brought Petty into the mainstream for good, fans learned incredible tracks, including "American Girl" and "Breakdown," were on the band's first album waiting to be discovered. A whirlwind tour followed, which provided the damage control Petty and his group needed, but widespread success was still three years away. But unfortunately what that meant for a Byrds-inspired bit of all- American rock was a lukewarm reception. Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" topped the singles chart and Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder was the top album. In retrospect, the week Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' eponymous album hit shelves was a rather prestigious one. Shelter TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS (1976) ![]()
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