Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Refugee - 1979

[MrJakeshadburn]

I may have not lived in the best music years but I am a huge Tom Petty fan. I saw him live, I have a framed 1970s Vintage Tom Petty poster. So I kinda live in the 70s and 80s today.

[helmet959]

someone hits a wrong chord at 1:14. haha. you can see TP almost crack a smile a few seconds later. and Mike's head turns quickly in the background. Otherwise, great performance! love me some TP

[fiomily225]

he's pretty cute (:

[thebiggestqueenfan]

is this on snl?

[atnguy]

@thebiggestqueenfan Yep, Buck Henry used to host SNL all the time back then.

[aceclarksatx]

I grew up to this stuff. Love it!

[thedork27]

his voice and his looks!:D dam iiittt!:D<3 wish i could of date him<3

[freefallin64]

Still is hot!

[MrWittlez]

Everyone talks about how hot Tom was, which he was hot don't get me wrong, but I always thought Mike was hot too!

[misstree75]

@AdOyShOy he was hot back then! :)))

[misstree75]

TOM PETTY WAS HOT!!!

[supersmoothpunk]

I miss real people playing real music on the radio etc. There are still many people ugly or otherwise making great music. It just takes a bit of searching for.

[scottndawn]

@AdOyShOy worst comment ever

[donedave]

back when "Live" actually meant something in "SNL": great comedy, great live musical acts. my jr. high years were spent staying up late on Saturday nights just to catch Belushi, Akroyd, Radner, et al & always great live music acts! And Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were definitely 100% LIVE!

[myowntruth44]

Tom Petty was born Kool .This shits so legit it makes me glad to hear it LOUD!!

[TheIrishmary]

Ted does not need to live like a refugee

[oegroemov]

He's chucky at 1.53...scary

[Szafira12]

@oegroemov Tom is positive chucky :DD. <33

[Rockunstank]

stan lynch----THE man!!!

[r09051966]

damnnnn

[jrende71]

He was not underrated! I grew uo in the 70's and he was the BOMB!

[PolarBearSenor]

This song makes me wish I was alive in the 70's.. Great tune.

[zeldaaldez]

Listen to the Lyrics..this is a great song and people get lost in the rock and roll..but really listen to the lyrics..its about abuse..its deep..its really a great song..greater than the music.

[freefallin64]

I was 15 and remember watching this...still in love with him and his music :)

[journeythruthepast]

Hahha, someone makes a bum note (or a noise on set) at around 1:08 and Tom turns around after singing his line like "WTF was that?" I think Ron Blair was hitting a few off notes on this one. Also, I always loved how Stan Lynch played traditional grip. Mike Campbell kicks ass btw.

[lukeschennFTW]

What really impresses me about Tom Petty how much his live performances actually sound like the stuff on his records.Nowadays you hear so much enhancing. Especially with vocals its bullshit. It mustve been incredible to hear his shows back then.

[flyyspit]

Tom Petty UNDER rated ??

WHAT time are you living in...

Lets get fuckin real here

FOR FUCK SAKES..(had to spell it out)

[vinzen54]

Well let's hope so......?

[MrPhotodoc]

He's an American classic! Well I liked the gold top Les Paul too.

[EggDoctor]

hell yea

he's not underrated! yer nuts

[xxxImtheshitxx]

Oh stfu john heder and Tom don't look alike Tom is sexy!

[hawkman350]

Love the way they play off each other at the end and really enjoy what their doing! Old school legends, I love southern rock!

[Kingjj313]

man there will never be a singer like tom petty

[haynamarshall]

Jon Heder has got to be Tom's son.

[naymelful]

This song reminds me of the little profile pictures that come and go in the upper right corner of my facebook page.

[naymelful]

LOL Tom Petty was right on time.

[proreview3153]

Up with classic rock

Down with rap

[xxxImtheshitxx]

I love watching him play the guitar, so sexual.

[Hamelin2112]

Fucking epic, So much raw talent coming from tom and the band, amazing footage.

[frank19593]

Wow comments about the middle east here instead of Justin Bieber or Lady GaGa....

[tompetty1976]

You know what sucks... Tom Petty was never in any of the skits when he was on SNL. He's so funny!!! They should have put him in some!! I don't see why not. Him and the guys are just funny and sarcastic!!

[bigtorquehemi]

one of the best live performers ever. As far as musical ability you won't find a tighter band out there.

[yamejanakaratoprak]

Pretty ironic, if you think about it. The all American self-righteousness, asking why do they hate us so much, occupying Iraq, afghanistan and palestine, all the way singing, no, you dont have to life like a refugee

[biggerturtle]

@yamejanakaratoprak You're an idiot. He wrote this about when he filed bankruptcy

[biggerturtle]

@yamejanakaratoprak You really are an idiot. What does Tom Petty have to do with

Israel etc.? But since you mentioned you are an anti semitic rascist asshole . Israel will blow Iran off the map HAHAHA

[yamejanakaratoprak]

@biggerturtle No War for Israel in Iran; Keep Americans Safe.

[jkadkhod2792]

@yamejanakaratoprak stop making me look bad fucker. im persian and im listening to tom petty. not arguing

[yamejanakaratoprak]

@jkadkhod2792 You are just about as representative as 'gay-marriage', you inferior slave. Stop trying to be an obedient dog and show how servile you are. Real people shove other people's supposed freedom up their belligerent ass when its brought with weapons, an invasion, rape and civil war. You know, the same thing that your 'masters' will do with iraN.

[jkadkhod2792]

@yamejanakaratoprak hahahahahha dude you just made yourself dumb as fucking shit. hahahaha and look how mad youre getting hahahahaahah immature little faggot hahaha

[yamejanakaratoprak]

@jkadkhod2792 Shut the fuck up, pig. If I spit you in your face you'll say its raining. Now go bend over while a black american nigger fucks you up your persian little hairy ass and turns you into an American, after which you join the army as they go and rape iraN, the monkeys that are your forefathers. Pig with pigsblood running through his veins.

[jkadkhod2792]

@yamejanakaratoprak HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH OMG you really are a faggot dude hahahaha awwwww poor baby:(:( ru gonna cry?:(:( HAHAHAHA you sure like talking abput getting fucked in the ass. is that your fantasy? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA awwwwww poor little faggot bitch:(:(:(

[yamejanakaratoprak]

@jkadkhod2792 When were you born out of the ass of your father, pig, that you think you can cry like a human being??? Havent you cried enough when the black american nigger made a pig out of you for the dogs to piss on??? Persian dog with pigs blood running through his veins, born to be a black americans homoqueer.

[jkadkhod2792]

@yamejanakaratoprak HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA­AHHAHA geez man ill give you this: you are one hilarious faggot:):):) HAHAHAHAHA pigs blood, niggers, ass fucking...? You have some crazy sexual fantasies faggot! Youre so angry! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA awwwwwww poor poor little angry faggot bitch:(:( oh and "homoqueer" isnt a word dumbfucker HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH­AHAHAHAHAHAH stupid fuckign faggot:):):)

[yamejanakaratoprak]

@jkadkhod2792 You have to be passive to be bending over while a black american nigger gives you your green card, persian pig, and liking it. You can swallow your passive filth and learn to spell "I am a persian homoqueer, a battyboy and a sodomite" while you chew on pigs blood and choking on it. After Uncle Sam has enlisted you, you can see your grandmother being fucked up the ass by a nazi-american soldier. Then again, it might just as well be you.

[jkadkhod2792]

@yamejanakaratoprak now im just guessing but i think all this aggression is rooted from your inability to get pussy....? HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA your jokes are fucking shitty HAHAHAHA listen cocksucker, i know you think that youre really clever and smart but every time you post something you just make yourself look even fucking dumber. and whats worse is that you post the same shit everytime HAHAHAHAHAHA awwwww poor little faggot cant even have an internet argument:(:( HAHAHAH faggot :):):)

[yamejanakaratoprak]

@jkadkd Clearly the niggers dick went straight up your filthy persian ass up to your retarded brain,homosexual pig. It didnt take him much time tofuck you into submission like the obedient dog that you are.Every time I hit you and make a human being out of you,you bark like a dog;too dumb to even beginto understand the difference between a human being an a dog,between me and you,you despicable passive dog.Bark while the cane breaks your back until you lie dead like the nazi-american that you are

[Adam1986London]

dude, this is so cool! timeless rock music

[yaelleinthesky]

dios que sexy q es este hombre por dios...me lo como a besosssssssssssss

[ldhorricks]

Great FB...also saw this when it was on in the day...Saw TP live a few since...Somewhere out there is a great vid of Tom Petty and Don Felder (who taught TP guitar when Tom was a kid) playing together...cant seem to find it anymore.

[oegroemov]

@ 1.51 min he looks like chuckie..that scary puppet.

[greygland]

saw this on SNL... first time I'd seen petty/Hrtbrkrs..

I had a vox amp ...and a goldtop playing in a country band

[teddyalexander]

he was awesome live

[spwoodward]

Fantastic version of this Petty classic...He rocked in Oakland June 2010....Thanks for this video brother....

[Stocky607]

Oh my god - this brings back memories. I remember when this came out and I was playing it all the time, my friends thought I was a weirdo as they were into the Osmonds, Jackson 5 etc etc and there was me - Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Seiger etc. Ah well, they don't make 'em like this anymore. Rock on!!!

[InTheSkyWithRubies]

I love watching him sing.<3

[PLHolly]

@InTheSkyWithRubies  Me too ;)

[rangvi]

timeless...

[bigrussthefusss]

dam i love that strat!!! i wish it was mine!!!!

[Edu1521]

I love it!!

[Edu1521]

Unbelieveable! I love this!!

[heydoode]

oh my gosh, he's wearing exactly what he wore on the Damn the Torpedoes cover!

[mfantaski3]

met tom himself ounce

[ryanintopeka]

man, what a killer great song.

[fms51]

mike,benmont,tom,stan and howie?

[KennyRay86351]

This is pre-Howie era(1982). it's Ron Blair, their original bassist who bailed out after succumbing to the demons of touring. He is back with the HB's since Howie died.

[xtraordinarymachine0]

this. is. a. great. song

[JimmJacob]

god send

[msOctober12]

There was hardly ANY bad music in 1979!!!

THIS is proof....

[vmtz2001]

was that buck henry who introduced them?

[chpman2013]

@vmtz2001 mm hmm

[hotshotsugar94]

go snl!

when the album comes out i want them to go on snl again :D

[Bogwoodbruce]

Brilliant song :)

[underock4]

Love it, love it, love it. Those early years were halcyon days for the band, but what a great 30 years. I sooooooo hope they tour Europe next year. Last saw them in Scotland in ´92. Waaaaaaay to long ago.

[iwelcomedeath1]

nice

[TheDHart]

lalalalala oh! cool, yeah . lalalalalalalal

[nekton10]

Mike has Rickenbacker pickups in the Les Paul

[AnjMan1985]

YEAH!! TOM PETTY ROCKS LIVE!!

[toolbeater101]

ikr!

[Terpguy00]

Why don't they make songs like this nowadays. I miss real rock & roll.

[RubHerSoul1]

Tight Tight Tight! Ever notice how when a band just releases a hit, they play it as close to the way it is on the record. Then 10-15-20 yrs later is becomes homogenized. Usually, it's because they just finished recording it so they still only know it as it was rehearsed. But theres a nice extanded jam before the end so that's cool too.

[DharmaGirl07]

Love the vocals! He's got that great rock'n'roll voice, alright.

[karenpetty]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I love this.

[thinkbluevinp]

!!!!!!!!!!!

[kingtoady]

unless you actually gay then im srry lol

[kingtoady]

thats pretty homo bro but watever

[rune12418]

im a dude and i can honestly say he was kinda hot back in the 70-80's

[wwekane2468]

Ehh, a dude shouldn't say another dude is hot. Good looken is a better way to word that unless you're gay

[pettyfanperryfan]

awesome!!!

[dmacgurn]

best performance ever by anyone ever that is incredible i want john titor's time traveling devise to go back and take a hot date with me to watch that !!! that was Bitch'n and Badass Rock Fucking Solid

[TigermanPCD]

Mike Campbell with the guitar tone! Awesome!

[Lisihaldir]

God, it´s magic!!!!!!!!!!!

[JBogey85]

Sounds like im listening to the radio. Sounds fantastic.

[Eeohippus]

This was Saturday Night Live and I remember seeing it live!!! I lived in Redondo Beach, Ca and we all loved Tom... seeing him this night was the big talk. Brings back memories for this former 14 year old... Thank you for the post.

[1251alexRR]

I was just about to ask if that was the SNL stage. haha. You're so lucky.

[Nigelxman1]

@Eeohippus Wow, I was 14 too watching this live on SNL and being completely blown away and inspired. What's amazing is that how great this band still is live!

[21CenBreakdown]

Tom Petty rocks.

So underrated.

[DudeArchitect]

so true...

[SaintPaul122]

thats so fucking true. I mean he toured with fucking BOB DYLAN! he deserves more praise.

[avrillavigne189]

I know i played my greatest hits cd at work to my frend who dosn't listen to much music and she was SO supprised she didn't know tom did all of those songs shed been singing since she was little lol TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS are incedrebly awesome!!!!!

I LOVE TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS

[chpman2013]

@SaintPaul122 and Stevie Nicks toured with Petty as well

[wwekane2468]

I think he's rated pretty well by the music industry

[Nigelxman]

@21CenBreakdown How is Tom Petty underrated?

[RubHerSoul1]

@21CenBreakdown Tom Petty underrated? He's pretty huge and has been for 30 years now. Has at least 20 hits in current rotation on the radio. Which just proves there actually is some justice in this world. So you see, you don't...have...to live like a refugee.

[phomiffy]

god..hes awesome..i love him..great video..thanks alot!

[chpman2013]

hey, do you think you can find the Tom Petty's 2nd SNL appearance from 1983, when he does The Waiting?...if can, it would be greatly appreciated...

[iliketowrite]

i love this band so much!!

[converselovex]

i love his hair.

I WANT IT xD

[squabs217]

Any aspiring guitarist should take most of his or her notes from Mike Campbell .

[SonicSilverAngel]

And yes, what a great guitarist, both him and Keith Scott I dig, much. Few players still that can play a song well. Here's to 'em!

[SonicSilverAngel]

Stinks of youth LOL

How'd he write those great tunes so early on man? I still can't hack it, shiiit. Non Petty about him! Thanks 4 posting

[justjackster1959]

For Mike.

[tompondus]

Love it:)

[tompettygoddess]

Mike's such an awesome guitar player!

[BobReidy]

He is one of the greatest of all time in my mind.He is so underated.

[jedimasterbooboo]

Um...never noticed this before, but Napoleon Dynamite, anyone? John Heder with hair straightener, man. Tom when he was young and skinny.

[JERRYR708]

Yes. Napoleon Dynamite. Rock on.

[Highland45]

Haha, that's a pretty descent observation I see the resemblances, but I'd say that Tom has way better teeth and he doesn't look high all the time! John has really bad buck teeth and the slant of his eyes make him look high.

[italian7babe]

God he's SO hot!

[perroblusero]

Hola,No amigo esto el video con willy es del 2003,le pifie en no poner la fecha jajajaja

quien sos?? si conoces a willy seguro te conozco!!

abrazo blusero

Blues Blues Blues

Perro

[aarjor123]

hablas ingles o no?

[aarjor123]

yes this from SNL....11-10-79

[EmJCruz]

whoa this video is the business!!!

it was added on my birthday so i'm all happy.

Happy Birthday Ben!

[sleepyjohnblues]

Feliz Cumpleaños from Argentina!

[EmJCruz]

aww thank you!

[facundoisgleas]

@sleepyjohnblues que genioooo, tamb soy de argentina y fan de tom petty

[aarjor123]

I wanted to see this soo badly!!...thank you sooo much!!!

[tompettygoddess]

LOVE IT!

[mypatagonia]

play the blues