Tom Petty American Girl Live 1985 - (Best Version)

[ShiftyMagoo76]

I just got my ticket today....so excited!!

[thekillers1stfan]

LAAAAAAAAAAST NIIIIIIIIGHT

[lazyangler]

great music ...easy to listen to...love this stuff..

[mscubsfan]

THEY DONT MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS ANYMORE

[Tobunshi]

@mscubsfan

There's plenty of great music now. You're just being....Petty. ;)

[timepope]

Whoa, this is Mr Petty himself!

[lightning3636]

I saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on this tour. And yes -- it was all that good.

[robcoish]

tom is so cooool

[bookboyolismaster]

2:09-2:10 I love that thing he does :)

[antdog1187]

Like him or not, you have to respect him for how all around talented he is

[alm6014]

Its such a disgrace for there to even be one dislike for a classic masterpiece like this!!

[alexandergames2001]

wow awsome,im 11



[JJblazeification]

who even allows a thumbs down button on these videos

[ClubViking63]

Is Phil Seymour singing on this one?

[Ashley17253]

it s a great song...they have some of the best music

[MarianoGabriel25]

no matter what version is better. it is important that the song is great on any version.

[InnerSpaceTravel1]

Mike Campbell is one laid back BEAST

[chrisdakilla]

Kick ass AMERICAN ROCK!

[latefor]

LOVE THE VERSION AND THE BACKUP GIRLS

[TheyreRedHot94]

one of the best driving songs ever!

[MistressKLa]

Ah, look at them. This was back before all the teenybopper crap we have for music now... I'd love to see them in concert. I had tickets once but couldn't go... Love Tom Petty!!

[wendywolfman]

@MistressKLa wtf there was so much teeney bopper music during the 80's. The 80's had the worst music (not this). You need to listen to music from the 60's mate

[guitardds]

Tom Petty writes simple music. And it's wonderful.

[Up2Late2]

I had 10th row tickets for this tour (Pack Up the Plantation Tour) at the old Omni in Atlanta, best show I ever got to see live.

[likeriver]

that thing Mike Campbell does at 3:21 - 3:24 gets me everytime.

[uzi4u182]

How can this be the best version when it's out of sync?

[bassmanb3]

Gotta' Love the horns on the break! Awesome Performance!!!

[roisoleil10]

Tom and the Band are awesome American Rock at its best! One of a legion of Canadian Fans

[mAtG727]

Great clip! Thanks for your kind words on my channel!

[NorthCaliforniaGirl1]

Sounds so good - love Tom Petty and this song!

[RickyRocker821]

this guys a gifted musician

[puffin40]

Miss Stan Lynch!!

[puffin40]

Miss Stan Lynch....

[LBjim]

"..God its so painful something that is so close but so far out of reach..." I know the feeling!!

[Slev001]

@LBjim Who doesn't

[lagrangetheo]

les 31 personnes qi n aime pa nn qa pa regarder

[PlatypusVomit]

Not my favorite version of "American Girl", but I've never heard a Tom Petty performance I didn't like.

[aditay]

JESUS CHRIST 31 dislikes you fuckin spazes

[elvis8burgers]

good performance, but in my opinion, the Whistle Test clip 7 years earlier, is the raw-er, real-er deal - the band looks uber cool - plus the lovely Ron Blair is on bass - gotta love Ron!

[Cloister11]

Very cool... as it was in the 80s such a staple

[eezysqueezy]

Listening to this song, you can really hear who The Strokes and The Kings Of Leon (Youth and Young Manhood) have taken there inspiration from.

[eezysqueezy]

There's a 4 hour documentary on BBC Iplayer about Tom and the Heartbreakers, pure gold if thats your bag.

[mjraffe]

The running down a dream documentary was absolutely brilliant and shows just how brilliant petty and the band are.he is so frank and honest and such a driven guy that i just wish he could enjoy his success.he looked so happy with the wilburys and obviously still has great resntment towards his father.Still that anger has produced some of the bets music of the last 35 years and will live on for many ayear.I salute you mr petty for bringing me uo when i felt down. a true rocknroll great.

[MovBuff]

And how cool is Mike Campbell? Brilliant guitar player and no prima donna histrionics. Fantastic.

[BetaDeltaCebu]

BOYS, listen to me...

YOU don't have to marry her, okay? Just "hump and dump" her...You must be smart. You must beat her to the draw...Keep your guards up!! Or else, she will screw you bigtime!!! She'll take everything you have, including your f*ckin' dog!!!

WHAT DO WE DO, BOYS? HUMP AND DUMP THOSE AMERICAN SKANKS...

[BetaDeltaCebu]

marrying an american girl is the worst punishment a man can do to himself...

[Nigelxman]

@BetaDeltaCebu MY question dude is how fucked up and twisted your parents must have been to raise such a anger filled, women hating maggot such as yourself. THAT'S truly sad. You really should consider seeking professional help.

[BetaDeltaCebu]

this song is overrated by the way...

american girls are nowhere near latinas and asians in terms of "hotness"..

american girls are fat and fugly...and they smell weird....

[Nigelxman]

@BetaDeltaCebu You're a piece of human shit ya fucking maggot. Go DIE.

[BetaDeltaCebu]

@yeti0609 the best way for men to treat AMERICAN GIRLS is to "HUMP AND DUMP" them....

they are sluts anyway, and it won't make a difference on them...

FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, if you value your stuff, money and life, don't give them the privilege of becoming your girlfriend, or worse, wife!

Jesus Christ wasn't afraid in fighting the status quo if he thinks it is EVIL...

MARRIAGE IS AN EVIL INSTITUTION...

AMERICAN GIRLS ARE SHAMELESS CHEATING SKANKS..

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

[BetaDeltaCebu]

american girls are whores...

they love money more than penis...

that's why they only sleep with rich men, even if he is 80 years old...

which also makes them disgusting, by the way...

[danusmcgator]

@BetaDeltaCebu f u

[Nigelxman]

@BetaDeltaCebu Lol Did an American chick turn your ugly ass down for a date or what? :-)

[BetaDeltaCebu]

@Nigelxman American Skanks (a.k.a. American Girls) don't turn down ugly asses as long as the price is right...

they love money more than penises, they actually perfected the "Art of Whoring"..

when you ask anybody from anywhere in the world to describe a typical american girl, the first thing that comes into his/her mind is SLUT...

Whoring is the greatest contribution the American girl has contributed to the entire human race...

[Nigelxman]

@BetaDeltaCebu Congrats dude. You are quite possibly the stupidest, most ignorant person ever to post on the internet. lol You deserve a very special award. :-) Your ex wife must have really fucked you up in your divorce settlement for you to hate women as much as you do. More than anything though, you're just a sad, pathetic little woman hating maggot. Congtratulations. Your parents must be oh so proud. hahaha God I love the internet!

[BetaDeltaCebu]

@Nigelxman STFU....you don't effin know what you are talking about...

you should be grateful that I am kind enough to share my wisdom to other men!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

if you want to screw your life by having a relationship or marrying an american self, by all means, do it!!! who cares!!!

BUT PLEASE, KEEP YOUR STUPIDITY TO YOURSELF...DON'T ENCOURAGE OTHER MEN TO DO THE SAME

people like you disgust me

[Nigelxman]

@BetaDeltaCebu People like ME disgust you because you hate women?? hahaha Fucking brilliant. You're a sad pathetic little maggot. Do everyone a huge favor and get the fuck back to the pathetic backwards little piece of shit country you mved from. lol Seriously get the FUCK OUT you stupid fucking CUNT!!!! Maggots like you don't deserve to live in America!

[BetaDeltaCebu]

@Nigelxman YOU RACIST SOB!

Did it ever cross your mind that non-whites constitute majority of the working class?

We are supporting your lazy ass american skanks so she can go on spitting out retarded babies!!

YOU SHOULD THANK us for supporting you while you were still a fugly kid, since your mother is too lazy to find a fckin' job and had to rely on welfare!

[Nigelxman]

@BetaDeltaCebu You're a funny guy man. :-) I'm still trying to figure out what you're so angry at. Is it white Americans you hate? Talk to me. I'm sorry if in fact your parents had to rely on welfare to support you. That's not something I want to even imagine and I'm sorry that you grew up the way you did. Stop hating those of us who have great jobs and great parents though. Seriously. Stop blaming others for the fact that YOUR life sucks! OH and try getting a job. :-)

[BetaDeltaCebu]

@Nigelxman I am not angry at anybody. and I don't hate anyone.

I take it upon myself to educate men on the perils of having a relationship with the American woman.

It is a noble endeavor that I take seriously.

Then you came and gave BS replies.

You try to "hush-hush" the american woman's evil deeds as okay!

Before you try giving BS comments, try going to family courts and start reading books on family and divorce laws!

You are an american skank-enabler!

[Nigelxman]

@BetaDeltaCebu Dude trust me...Everyone here knows you are a sad little douchebag. :-) What backwards fucked up country were you born in? I'm genuinely curious. More importantly, couldn't you have stayed there? lol

[michiganriverman]

@BetaDeltaCebu This isn't a forum for your weird stance against American women, it's a VIDEO OF A TOM PETTY SONG!

Get a life! Or at least spew your hatred someplace else to someone who gives a shit. If intelligence was gasoline, you wouldn't have enough to drive a pissant's go-kart around a Cheerio!

[BhoganFaceBook]

@michiganriverman hehehehehehehhehehehehehe  you fkn piss ant!!!

[michiganriverman]

@BhoganFaceBook What a comeback! Did somebody write that for you?

[Bubbamiester1000]

@michiganriverman duh

[BetaDeltaCebu]

@Nigelxman PEOPLE LIKE YOU DISGUST ME...YOU ARE EQUALLY GUILTY OF BEING A PART OF THE PROBLEM AS AN AMERICAN SKANK

[Nigelxman]

@BetaDeltaCebu Do everyone a huge favour bro and go back to whatever sad little backwards country you were hatched from haha

[88mpny]

Man, he was one hell of a driver too. No wait.... that was Richard.

[depressed321]

@Sadsms This really is the best live version of this song I ever heard. Tom Petty looks like he is really enjoying himself and it sounds great. This is true talent, not too much of that anymore. Thanks a lot for posting.

[ponytales5150]

This heroin addict is my first rock n roll love. Thumbs up.

[MrPurplecrayoneater]

@ponytales5150 he's not a heroin addict bt dub

[builderman1567]

this song is easy to play thumbs up iif you agree

[GLWillaims]

watch, dont fish and drive!

[galabanci]

thank you guys for posting this song, this guy is amazing and he is a bad asss

[Gubuforyuyu]

I like the version posted by RockandRollFan1991

[bamapagedesign]

This most certainly is not the "best version" of the song. While good, not best. Not by a long shot. It's only decent at best.

[PLayersClub1999]

I've seen them every tine they've toured since I was 15! Die Hard Petty fan here!!

[dannyalba1]

Love it! Saw them when I was 15 (46 now!)

[mmasterrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

Tom petty is one of the few artists that are actually good live... thumbs if you agree??

[BlackLabelSocietyLP]

27 people are deaf!

[tompetty1976]

@BlackLabelSocietyLP Actually, a good friend of mine, her daughter is deaf and she is a HUGE Tom Petty fan. She actually sang Free Fallin' for a video contest and won front row seat tickets this tour. Thank heavens for cochlear implants... So, lets just say 27 people are stupid... :D

[amhellbent]

saw them both nights in Auckland, New Zealand on the Damn the Torpedos tour, probably around 1980, and they're STILL excellent :)

[rumncoke2009]

This song gives me confidence for tomorrow.

[SoaringMuse]

my gf is scared of this song cause she's terrifed of SotL. she happens to be American and i'm not... so much for singing this song to her :S

[petepunk]

the recorded version is better!

[QueenMarytheMerciles]

I love this song!!!

[sunshinenboards]

my favorite version of my favorite song!

[explodingshoe]

I LOVE THAT JACKET!

[raywagman]

@explodingshoe Yea, except the inside.......

[MidAgeAllisonFan]

American Girl you're long gone.............then I end up marrying a European, LOL

[rememberbetterdays]

Going to see him in concert tomorrow night in St. Petersburg, Fl, w/ ZZ Top opening the show... Going to be an AWESOME FREAKIN concert!!!!

[aaestee]

@rememberbetterdays saw them in charlotte last night. still have it.

[davemeister1973]

Silence of The Lambs 100%

[STRUTTER777U]

Looks like the Stars'n'Bars rebel flag in the liner of his jacket!

[hlywd63]

i was out those shows great shows

[DoowahDiatribe]

Ya...You are right. Best Version.

[bogiegogetum]

live, or otherwise..this tune makes my truck go faster..love it always will, thanks for the great post

[50sChevyKING]

26 people go to hell

[HeightOfStupidity]

To,

Ppl dissing on ppl on how they "found" this song,

STFU.

It does not matter how anyone finds a song, I found it in a comic called scott pilgrim, and like it now.

What just cause you heard it on a radio when it came out makes u a better fan, go F*** yourself, you are not a fan just a lame guy.

[rasearcy52]

God,it's so painful when something that's so close, is still SO FAR out of REACH!!... love it.

[SirUGowinDown]

This song is easy on GH. For the last part you just gotta hold down the base note. Base being the note closest to green, and then just tap the other 2. These notes are just fast running triplets.

Tom Petty is awesome IRL and IGH

[otk1991]

I don't want to spam but the version on my channel is better in my opinion. It's the one from the "Runnin' Down a Dream" documentary and nobody uploaded it yet so I did the honor. Check it out if you want. I <3 Tom Petty. Nice video.

[weirdgirl420]

@otk1991 He probably meant best version for that song and performance.

[vanderaa]

@otk1991 your version is way better bro

[CandauxMusic]

kyle nicolaides did an incredible cover of this

[Himate12345hi]

i've got this on guitar hero

[www41WorldUSAcom]

TOM PETTY - "AMERICAN GIRL"

[gingermarroquin]

who ever dont like tom petty dosent know real music give me a thumbs up if you agree!

[Nigelxman]

@gingermarroquin Why do you feel the need to be validated?

[nialljamesbuckley]

@gingermarroquin -whoever doen't like Tom petty just hasn't seem them live. last time i saw them was Bonnaroo and they were unbelievably tight.

[starwarsnerd66]

@gingermarroquin I freaking hate people that post comments just to get thumbs up, it is so freaking annoying

[MrJohnPip]

so folk who found this song on rockband aren't allowed to comment on how good the song is because they werent around when it was originally released? Get a grip retards.

[pocopilot]

The Strokes def sampled some of this for Last nite

[Razor5210]

He looks like a horse.

Good song though :)

[RoKMagiK]

He gave us Tom Petty, AC DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Ramones... so it has to be true. God loves Rock n' Roll!!!!!

[Bonecracker101]

Does it matter where or how you hear this song? Guitar Hero or an old record. It doesn't matter. Guitar Hero and Rockband are great sources of music for kids of my generation. It shows us what we missed out on due to our D.O.B. So lets all share the music. (=

[taylorguitar13]

god i love this song. my band is covering it

[johnnyboy756O]

GO SCRUBS!!! *woot woot*

[POOLSCLOSED4AIDS]

that one little promise she was gonna keep...

[SIRinLTHR]

Wow, and the amazing thing is he is about 60 in this video and still rocking it.

[ixcreme]

@SIRinLTHR lol this is 1985 so he was about 35

[dragontigerbull]

i loved this song in SILENCE OF THE LAMBS that fat chick gets kidnapped by Ted Levine..awesome!

[t1gl1t]

Tom Petty kicks ass :)

[MithranDenizen]

Jewtube's new comment system is ass. Most of the web is already designed for retards and it's just getting worse.

Anyway, Tom Petty is pretty fly.

[skabewis]

Just saw Tom P and the Heartbreakers yesterday in St. Paul and they all rocked out just as hard as in this video. TOM PETTY IS A GOD!

[01rhcp]

@skabewis dude i was there too! best show i've ever seen (although i haven't been to alot of concerts)

[MrStickpeeps]

Yeah green day is way to mainstream

[mreye73]

Did this show ever make it on to a DVD, I know it was on CD for awhile under the name "Pack up the Plantation", this is the same show, right?

[broomstick74]

i went and saw him live yesterday at the gorge ampitheater, greatest concert ever!

[aliencheesemaker]

Immense respect for singer/songwriter/guitarists like Tom.

That's musical genius

[nickmordo]

A class band with great songs. I want to see them live!! SO many hits

[rastaguru13]

I would love to meet Tom! and I love that Mike Campbell has dreads now! He is one of the best guitarist of all time, without question.

[PasMasta]

<3 tom petty... trying to cover this : ) but i cant sing and play for the life of me. cant wait to see him on stage again this summer in pittsburgh ! = o

[Cynhafal1]

rickenbacker ...............mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm­mmmmmm in a Homer stylee

[palpatine17]

LOL, Tom's face at 2.13!

[IcecreamDream101]

loved this song!!

[convoyofangels]

hahhaha nice haircuts

[AmericanOneP3]

over the years ive loved tom with his bluesey sound...he has a great base that makes me want to move with his music. He's absolutely amazing!

[palpatine17]

God 1985 was a GREAT year!!!

[420micro420]

laaaast night she saiiiiiid........ ooh baby i feel so down

oh it turns me off when i feel left out

[mrShowaddywaddy]

That's a sexy Rickenbacker Tom's got there....

[darthmoop]

@mrShowaddywaddy

any rickenbacker is sexy

[mrShowaddywaddy]

@darthmoop Good point, well made

[SourMissy]

hey i was young yet and pretty dancing to this song...paul!

[kramrellimrock]

Great Tom, but listen also to our version, and tell us what you think...

[mckyle9]

yaaaas

[WoodRatGirl]

This song is hard to get bored of. I know because this is the third time I've listened to it now lol!

[1tompettyfan]

Tom petty is amazing the super bowl with the giants and tom petty was the best on my opinion

[humanzoo69]

music is not a video game there is alot more to it than that .I am talking to the real tom petty fans let us rock''''''''''''''''''

[1pirkkala]

This is a crap version unfortunately.

[DuskY1991]

Awesome tune!

[MrCiaran31]

:-) Great track imo...I think Tom has such an awesome voice..recently covered it, it would make my day if you guys checked it out and let me know what you think :-)

[aerowayne1]

I saw them do this back in 1977. They played there hole first album, but back in 77 that was there only album. What a show at the Paramont in SEATTLE, WA.

[jerekornder]

The jacket lining is hilarious!  Awesome video!

[RockChick399]

i LOVE this song! i smile every time i hear it :)

[TheMrsglambert]

My dad dragged me to a Petty concert when I was 12, and I'm so glad he did. My first concert, and still one of my favorite musicians. They don't make talent like this any more.

[joes6666]

Hot dam-Ya-h-o-o-o-, jus got my tickets for the summer Mojo tour, main floor,...I am on cloud 99, ...Thank God (and Uncle Tom) for Highway Companion Club, it sure paid off. I hope y'all had as much luck as me....see ya there!!!!

[ttraynor1]

@joes6666 DO NOT miss the opening band--Drive By Truckers....The next TP. 4 loud guitars. No computers. As it should be.

[joes6666]

ttraynor1: Hey man, Thanks for the dope. Haven't picked them up on my radar, ....make sure to be on time for DBT. WE were gonna tail-gate, play guitars, and sing..Girl on LSD... but what the hell.....

[C2CBand]

check out our acoustic version on our channel! ..we love this song!!!!

[tattooyou18]

campbell is the man

[skeetskeet85]

This was tha year I was born, and I was raised on Tom Petty ... Petty's tha man! Regardless that I listen 2 rap/hip hop ... I luv Petty n Fleetwood Mac. Petty's comin 2 Milwaukee in June and I already got my tickets ... theyre almost gone! Erry1 here in Wisconsin luvs Petty ...

[amazin3265]

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers was my 1st concert when I was 15 or 16.....back around 80-81. In July I am taking my 2 kids, 18 and 15. I absolutely cannot wait!!! Petty still rocks it!!!!!

[Jrblues29]

He was my first concert 10 years ago when i was 7 :) and i'm going again this June!

[MorbidReligion]

I'm hoping to go see him this summer as well! It would be a great kick start to a wonderful season.

[proweed]

How much weed did he smoke back then? How much now?

[missjingili]

Shit loads... hahaha

[ktehmok]

Don't worry, he left enough for the rest of us :P

[promykpromyk]

silence of lambs!

[73chevy81]

@promykpromyk haha, i think of that movie everytime i hear this song :D

[KC1971J]

@promykpromyk Yeah, that's right!! I think I have to credit that movie for reminding me what a great song this is.

[Gubuforyuyu]

@promykpromyk

Fattys gonna get kidnapped!

[gwillig]

one of the best songs of all time absolutely amazing

[elle8656]

he is so hot !!

Tom i love you, im 31 even at 60 i will marry you !!

he is gorgeous!