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  • gosh! I love it so much!

  • i was gonna thumbs down but they looked like they were having too much jamming so thumbs up.

  • I have to admit that I like Tom Petty's version the best, which is the orginal, but this is a close second :)

  • Not as good as Tom Pettys version but better than taylor swifts version.

  • This is the definitive song about the American Girl.

  • Ok Sugar Land, I love love love this song. How can I get this exact copy for my iPhone and I will even purchase it. Jennifer and Christian, you two can do some amazing harmonize like I have never heard you do in this awesome song.... :-)

  • to sharahon06. Tom Petty is not the greatest singer in the world I agree, but he wrote the song and the song has a certain feel that is totaly lost in this version. She sings well but I don't know what it is with the new country artist thinking they have to sound like gomer pile when they sing just because they're singing country.

  • @justcorylee <-- point taken but, so? yes Tom wrote the song, sang it and made it what it is, but it is a POEM! that means anyone can sing it, "recite" it if you will, in their own voice, convictions and feel. this is a great song, a classic in RR, one that is embedded in our American culture as mom and apple pie no matter WHO SINGS IT. and far as I am concerned, she does a great job of singing it in ways I can only characterize as soothing, fun and BEAUTIFUL. Swift's version is great too!

  • Great Job! Way to screw up a perfect song. Congratulations you fake bumpkin jokers!

  • @justcorylee

    lol yeah because Tom Petty's voice was fucking amazing.

  • That was pretty bad. Rock on Mike and Tom. Sugarland will be lucky to play free admission state fair gigs in 5 years. TPTH have been doing it to sold out shows for 33 years. He did it the right way. Guitars, amps, keyboards and drums live on the road. He plays to as many 18 years old's as 50 year old fans all these years later. Some people get great talent and some don't.

  • Not diggin' the chicks voice AT ALL. But the dudes kill that harmony during the chorus! Awesome.

  • Not much of a country music fan but this is a good cover. Much better than Taylor Swifts attempt.

  • Omg She Is SO Friken Adorable

  • not as good as petty, but still a respectable cover. 

  • i love her voice..heheh

  • this is so fucking damn song i never heard

  • Love Tom Petty's version. Love this one. Jennifer rocks.

  • sugarland and carrie did it way better than Taylor, Taylor is not country

  • @coolchickclare UH, just an F.Y.I. Carrie's Song is ALL American Girl, which is a completely different song from this one (totally different lyrics and music).

  • great.. just effing great

  • Why's she singin it so slow?

  • Taylor Swift's version is better... BUT Tom Petty's always better than anyone else because he is the most underrated songwriter on earth. Taylor may have gotten the lyrics wrong... but she's a better singer if you ask me. Tom Petty is the best singer. I don't like this band. The vocalist annoys me, but it was interesting to view their version.

  • Jennifer Nettles is silken fire! Her voice is gold. She can take any song and make it a gem. What a talent!!!

  • this is so much better than taylor swifts version!!!!!

  • this is an unbelievable cover!!

  • Could you please send this song to me?

  • Who do you think is the best representative of an American Girl these days?

  • @Pantagruella jennifer nettles!! or taylor swift

  • Recorded at K102 radio station in Minneapolis. They have many more Sugarland and many many artists stripped. K102.com. You'll love it!!!

  • Acoustic versions are so much better, the human voice unhindered is the way it should be.

  • Great Version of Tom Petty's American Girl

  • amazing !!!!!

  • i liked the shakers

  • i love you Jennifer Nettles

    by Maroc!!!

  • Sugerland does better then Taylor Swift , but not as good as Tom Petty.

  • @aerowayne1

    Spot on.

  • hi bike2055, you've never heared from "interpretation" ?

  • I really like this version of the song!!!

  • They suck the life out of this song. Terrible.

  • @bike2055 what ever if you dont like them then dont leason to them ther are miollion of other song lol

  • @15jayma you need to get an education and learn to spell and maybe then your taste in music would improve. This is version is wretched. They do look like they are into each other. They look like two long lost brother and sister down on the farm.

  • Awesome!!!

  • ohhh i just love sugarland <3

  • YES, YES, YES, I am an AMERICAN GIRL GOD BLESS

  • Im just obsessed w/ sugarland all the sudden, b4 i dint even care for them that much

  • Sing that song SUGARLAND. Hey , that;s the JAM. I love it.

  • That's one hot American Girl ! Rock on!

  • This is a beautiful cover! I love this song, especially when Tom Petty's voice sings it, but she adds something that is nice and soft to it. And she really is a beautiful woman.

  • Jebus it is only a song, calm down people. You can just turn it off if you don't like it.

  • this also has nothing to do with tom petty, he is the one who gave her permission to remake it and im sure he loves it! love ya jenn!! <3 GABBY WILLIAMS

  • yeah i haven't listened to this song in months and it still sounds as good as before!! and guys there's no need to be rude to jenn or tom,everyone has their own opinion and so sometimes it wouldn't hurt to keep some things that might be hurtful to others to our selves!jenn is very talented and this song has nothing to do with her as a person or the talented singer/song writer she is,its just not the best remake to some people.

  • It's mean't to be rock not freaking country!

  • Thanks for ruining an awesome song, Sugarland!!!

  • Hey OldDude1800, Dude, that comment is insane. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are Rock and Roll royalty and grammy winners and studio musicians... who have been doing it for almost 35 years with more than 20 albums. No one, NO ONE can touch Tom Petty. 100 years from now people will still be singing his songs.

  • this song isnt supposed to be fucking country.

  • Never heard of her, found this searching for Tom Petty, got to be honest an excellent cover, very attractive girl too, good job

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  • moto guy. r u f'in retarded? This is better than any version petty has done live. Petty had written some classics, but his live performances or ok at best. this rules anything live tht he has done

  • woah man. yea motoguy is wrong that jennifer nettles isnt good or whatever but damnnnnn tom petty is the man. ive seen him live 4 times and with each year of touring he is better and better. tom petty is even better life than recorded

  • I would just like 2 say 2 ANY1 that doesn't like Jennifer Nettles that you are a blind, deaf, dumb, idiotic fool. She is drop-dead gorgeous. She has 1 of the most amazing voices I have ever heard. Her song writing ability is absolutely phenomonal. Any one that has a problem with my boss has a problem with me.

  • Kristen Bush has to be the luckiest dude in the world. Jenn is so gorgeous and she could sing anything.

  • Great cover of a great song. ...and SHE IS BEAUTIFUL....

  • dude no ever talks like that abouty jenn around me or they goin dow jenn is my idol my hero so if u wanna say somethin about jenn say nice things because she is the best country singer ever get over it and u know what she4 can make any song sound reallly really good

  • OMFG i cannot believe u just said that, u should die !! maybe this isn't the best remake, but jennifer nettles doesn't ever screw things up!! WOW the nerve of some people who have no talent at all!! love ya jenn!! <3 GABBY

  • "doesnt screw things up?" Look, If you like them then whatever. To each his own. But anyone who cant realize that this is freakin terrible has got to be deaf. Its an insult to Tom Petty.

    Cheers.

  • WOW dude if you have nothin good to say dont say any thing at all cause thats not right it may not be the best remake but do say that bout her!! you have no room to talk!!so like i said if you nothin good to say bout people dont say any thing at all!! remember that next time!!

  • who the hell are you to tell me what to do ? You're a douchebag. Remember THAT next time.

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  • well i like to spell it my way so get over it ok!! your taking every thing up the butt.....you dont even know how i am..and yes i dont know who you are but im just stickin up for my sis so back off? and BITCH? whats wrong with you?

  • how could you think she is that bad?? she is so pretty and can sing just about anything.

  • no ur a douchebag dnt ever talk about my idol and my friend tyhat wasy stupid she can make song sound good so ur just jealous freak

  • Mmmmmmmm.....

  • Nice touch with the chick-itas; girl's got rythym.

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  • that's her voice dummy!!

  • exactly.

  • i like 1:00

  • that "guy in the cowboy hat" is the other half of Sugarland and jennifer and him have get energy together...not cheesy at all

  • Honestly, I like Tom Petty's version better, but this is still a respectable cover.

  • I love Tom Petty and Sugarland, great post : ) Cheers

  • this version is amazin because Sugarland is amazin

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  • this certainly does a disservice to Tom.

  • absolutely...its one of those songs that shouldnt be covered

  • all the bumkins cover rock songs..they dont cover much country..they are all failed rockers.rocker wanabes..its easier to be a bland country/rock washout like this.

  • hahaha washout?? Do you know how successful sugarland is? As you sit there at your computer criticizing artists.

  • i love this song because Sugarland is singing it

  • She looks great, having fun covering a classic track. Sugarland rock.

  • I LOVE SUGARLAND!!

  • Go to any country music concert. The biggest crowd response comes when they cover a classic rock 'n' roll song. Been that way for at least twenty years now.

  • realllllyyy great... 5 stars of course...

  • W00t

  • Amazing performance!

  • i understand that you have you're opinions, but PLEASE try to be respectful and don't use inappropriate language because there are a lot of us who really enjoy this performance and the music, so we would really appreciate it if you would use some common courtesy because when you use that language, it's offending us, so please don't.

  • i love her!

  • guess what, bitch? THEIR FUCKIN COUNTRY? do you think she's going to dress up like tom petty with thjose nasty ass teeth for fun? and she's not a slut, okay. shes a freakin baptist. And she can sing any note, perfectly. and tom petty has no sense of tome in this song. it sounds like he freakin speaks it.

  • Well, maybe, to quote Tom, country bands are just bad rock bands with a fiddle. And yes, Tom Petty sounds like he's speaking it. But at least he WROTE it, he knows what he's singing with soul, and at least leading up to the chorus he knows the rhythm. NOTHING beats the original of this song. I'm sorry but I'm gonna 'stand my ground.' And if you have a problem with that, you're free to state it. This is my opinion, this is a free country, and I'm going to say it as I please.

  • you can say it, i dont mind. but they don't suck. theyre amazing, actually. and when people diss them, country fans get pretty pissed.

  • No, they don't suck. They're respectable musicians, its just I've had some bad experiences with country musicians like this (I live close to Nashville) being snobby and greedy. I've never met Sugarland, so I don't know. But its just my nature now to diss country artists like that. I'm a country fan myself actually...but I'm more into the 90s and back stuff =) thanks for...turning this back into a civil conversation...lol

  • alrighty. i freaked out srry. i love that band. but i understand you can voice your opinion.

  • It's okay, I'm the same way with Petty and the Heartbreakers...different strokes for different folks I guess...;) I liked Sugarland before they got rid of the other chick...I forgot her name....Thats embarrassing, LOL.

  • lol. kristen hall.

    she's sewing them for 1.5 million dollars. all because after their albums went platinum and she wanted to get money for them.

    hey, did you watch that Stand Up To Cancer Special last night?

  • lol, thanks...I didn't know that...shows how much I need to keep up with stuff like this...I live 2 hours from Nashville and I barely know whats going on up there...

    No, I didn't, what was on it?

  • oh, haha. idk. it was on 12 different channels on my television. but theyre was an amazing performance at the end.

    with melissa etheridge sugarland and all the survivors on stage. i liked it tho. :)

    plus they had fancy shmancy shirts :)

  • I love Melissa Etheridge =) And fancy shmancy shirts are awesome =P

  • isn't it 1.7 million because they made an "oral contract" (which isn't legally binding) and now she's pissed that she left before they made it big and she's kicking herself for leaving

  • even if they are snobby, that doesnt take away from them being amazing artist. but they arent snobby..

  • Right on!

  • She is so awesome...a true american girl. There are not pipes better than she has!! Go Jennifer!!!

  • This English guy is still looking for his American girl, where are you????

    Neil from England.

  • whaha!

    I'm from Holland, sorry!;)

  • neil got owned haha

  • This shows Sugarland's real quality.

    They are actually better live than on their albums!

  • most country singers are.

  • i love sugarland and all, but tom petty sings this better

  • Amen brother!

  • Uhh, no he does not.  Not even close.

  • whatever. i was just voicing my opinion.

  • i will voice my opinion whenever I want to!

  • of course Petty is better...it's always hard to compete with the original. But they did do a decent job on it, I like the harmonies. Also she is more fun to look at than Tom :)

  • i bet they grew up loving tom petty...

  • i can't believe this video only has 71k views...such a classic song and she just does a great job.

  • I love this song. and just wondered what 'Stripped' Means, referring to videos?

  • It just means acoustic. Like MTV unplugged.

  • She changed the words a little compared to the original that Tom Petty sang

  • am wondering what that neon green 'thing' Jennifer is holding onto while she's singing American Girl?

  • its a shaker. an instrument that she uses in the song.

  • Anyway to get this on your IPOD?

  • what I love about Sugarland is so evident in this video. They're doing this because it's what they love to do, and it shows. They're having a blast! Smiling from ear to ear. So many other bands/singers out there look like they don't wanna be doing this stuff, which is just punishing the general public. Those who are lucky enough to be signed on a record contract should be those who were born to make music

  • Jennifer should remake this song into a video, it would go straight to the top of the country charts, possibly as a cross-into pop music.

  • WOW! Beautiful vocal! I love this song...it tells a wonderful story and Sugarland is the perfect group to re-make this song. She is so fun loving and enthusiastic. I LOVE YOU JENNIFER!

  • Jennifer Nettles did a good job singing this song I saw them perform it they did it very well I like when she says "break it done tequilla style." Lol they are so funny and so much fun to watch

  • Very Good!!! =)

  • Jennifer has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

  • Ditto.

  • A bit saccharin for my taste. Petty's version has more grit, passion, and attitude. His vocal on the song is breathtaking, and this pales in comparison.

  • i absolutely love Sugarland, but please let Tom Petty sing this. But good job Jennifer Nettles!

  • great song...u cant beat tom petty but this is a nice alternative

  • What is that green egg thing she's shaking?

  • a shaker, like a meracca or however its spelled. i like has stuff in it that makes the shakey noise. haha bad explination i know. :)

  • a shaker, like a meracca or however its spelled. i like has stuff in it that makes the shakey noise. haha bad explination i know. :)

  • its a morraca. If it makes that sound..... duh.

  • fantastic singer@if she released this it b massive hit?

  • I LOVE SUGARLAND!!!!!!!!!! this is WAY better than the original. i saw them in Springfield, Mass. they're amazing and Jennifer has the best voice ever. everything she sings is amazing.

  • Ive never even heard this song before and i love it already. Aspecially the way that they sing it. BETTER than the original.

  • Now that's the way a cover version should be. How can anyone trash this? I love Tom Petty, and it only gives me pleasure to know a country band loves him as much to cover his stuff.

    Great job, and they all we're having fun.