Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -- I Need To Know (Live 1978)

[speedoflite1]

need to know + american girl = National Anthems. ...who woulda thought that

we'd fall for his lines?

[chronosynclastic8]

I remember buying this album on cassette(!) in 1981, when I graduated high school, and just about playing it out. Great song, great performer.

[ZwienerZ]

One of the greatest songwriters of all time.

[cbgreely]

no autotune..no backing track....no turntable...real MUSIC!

[CoryWong707]

Great Quality for a live version you should change the title to

'Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - I Need To Know Music Video"

[OffsetMindset]

Not many artist's can have that studio sound live, Petty is an exception. But this is even better than the studio version IMO. .

[2minstral]

If only I had a time machine! 8O) Love it! Great quality recording to.

[tpheartbreaker441]

i like his hair. and the song is pretty kickass too.

[bwdrums1]

Sounds a little rushed, but a lot of live songs from this era (from a lot of different bands) sounded this way (ahem,....cocaine, ahem). Still, very good version.

[SuperKilian93]

I swear to god these guys were the last to play a really good SuperBowl halftime

[BigTruckAA]

3 air heads.

[BigTruckAA]

Happy bday Tom. 61 Today. This song never gets old.....only the people listening to it do.....

[michaeldavidlewiscom]

Damn that was about as good as it gets.

[ZeMPzo]

Best and most underrated Tom Petty song for sure.

[Tompettylady601]

omg his soo cute <3333333333

[ilovetogofast88]

A billion times better than Marc Anthony's version

[Cherrie951]

So glad I randomly found this, I'm so gonna get into TP&TH from this point onnn. Oh, and his hair is awesome.

[4emeraldsky]

Rock 4Ever Tom Petty!!!!

[sinpesmystuff]

my ol man said tom petty kicks ass. i beg to differ. he kicks ass and then some!!!! tom petty ftw!!!

[pheromoneaction]

Keep up the good video work looking good. When you have time come visit my channel!

[TheHcgdietplan]

Keep up the good video work looking good. When you have time come visit my channel!

[TheK12H]

A person shouldn't be judged by how they look. He makes this great music, and people complain because of his teeth. Id like to see those people be in a band and try to beat Tom Petty

[Nigelxman1]

@TheK12H Thank you! How superficial is it to do that? Tom Petty is a musical icon and still going strong. Someone who's music has affected more than one generation in a very positive way! There's no shortage of artists who don't look like fucking teenage pin ups but who have created incredibly powerful music.

[TheLmarie1212]

Luuuuuuuv it!

[chronosynclastic8]

I remember buying this album around 1980 just because of this song. About 30 years later, still a fan. Great, well crafted, pop songs. 

[kookieduck61]

Just something bout that man!!!!!

[RsAzuline]

@TheRimDoctor i was thinking the same thing, but if you look at his top lip it's not his teeth, its just his lip. It seems to go really high up o.O making his teeth look huge

[tylercalebconnor]

@RsAzuline at least the guy has teeth...he is an icon and should never ever be criticized for the way he looks...i thought he was cute back in the day and i still do!

[raremountainbear]

@RsAzuline Nope, it's pretty much that he has gigantic teeth. But, who the fuck cares about his teeth? He's not gay, so TheRimDoctor isn't going to be giving him any rim jobs anyways. I don't why the fuck some dude would be bringing up Petty's teeth as it's his kick ass music were listening to.

[Nigelxman1]

@TheRimDoctor Each one of Tom Pettys big teeth have more talent and soul than you have in your entire being bro. Try swallowing that. :-) And choke on it!

[Jefgg]

CLASSIC!

[33smokechic]

tom petty and the heartbreakers at their best!!! i was raised on tom petty..thanks to my mom she was and still loves this man!!!

[DrBlorgus]

His hair is so hot in this video lol

[bobina05]

I was 7 when this song came out and I remember telling an aunt, "You gotta listen to this guy Tom Petty, he's great." Hell I probably watched this show, what with my druggie dad and aunt and uncle staying up late and all that. Ahhhh memories.

[roboticgatorade]

<3 TOM PETTY FOREVERRRR

[msstevie1951]

My Gosh Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers is absolutely the only really great Rock N Rollers we have left in America! I love this old break up song,he can actually make hurting feel good! LOL! ♥

[dubya12825]

Now this is Live!

[LynnisaMystery]

God, the fashion has changed so dramatically! Between the boots to the shirts with vests! On one hand, it is better than the skin tight clothes we have today but it still looks a little on the ridiculous side compared to some fashion trends.

[0815dylan]

@LynnisaMystery who cares? its TOM PETTY, listen to the music...

[ephrain4]

Strangely this is an anomaly they're actually one of the best dressed bands and my girlfriends a stylist so it must be true...! check out the show they did at oxford uni in 1980 they look really contemporary

[xxxImtheshitxx]

Oh I'll let you know

;D

[2JOHNNYT]

TP one of the best songwriters rock has ever had, hands down

[SweetGypsy86]

ah the Midnight Special.....so awesome :)

[Forgottenandignored]

I soooooo love Tom Petty :)

[noahmurray22]

Check out Mike Campbell's 1950 Fender Broadcaster guitar!

[konaspirit]

Ya gotta love him

[82compoundw]

Never noticed how much Jon Heder looks like Petty.

[wufpac1974]

Classic !...R-n-R...

[TheNwalters0]

i never watched midnight special it sound like it was a awesome program they dont anything like this on tv anymore

[Nigelxman]

@TheNwalters0 It was mostly crap but this is a highlight.

[Dustin9054]

Tom petty kills shit,truly awesome, I listen 2 death metal but petty is an exeption cause he is sick as fuck

[angeriod]

rock band 3 its coming

[legoshack98]

you can never go wrong with the Midnight Special

[UcanUwill]

He and Steve Nash a lot of look alike

[TheSlowredchemical]

he is ugly but all his songs make him look beautiful

[curvyred13]

The most handsome man in the world. My first love!! ((Tom))

[VGCheater55]

lol tom petty looks like napoleon dynamite. XD great song though :)

[sgiorgis]

Thanks for posting! Tom & His HeartBreakers were still rocking when the rest of the college scene was Disco!

[MERCE006]

one word....Amazing

[Argos357]

Thank you for the post!

[hellotina22]

this was always one my favorite songs by tom petty. I probably watched this live long ago...;)

[SMPSKIPPY]

Great Video Quality and it's cool knowing that this song was brand new at the time.

[aimeelee76]

Cool vid and even cooler name. ;)

[tymntym1]

Awesome version of this song 5*

[andyinoregon]

Benmont doing a nice job on the backing vocals. Thanks for the excellent video quality, Aimee.

[DeanWinchester1979]

Great song, Great quality thanks for the upload.

[ratter52]

Rock legend and genius..TOM PETTY!

[CKAE1441]

Great version.