Into The Great Wide Open

<p>Where Tom’s vocal on a song like Refugee or Rebels is like a sharpened steel, his voice here sits more in that butterscotch place that he could employ when he wanted to dial the energy back. Even in the chorus, he doesn’t lean into any vibrato, doesn’t crack or pinch his voice and just lets the melody wash over you. And it’s a song that doesn’t need vocal pyrotechnics because all the explosions in this song come from that wonderful turnaround, the tonal shift in the chorus, and one of the best narrative lyrics Tom, or anyone, ever wrote. Whereas songs like "Something Big" or "Dogs on the Run" have a loose narrative that leave plenty to the listener’s imagination, this one is a much more fully realized and theatrical lyric. It’s Tom following the flow and seeing where the story takes him.</p><br><p>Today’s episode covers the title track from "Into The Great Wide Open". There is one piece of profanity in the episode when Tom is telling a story. </p><br><p>You can listen to the song here:<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://youtu.be/tOQ-h-2pDDU?si=ubcTTZpN1k43mJ6T" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/tOQ-h-2pDDU</a><strong> </strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>If you want to see the official video, you can check that out here: <a href="https://youtu.be/xqmFxgEGKH0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/xqmFxgEGKH0</a> </p><br><p>For the brilliant live version from Take The Highway, look here: <a href="https://youtu.be/VB1IJKrhAP8?t=211" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/VB1IJKrhAP8?t=211</a></p><br><p>And if you've never seen Tom's acceptance speech at the 2016 Musiccares Person of the Year event, check that out here: <a href="https://youtu.be/WHw1ZxYY-oQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/WHw1ZxYY-oQ</a></p><br><p>The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com