My Top 2000 Songs #1036: Don't Come Around Here No More

An admittedly unlikely Tom Petty pick. Of all the artists who should decide, hey, let's give psychedelia a shot!, Petty would be near the bottom. And then throw that lone psychedelic-flavored song onto what was supposed to be a concept album about the South and... yeah, it's got tragic misfire written all over it.
But turns out to be a pretty decent song. Trippy percussion and sitar and Petty at his most menacing.
Of course, it's all about the video, which was on MTV seemingly every 5 minutes back...
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Published on July 23, 2025 06:38
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