Lord have mercy on me - Tom Petty plays the Blues :-) Und ich kann mich kaum satt hören an seinem neuen Album Mojo (schon der Titel ist so genial wie unübersetzbar). Hier kann man sich u. a. die Singleauskopplungen auch angucken...

Happy birthday,

Tom Petty

and many more happy returns of the day!

Happy birthday,

Tom Petty

and many more happy returns of the day!

"This could well be your last stand
Hold the sunlight in your hand
Spread your fingers
Feel the sand fall through
I've done all I can do
Now it's up to you
You're flirting with time, Baby
Flirting with time, and maybe
Time, Baby,
is catching up with you..."

(Tom Petty, "Flirting with Time", aus "Highway Companion", 2006)

Happy birthday,

Tom Petty

and many more happy returns of the day!

Well, I may shake your hand
but I won't know your name
The joke in your language
won't come out the same
There's times when I'm down
and there's no one to blame
.
I need a big weekend
Kick up the dust
Yeah, a big weekend
If you don't run you rust.
.
(Tom Petty, "Big Weekend", aus "Highway Companion")

Happy birthday,

dear

Tom Petty

and many more happy returns of the day!

I can work, I can travel, sleep everywhere
Cross every border with nothing to declare
You can look back Babe but it's best not to stare ...

(Tom Petty, "Big Weekend", aus "Highway Companion")

I am passing sleeping cities
fading by degrees
Not believing all I see to be so
.
I am flying over backyards
country homes and ranches
watching life between the branches below
.
And it's hard to say
who you are these days
but you run on anyway
don't you Baby?
.
You keep running for another place
to find your saving grace...

(Tom Petty, "Saving Grace" aus "Highway Companion", 2006)