Thank you for blessing myself and every one else with your wounderful music. Im just so sad that i didnt get to see you with my Father. That was one of my most meaningful dreams.
If it were left up to record executives, this song would never have been released. Thankfully, Tom fought for it and threatened to leave the record company if they didn't release it.
My sister had breast cancer and it matasised in 2016. She was a musician 38 years and she loved listening to her favorite artists. Tom Petty was one of them, I loved him too since a teenager. She was given 4 tickets to his last tour and was promised to meet him. Tom was so kind to her and wanted to sing with her unfortunately, her hair was all gone and she felt self conscious to do so. He treated my big sister like a queen. Gave her autographs, memorabilia, every tshirt from his last concert and any product they were selling on tour. He whispered in my sisters ear, I will see you again one day Laury.. She died in June 2017 Tom Petty passed in October 2017, We lost 2 wonderful people and musicians. I am sure they are playing guitars and serenading heaven... I am very grateful my sisters dream came true and couldnt have been with a nicer man.. Thank you Tom Petty
What a lovely story Jenise. I'm crying right now thinking about it. Why is it always the good ones that get taken from us so soon? What a gift they were and how it hurts now that they are gone.
i lost my wife of 10 years tracy on april 11th 2017 to thymic carcinoid cancer she was a music teacher teaching piano lessons to teens and singing in our church she was 39 she was my best friend and my world i have been lost with out her i know she is in good company up there
I'm black and grew up in the inner city of Atlanta but I love this song!! I heard it in Walmart yesterday and needed to hear it again. God bless all yall
Today my mom's been gone for 13 years. She passed away less than 3 months after my dad did. I have such wonderful memories of riding around in our crappy gray chevette with no power steering and rusted out floor boards listening to his greatest hits cassette tape over and over because it got stuck in the tape player and this was her favorite song of his. Listening to this today in her memory. Love and miss you mom always ❤️
My parents constantly remind me that this is “their song” every time it plays. They fell in love to this song, describing how it played in the background as they experienced their first kiss. Low and behold, Free Fallin’ is basically the reason I was born lol. This song will always be special to me, as it reminds me of my lovely mom and pop. RIP Mr. Petty. Absolute legend ❤️
There are moments when you feel old, like when The Playboy Centerfold was actually born after you graduated high school. When the Halftime Superbowl isn't actually music. But thank you TSnell I now feel really fucking old!!!!!!
This was my Dads favorite Petty song. He passed away 4 months ago. Tom Petty is my all time favorite, now I listen to this song more than usual. I miss you Dad. Happy Father's Day in heaven
My Dad died on Fathers Day. I had spent 3 days at my sister's house where my Dad was for the last month of his life but I had to get back home. My sister drove me down to the ferryboat and as I was getting out of the car I said "I'll see ya later Dad".... He kinda smiled a little and said "I hope so". It was so sad cuz I knew that I'd never see him again and I think he knew it too. Then they drove away and he passed away the next morning on Fathers Day. Thanx for listening to me
This was my little brother’s favorite song. He died in 1994, at 7 yrs old. I visit this song to remember him, and use it as the music to my mental montage of his life
Underrated aspect of this song: the background singers in the 3rd verse and the subsequent choruses. They harmonize wonderfully and really add depth to the song’s climax.
I'm 66 years old, I had two reasons to learn English, one aviation and the other this guy, his music changed half of my life, it's a shame I didn't have time to spend it on the live stage, God knows what he's doing
Still shocked about Tom Petty dying which in my opinion was very unexpected. A pure musical genius and legend. RIP Tom Petty, gone but never forgotten!
I just watched the video of Tom Petty's *Free Fallin'* It brought back memories of my first year in Budapest in 92/93 when I lived in a one-bedroom apartment in a four-unit house on "Eagle Hill" with a balcony overlooking a modest garden. I would often exercise to that tune and the others on that album. I can recall the smells of that time and the liberation I felt living there in that freshly post-communist world so far away from my uncle's fabric store in Rochester, hospitals and all things American. I was free falling right along with old Tom. So bittersweet to recall, three decades later.
My dad used to sing this song when I was a little girl. He did it to be funny and because he liked the song. After he died I couldn't listen to this song without crying. Now 15 years later it still bring back memories but I love hearing it now. When I hear it I feel like he's saying hello from heaven. I have changed the meaning in my mind. I'm the "good girl" who loves Elvis, her mama, America, horses etc. and he's a "bad boy for breakin my heart" by leaving me when he passed. He doesn't even miss me because he's still with me, I just miss him because I can't see him. He's writing my name in the sky, left the world for awhile, etc. anyway, this is a great song and means a lot to me.
@@Ric_Vicious Just an extreme interpretation I read once, not mine. The vampires/bad boys are drug addicts and he's joining them, dumping/exploiting his good girl and free fallin' into a lifestyle that leads to nothing. Getting high to leave the world for a "while", like escapism.
I saw Tom Petty perform with the Heartbreakers three times. I was never disappointed at his concerts. He gave everyone his all every time. He was phenomenal.
This is the first song I learned to sing, in the car while my mom was driving listening to the cassette - I sung along to the chorus, as a 3 year old in 89 - "FREEEEE FALLINNNN!". It's my earliest memory and one I will cherish forever. Thanks Mom!
My ghost friend Kyle’s dad co worker, Lenny, would sing this song at work. He often brought him over when the nanny got sick. He would smile and kick around his legs to the beat. Lenny sadly passed away four years ago from stomach cancer. Kyle’s dad sang this song at his funeral, but burst into tears. He missed his beautiful voice. This was the reason that he cried whenever he heard it now. His dad died this year due to bladder cancer. I think they are now happy in heaven.
This might be a repost. I’m old and don’t know how this junk works exactly. But I just went through a terrible divorce and decided to find some purpose for myself by taking up skydiving. Took my first lesson yesterday. Didn’t get to jump because the weather turned bad. But my instructor ironically enough, she has me free falling! Only reason why I came here to hear this song! So if you need to know who’s here and listening it’s me! And it’s awesome!
To everyone one out there. It's a truly wonderful to have artists like TP and the ones we've lost recently from the 80s. But they gave us something we can all cherish forever. There music will always live on. So enjoy every moment you have on this Earth,cause there's no guarantee for anyone tomorrow. And remember the world Meets no one half way, if you want it go get it and never let anyone tell you that can't do something. RIP Tommy P
Damn. I'll never forget, ten years ago, when I played "Free Fallin'" on my cd boombox for 24 hours straight in my college dorm after a brutal 6 hours of back-to-back final exams in physics, physical chemistry and advanced calculus as I lay in bed, in and out of sleep the entire day. Thanks for the incomparable music, Tom Petty; the Pearly Gates await.
My Dad bought me my first concert tickets, Tom Petty, and we went and saw him at the Greek theatre together, and Stevie nicks was his special guest. Such a great concert. Now I can’t listen to him without missing my Dad. RIP Dad. Miss you every day.
Man, that’s one great memoir of your dad link to this song. Must have been an awesome day. They do say life is all about making treasured memories. I’m sure your dad’s up there singing this song with Tom, god bless.
Again, we lost one great musican! Not enough tears for this great guy. same age, same generation and now- my dreams are gone! Rest in peace Tom and best regards to all the others friends and musicans in heaven!
ghedi yea me too man .. I was.bailing like a baby ...these artist don't realize how much they help people like you & me that suffer from depression.. it freaking sucks 😞
Alex Newtian Modern music will never beat the classics. The "Student's surpass their masters" rule doesn't apply with people like Miley Cyrus and Nicki Manaj who get popular from the things they do not the music they make. If you could even call it music.
I was fortunate to meet Tom Petty back in 1990. He was the most nicest sincere man I ever spoken to. He did not have the..I am a rock star attitude..I have posted this on many of Tom's songs..He was just so nice and down to earth. I miss him and I can not stop my tears for him.We LOVE you Tom, ROCK IN PEACE..You are at the room at the top.
Yeah my father took me to see him for the first time when I was 7 years old. I was hooked. Got to meet him a couple of times during his life as I got older. He was so sincere and humble. We played this song at my father's memorial service years ago when he died. Brings back alot of memories
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That's as bout as much obsequious treacle as I have ever seen crammed into one paragraph...kudos... er, most greatest kudos.
My dad is about to pass. We jammed out to this song on the way to the waterpark for so many years when I was a child. He got into skydiving later in life. This song will forever have a place in my heart. Love you pops ❤
This song really holds a special place in my heart. My daughter used to sing this with me in the car when she was little. Just goes to show you how music paints memories in our lives. Thanks Tom Petty. Songs like this shows why you are a legend...
musicmankenn dude that's awesome, me and my daughter have a bunch of songs we love singing together also, started her at 5. And now she is 9 and actually requests these songs on the drive to school every morning , makes me lower it when we get close to school though lol , got forbid her friends may actually hear real musicians right .....
musicmankenn that is super sad. I wish he was still here. My step mom started to cry when she hered what happened! My brother and me would sing a bunch of his songs and we still do
I know exactly what you mean. You probably associate a certain broad emotion with the song… every time you feel a certain happy feeling the song starts playing in your head…
It’s never returning. Mass migration and government propaganda has killed western culture. Inflation and re-education camps are returning though. 60s, 70s, and 80s were the last great burst of humanity before it’s decline. Do you ever think about how there is no longer cultural definitions of the decades? 60s - beads, flowers, peace, love. 70s- bell bottoms, rock n roll 80s - Synth music, neon colors, etc. etc. Now, 2010s - ??? 2020s-??? The cultural enlightenment of the western world has been extinguished. Our culture consists of corporate fashion, corporate designed architecture, bland corporate cities, corporate controlled social movements. Anybody that is old enough to have experienced the 80s or even the 90s knows what I mean. Something was vibrant in life and culture in those days. Whatever “it” was is missing today. I feel like 9/11 was the catalyst for the shift, or a result of the shift taking place. Schizophrenic rant over.
RIP, Tom I've listened to your voice since I was a little boy watching my father struggle to maintain. Thank God, for you're talent, your spirit, and the blessing you are to us all. LEGENDS NEVER DIE.
The saddest thing is that I don’t have a chance to listen to him Live 😔😔. The happiest thing is that we are blessed to enjoy his unique art and legacy. I love Tom Petty 💚❤️
When I was 16, I went on vacation to the US with my parents and we did a helicopter flight through the Grand Canyon. The pilot played this song and managed to time it in such a way that the chorus kicked in at the exact moment we were passing a cliff and the canyon would open up in front of us. It was amazing.
Isn't it awe-inspiring when events line up almost perfectly in life? Your Grand Canyon story is a phenomenal example of that. Sounds like a fantastic experience!
Wow must have been a nice experience. But isn't it too loud in a helicopter to listen to a song? I guess the volume of the song must have been loud also
I listen to your music all the time, I am cancer free for life now. I had stage 1b ovarian cancer thank you to a kidney stone, that saved my life. I didn't need no treatment treatment.
Ever since Tom died, half his songs bring tears to my eyes. Had to take them off my playlists that I use while commuting, people look at you strangely, if you have tears running down your face, just sitting in a bus or train. Still listen to his songs all the time.
Many people seem incapable of reading a complete post. I wrote that I removed his songs from the playlists I listen to while commuting, but that I still listen to his songs all the time. You know, in private in my home.
A true classic! I remember the day this was released: I just came home from high school with my best friend, we sat and listened to this song, and the second it was over we said to each other simultaneously - "Man,... that's just a perfect song!"... And 30 years later I feel the same.
I it a favorite of life for me...released when i was about 25, i am not sure, i did not check, and unforgetable for me because of tom cruise i ine of his best movies (for me)....Jerey mcquire ...just google Tom cruise, free falling and you will find it on youtube....
Well... He's officially made good on his word. He's left this world... The legend learned to fly. Rest in peace Tom, you are officially immortalized through your music. The world is a little quieter without your wonderful voice.
Tom Petty ist one of the coolest song writers and musicians of all times!! He had an unbelievable cool voice. God, why did you pass so soon, Tom? The world became a better place because of your music!
I have heard this song so many times i would turn the radio down or change the station. Going into work the other morning and i turned it up and i thought the same thing you posted.
Happy birthday to the all-time great Tom Petty. Much as I never got to see him in concert, I will appreciate his contribution to the music industry now more than ever. RIP, man. Miss you. Never truly knew what I had in you until earlier this year.
Rock In Peace Tom, thanks for your flawless music legacy and make my childhood the best time of my life. Still remember enjoying this gem on Xmas '89 #Legendsneverdie 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
For me, as a person from Poland, watching this music video back in 1989 felt like looking at some kind of alternative reality in another galaxy. Today, I still see it the same way, but now it’s no longer distant in space, but in time.
Don't cry because he is gone, smile because he was here. R.I.P Tom Petty... edit: why tf does this have so many likes. edit 2: not to be that guy but thanks for the likes. nice to see everyone coming together on the replies to the comment, ill try to respond to new replies in the future. the line "gonna leave this world for a while" hits hard. his impact on music is great, his time here was legendary, we were lucky to have shared the same time with him when we did, and we should all be incredibly grateful for it. theres not a day that goes by where i dont think about him and his legacy, and even though hes gone, we can still live that legacy as many times as we want. ill say it again, R.I.P Tom Petty.
This is such a great song. Simple but amazing. This is one of my go to songs when I want to just sit back and drift away from the realities of life. I will be forever grateful to Tom Petty for producing it.🥰👍❤
My son died 13 years ago and recorded this playing the ukulele and singing this song it means a lot to me. His recording is under cpt white bread. Free fallin Tom Petty ukulele John Mayer. I’m grateful he recorded this he was 19.Josh Rosales
As a Brit growing up in the 90s, this is one of the songs that made me obsessed with America and the general concept of the middle American idyll and the American dream.
That's strange because when you watch carefully, the video is critical towards the bully-like approach in the relationships. The song is great but it does not really praise America.
It reminds me of skateboarding and punk rock, growing up in the 90's. Obviously, this music is not punk, but the guy skating on the ramp looks exactly like my friend's older brother back then. Except he had a green mohawk and listened to The Cramps.
My Mother took me to see Tom petty and the heartbreakers at the age of 11, We flew from Detroit to South Carolina, It was one of the most epic most awesome times of my life, Rip Mom fly high.....
A song about leaving a woman you love cause of how much she helped you and changed you for the better but made you realize you ain’t ready yet. Iconic song.
The intro is one of the best I've ever heard.... And this as a whole is perhaps one of the best songs of all time. "Free Falling" is a jewel for all who was raised in the valley's. Tom Petty have moved from a great singer to an icon. God bless him.... Petty's work will be always remembered. What a great song for pete sakes 🧏🏼♀️🔥
Tom Petty gave me the courage to leave my husband that was an abuse relationship. Thanks to my coz Calvin. I got saved with his music. Learning to fly was the hardest thing I had to do. I love Tom Petty. May he RIP. Now that I'm safe. Thank you Tom, forever in my heart.
Could listen to this everyday, and almost do! How on earth can a 3-chord song be so good? Because simplicity is beautiful, this masterpiece really has "it", this song takes me to far away places and lifts me up, feeling anything is possible. I'm free. Freefallin'!
It's still like yesterday. Much love to all the people who grew up in the 60s 70s and 80s and to all the artists that have come and gone. We had the best life culture and the greatest music talent.
this may be the best song ever written...so simple yet so perfect. you can't listen to this without it making you feel free even though you know you are fallin'
This is the first song I heard from Tom Petty... R.i.p.. I was like 8 or 9 born in 81. I didn't want my cousins to know I loved this song when I was a kid, still one of my favorites and I don't care who knows I love this song...
Coco Diva I was born in 81 and loved Tom too. So mad right now because he came to my city in June and i was pussyfooting around and didn't get to see him
Coco Diva my first was Wildflowers. My entire family has been fans of Tom my whole life. Never bothered with him until about a month ago. Shame he passed. Now I love his music. One of my favs
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Here to pay my condolences. RIP Tom Petty. Thank you for your contributions to the world.
David Choi *hunts for the dragon balls*
Thank you for blessing myself and every one else with your wounderful music. Im just so sad that i didnt get to see you with my Father. That was one of my most meaningful dreams.
David Choi we remember
David Choi I grew up listening to you.
Heroes never die
If it were left up to record executives, this song would never have been released. Thankfully, Tom fought for it and threatened to leave the record company if they didn't release it.
Really?
So what your trying to say is that he wouldn’t back down?
@@NonsensicalNauticalRambingsI see what you did there...lmao
And Full Moon Fever went Platinum.
@@NonsensicalNauticalRambings good one !!
My sister had breast cancer and it matasised in 2016. She was a musician 38 years and she loved listening to her favorite artists. Tom Petty was one of them, I loved him too since a teenager. She was given 4 tickets to his last tour and was promised to meet him. Tom was so kind to her and wanted to sing with her unfortunately, her hair was all gone and she felt self conscious to do so. He treated my big sister like a queen. Gave her autographs, memorabilia, every tshirt from his last concert and any product they were selling on tour. He whispered in my sisters ear, I will see you again one day Laury.. She died in June 2017 Tom Petty passed in October 2017, We lost 2 wonderful people and musicians. I am sure they are playing guitars and serenading heaven... I am very grateful my sisters dream came true and couldnt have been with a nicer man.. Thank you Tom Petty
What a lovely story Jenise. I'm crying right now thinking about it. Why is it always the good ones that get taken from us so soon? What a gift they were and how it hurts now that they are gone.
This life is cruel kid, keep on keeping on.
Bless her soul
i lost my wife of 10 years tracy on april 11th 2017 to thymic carcinoid cancer she was a music teacher teaching piano lessons to teens and singing in our church she was 39 she was my best friend and my world i have been lost with out her i know she is in good company up there
That was so moving. Sorry for your loss. Yeah, hopefully they'll have a jam in spirit 💜
One of the very best songs ever written! Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne struck gold here. Rest in peace, Tom ❤️
This is Sir Tom Petty helping the teenagers of the late 80s transition into the 90s. He was right about everything.
Wow
He was never a knight.
@@pauljordan4452[Everyone disliked that]
You are so right
@@pauljordan4452 true, but we don't require knighthood here in the States. If one's a cool old guy, it's Sir (with love 😉)
The genius of this song is that it's basically 3 chords repeated over and over and over and over for four minutes without getting boring.
3 chords and the truth. You'll never need more.
❤ Like Dylan 3 chord genius😅
Rip bro
That’s rap music in a nutshell lol
Just Perfect it is.
Simple & Elegant Music that rarely is matched.
So Damn Beautiful. ❤
The fact you searched this song and scrolled the comments makes you cooler than you think you are.
Your coolest if you sing and bust out the accustic
😂😂👌
Thanks
Just out here going w the flow
I just remember listening to this on summer days as a kid while me and my mom cruised in her canary yellow '70s camaro. It was good times, I think.
I'm black and grew up in the inner city of Atlanta but I love this song!! I heard it in Walmart yesterday and needed to hear it again. God bless all yall
Amém! Deus abençoe você também🙏🏽🇧🇷
You’re all amazing
amazing song
I'm here listening in Oct 2024!! I still love this song❤
Me too..from Australia 🦘🦘..love it when it out..has a lot of radio play..
Today my mom's been gone for 13 years. She passed away less than 3 months after my dad did. I have such wonderful memories of riding around in our crappy gray chevette with no power steering and rusted out floor boards listening to his greatest hits cassette tape over and over because it got stuck in the tape player and this was her favorite song of his. Listening to this today in her memory. Love and miss you mom always ❤️
I know the feeling. Many happy wishes and blessings for you. They are proud of you.
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@Robert Heaverlo #impact 4:40 stay lucrative and safe #nopen
My parents constantly remind me that this is “their song” every time it plays. They fell in love to this song, describing how it played in the background as they experienced their first kiss. Low and behold, Free Fallin’ is basically the reason I was born lol. This song will always be special to me, as it reminds me of my lovely mom and pop. RIP Mr. Petty. Absolute legend ❤️
I think that is a great statement, love to you!
There are moments when you feel old, like when The Playboy Centerfold was actually born after you graduated high school. When the Halftime Superbowl isn't actually music. But thank you TSnell I now feel really fucking old!!!!!!
😊❤️❤️❤️
Sweet ❤
@@bigrags420 yep girls out run us
Glad I'm not a rabbit
I don't think Tom Petty had any clue on how deep this song really is. Listen to Tom Petty until I die. What a legend.
Legans never die
@@paulburke2039 “Legans” 🤣🤣😭😭
@@trapboi1111 he was a leg man-😏
This was my Dads favorite Petty song. He passed away 4 months ago. Tom Petty is my all time favorite, now I listen to this song more than usual. I miss you Dad. Happy Father's Day in heaven
My Dad died on Fathers Day. I had spent 3 days at my sister's house where my Dad was for the last month of his life but I had to get back home. My sister drove me down to the ferryboat and as I was getting out of the car I said "I'll see ya later Dad".... He kinda smiled a little and said "I hope so". It was so sad cuz I knew that I'd never see him again and I think he knew it too. Then they drove away and he passed away the next morning on Fathers Day. Thanx for listening to me
Hi👋
This was my little brother’s favorite song. He died in 1994, at 7 yrs old. I visit this song to remember him, and use it as the music to my mental montage of his life
Little guy is already your bezzy mate. My ex Cat is my friends Daughter.. Samsara is a wicked place 2 be. :)
Och brak słów.Wielka strata.😢
🙏
❤🙏❤
You made me tear up. Requiescat in pace.
Underrated aspect of this song: the background singers in the 3rd verse and the subsequent choruses. They harmonize wonderfully and really add depth to the song’s climax.
The bass line is super underrated too... Very simple but cleverly harmonizes with the guitar
An all time classic 😎
@@Orionhernandez-b6bBass plays chords' root notes.
@@pauljordan4452 yeah except for the a cord, not sure what note that is, I think it's c# tho
The texture is everything. Great mix as well. I’d love to have been there during production
Proud mama today. My 11 year old was singing this song today, unsolicited!
i am 12 and bro i love this song so much
@Thekid0100 nice! Take in as much music as you can. You'll never regret it.
SaWeet!
Awesome 😎
Great 😊😊
I'm 66 years old, I had two reasons to learn English, one aviation and the other this guy, his music changed half of my life, it's a shame I didn't have time to spend it on the live stage, God knows what he's doing
He's dead, so God does know
Cantava muito 😢
He died at the same age you are now
That is so good to hear!
He's a guardian angel for millions. His music is his legacy which gives us strength and joy.
Still shocked about Tom Petty dying which in my opinion was very unexpected. A pure musical genius and legend. RIP Tom Petty, gone but never forgotten!
Roman Gagne
R.I.P Tom Petty♥️👋🏽🙌🏼
I just watched the video of Tom Petty's *Free Fallin'* It brought back memories of my first year in Budapest in 92/93 when I lived in a one-bedroom apartment in a four-unit house on "Eagle Hill" with a balcony overlooking a modest garden. I would often exercise to that tune and the others on that album. I can recall the smells of that time and the liberation I felt living there in that freshly post-communist world so far away from my uncle's fabric store in Rochester, hospitals and all things American. I was free falling right along with old Tom. So bittersweet to recall, three decades later.
My dad used to sing this song when I was a little girl. He did it to be funny and because he liked the song. After he died I couldn't listen to this song without crying. Now 15 years later it still bring back memories but I love hearing it now. When I hear it I feel like he's saying hello from heaven. I have changed the meaning in my mind. I'm the "good girl" who loves Elvis, her mama, America, horses etc. and he's a "bad boy for breakin my heart" by leaving me when he passed. He doesn't even miss me because he's still with me, I just miss him because I can't see him. He's writing my name in the sky, left the world for awhile, etc. anyway, this is a great song and means a lot to me.
EricaMorgan That is beautiful.
EricaMorgan He is with you every moment. And every moment you think of him fills him with joy beyond wonder.
EricaMorgan He is with you every moment. And every moment you think of him fills him with joy beyond wonder.
EricaMorgan As a daddy to a little princess that made me sad. I hope you have found comfort. He is there more than you know. Sending love to you!
Yo dad must be free fallin from Evan
"Gonna free fall, out into nothing... Gonna leave this world for a while." One of my favourite lines.
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It's about shooting heroin, right?
@@ellathrad LOL! Wtf? How did you come to that conclusion?
LIFE
@@Ric_Vicious Just an extreme interpretation I read once, not mine. The vampires/bad boys are drug addicts and he's joining them, dumping/exploiting his good girl and free fallin' into a lifestyle that leads to nothing. Getting high to leave the world for a "while", like escapism.
Don’t be sad Tom Petty is gone, be happy he lived to make this song
He ain’t gone, his souls just moved to another apartment 🤘
damn this comments old 💀 but yeah rip tom petty
wow, that's like so deep bro
We filmed for 3 days to make this MTV Music Video! I cherish those days!
Most understated lead guitar solo of all time.
I saw Tom Petty perform with the Heartbreakers three times. I was never disappointed at his concerts. He gave everyone his all every time. He was phenomenal.
This is why I love the internet. It ensures that the works of a legend will never be lost.
Firechameleon13 sadly there is also hentai
I think you accidentally put sadly instead of luckily
This was in 2009
Firechameleon13
The only reason. Haha
Def bro I agree
This is the first song I learned to sing, in the car while my mom was driving listening to the cassette - I sung along to the chorus, as a 3 year old in 89 - "FREEEEE FALLINNNN!". It's my earliest memory and one I will cherish forever. Thanks Mom!
Yea i was 3 when i started to have my earliest memories, where you from??
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Memories
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My ghost friend Kyle’s dad co worker, Lenny, would sing this song at work. He often brought him over when the nanny got sick. He would smile and kick around his legs to the beat. Lenny sadly passed away four years ago from stomach cancer. Kyle’s dad sang this song at his funeral, but burst into tears. He missed his beautiful voice. This was the reason that he cried whenever he heard it now. His dad died this year due to bladder cancer. I think they are now happy in heaven.
This might be a repost. I’m old and don’t know how this junk works exactly. But I just went through a terrible divorce and decided to find some purpose for myself by taking up skydiving. Took my first lesson yesterday. Didn’t get to jump because the weather turned bad. But my instructor ironically enough, she has me free falling! Only reason why I came here to hear this song! So if you need to know who’s here and listening it’s me! And it’s awesome!
That is awesome!
Have enough fun for the rest of us!
Just make sure your heart can take it old man!
Nice 1 sir
That's awesome enjoy your life Sir ❤
@@GoneJustinSeconds don’t ever underestimate old men.
Brother !
To everyone one out there. It's a truly wonderful to have artists like TP and the ones we've lost recently from the 80s. But they gave us something we can all cherish forever. There music will always live on. So enjoy every moment you have on this Earth,cause there's no guarantee for anyone tomorrow. And remember the world Meets no one half way, if you want it go get it and never let anyone tell you that can't do something. RIP Tommy P
Don Halverson Beats the hell out of crap like "Wrecking Ball".
well said Don--tomorrow ain't promised to nobody as one woman told me years ago
Damn. I'll never forget, ten years ago, when I played "Free Fallin'" on my cd boombox for 24 hours straight in my college dorm after a brutal 6 hours of back-to-back final exams in physics, physical chemistry and advanced calculus as I lay in bed, in and out of sleep the entire day. Thanks for the incomparable music, Tom Petty; the Pearly Gates await.
Well they're thankfully still waiting because Tom isn't dead yet.
Were you trying to psychologically torture your roommate? God how awful.
GOD invited Tom into HIS Heavenly Palace so we could have GODLY music to fill our ears.
My Dad bought me my first concert tickets, Tom Petty, and we went and saw him at the Greek theatre together, and Stevie nicks was his special guest. Such a great concert. Now I can’t listen to him without missing my Dad. RIP Dad. Miss you every day.
Man, that’s one great memoir of your dad link to this song. Must have been an awesome day. They do say life is all about making treasured memories. I’m sure your dad’s up there singing this song with Tom, god bless.
rest in peace to yo Dad!
God Bless you for keeping him alive in your heart. You will see him again.
Beautiful Honey 🥰
I’m so sorry bro rip dad😕🙏🏻
I will always remember Tom at the Gorge Ampitheater, 5th row center, the wind blowin his scarf sideways, singing along to this jem of a song. RIP Tom.
I hope you’re resting well, Tom. I’m sorry I never got to hear ya play live, but I’m so grateful for your music. 💛
I know my dad loves him and is so said we didn’t get to se him in a concert ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Rest In Peace
RIP tom❤️
Amen.
I love dis guy. I BN a fan.Yea I'm a BLK rocker
Theopteam 2018 am tomorrow tomorrow
Not only was this great music but these were great times to be alive. Oh how i wish i can get in time machine and go back. RIP Tom Petty.
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Again, we lost one great musican! Not enough tears for this great guy. same age, same generation and now- my dreams are gone! Rest in peace Tom and best regards to all the others friends and musicans in heaven!
don't worry, everybody learns to fly :')
I can't believe it😓😓😓😓
17, this music helped my fucking depression and he died, yesterday i cried a lot. never cried over an artist.
ghedi yea me too man .. I was.bailing like a baby ...these artist don't realize how much they help people like you & me that suffer from depression.. it freaking sucks 😞
That was cool
This maybe 25 years old, but it still sounds modern, a top tune.
Yeah! I thought this song was modern too! I think all of today's music sounds like this! I didn't know it was this old!
Andrew Todaro Are you stupid? Modern music does not sound like this.
Alex Newtian
Alex Newtian Modern music will never beat the classics. The "Student's surpass their masters" rule doesn't apply with people like Miley Cyrus and Nicki Manaj who get popular from the things they do not the music they make. If you could even call it music.
Alex Newtian thats right because modern music sounds like shit next to this.
I was fortunate to meet Tom Petty back in 1990. He was the most nicest
sincere man I ever spoken to. He did not have the..I am a rock star
attitude..I have posted this on many of Tom's songs..He was just so nice
and down to earth. I miss him and I can not stop my tears for him.We
LOVE you Tom, ROCK IN PEACE..You are at the room at the top.
Yeah my father took me to see him for the first time when I was 7 years old. I was hooked. Got to meet him a couple of times during his life as I got older. He was so sincere and humble. We played this song at my father's memorial service years ago when he died. Brings back alot of memories
That's as bout as much obsequious treacle as I have ever seen crammed into one paragraph...kudos... er, most greatest kudos.
Wait did Tom petty died?
@@ethanpayero256 yes
Rip Tom.. this comment is everything..
My dad is about to pass. We jammed out to this song on the way to the waterpark for so many years when I was a child. He got into skydiving later in life. This song will forever have a place in my heart. Love you pops ❤
Take care.
God Bless you and your pops
Play this at his funeral
@ that would be heartfelt🙏❤️
Some of the best music ever produced, long live Tom Petty.
This song really holds a special place in my heart. My daughter used to sing this with me in the car when she was little. Just goes to show you how music paints memories in our lives. Thanks Tom Petty. Songs like this shows why you are a legend...
musicmankenn dude that's awesome, me and my daughter have a bunch of songs we love singing together also, started her at 5. And now she is 9 and actually requests these songs on the drive to school every morning , makes me lower it when we get close to school though lol , got forbid her friends may actually hear real musicians right .....
musicmankenn my first memory is with this song when I was 4
musicmankenn that is super sad. I wish he was still here. My step mom started to cry when she hered what happened! My brother and me would sing a bunch of his songs and we still do
So crazy the skateboarder was arrested for murder
Sweet
This song has been stuck in my head literally my entire life and I’ll never get tired of it. Rip to a legend
👯♀️🕺🏻🕺🏻
Amen 🙏
Same here! It's still fresh everytime I hear it
I know exactly what you mean. You probably associate a certain broad emotion with the song… every time you feel a certain happy feeling the song starts playing in your head…
@@TheLamana39 My son -in-law looks so much like Tom Petty...
I keep saying it: Tom Petty, one of the best songwriters of his generation. Poignant, beautiful, just real. I love this man.
RIP Tom Petty (October 20, 1950 - October 2, 2017), aged 66
You will be remembered as a legend
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
He kept performing and taking medication rather than have his knee replaced.
😥
Yes
Here because Tom was the bomb, never mind the lockdown.
Something nostalgic about this song, takes me back to a happier place, a place I hope returns soon.
Yes
Si
It’s never returning. Mass migration and government propaganda has killed western culture. Inflation and re-education camps are returning though. 60s, 70s, and 80s were the last great burst of humanity before it’s decline. Do you ever think about how there is no longer cultural definitions of the decades? 60s - beads, flowers, peace, love. 70s- bell bottoms, rock n roll 80s - Synth music, neon colors, etc. etc. Now, 2010s - ??? 2020s-??? The cultural enlightenment of the western world has been extinguished. Our culture consists of corporate fashion, corporate designed architecture, bland corporate cities, corporate controlled social movements. Anybody that is old enough to have experienced the 80s or even the 90s knows what I mean. Something was vibrant in life and culture in those days. Whatever “it” was is missing today. I feel like 9/11 was the catalyst for the shift, or a result of the shift taking place. Schizophrenic rant over.
This song does the same thing for me.
@@tomfreeman8478 you’re right …
1989 was an excellent year! Thank you Tom!
Rip Tom. You will forever be missed.😭💕🙏🏻
RIP, Tom
I've listened to your voice since I was a little boy watching my father struggle to maintain. Thank God, for you're talent, your spirit, and the blessing you are to us all.
LEGENDS NEVER DIE.
Timeless masterpiece
How’re you doing today
The saddest thing is that I don’t have a chance to listen to him Live 😔😔. The happiest thing is that we are blessed to enjoy his unique art and legacy. I love Tom Petty 💚❤️
Saddest thing for me is I grew up in Gainesville where he is from and I never got to meet him
Master piece!!
This song helps me cry
@@thomasnavejas500 Sure it's great but not as great as actually seeing Tom Petty play
@@flamesofthepast9895 We are grateful to enjoy his music every day, all day.
Thanks to Tom for all the great songs and he is a legend .Rest in peace.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. Culturally significant to the golden era of music in the US and UK in the 80"s
I would say that golden age started in the 60s and 70s and extended into the 90s ending around the 2000 mark.
Tom Petty was a brilliant figure in history. Great songs.
I play this song , sing even close to Tom Petty , but was mt great pleasure do it , go trought my veins ❤
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Hello how’re you doing?
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When I was 16, I went on vacation to the US with my parents and we did a helicopter flight through the Grand Canyon. The pilot played this song and managed to time it in such a way that the chorus kicked in at the exact moment we were passing a cliff and the canyon would open up in front of us. It was amazing.
That's awesome
Isn't it awe-inspiring when events line up almost perfectly in life? Your Grand Canyon story is a phenomenal example of that. Sounds like a fantastic experience!
Sitting in a helicopter and hear something about "free falling"? 🤔 Hm, I don't know.
Wow must have been a nice experience. But isn't it too loud in a helicopter to listen to a song? I guess the volume of the song must have been loud also
What a legend!
I listen to your music all the time, I am cancer free for life now. I had stage 1b ovarian cancer thank you to a kidney stone, that saved my life. I didn't need no treatment treatment.
First album was Greatest Hits. Thank you so much
Ever since Tom died, half his songs bring tears to my eyes. Had to take them off my playlists that I use while commuting, people look at you strangely, if you have tears running down your face, just sitting in a bus or train.
Still listen to his songs all the time.
You'll put them back sometime in the future.
Same.. just isn't the same
It sounded like you really didn’t want to go, and that’s ok.
Many people seem incapable of reading a complete post.
I wrote that I removed his songs from the playlists I listen to while commuting, but that I still listen to his songs all the time.
You know, in private in my home.
You mean it's strange to ride public transportation with tears running down your face, in 2020?
A true classic! I remember the day this was released: I just came home from high school with my best friend, we sat and listened to this song, and the second it was over we said to each other simultaneously - "Man,... that's just a perfect song!"... And 30 years later I feel the same.
Dani Grossman Shved so perfect
Remembers me good auld days !!
Rip tom petty and bruv Derek Crawford x
Dani G. Shved ok Damon I agree
I agree I have the same memory just different in the places it's a great song Rip Tom Petty love your music.
I it a favorite of life for me...released when i was about 25, i am not sure, i did not check, and unforgetable for me because of tom cruise i ine of his best movies (for me)....Jerey mcquire ...just google Tom cruise, free falling and you will find it on youtube....
The first verse to this song is one of the best written verses in all of rock history.
Well... He's officially made good on his word. He's left this world... The legend learned to fly. Rest in peace Tom, you are officially immortalized through your music. The world is a little quieter without your wonderful voice.
That's nice of you, Amanda how are you doing today?
Hello
Hello how are you doing today
This was my first introduction to this amazing artist R.I.P. MR.Petty
we all are going to miss you ! =(
Same
Rest in peace Tom The Legend❤️
hi
Coronna Forest is that a fake profile?
Tom Petty ist one of the coolest song writers and musicians of all times!! He had an unbelievable cool voice. God, why did you pass so soon, Tom? The world became a better place because of your music!
These lyrics take on a different meaning now, RIP Tom...
The older i get, the more I feel Tom's songs. He was a true artist.
Yeah... he was a true legendary man of music
He managed to find a new audience every 2 years and always kept the music just as fresh!
#TomPetty
I have heard this song so many times i would turn the radio down or change the station. Going into work the other morning and i turned it up and i thought the same thing you posted.
Couldn't say it better
He's so dang good 😄
I love his music. I was sad the day I heard he passed away? 66 years old. RIP Tom Petty.
Rest in peace Tom, i got to see you a couple months ago. One of my favorite concerts, we will miss you.
Nytrolizer not dead yet, but in serious condition
He is expected to die within 24 hrs :(
I got to see Petty 12 times live, Petty sings my life story. What a beautiful soul.
1989
RIP to a legend. 🙏🏻
RIP :(... Oh! Hey Red!
why
Red we will never forget him
No one cares
Deer Tom Petty is a legend that’s why.
Happy birthday to the all-time great Tom Petty. Much as I never got to see him in concert, I will appreciate his contribution to the music industry now more than ever. RIP, man. Miss you. Never truly knew what I had in you until earlier this year.
The best of the best👍💯
Ran away at 15 blasting this song on my truck's radio. RIP, buddy.
Alrest in peiçe 8 know
I needed a cry thank you God for Petty
Rock In Peace Tom, thanks for your flawless music legacy and make my childhood the best time of my life. Still remember enjoying this gem on Xmas '89 #Legendsneverdie 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
jim vox
Kiitos.Rakas on pois.
Gone but never forgotten RIP Tom you legend
He'll always be free fallin' to us. RIP.
He's not dead. False rumor.
Craig Sheard he’s almost dead
yes, he has passed away..........pay attention please
No you need to read the full story! www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-clarifies-cannot-confirm-tom-petty-death/
Life looked so good back then with malls and happy people. Today we are all miserable and malls are closing.
RIP Tom. What a terribly awful day it's been. :(
The shooting in Las Vegas....With over 58 killed and over 500 something wounded. And now Tom passes away? F*ck this day.
"im gonna leave this world for a while" you may leave this world but you wont leave everyone's heart.
Born in 51. Thank you Tom, you will live in my heart in the years I have left in this life. God Bless you sir, and the Wilburys.
Born in '51 also. Tom was one of the greats.
Uh...he was actually born in 1950.
The0range0wl He means that the person who posted was born in 51..
Oh okay.
Love the Wilburys😉
For me, as a person from Poland, watching this music video back in 1989 felt like looking at some kind of alternative reality in another galaxy. Today, I still see it the same way, but now it’s no longer distant in space, but in time.
Don't cry because he is gone, smile because he was here.
R.I.P Tom Petty...
edit: why tf does this have so many likes.
edit 2: not to be that guy but thanks for the likes. nice to see everyone coming together on the replies to the comment, ill try to respond to new replies in the future. the line "gonna leave this world for a while" hits hard. his impact on music is great, his time here was legendary, we were lucky to have shared the same time with him when we did, and we should all be incredibly grateful for it. theres not a day that goes by where i dont think about him and his legacy, and even though hes gone, we can still live that legacy as many times as we want. ill say it again, R.I.P Tom Petty.
What a lovely comment !!!!!
Wasn't the biggest fan of his, but he has a song or two in the soundtrack of my life
Aaron Creagh same
Awesome comment
💔😎
Of all the musicians that have passed away lately, this one hurts most of all.
Chris Cashman I totally agree with you there 😞
Kobe!
Chris Cashman Yeah. Gotta agree. loved that rythym player of acdc Malcolm young And frontman for tragically hip Gord. Downey
Chris Cornell got me in the feels
@Dee Jay oh really??!
This is such a great song. Simple but amazing. This is one of my go to songs when I want to just sit back and drift away from the realities of life. I will be forever grateful to Tom Petty for producing it.🥰👍❤
Mmmmm Roger that. That’s a big 10-4.
Amen
And Jeff Lynne
My son died 13 years ago and recorded this playing the ukulele and singing this song it means a lot to me. His recording is under cpt white bread. Free fallin Tom Petty ukulele John Mayer. I’m grateful he recorded this he was 19.Josh Rosales
Rest in peace, and may Tom free fall in the sky
Brandon Salgeuro how would that work?
RE: I don't know lol
He could be free falling into another dimension now! =) Wherever he is, I wish him everything wonderful. What an artist!!
what he died. omg I love u Tom Petty. How did he die? Does anyone know?
Sara -- he had a heart attack on Monday morning 2nd Oct.; his wife found him unconscious, and that night he died in the hospital. He was 66. :'-(
As a Brit growing up in the 90s, this is one of the songs that made me obsessed with America and the general concept of the middle American idyll and the American dream.
accomify Awesome 😎
It makes me reminisce about the malls here in The Valley back when I was a kid in the 90s.
I'll bet it was great back then, whats it like today?
That's strange because when you watch carefully, the video is critical towards the bully-like approach in the relationships. The song is great but it does not really praise America.
It reminds me of skateboarding and punk rock, growing up in the 90's. Obviously, this music is not punk, but the guy skating on the ramp looks exactly like my friend's older brother back then. Except he had a green mohawk and listened to The Cramps.
My Mother took me to see Tom petty and the heartbreakers at the age of 11, We flew from Detroit to South Carolina, It was one of the most epic most awesome times of my life, Rip Mom fly high.....
i live in sc just thought id share that and sorry to hear bout ur mom
You had a great mother bro.
I'm sorry for your loss :(
I wish I had seen him in concert! Love him, and will miss him. He left us with songs that will be cherished forever.
No worries, your mother is looking down on you while listening to unlimited Tom Petty!
A song about leaving a woman you love cause of how much she helped you and changed you for the better but made you realize you ain’t ready yet.
Iconic song.
Playing this for my Dad as we slowly lose him. One of his favorite songs.
😢
I am sorry to hear stay strong
Cherish that he heard this with you. Bless you both, he'll never leave your heart.
Really sorry man i had that with my grandad earlier this hear however he never got music😭
❤
I never get tired of this classic....just a perfect song....RIP Tom
young people will never know how good it is. I am 15 and I love tom since I was little!❤
I am 11 and these songs are my life. God bless Tom and the 80s!
Same ❤️❤️
Rick Beato explains several things about this song that make it so great :
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@@tiagomoraisilva I'm 23 and I know how great the song is
Gonna miss this ROCK LEGEND! R.I.P. 2017
EricBlackmonGuitar ikr we love him! Thomas Earl Petty😌
EricBlackmonGuitar Rip
R.I.P ...a real legend ....now you are free fallin 💜
I guess you could say the Heartbreakers were heart broken.
EricBlackmonGuitar
The intro is one of the best I've ever heard....
And this as a whole is perhaps
one of the best songs of all time.
"Free Falling" is a jewel for all who was raised in the valley's.
Tom Petty have moved from a great singer to an icon.
God bless him....
Petty's work will be always remembered.
What a great song for pete sakes 🧏🏼♀️🔥
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Tom Petty gave me the courage to leave my husband that was an abuse relationship. Thanks to my coz Calvin. I got saved with his music. Learning to fly was the hardest thing I had to do. I love Tom Petty. May he RIP. Now that I'm safe. Thank you Tom, forever in my heart.
He is among the angels now
Hope life is good for you now. Enjoy your freedom.
@@nobodyspecial6513 🙏
Although we don't know each other I am glad you got out of that toxic relationship and wish you nothing but the best!!❤ Your a survivor not a victim
"learning how to fly but I don't got wings"💪😊
Could listen to this everyday, and almost do! How on earth can a 3-chord song be so good? Because simplicity is beautiful, this masterpiece really has "it", this song takes me to far away places and lifts me up, feeling anything is possible. I'm free. Freefallin'!
This beautiful song, can make you drift away to any where.
I could learn this song then...
Could listen to
This
3 nd a half chords but to agree, how does he make the best song ever withb3 nd a half chords.
@@stephenaitken4424 west do you mean with half a cord? I don’t play the guitar so this sounds a bit funny to me
God Bless YOU TOM PETTY THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT MUSIC! 😇😇😇
Tom says he's "Gonna leave this world for a while"
But leaves his music for us in the meantime.
One of the most beautiful guitar lines I've ever heard. Everything about this song works.
superb song, faultless, the best song he did in my opinion.
😎😎😎👍💯🤩
It's actually 3 guitar parts overlays to get that very ethereal sound... Rick Beato breaks it down here: ua-cam.com/video/jUyeAkjBXZI/v-deo.html
It's still like yesterday. Much love to all the people who grew up in the 60s 70s and 80s and to all the artists that have come and gone. We had the best life culture and the greatest music talent.
This guy knew what he was doing, amazing talent indeed
@xtrmst_01 Bless you
There's so many haters but let me tell you what you out will come back sorry your life isn't working for you I'll pray for you 🙏
this may be the best song ever written...so simple yet so perfect. you can't listen to this without it making you feel free even though you know you are fallin'
This is the first song I heard from Tom Petty... R.i.p.. I was like 8 or 9 born in 81. I didn't want my cousins to know I loved this song when I was a kid, still one of my favorites and I don't care who knows I love this song...
Coco Diva I was born in 81 and loved Tom too. So mad right now because he came to my city in June and i was pussyfooting around and didn't get to see him
Coco Diva I do too he was a true legend
Same here, born in April of 81. Just such a loss. Still love his music forever.
Coco Diva my first was Wildflowers. My entire family has been fans of Tom my whole life. Never bothered with him until about a month ago. Shame he passed. Now I love his music. One of my favs
Here in 2021, listening like he is still here. Because legends never die.
Second that ! 🥂
Hell yeah turn it up the whole way!!!!!
Cheers I’ll drink my non-alcoholic beverage to that!
Legend saiz she still a good girl
and Tom is free from fallin
RIP champ
I’ll never stop listening .