Mudcrutch

On Monday, October 2nd, 2017, it was officially announced that singer Tom Petty has passed away. When his passing was officially announced, I felt the same way I did about Prince’s passing. Tom Petty was another artist that got me through some of the roughest times of my life. There was something fascinating about his music that inspired my 80s fandom ever higher. I would like to recall several of his songs, and their impact on my life and writing. My first introduction to Petty’s music actually came through “Weird” Al Yankovic. I heard his song “Stop Draggin’ My Car Around” in the early 90s, and I laughed, but I didn’t know that the song was a spoof. My mom was reluctant to let me watch MTV, but she didn’t have any problems with VH1. Because of that, on one of their 80s music programs, I saw the music video for “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” by Stevie Nicks, who dueted on the song with Petty. The song had a