Tom Petty Coverfight

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Tom Petty Coverfight

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I'm pretty shaken up by the news. Tom Petty's been one of my favorite artists ever since middle school. I've been listening to a lot of his music recently as I just bought Rickenbacker 330 and have been chasing that jangle sound. Now I've got a solid reason to put it to use. Anyone else up for a Tom Petty coverfight?

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Aack, I only just found out about it from this thread. Such sad news.

I guess him dying of cardiac arrest is at least fitting.
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I came here to start a Tom Petty coverfight thread.

So, I'm in. I suggest just having it be a rolling coverfight with the covers posted as they're done, rather than a deadline thing.

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Lucky Witch is in.
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I'm in it.
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jb wrote:I suggest just having it be a rolling coverfight with the covers posted as they're done, rather than a deadline thing.
Works for me.
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How do you want them submitted (i.e., who do we mail them to, naming convention)?
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king_arthur wrote:How do you want them submitted (i.e., who do we mail them to, naming convention)?
If you like, you can email them to me at chumpy.wumpikins@gmail.com, and I'll host them and post them here. Use the same naming convention as you would for SF title. You can also use a service like Soundcloud, Bandcamp, or host them yourself and post a link here.

I'll be hosting them on muppetlabs.com which has been in steady Internet operation since 1996, so there is a good chance if I host your songs the links here on the boards will continue to work well after Soundcloud and/or Bandcamp eventually shutter.
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Chumpy wrote:well after Soundcloud and/or Bandcamp eventually shutter.
Hey, Soundcloud might be a fiscal garbage fire, but Bandcamp has been wildly profitable for years now.
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Man.

Always sad to hear about a music icon passing, but this one hit me harder than most. I'm going through a really tough time right now personally and Mr. Petty's music really resonates right now.

Rest in peace, Tom.

A friend and I did a cover of "Stop Draggin My Heard Around" just after college as recording practice when I got my first Real Job making Real Money and bought an ADAT and needed to learn to use it.

I'm in. Need some time to think about what to do.
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Late to see this but count me in,. j$
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I'm going to try to do this too... might just be bass/vocals unless I get some help, but we'll see. I've been pretty bummed about this myself.
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I'm in.

Hey, Chumpy, I've emailed you. Let me know if you didn't get it.
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Pigfarmer Jr wrote:Hey, Chumpy, I've emailed you. Let me know if you didn't get it.
Got it! Updated the first post which will have links to all the submitted songs sent to me.
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I sent mine in. This exercise gave me even more respect for the genius of Tom Petty. It would never in my life occur to me to use this chord:
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But it just sounds perfect where he's written it.
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