Here’s a Full Collection of This Week’s Tom Petty Tribute Covers
Including Fleet Foxes, Wilco, The National, Coldplay, Kesha and many more.
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Tom Petty’s sudden death on Monday unleashed a predictable outpouring of tributes from musicians across the musical spectrum. In his four-decade career, Petty touched the souls of many, inspiring some to pursue music careers of their own. Many artists have shared their histories of listening to his seminal rock anthems and expressed how much of an impact his hits made on their music. We’ve already brought you videos of Coldplay and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck performing “Free Fallin,’” The National playing “Damaged By Love,” and Wilco playing “The Waiting.” And there are many more. So we decided to collect them all in one place. Here’s a comprehensive collection of Tom Petty tribute performances from the past week.
Artist: Coldplay w/ R.E.M.’s Peter Buck
Song: “Free Fallin’”
Artist: Matt Berlinger and Bryce Dessner of The National
Song: “Damaged by Love”
Artist: Wilco
Song: “The Waiting”
Artist: Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!
Song: “Runnin’ Down a Dream”
Artist: Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Steve Earle
Song: “Refugee”