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American Girl

by Tom Petty
on Greatest Hits

Lyrics

Well she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' that there
Was a little more to life
full lyrics
Well she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' that there
Was a little more to life
full lyrics

Features of This Track

electric rock instrumentation
a subtle use of vocal harmony
mild rhythmic syncopation
major key tonality
a dynamic male vocalist
subtle use of acoustic piano

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Comments

All of Tom Petty's are great songs I have been a big fan for a long time I love Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker s
All of his songs are great I have every song that has ever made he is my all time favorite I have loved to the music for over 10 years I am 1 of the biggest Tom Petty Fan
My favorite TP song ever!
flyguy000555
"American Girl"
@capecodtaco - if the best song by petty in ur mind is free falling, you obviously haven't listened to much petty..
how
What I always liked about this song, you know its around 77-78 and Punk Rock also was beginning and the influences of early rock were having an effect on how the rockers like Tom were writing music then. Even dance music as well as disco were offshots of the rock sock hop sounds from decades gone by. I guess what I'm saying is everytime a new sound comes along, you can always dig and find the earlier influences, which is a big part of the makeup of the Music family tree. It's all related some
Guess this song will always be tied to "Silence of the Lambs" Sorry Tom.
U knw whts funny tht tjis song reminds me of tht movie Silent of the Lambs before tht girl is gettin. To her apt
God it's so painful, something that's so close, is still so far outta reach - One of the best lines in any rock song.
A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
Always reminds me of Fast Times-Love that movie!
love love love this song reminds me of my teenage years and silence of the lamb!!!
Nothing like a song like this to remind us of our youth! Remember listening to this song during one of the most happiest times of my life.
love this song
jillca8
Classic! Love the grooves in this song....SEXY !
bigdaddy4654
Brings back memories of Fast Times :-)
The two times I've heard this song, I've thought it was "Baby, even the losers have to win sometime" another great Petty song.
Definitely my favorite Heartbreaker s tune.
I always think of the Senator's Daughter rocking out to this song during 'Silence of the Lambs.'
REFUGEE is a particular favorite of mine too capecodtaco but it comes from a totally different lifetime than this song. There are so many sides to TP, it would be hard for me to name his best song. I can't even decide on his best period.
@jason en - dude, if this your version of the best tune ever, we need to talk......
a great summer song
jason_en
This is the greatest american rock and roll song of all time
txrobinson8 is wrong. this is their 3rd best, behind refugee and free fallin
txrobinson8
NOT ONE OF THEIR BEST.
my brother saw him at the gorge last summer and said this was the song he played for his encore...
This is my song..
bgarzon04
My absolutely favorite TP song. What was the promise she was going to keep? Running somewhere else? love it love it...
James - she's never gonna tell if she kept that promise or not! LOL!
She was an American Girl, raised on promises. INDEED, sure sounds like the girls I grew up with.
awesome song
Does that mean that she never did keep the promise? Or that she did?
this american girl is all growd up. even as i pause to ponder the promised, still full of hope and searching for and still love to, die trying to find. ah, to die in a tom petty song..
Love tom petty.
Tom Petty rocks! His 4-hour documentary special that came out a few years ago is awesome. I recorded it and watch it all the time. Gives you all the history of how he got started.
capecod38
One of my top 10 favorite songs of all time! Makes me want to jump up and dance no matter where I am or what I'm doing! (Even at work)

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thevanman552
35 years later and this is still a damn good song. This is one of the best bands of all time and Tom is still current, still writing great songs and still performing awesome shows. Hopefully he will be at the Columbia Gorge at George again this year. One amazing place to see a great show and performer.
lolo.poop
best song everrr!!!!!!
reminds me of summerrrrrr <3
all-american awesomeness!
lizlotz
This is a great song! I was in high school in Florida, not far from where Tom Petty came from in Gainsville, when this song hit the radio. It still rocks today as much as it did back then. "She couldn't help thinking there was a little more to life, somewhere else ..."
One of my all time favorite Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker s songs. I don't know if any one remembers this bit but it was featured in the 'Silence of the Lambs' movie. This is where I first heard the song and my memory goes to when I hear it now. Nice beat...

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