Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down (live 2006) HQ 0815007

Please forgive my potentially controversial theory as I certainly mean no disrespect and have always been a big Petty fan. However I have long speculated that at least in his later years that Petty might have been sporadically utilizing canned vocals during parts of songs containing high, hard-to-sing sustained notes. Most specifically the chorus to this song ("Heyyyyyyyy baby!") as well as the chorus to "Free Fallin'". Notice in this video how the camera rarely focuses on Tom whenever they get to the chorus. Further possible evidence is that when he performed this song during the 9/11 telethon concert back in 2001, he sang a lower note in the chorus (although in fairness he might have deliberately been singing the song more subdued to mark the somber occasion). Of course I'm perfectly happy to be proven wrong on that and that Tom was just always able to nail these songs without any help. But it is a poorly kept secret that a lot of live acts will utilize pre-recorded content to make the songs sound more "authentic". And Petty himself was known to sing some of his songs in a lower key as he got older (but then again near the end of his life he was singing "Refugee" back in its original key so who knows...). Anyway again I mean no harm on this one but was just curious if anyone else ever speculated that this might be happening.

Fabulous! ✨

One of the most perfect live performances of this song they and he did.

Me too, Tom! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I won’t back down either!

Beautiful sound, great song too ❤

Beautiful sound, great song too ❤

Beautiful sound, great song too ❤

He has to be rolling over in his grave that that Trump idiot is doing his tune.

If ya believe in hell then ya got to believe in heaven

Jesus did these guy ever have a bad song I don't think so so good.

Won't back down

Nope not me I won't ever back down..I'm a fighter..

Happy birthday good sir

Oh yea!💃🏻❤️‍🔥🙋‍♀️

Tom Petty Si.

Best song ever ❤️ R I P
Tom petty

There was a GREAT version of this that Tom Petty sang whilst carrying a Confederate Flag across the stage. You Tube seems to have wiped it I think. Does anyone know where it is now?

Drummer is same one who plays MJ songs. He is the best. Thank you Tom for all the great songs. Great song when going thru divorce.

Rest in peace Tom! You were an icon, and a musical hit machine that cannot be replaced. But thank God we'll always have your music to soothe our souls.

❤

🙏 T.P.

Cheers ✌️ 🍻 👏 🥂 ✌️

R.I.P tom petty a legend

R.I.P Eddie van halen also a legend 😭

That D shape...

God Bless Tom, and the Heartbreakers.

The song that Ben Hill Griffin Stadium rocks out to Go Gators🐊🐊🐊🐊

This song helps me to keep going at it, when conditions are kinda horrible. (Brush cutter, Northern Quebec:) )

Miss you terribly Tom. Go Gators! 🐊

High rock....top stuff...

"Just one life...."

Love that song.

I never
Back down!!!!!’

The late great Prince said about the late great Tom Petty that he (Prince) always liked it when Tom Petty was on the radio because "you knew you were going to hear a good song." They played a good song on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now they're doing it in heaven. Much love ❤️

R.I.P. Tom Petty - You will always be so very missed, but your music will live on forever. It truly is one of the greatest ROCK & ROLL SONGS <3

Pure class Tom and band. Miss you buddy.

Great song. Petty is an iconic figure in music history.

Met him, @ Chrystals hamburgers..

Across From University of Floridas' gates..when he was 16...

& Playing in a Garage band

Sweet guy. & I had no Idea this little skinny punk would get so big... So Fast..




I miss him...

Molto bene grazie Evitaeterna.---

I love this guy and all of his Music 🎵 And his music videos he left us way too soon

rest in power Petty!

For the people of the Ukraine !

Get rid of shit bag

This song should be the anthem for the Canadian Truckers. Don’t back down !!!

My personal anthem

A SHOUTOUT SALUTE TO TRUCKERS , FROM MN. !

i love his smooth rock sounds so much, never dies!

Great song timeless

HEEEEYY baybeh!

We miss you so much Tom. Rest in enteral peace

Almost every time we ask our Facebook communities for songs that have helped them through depression or a particularly hard time in life, someone brings up Tom Petty. No, music can’t cure a mental anguish or make hard times go away, but it certainly can help guide us through or at least provide moments of comfort. For many, Petty did this. As one friend put it, “He is the only musician I have ever listened to that made me feel like he was singing about my life.”