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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers — Don't Come Around Here No More
Album: Greatest Hits
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Released: 1993
Length: 4:59
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Hey!

Hey!

Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Whatever you're lookin' for
Hey! Don't come around here no more

I've given up, stop
I've given up, stop
I've given up, stop
On waiting any longer
I've given up
On this love getting stronger
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more

I don't feel you anymore
You darken my door
Whatever you're lookin' for
Hey! Don't come around here no more

I've given up, stop
I've given up, stop
I've given up, stop
You tangle my emotions
I've given up
Honey please, admit it's over

Hey!

Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more

Stop walking down my street
Don't come around here no more
Who do you expect to meet?
Don't come around here no more
And whatever you're lookin' for
Hey! Don't come around here no more
Hey!

Honey please, don't come around here no more
Whatever you're lookin' for

Ah, oh, ah, ah
Don't come around here no more
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 idiot_wind wrote:

Just a mediocre song from a slightly above mediocre band, that had a good guitar player. It had a very long career and churned out alot of albums, but nothing really exceptional.   Filler material...that's about it.  



Well they fill a lot of space....

"whatever you're lookin' for
Hey! Don't come around here no more"
Posted 4 weeks ago by andredise    [ Reply ]
Safe travels, Tom Petty. 
Posted 4 weeks ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:

i heard this was written by joe walsh about his and stevie nick's relationship.




Written by Dave Stewart and Tom Petty.
Posted 4 weeks ago by Lucy-Writer    [ Reply ]
Just a mediocre song from a slightly above mediocre band, that had a good guitar player. It had a very long career and churned out alot of albums, but nothing really exceptional.   Filler material...that's about it.  
Posted 6 months ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
I was a kid when I first saw the video for this. I thought Tom Petty was an evil person as result. LOL Great video though.
Posted 6 months ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
i heard this was written by joe walsh about his and stevie nick's relationship.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
First time hearing this! Had to log in to rate it outstanding!
Posted 2 years ago by naomin    [ Reply ]
Good Tune!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 agd3 wrote:

I always liked the Alice in Wonderland video.



J'adore! 

Supposedly the cake scene freaked out Tipper Gore's daughter and helped lead to the success of her stupid parental advisory campaign...
Posted 3 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
This album was Tom Petty's "Sgt. Pepper's".
Posted 3 years ago by n2tunes63005    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:


vandal wrote:
. . . great video, but the song has worn on me to the point where I have to mute it the first picosecond it comes on. . .


 RedGuitar wrote:

picosecond....let's see, that would be a trillionth of a second?  Damn, you're fast!  {#Mrgreen}
 
Damn, I can't even make pico de guaya that fast!
 

Ah, 12 years have passed since I posted that comment and times have changed. I miss Tom Petty so much that this cut now sounds good  to me. You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone... 
Posted 3 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Héhé big sound from the 80' but very good
Posted 3 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]


vandal wrote:
. . . great video, but the song has worn on me to the point where I have to mute it the first picosecond it comes on. . .


 RedGuitar wrote:

picosecond....let's see, that would be a trillionth of a second?  Damn, you're fast!  {#Mrgreen}
 
Damn, I can't even make pico de guaya that fast!
Posted 4 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Damn, this takes me back.
Posted 4 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Horrible production.
Posted 4 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
 gmichaelt wrote:
The background voices remind me of ... Bahamas (an example of which would be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPJNt1eTVNY).

Am I too lazy to do any research—nor appeal to the experiences of my species—, or am I just trying to intrigue you to do it?
 
I wonder if Bahamas sounded the same when he was 4 years old?
Posted 4 years ago by whaleboneman    [ Reply ]
https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4404588208_b107c8b699_o.jpg
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}
Posted 7 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 ShaunJ wrote:


That's quite the couple (Joe & Stevie). I wonder if she was wearing one of her witches outfits when he got the boot?  {#Cheesygrin}

 
Stevie and Joe W.?  Really?  Imagine the off-spring from THAT union, eh?  Yeeeesh!  {#Stop}

Highlow
American Net'Zen


Posted 7 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
The background voices remind me of ... Bahamas (an example of which would be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPJNt1eTVNY).

Am I too lazy to do any research—nor appeal to the experiences of my species—, or am I just trying to intrigue you to do it?
Posted 7 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
 kgish wrote:
Always liked Petty alot.

 
Acquired taste is what I would call his art.
Posted 7 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is not a very good song, but I like it anyway.
   

sbegf wrote:

Exactly

 
Nowadays, it belongs back in the day. 

small very furry long-haired dog wagging head and body back to front 
And lo! Magic Pom has twirled the ditty back in time. Good lad! 
 
Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
Story I heard on the CBC recently said that this song was inspired by a strange party at Stevie Nicks' house in the Hollywood Hills. Nicks had been romantically involved with Joe Walsh, but apparently they had chosen this particular night to break up. The story goes that Nicks chased him out of the house and said, "Don't come 'round here no more."

Inspiration, apparently, can be found everywhere. 

 
And here I thought Petty was plugging into a universal type of message.  Look at 'marriage' with a success rate no better than a coin flip. 
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Takes me back to a great time in life. The glory days, the salad days.
Posted 10 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
Story I heard on the CBC recently said that this song was inspired by a strange party at Stevie Nicks' house in the Hollywood Hills. Nicks had been romantically involved with Joe Walsh, but apparently they had chosen this particular night to break up. The story goes that Nicks chased him out of the house and said, "Don't come 'round here no more."

Inspiration, apparently, can be found everywhere. 

 

That's quite the couple (Joe & Stevie). I wonder if she was wearing one of her witches outfits when he got the boot?  {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 10 years ago by ShaunJ    [ Reply ]
this one is pretty good.  it has a little more of the oddball quality that I like and which he normally lacks --- 9
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Story I heard on the CBC recently said that this song was inspired by a strange party at Stevie Nicks' house in the Hollywood Hills. Nicks had been romantically involved with Joe Walsh, but apparently they had chosen this particular night to break up. The story goes that Nicks chased him out of the house and said, "Don't come 'round here no more."

Inspiration, apparently, can be found everywhere. 
Posted 11 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
This video blew my mind when it first came out.  7 for the nostalgia.

 agd3 wrote:
I always liked the Alice in Wonderland video.

 


Posted 11 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
I always liked the Alice in Wonderland video.
Posted 11 years ago by agd3    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is not a very good song, but I like it anyway.
 
Exactly
Posted 11 years ago by sbegf    [ Reply ]
Nov poster

I think that the spelling on this one is about right.

 maritza19 wrote:
Exactly the song us progressives in DC are singing today as the TeaBaggers invade Capitol Hill with their misspelled and racist signs... You read our minds, Bill!
 


Posted 14 years ago by perikleshokie    [ Reply ]
maritza19 wrote:
Exactly the song us progressives in DC are singing today as the TeaBaggers invade Capitol Hill with their misspelled and racist signs... You read our minds, Bill!
Misdirection, excellent. Ignorance and racism are convenient labels to slap on people you can't engage in honest discussion. Entirely untrue when applied to the group you slur, but it does take the focus off of the issues. Is it possible people are expressing displeasure by constitutionally protected means in the best spirit of the country? It may be worthwhile to greater understanding for all of us if you were to reduce your vitriol and increase your dialog. These are not sports teams. We all choose to live here, we all must choose how - together.

Posted 14 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is not a very good song, but I like it anyway.
 
{#Frown}
Posted 14 years ago by Barman    [ Reply ]
Exactly the song us progressives in DC are singing today as the TeaBaggers invade Capitol Hill with their misspelled and racist signs... You read our minds, Bill!
Posted 14 years ago by maritza19    [ Reply ]
 chasech5 wrote:
This is, I can say without a doubt, the only major song by Tom Petty that I care for. Good production, innovative use of orchestral and Indian instrumentation. Slow, but driving incessantly towards the drum kit breakaway at the end. Very nice.

 
I am on the same page - the Non-Tom vocal I like . . .

Posted 14 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
This is not a very good song, but I like it anyway.
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


love it...
 
Yes, you are right!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

. . . great video, but the song has worn on me to the point where I have to mute it the first picosecond it comes on. . .

 
picosecond....let's see, that would be a trillionth of a second?  Damn, you're fast!  {#Mrgreen}
Posted 14 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
I wonder what the demo for this song sounded like.
 

Ditto!
Posted 14 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]
Always liked Petty alot.
Posted 15 years ago by kgish    [ Reply ]
I wonder what the demo for this song sounded like.
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Love Stevie Nicks in the background there.
Posted 15 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
Takes me back to that trippy ol' video! :)
Posted 16 years ago by FlamingLotus    [ Reply ]
Brilliant!!!!
Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Love it...
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
That's right...this song is from the time when MTV was supposed to play videos.
Posted 16 years ago by aragon    [ Reply ]
DigitalJer wrote:
This should get you in the right direction: (click here) and (click here)
His current drummer, Steve Ferrone, is the guy who played drums so well for Average White Band in the 70s (circa Cut the Cake). Pocket drummers are money.
Posted 16 years ago by nate917    [ Reply ]
DigitalJer wrote:
This should get you in the right direction: (click here) and (click here)
I'm much obliged, my kind friend to the north...
Posted 16 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
Moak wrote:
An epic. Lookin' for a photo or two of those background singers...anybody?...
This should get you in the right direction: (click here) and (click here)
Posted 16 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
An epic. Lookin' for a photo or two of those background singers...anybody?...
Posted 16 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
mnuisance wrote:
Always liked this. Thought the video that accompanied it was pretty stoopid, though.
Okay, I am definitely of that first "MTV generation" (I'll never forget in the 80s when we first got cable and how psyched I was to watch MTV).....but I always liked when they ate Alice in Wonderland as a red-inside cake. Maybe now I'd find it stupid.....but I loved it then.
Posted 16 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this song, I remember the MTV video with Alice in Wonderland and Tom as the Mad Hatter. Wonderful memories.
Posted 16 years ago by esotericderek    [ Reply ]
stopkidding wrote:
only TP can sing such songs....flamers can continue their rants...who cares
I'm with you friend. Love it.
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
boy, i really did need this song today. nothing like being fought over... *blah*
Posted 16 years ago by Paxus    [ Reply ]
ahh, there are times when all you need is one note in a solo! like here. and then there's the wah-wah... knowing the end rocks so hard makes it easier to sit through the blase verse/chorus...
Posted 17 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]
This is, I can say without a doubt, the only major song by Tom Petty that I care for. Good production, innovative use of orchestral and Indian instrumentation. Slow, but driving incessantly towards the drum kit breakaway at the end. Very nice.
Posted 17 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
mnuisance wrote:
Always liked this. Thought the video that accompanied it was pretty stoopid, though.
was about to post the same thing and then I thought I'd better see first if anyone had commented on it's dumbness
Posted 17 years ago by meower    [ Reply ]
Lonestar wrote:
I can't get around the 80's synth drums. Although the backup singers ('stop') are in competition for the most annoying element to this song.
Holy Cow!!! This is from the 1980s? I have been asleep.
Posted 17 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
I didn't like this song back when it was released (probably b/c it was such a departure what with the sitar and all) but it grew on me tremendously over the years. Really dig it now.
Posted 17 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
Wow, this after Norah Jones is like getting out of a hot shower and diving into a cold pool. Good song,...Bad segue.
Posted 17 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
Always liked this. Thought the video that accompanied it was pretty stoopid, though.
Posted 17 years ago by mnuisance    [ Reply ]
Wow, there sure are a lot of idiots here. Awesome song.
Posted 17 years ago by buddy0407    [ Reply ]
stopkidding wrote:
only TP can sing such songs....flamers can continue their rants...who cares
Amen!
Posted 17 years ago by bigB_3    [ Reply ]
I can't get around the 80's synth drums. Although the backup singers ('stop') are in competition for the most annoying element to this song.
Posted 17 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
When I saw Petty and Pearl Jam last summer he rocked it out at the end of this song. I mean really rocked it out for an old man.
Posted 17 years ago by milehighYinzer    [ Reply ]
only TP can sing such songs....flamers can continue their rants...who cares
Posted 18 years ago by stopkidding    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
This may be one of their "greatest hits" from a sales perspective, but it sure as hell isn't one of their greatest.
It's easily the best Tom Petty song ever. I ain't kidding. Folks perceive things differently. The other "great hits" by Petty seem too trite to me in comparison to this. (And I mean trite in terms of music, not lyrics.)
Posted 18 years ago by Faterson    [ Reply ]
i was sitting here thinking the very same thing. RobRyan wrote:
When TP is bad he's awful imho - this song is a case in point. I'm really mystified as to why people like it. Boring and droning.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
This may be one of their "greatest hits" from a sales perspective, but it sure as hell isn't one of their greatest.
Posted 18 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
As usual the numbers tell the tale. 168 ratings with an average of 7.3 Sounds like more people like this TP song then don't. Not that the tyranny of the masses is perfect, but I tend to trust it in matters of taste on RP.
Posted 19 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
RobRyan wrote:
When TP is bad he's awful imho - this song is a case in point. I'm really mystified as to why people like it. Boring and droning. Oh well, as my brother says, that's why they make chocolate AND vanilla.
Reminds us of those times tripping amongst the daisies maybe...
Posted 19 years ago by nuggler    [ Reply ]
When TP is bad he's awful imho - this song is a case in point. I'm really mystified as to why people like it. Boring and droning. Oh well, as my brother says, that's why they make chocolate AND vanilla.
Posted 19 years ago by RobRyan    [ Reply ]
Dig it. Dig it, dig it, dig it.
Posted 19 years ago by yogaboat    [ Reply ]
I don't care if this was a mainstream hit that you'd hear on Jack FM. A good tune is a good tune is a good tune.
Posted 19 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
Mugro wrote:
Tom, please take your own advice. Don't come around here no more!
:D dito
Posted 19 years ago by MiMa    [ Reply ]
Mugro wrote:
Tom, please take your own advice. Don't come around here no more!
agreed hehe
Posted 19 years ago by jeremydgreat    [ Reply ]
Tom, please take your own advice. Don't come around here no more!
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Been a while since this has appeared on the playlist. About time.
Posted 19 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
You want me to say it? FINE. I'll say it. This song doesn't suck. In fact, it's the anti-suck. This song is gorgeous and perfect. But Petty is still in the red in my books. His greatest hits are starting to drain my soul. I saw someone else mention that his album cuts might be worth listening to. Is this true? If so, for God's sake, please play those instead of the crap.
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
I just wish TP had continued working with Dave Stewart and not Jeff Lynne.
Posted 19 years ago by Tarquin    [ Reply ]
(8?» wrote:
If you have to play Tom Petty, can we PLEASE hear something besides his Greatest Hits? Another lost chance at playing something new/different. :(
True. Would love to hear SOUTHERN ACCENT.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
A co-worker had a way of measuring his music: Good TP, Bad TP thisisgoodTomPetty.... an 8.
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Great song. Creepy video.
Posted 20 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]
(8? wrote:
If you have to play Tom Petty, can we PLEASE hear something besides his Greatest Hits? Another lost chance at playing something new/different. :(
A classic is a classic is a classic.
Posted 20 years ago by tiger_town_trumpet    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Johray63: Suppose this could've been just a nice straight forward song, if he hadn't feel the need to make it sound hip (whenever this was 'hip').
I think it IS hip, even now.
Posted 22 years ago by laprincessa    [ Reply ]
Don\'t play Tom Petty.
Posted 22 years ago by soholot    [ Reply ]
Suppose this could\'ve been just a nice straight forward song, if he hadn\'t feel the need to make it sound hip (whenever this was \'hip\').
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]