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Tom Petty Covers Fats Domino: Listen to “I’m Walkin’”

9/17/07, 5:36 pm EST

  • Next Tuesday, artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Norah Jones, Lenny Kravitz and Paul McCartney will pay tribute to Fats Domino on the double-CD covers set Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (album sales will help buy instruments for students in New Orleans public schools and contribute to the building of a community center in the city’s Hurricane Katrina-damaged Ninth Ward). Here’s a first listen to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ contribution to the album: a cover of “I’m Walkin’.”


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867-5309 | 9/17/2007, 11:55 pm EST

It sounds great.Sounds like it could have been recorded back in 1957. Authentic

Tyler | 9/18/2007, 2:42 am EST

Big Tom Petty fan. Not so much Fats Domino. Maybe now, though…

Jimmy | 9/18/2007, 8:41 am EST

Anyone know who the band is? Heartbreakers?

shark | 9/18/2007, 10:09 am EST

I wonder how many idiots actually phoned that number – lol

867-5309 | 9/18/2007, 12:02 pm EST

you’ll never guess who’s number this really is!

867-5309 | 9/18/2007, 12:05 pm EST

Oh, what the hell, who cares?
Jessie’s Girl Rules!!! Wooo hooo!

dpc915 | 9/18/2007, 3:47 pm EST

petty is awesome and so is fats! this will rock

Mister Smarty | 9/18/2007, 4:25 pm EST

This song seems a bit pointless, so I’m walkin’.

Anonymous | 9/18/2007, 5:02 pm EST

no so

jim condon | 9/18/2007, 8:55 pm EST

i can’t wait for this tribute cd! fats rocks!

rebecca | 9/18/2007, 9:24 pm EST

Tom Petty Rocks! Please tour again and stop in Chicago.

pettyfan | 9/19/2007, 6:28 am EST

Tom nails this one as usual.God he’s HOT!!!! LOVE YOU TOM!!!!!

Billy Jack Grieves | 9/19/2007, 11:35 am EST

Well done Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers!!!

steph | 9/19/2007, 3:26 pm EST

Petty totally rocks I;m Walkin

MW | 9/19/2007, 4:01 pm EST

I love Tom Petty! This is a great cover!

JP | 9/19/2007, 4:17 pm EST

Slightly disappointing. Tom Petty does a really faithful job with the song. It’s just too faithful. That’s the problem with most tribute albums. The artists are stuck with being faithful to the original or risk ruining the song by putting an original take on it.

Cheesecrop | 9/19/2007, 6:33 pm EST

It’s about time that Fats was recognized. An absolute legend who often goes unspoken.

Doug W. | 9/19/2007, 8:18 pm EST

Yes, It’s the Heartbreakers.

Wanna be a Heartbreaker | 9/19/2007, 9:56 pm EST

Thanks…least that RS can do though. Mike Campbell belongs in the top 100 guitarists!

Bullit | 9/20/2007, 4:03 am EST

I’ve followed TP ever since he supported Nils Lofgren in Edinburgh ‘77′. Everything he does is just brilliant. When’s he coming back to Scotland ?

dude | 9/20/2007, 12:16 pm EST

how about cheap tricks version ‘aint that a shame?’ best cover of fats ever…….

i'm running | 9/20/2007, 1:19 pm EST

Cheap Trick was the first major rock concert I went to when I was a kid. What’s cool about CT’s cover version (of Aint That A Shame) is that they did it completely in their own style. Tom Petty’s verson (of I’m Walking) sounds like a direct duplication of the original – it’s really not that interesting, so why bother listening to it.

Big Chief | 9/20/2007, 2:20 pm EST

This is absolutely fantastic!!!This record is going to be killer…

Fats fan | 9/20/2007, 2:41 pm EST

Just saw the record’s line-up, which is totally ridiculous…this is with the Heartbreakers.

NOLA | 9/20/2007, 2:55 pm EST

And a good cause too!!!Proceeds go to the Tipitina’s Foundation to bring back music in New Orleans.

Joanie | 9/21/2007, 2:56 am EST

Great songwriter with an annoying nasally voice. I’ll stick with the Fats Domino originals and send a cash donation instead.

zxx | 9/21/2007, 7:11 am EST

petty rocks

Jostein | 9/21/2007, 10:37 am EST

This soesn’t sound like t0he Heartbreakers at all, just Tom and some session musicians. To me, this cover is superfluos, sorry, cause I’m a Pety-fan.

Spike Mc Wiggly | 9/21/2007, 10:39 am EST

I’m Runnin’ to get this new album, anything to hear Tom Petty sing another song!!! Mike Campbell does belong in the top 100 guitatist of all time, a gross oversight by R. S. MORE TP!!!!!

southern girl | 9/21/2007, 3:13 pm EST

haven’t even heard the song yet but if TOM PETTY sings it then it’s gonna be good. Tom,Mike and Ben kick rock and roll butt. Love you guys and please come to Arkansas.

JT | 9/23/2007, 2:18 am EST

Love it

Teresa | 9/24/2007, 2:11 am EST

I think Tom does a great job, the song totally fits for New Orleans with the rhythm and this album is going to be great!

dj from new orleans | 9/26/2007, 2:03 am EST

Tom Petty is one of my all time favorite musicians and when I found out he was contributing a cover of Fats’ I’m Walkin I knew it was going to be great. And it IS. It’s nice to see musicians coming together to help our city get back on its feet musically. Thank you Tom!!

Karen | 9/29/2007, 9:03 pm EST

Tom, How about Bloomington/Normal IL? We’d love to see you here.

Karen | 9/29/2007, 9:03 pm EST

Tom, How about Bloomington/Normal IL? We’d love to see you here.

Karen | 9/29/2007, 9:03 pm EST

Tom, How about Bloomington/Normal IL? We’d love to see you here.

Kelly | 10/1/2007, 4:25 pm EST

I love Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers – the concerts they put on are the best out there. Seeing them at the Gorge in WA state – out of this world. We want more tour dates and this song on the list would be great!

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