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Lyrics: We got somethin’, we both know it You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee
Somewhere, somehow, somebody (Chorus) Baby, we ain’t the first Somewhere, somehow, somebody The deluxe, remastered edition of Damn the Torpedoes is a steal on Amazon, and it contains an expanded track list: |
I remember buying this record—and I mean record, real vinyl and stuff—when I was in fourth grade. I had to do a serious sell job on my mother to let me bring home an album with a curse word in the title, but I persevered. Once my mother heard the music, I think she was relieved to learn that it was far less subversive than she might have initially suspected. Damn the Torpedoes remains one of Petty’s most enduring records all these years later, spawning three top 40 singles, Refugee, Even the Losers, Don’t Do Me Like That, and Here Comes My Girl. In 2010, Petty released a deluxe, remastered edition with an entire disc of extra tracks, and I immediately snapped it up. This album takes me back to a happy, simpler time, while still remaining lyrically and musically relevant. While it’s more than 30 years old, to me, Damn the Torpedoes remains as fresh as when it was released during the Jimmy Carter era. Video: Here is the official video for Refugee: You Might Also Like:
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