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Can't Stop the Sun
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- The Tom Petty Project
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- Jan 28, 2026
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- 1397
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Summary
Everything about this song appeals to me. The soft-loud dynamic of the verse and chorus, coupled with the 4/4 3/4 switch from verse to chorus, along with the minor to major switch. It’s just perfectly internally oppositional. The bridge is one of my very favourites that we have in the entire catalogue with that swinging half funk groove and that outro is just absolutely fire. Can’t Stop the Sun brings in all the conflict and anger that Tom has projected through parts of this album and turns it against itself by becoming a final statement of resolve and indestructible self-reliance. It’s a perfect end to a perfect album. Song and links: Song : https://youtu.be/QAOfT6M2VtI Live at the Olympic : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=095uVo507r4 Shawshank : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKjiD3LBGPo Judge Timbers : https://youtu.be/gtLxu7unPpU Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show. Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475 All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way. Producer: Kevin Brown Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.