Listen to Caamp’s cover of “Square One” by Tom Petty via the player below or on your preferred streaming platform. ‘Square One’ is a song that we all connected with instantly on that album. Square One Lyrics by Tom Petty from the Highway Companion Special Edition album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Had to. “It seemed authentic and true to where he’s from and that’s a feeling we’ve been trying to encapsulate in our music. “The album Highway Companion just felt like an album Tom had always wanted to make,” banjo player Evan Westfall said in a press release. With light keyboard work behind the acoustic guitar and Meier’s voice, this cover proves that less is more as the simplistic nature of the song shines the beacon of Petty’s far-reaching influence. Related: Nelsonville Music Festival Shares Caamp Headlining Set From 2020 VNMF Ĭaamp’s cover translates Petty’s work into the group’s own voice, as the genteel acoustic arrangement creates the idyllic platform for frontman Taylor Meier‘s raspy midwestern drawl.
This isn’t a rock radio staple with The Heartbreakers, but rather a vulnerable and bear testament from a celebrated artist who-following decades of success-was free to explore whatever musical territories he felt so inclined. The rendition of the track, taken from 2006’s Highway Companion, was originally recorded for SiriusXM‘s Tom Petty Radio’s October 20th, 2020 celebration of what would have been the singer-songwriter’s 70th birthday.īefore the song even begins, the sheer fact of choosing a track from Petty’s 2006 solo album is telling itself. It took a world of trouble, took a world of tears. Favorite line: It was a dark victory / You won and you are so lost Favorite verse: Square one, my slate is clear. Caamp paid homage to the late Tom Petty with a cover of “Square One”, released on Friday. Album: Highway Companion (2006) Artist: Tom Petty.
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