First Drafts of Rock: 'Free Fallin'' by Tom Petty (w/ Kevin Bacon)

First Drafts of Rock take a look at the original version of Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'" - entitled "Free Horses." Lyrics below:

She’s a good girl, loves her mama
Loves horses, and America too
She’s a good girl, crazy ‘bout Elvis
Loves horses, and her boyfriend too.

She loves horses, and she also loves rainbows
She loves flowers, and horses too
She likes football, but she really loves horses
Yeah those horses, she really really loves.

But if there’s one thing, she loves most about horses
It’s that they’re horses, that’s the one thing
So just to be clear, she’s a fan of the horses,
She loves horses, la de da de da.

She digs horses, yeah she’s nuts about horses
She enjoys hor, ses yeah she does
She loves horse hair, horse teeth and horse noses
She loves horseshoes, and horses too.

She likes ponies, but not as much as horses
She likes horses, much much more
She likes unicorns, but she calls ‘em “horny horses”
She loves horses, yeah that’s what she loves.

She doesn’t like goats, and she don’t like llamas,
She don’t care for, them crazy kangaroos,
And I’m a bad boy, cuz I don’t like horses
She loves horses, Ventura Boulevard.

Now I’m free! Free horses!
Now I’m free! Free horses!

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First Drafts of Rock: "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty (w/ Kevin Bacon)

[SixDrums]

Jimmy continuously walking up to Kevin as the chorus is supposed to start is absolutely hilarious. Like just the idea that every time he’s like “ah yeah here it comes here it comes” and then walking back away like “yo is Tom really still talking about horses”

[youcare_somuch]

That random “Ventura Boulevard” gets me every time

[brich]

R.I.P. Tom Petty, thanks for the music.

[gregoryhoover]

If you close your eyes and listen to Bacon's rendition of Petty, it's F'ing amazing how perfectly he nails him. He must have rehearsed this every day for weeks - at a minimum. The subtle nuances are perfect.

[martinslvsten]

i lost it when kevin bacon sang: "She loves unicorns, but she calls them horny horses." Wasnt expecting that lmao

[mylilutfiu]

I don't get how Kevin didn't break a smile
Jimmy's face is priceless.

[joannefrancia]

I have to just say how much I love these song parodies! This week has been one of the hardest of my life - lost my dad on 8/15/24 and a week later my brother quite unexpectedly joined him on 8/22/24. I was looking for something to give me some relief from this terrible sadness and by chance landed on Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Bacon who made me laugh despite my pain. Thanks to Jimmy and Kevin for this momentary but much appreciated respite!

[Monica-vtmz]

The crazy look Jimmy gives every time they skip his part...priceless

[slurpies]

"But if there's one thing,
she loves most about horses -
it's that they're horses
that's the one thing."

[iMann_iFail]

How Kevin kept it together throughout that song, with Jimmy beside him. That’s talent!

[amandalmorrow]

Keven and Jimmy should do an Axle and Slash bit!

[genie]

Jimmy and Kevin are good musicians and both can sing... it'd be great to hear them too a serious cover of something they could pull off

[Martos]

I love how Jimmy is dying to play the chorus and it just doesn’t get there most of the performance… as others have stated, priceless😆

[averageuser]

We all had that one kid in our class that loved horses

[johnsmith-wcgs]

jimmy is so good at rockn'roll costumes. he always looks the part to a T

[loriallenbaugh]

Everyone in the band deserves credit for not cracking up. Also for their musical talent.

[garretthamilton]

Every since I listened to this when fallon put it out and I hear free fallin on the radio, I always feel the urge to sing "free horses!!!" hahaha

[SnakeDoctor]

when he said just to be clear i couldnt stop laughing

[ndgv]

friggin bacon.. he does a great petty. also, horses.

[jarjarbinks]

This is so kick-ass! Free Fallin' is one of my favorite songs, and to think if this was actually what Tom Petty originally had in mind. lol And Kevin Bacon rockin' that guitar and singing out?! Hell yeah! And Jimmy Fallon always rocks it when he sings.