So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n roll Star

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Originally Posted by PenguinHead

I think "So You Wanna Be A Rock and Roll Star" is such an inspired choice for a closer. Such a slightly wry comment. And highly unusual for two songwriters to close with a cover song. The Byrds are a tremendous band.

Apparently there are many younger fans who, surprisingly, never heard this song. It's such a classic staple. Some quoted it as "DO you wanna be a rock and roll star."

Yeah, I too was surprised to hear that not many people knew this song OR refer to it as a Tom Petty song. We older folks know that it is The Byrds and Tom Petty only covered it. I did not get to see them do this at my show, however. Those of you who get to hear it should consider yourselves lucky.

It seems that we got short changed at Mansfield. I heard that Don did IWNGQ at a few shows but not at Mansfield. That is my favorite song, too. I wish that Stevie would have joined him on that one. It would have rocked!