Runnin' Down A Dream

I've been exchanging e-mails with Kevin from Cadet Happy, and the subject eventually turned to the political leanings of Tom Petty, as it so often does. Kevin brought up the fact that Petty played at an Al Gore event in 2000, but we also speculated that he may be a closet 9/11 Democrat. In any event, Kevin came up with a set list for Petty to play on election night 2004:

Whether Kerry wins or loses, Tom Petty's got the DNC election night party covered.

If Kerry wins:

Medley of Even the Losers, and You Got Lucky (dedicated to President Kerry )

Refugee (dedicated to all the displaced Sudanese Christians who will be thrown to the Islamic wolves)

Medley of American Girl, Listen to Her Heart and Here Comes My Girl (dedicated to Kerry's future judicial nominees who will ensure expansion of abortion rights)

Breakdown (dedicated to Kerry's War on Terror which will be entangled in U.N. delay tactics )

I Won't Back Down (dedicated to JFK, because it's hard to back down when you don't stand up for anything)

Free Fallin' (dedicated to the economy when oil hits $60/gallon due to his disastrous Middle East "policy")

If Kerry loses:

Don't Do Me Like That (dedicated to the "disenfranchised" voters that the vast right wing conspiracy prevented from voting)

Don't Come Around Here No More (long distance dedication form Hillary's DNC people to Kerry's election staff before the locks are changed at DNC HQ on Nov. 3)

Breakdown (dedicated to Kerry, who will be in the fetal position when he realizes his life's ambition [other than finding heiresses to mooch off of] has failed utterly)

Free Fallin' (a nostalgic look back at the last 3 months of Kerry's campaign)

Need to Know (dedicated to Teresa and whether she will dump Kerry once he is no longer useful in her quest for the White House)

Something in the Air (dedicated to all the democrats watching election results at home and nursing their despair with bong hits)