90's Sighting: Depp and Petty

A somewhat inspiring Sunday tune. I grew up listening to my dad play Tom Petty's "Into The Great Wide Open" once in awhile on his acoustic and only recently discovered the video which was released the year I was born. The 1991 seven-minute treatment features the man himself, Tom Petty, as some sort of mad-hatting story teller unfolding the events of Johnny "Eddie Rebel" Depp's life as a budding Hollywood musician. A stellar casting choice for, as any fan of Johnny's knows, this real-life musician. But, as the song progresses, this and that goes wrong and the one-hit wonder's heart vanishes after a string of unfortunate incidents. Literally. Faye Dunaway shows up here and there as manager/mentor/evil witch to keep things moving along the Strip. A worthy watch.