In
1979 Tom Petty wrote a song about the
spiritualist town of Cassadaga that perfectly
captures the ambiance of this most
unusual setting. A great song that appeared
first as a B-side on the 45 'Don't Do Me Like
That' and then later on
his retrospective boxed set PLAYBACK. Check it
out:
CASSADAGA
By Tom Petty
& Mike Campbell
Well
the clouds go by
In
the big blue sky
and
the sun beats down
on
Cassadaga
And
the moon pulls the tide
And
the tide brings night
But
the night is more than just night
in
Cassadaga
Oh
, Baby now, I think I’m starting
to
believe the things that I’ve heard.
'Cause
tonight in Cassadaga
I
hang on every word
And
she said to me As she holds my hand
And
reads the lines for a stranger
Yeah,
and she knows my name
And
she knows my plans; In the past, in the present
And
for the future
Oh,
honey now, I think I'm starting
to
believe the things that I’ve heard.
‘Cause
tonight in Cassadaga
I
hang on every word
She
said ...
Baby,
fools pay the price
for
a whisper in the night
in
Cassadaga
Time
rolls by and night is only night.
What
can I say girl.
