My Tom Petty timeline

1985: My introduction to Tom Petty comes from, of all people, “Weird Al” Yankovic, whose first album includes a spoof of Petty’s duet with Stevie Nicks, “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around.” As my 13-year-old ears take in the accordion-heavy “Stop Draggin’ My Car Around,” I’m somewhat baffled as I haven’t heard the original and won’t…