10 Greatest Ever Story Songs

10. Into The Great Wide Open - Tom Petty

After the great success of Tom Petty's solo record Full Moon Fever, he decided to use producer Jeff Lynne on his next studio album with the Heartbreakers. Each song had a certain amount of gravitas added to it with a cinematic-like atmosphere. The title track, "Into the Great Wide Open," is a perfect example of this movie-like scope.

Petty details the story of a boy named Eddie who goes through all the trials and tribulations of becoming a rock star. After getting his first tattoo and moving to Hollywood, he becomes an overnight sensation as he sees his record go up the charts. Once Eddie has tasted fame, he slowly starts to dwindle as he deals with problems with his record company before being left out to dry by his contemporaries.

What holds the song together is the chorus as the Heartbreakers sing about Eddie's journey in the unknown as "a rebel without a clue." The story is an great warning for fame-hungry who have stars in their eyes. As such, the song remains a wistful look at the romanticism of celebrity while also being a condemnation of its pitfalls.