https://modestwalrus.com/tags/learning-to-fly/Recent content in Learning to Fly on Modest WalrusHugoen-usSat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/learning-to-fly-by-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/learning-to-fly-by-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/<h2 id="why-i-reacted-to-this-song">Why I Reacted To This Song</h2> <p>It&rsquo;s a simple, hopeful song that never gets old.</p> <h2 id="original-by-artist">Original by Artist</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s5BJXwNeKsQ?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="about-this-song">About This Song</h2> <p>&ldquo;Learning To Fly&rdquo; was the lead single from Into the Great Wide Open, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers&rsquo; 1991 album. Petty wrote it with Jeff Lynne, who also produced the record. The song is about getting back up after a fall and finding your way forward.</p>