Song of the Day 8/18: Tom Petty, “It’s Good to Be King”

Donald Trump quite obviously wants to be a king, so it probably galls him – doesn’t everything? – to visit an actual one. The contrast couldn’t be starker: Charles is a king but not a dictator, while Trump is a dictator but not a king. Also, Charles isn’t a child who puts ketchup on everything, but Trump is (check out what’s on the table in front of him).

Tom Petty released “It’s Good to Be King” on his “Wildflowers” album in 1994. As a single it only made No. 68 on the Hot 100, but No. 6 on the mainstream rock chart.