I posted the original video because it won many awards in its day, and is still remembered as one of the best music videos ever produced. Lots of storylines with the video and the song. The kid in the video is supposed to hearken back to a young Don Henley playing the drums. And the song itself was originally written for Tom Petty's Southern Accents album, but they left it off because it was out of character with the rest of the tracks on that one.
This song also has one of the most memorable (and compelling) lines in any modern hit. I've had it as my FR tagline in the past:
"Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac."
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Probably one of the most ironic and iconic lines of a song from the 80's.
Boys of Summer is a sacred song to me. Takes me back to when my best friend was still alive. He and I would go on massive drives and just listen to the radio. This was our song.