Mary Jane's Last Dance - Acoustic - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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Mary Jane's Last Dance Lyrics
She grew up in a Indiana town
Had a good lookin' mama who never was around
But she grew up tall and she grew up right
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night

Well, she moved down here at the age of 18
She blew the boys away, was more than they'd seen
I was introduced and we both started groovin'
She said: "I dig you, baby
But I got to keep movin' on
Keep movin' on,"

Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain
I feel summer creepin' in
And I'm tired of this town again

Well, I don't know but I've been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwin' up, tired of goin' down
Tired of myself, tired of this town

Oh my my
Oh hell yes
Honey, put on that party dress.
Buy me a drink, sing me a song
Take me as I come
'Cause I can't stay long

Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain
I feel summer creepin' in
And I'm tired of this town again

There's pigeons down on Market Square
She's standing in her underwear
Lookin' down from a hotel room
The nightfall will be coming soon

Oh my my
Oh hell yes
You got to put on that party dress
It was too cold to cry, when I woke up alone
I hit my last number
I walked to the road

Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain
I feel summer creepin' in
And I'm tired of this town again

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" is the title of a song written by Tom Petty and recorded song by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was recorded on July 22, 1993 while Petty was recording his Wildflowers album, and was produced by Rick Rubin, guitarist Mike Campbell, and Tom Petty. The sessions would prove to be the last to include drummer Stan Lynch before his eventual departure in 1994. This song was first released as part of the Greatest Hits album in 1993. It rose to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first Billboard Top 20 hit of the 1990s, and also topped the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart for two weeks. Asked if the song was about drugs (since "Mary Jane" is a common nickname for marijuana, and marijuana is said to kill pain), Heartbreaker guitarist Mike Campbell said, "In the verse there is still the thing about an Indiana girl on an Indiana night, just when it gets to the chorus he had the presence of mind to give it a deeper meaning. My take on it is it can be whatever you want it to be. A lot of people think it's a drug reference, and if that's what you want to think, it very well could be, but it could also just be a goodbye love song." In the rest of the interview, Campbell said that the song was originally titled "Indiana Girl" and the first chorus "Hey, Indiana Girl, go out and find the world." He went on to say that their producer, Rick Rubin didn't agree singing about "hey, Indiana Girl," so Rubin changed it a week later. The music video, which won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video in 1994, features Petty as a morgue assistant who takes home a unconscious woman (played by Kim Basinger) for a dinner date. A scene in the video featuring the unconscious woman wearing a wedding dress in a room full of wax candles is loosely based on a passage from the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations. Later, Petty is shown carrying her to a rocky shore and gently releasing her into the sea. At the end of the video, Basinger is seen floating in the water with her eyes open.
In 2010, the singer/songwriter Derwood released a southern rock/reggae version of the song. It was released as a single under the album name Mary Jane's Last Dance.
In 2005, Keller Williams released a bluegrass version entitled "Mary Jane's Last Breakdown" on the album Grass.
In 2006, a U.S. radio station claimed that Red Hot Chili Peppers hit single, "Dani California" had plagiarised Petty's song, "Mary Jane's Last Dance" even calling for Petty to sue the Chili Peppers. Longtime Petty and Chili Peppers producer, Rick Rubin produced both songs. Petty responded by saying that he was not going to sue the Chili Peppers and felt that there was no negative intent and that a lot of rock & roll songs sound alike. Petty's song however resembles another song called Waiting For The Sun which was released in 1992 by The Jayhawks. The Jayhawks were the opening act for Petty's tour in 1992 and Benmont Tench played on both Waiting For The Sun and Mary Jane's Last Dance.
Chart (1993-1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14
Canadian RPM Top Singles 5
Dutch Singles Chart 26
German Singles Chart 63
UK Singles Chart 52

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[quicksilver3x3]

:-) !

[momofamilytv]

@quicksilver3x3... 8 )

[johncraigthe2nd]

Sorry, guys. I'm not feelin it

[andreasliker]

your awesome & special way of taking your vids and interpreting the songs is always something that must not be missed!! thumbs up - cheers, andi =)

[AlisonWoods]

Another cool video, my friends.

[brothersamuel100]

Great performance 

[ShedeasVideos]

Hahahaha!!! Great song, and your beautiful dog is very cute! :-D

[donovandustin]

OMG! You guys are Great! :-) Love the harmonies! :-)

[RhinoDigital]

You should of said " Oh MOMO , Oh hell yes, honey put on that party dress." :))

[RhinoDigital]

Such a strong voice.. I love Tom Petty...and MOMO Family.