"Mary Jane's Last Dance" is a song by Tom Petty. It was recorded while Petty was recording his Wildflowers album, and was produced by Rick Rubin. This song was first released as part of the Greatest Hits album in 1993. [1] It rose to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first Billboard Top 20 hit of the 1990s. [2] Thomas Earl Tom Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Wildflowers is the second solo album by Tom Petty, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). ... Frederick Jay Rick Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is a Jewish American record producer and is currently the co-head of Columbia Records. ... Track listing American Girl (included on the album Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1976) Breakdown (included on the album Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1976) Listen to her Heart (included on the album Youre Gonna Get It 1978) I Need to Know (included on the album Youre Gonna Get It... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

Video

The video, which won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video in 1994, features Petty as a morgue assistant who takes home the corpse of Kim Basinger for a dinner date. A part of the video where the corpse is wearing a wedding dress in a room full of wax candles is loosely based on a passage from Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations". The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for Best Male Video. ... Kimila Ann Basinger (born December 8, 1953) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. ... Dickens redirects here. ...

Lyrics

Asked if the song was about drugs, Heartbreaker guitarist Mike Campbell said, "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." Michael (Mike) Campbell (born February 1, 1950 in Panama City, Florida in the U.S.) is a guitarist and record producer, best known for his work with Tom Petty. ...

Controversy

On 17 May 2006, Dan Gaffney of WGMD in Delaware alleged that the Red Hot Chili Peppers had in fact used exactly the same chord progressions in their new hit single "Dani California" from the album Stadium Arcadium, which was also produced by Rick Rubin.^{[citation needed]} There is a slight pitch shift, and in parts the lyrics (notably, the use of "Indiana" in both songs) mirror each other.^{[citation needed]} The chord progression is in fact slightly different, although similar rhythmic patterns of the two riffs add to the comparison. Initially, Rolling Stone reported that Petty was outraged about the alleged theft. However, Petty denied rumors that he planned to sue over the song and said "The truth is, I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock & roll songs sound alike."[3] is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the band. ... A chord progression, as its name implies, is a series of chords played in an order. ... Dani California is the first single from the American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. ... Singles from Stadium Arcadium Released: April 4, 2006 Released: July 18, 2006 Released: November 20, 2006 Released: February 12, 2007 Released: April 7, 2007 Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on May 5, 2006 on Warner Bros. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ...

Petty's song has also endured some criticism for borrowing the same progression from a Jayhawks song called "Waiting For The Sun".^{[citation needed]} The problem with this criticism is it is historically inaccurate.^{[citation needed]} Tom Petty, in fact composed "Mary Jane's Last Dance" in 1989 during the sessions for his Full Moon Fever album.^{[citation needed]} The song was originally called "Indiana Girl" and featured different lyrics but the familiar chord structure was already in place.[4] Footage of this session can be viewed in several documentaries on the band.^{[citation needed]} Tomorrow the Green Grass, the second major label studio album recorded by The Jayhawks, released in 1995 The Jayhawks are an American rock band, sometimes described as Alt-country, or more often today, Americana. ...

Cover Versions

• In 2005, Keller Williams released a bluegrass version entitled Mary Jane's Last Breakdown on the album Grass.

Keller Williams (also known as K-Dub) (Born February 4, 1970) is a musician from Fredericksburg, Virginia who began performing in the early 1990’s. ... Bluegrass has three principal meanings, the second two both deriving from the first listed. ...

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