Mary Jane's Last Dance
Tom Petty
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She grew up in an Indiana town Had a good lookin' momma 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 eighteen She blew the boys away, it 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 screwing up, I'm tired of goin' down I'm tired of myself, I'm 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 standin' in her underwear Lookin' down from a hotel room Nightfall will be comin' soon Oh my my, oh hell yes You've got to put on that party dress It was too cold to cry when I woke up alone I hit the 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
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10 facts about this song
Song Fact"Mary Jane's Last Dance" was recorded in 1993 as part of the Greatest Hits album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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Song OriginIt was Tom Petty's first song to use a title that wasn't part of the lyrics.
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Lyric InspirationThe lyrics are laced with drug references, arguable from the notorious title, "Mary Jane," a colloquialism for marijuana. However, Petty always dodged direct correlation.
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Music Video FactThe song's music video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video in 1994.
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Crew InformationThe music video was directed by Julien Temple and featured Tom Petty taking home a beautiful woman who is revealed to be a corpse.
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Notable AppearanceThe woman-corpse was played by Kim Basinger, an Academy Award-winning actress, in the music video.
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Milestone"Mary Jane's Last Dance" was the last song performed by Petty before his death at his final concert that took place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 25, 2017.
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Petty's first Top 20 hit of the 1990s.
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Backing VocalistThe song's female backup vocals were performed by Patty Griffin.
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ControversyThe song was noted for its similarity in its chorus to The Jayhawks' song "Waiting for the Sun," leading to speculations it was plagiarized. However, no legal action was ever taken.
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