Mary Jane’s Last Dance
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers * Track #18 On Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits (1993)
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Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersProduced by
Rick Rubin & Tom Petty & Mike CampbellWrited by
Tom PettyAbout
“Mary Jane’s Last Dance” is a song written by Tom Petty and recorded 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 pro...
Mary Jane’s Last Dance Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She grew up in an 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 them Indiana nights
Well, she moved down here at the age of eighteen
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"
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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 going down
Tired of myself, tired of this town
[Refrain]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
There's pigeons down on Market Square
She's standin' in her underwear
Lookin' down from a hotel room
The nightfall will be comin' soon
[Refrain]
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 and walked to the road
[Chorus]
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 Q&A
Who wrote Mary Jane’s Last Dance's ?
Mary Jane’s Last Dance was written by Tom Petty.
Who produced Mary Jane’s Last Dance's ?
Mary Jane’s Last Dance was produced by Rick Rubin & Tom Petty & Mike Campbell.
When did Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers release Mary Jane’s Last Dance?
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released Mary Jane’s Last Dance on Sat Dec 25 1993.
What did Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers say about "Mary Jane's Last Dance"?
Petty recalled,
That was one I wrote during the Full Moon Fever sessions. I wrote all but the chorus. I just had the loop going around and around and really had most of the words and everything. And I played that tape for Rick [Rubin] and he liked it a lot and suggested I write a chorus. So I tried...
What has producer Rick Rubin said about the song?
Rubin told Rolling Stone,
Tom gave me a demo tape of new songs he was writing. It had, like, five songs on it from the early stages of jamming. It wasn’t like, “These are the great new songs”; it was more like, “Listen to these, see if you hear anything.” None of the songs were particularly memorab...