Mary Jane's Last Dance
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:45 pm
In July 1993, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers recorded "Mary Jane's Last Dance", a song that was supposed to be for the upcoming Greatest Hits album. Tom wasn't so sure about doing it, as it hadn't been a hit yet. He was working on Wildflowers at the time, and didn't want to "sacrifice" anything from those sessions, so came around with a song that was started in 1988/89 and finished it in June of 1993. It was the last session to ever feature Stan Lynch on drums, and a few tracks were recorded that day: "Mary Jane's Last Dance", an original arrangement of the Thunderclap Newman/Pete Townshend smash "Something in the Air", Elvis covers "Baby Let's Play House" and "Wooden Heart", an original entitled "Come on Down to My House" and a few unreleased songs, making the total "about 12" according to TP. Rick Rubin was on hand as the producer, and Johnny Cash popped in on the session seeming to enjoy Howie's vocal work on "Mary Jane's Last Dance".
TP and Mike's guitar Guitars on hand were:
Tom - '65 twin pickup Epiphone Casino, '81 Toru custom '52 Telecaster copy, Martin D-28, '67 Rickenbacker 360/12 MG, Gretsch Firebird Jet
Mike - '59 single- neck pickup Gretsch Tennessean with added bridge pickup and toggle switch, Danny Ferrington doubleneck, '66 Rickenbacker 360/12 FG, Rickenbacker 350MC, '59/'60 360 Capri, '64 Gibson SG, '50 Fender Broadcaster
Howie Epstein used a '60s Fender Jazz bass in black with tortoiseshell pickguard and a white '60s Precision bass
When it was time for the music video, there were at least two versions done:
One with Kim Bassinger
And one with a traditional band setup
Personally, I like the second one much better, simply because it appears low budget and has a great location. The Kim Bassinger makes no sense and to me doesn't seem related to the song. Which one do you all like better?
What type of guitar is Tom using in the second video? It's no brand I recognize. And check out Mike's Capri!
There's your random TP facts in hopes of me trying to keep this board alive.
TP and Mike's guitar Guitars on hand were:
Tom - '65 twin pickup Epiphone Casino, '81 Toru custom '52 Telecaster copy, Martin D-28, '67 Rickenbacker 360/12 MG, Gretsch Firebird Jet
Mike - '59 single- neck pickup Gretsch Tennessean with added bridge pickup and toggle switch, Danny Ferrington doubleneck, '66 Rickenbacker 360/12 FG, Rickenbacker 350MC, '59/'60 360 Capri, '64 Gibson SG, '50 Fender Broadcaster
Howie Epstein used a '60s Fender Jazz bass in black with tortoiseshell pickguard and a white '60s Precision bass
When it was time for the music video, there were at least two versions done:
One with Kim Bassinger
And one with a traditional band setup
Personally, I like the second one much better, simply because it appears low budget and has a great location. The Kim Bassinger makes no sense and to me doesn't seem related to the song. Which one do you all like better?
What type of guitar is Tom using in the second video? It's no brand I recognize. And check out Mike's Capri!
There's your random TP facts in hopes of me trying to keep this board alive.