S4L Radio: Show #10 Playlist Tom Petty Tribute

On this week's S4L Radio Show we have a musical tribute to Tom Petty. It will include songs by the man himself along with his band The Heartbreakers, various collaborations he has been involved in as well as a mix of cover versions of some of his best songs.

I hope you enjoy it. 

Thanks For The Music Tom

The Playlist

On The Playlist

The Last DJ - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

We open with a song about the radio as is our custom and where better to turn than to the year 2002 with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and their tale of The Last DJ...

 "Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say"

Depot Street - Mudcrutch

The single on Shelter Records from 1975 before they originally disbanded with Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench creating a new band - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Mudcrutch would rise again in 2007 and release their Self-Titled Debut Album in 2008 and their 2nd was released last year (2016) entitled very simply 2. They did actually release another single with a Limited run of 500 Copies on the Pepper Label in 1973 called Up In Mississippi (Discogs lists it as 1973 but Wikipedia lists it as 1971).

Saving Grace - Tom Petty

Single taken from the Highway Companion Solo album released in 2006.

Handle With Care - The Traveling Wilburys

There had been "Supergroups" before 1988 but none quite like this one: George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. Actually Petty's involvement came quite by accident. Harrison had left his guitar at Petty's house (as you do!) and as he was going to record a B-side for the single This Is Love. He already had Lynne and Orbison on board and when he went to pick the guitar up he invited Petty to tag along. Getting a studio at such short notice was going to prove difficult and Harrison suggested they phone Bob Dylan as he had a home studio and thus Dylan got involved. The record company were so blown away by the song that they felt it was too good to be a B-side. The song was written on the day of recording and within five hours they had created a little masterpiece. Harrison's response to the label was to decide to form a band (with the motley crew who had written and sung on the song) and recorded another nine songs for an album that would be released in October 1988. The album was a huge hit in the States (#3, in the UK only #16). The single reached #21 in the UK and #45 in the States.

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

A lot of people forget that Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, though written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, was actually a Stevie Nicks release. In fact it was her Debut Solo single and also featured on her Debut Solo Album Bella Donna.

Whilst a huge hit in the States (#3) it only reached #50 in the UK (which to this day I still find amazing)!

Nicks has often performed the song with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and is known as an Honory Member of The Heartbreakers. I have included the live version from Petty's 30th Anniversary Show in Gainsville on The Playlist.

Band of The Hand - Bob Dylan with The Heartbreakers

Theme song for the 1986 Movie Soundtrack (deleted at present but available on iTunes apparently). During 1986-87 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers had been Dylan's backing band.

I Won't Back Down - Johnny Cash

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers had played as the backing band on the second album of the American series by Johnny Cash - Unchained (1996) and Petty and a couple of Heartbreakers featured on the third in the series American III: Solitary Man. On Unchained Cash recorded Southern Accents, and for American III: Solitary Man he did one of Petty's Solo tracks, and did it pretty well if I may say so myself.

Free Fallin' - The Almost

From the 2010 album Punk Goes Classic Rock.

Here Comes My Girl - Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs

From their highly acclaimed Under The Covers Vol.2 (2009) and now part of the Box Set Completely Under The Covers (2015) released by Demon Records.

You Wreck Me - Taking Back Sunday

From the 2009 album A Revolution In Sound: Warner Bros. Records.

Refugee - Melissa Etheridge

Opening track to her Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled released in 2005. I quite like this one as she's given it a nice wee acoustic touch before launching into a full out rock version.

Breakdown - Grace Jones

I had actually forgotten about this version. Totally bizzare choice for Grace Jones that was released as a single in the USA and appears on the 1980 album "Warm Leatherette".

You Got Lucky - The Gaslight Anthem

Released as a Double A-Sided 7" along with Forty-Five back in 2012. The song was included on the Deluxe Edition of their album Handwritten.

Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

One of my favourite tracks off of Damn The Torpedoes.

The Waiting - Linda Ronstadt

Was released as a single and featured on her album Feels Like Home released in 1995. The version on The Playlist is her performance of the song on Letterman in March 1995.

Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

From their Debut album released in 1976. Another favourite album track (there are so many to choose from!). Version included on The Playlist is from The Old Grey Whistle Test in May 1977.

Walls - Glen Campbell

There were actually two Tom Petty songs on Meet Glen Campbell released in 2008 (the other was Angel Dream). Both songs were originally released on the 1996 album by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers... She's The One - Songs And Music From The Motion Picture. The Meet Glen Campbell is an album I totally love (an album of cover versions that features songs oiginally released by Travis, Green Day, Lou Reed, Jackson Browne, the Foo Fighters, The Replacements, U2 and John Lennon. It's top notch stuff).

Hometown Blues Rosanne Cash

From the 1981 album Seven Year Ache.

Rebels - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

From Southern Accents (1985).

American Girl - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

I included the live version from the Gainsville show on The Playlist (mainly for Mike Campbell's great guitar solo!).

The Parting Shot

This One's For Me - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Taken from their tenth studio album Echo (1999).

"Some other time, some other day
We'll sing this again some other way
So much has gone by, don't know where to start
Well this one I'll keep here in my heart"