Kim Basinger (the actress playing the corpse of Tom’s affections in this video) said that she had a lot of fun on this shoot! She said that Tom was really a very shy man, which was fine by her because she was also fairly shy herself. They broke down giggling more times than either could count and she said he was incredibly sweet to work with. That made me happy.
I think they knew immediately after recording this song that they had struck gold (platinum) again. The fact that they introduced it on a greatest hits album says all you need to know about their confidence in it.
My dad passed away recently from prostate cancer at 59. This was one of his favorite songs, I can still remember sitting in the passenger seat of his cars listening to the radio together
"Tired of screwing up, tired of going down, tired of myself, tired of this town". Great line, Felt like that time and time over throughout the years. Whenever if feel it, I know its time to move on.
In 2017, I was living in NOLA and I got to go to JazzFest where Tom Petty was the headliner that year. I will never forget that concert - he sang ALL his classics, despite already not looking great. Four months later he was dead. The one thing I took away from that day was a field full of strangers, including myself, all singing this song with him in perfect unison. It was magical.
The idea of this track is so genius, this is exactly the way people feel when they have to leave something they have loved forever, it basically describes nostalgia in the best way possible visually.
Patrick Griffith I know how you feel,brother. When they first announced his death,I started crying like a baby. Then after finding out the news was false,and that he was still clinging on to life,that gave me a little hope that maybe he would pull through. I prayed and prayed for him,until his manager officially confirmed his death later that evening. It made me even more emotional. Tom Petty's death sure was a shock to all of us. May he rest in peace 😟
I’ve heard this song many times and only a year ago I realized it was this song. I thought it was made in the 70s at first. But when I realized this was made in the 90s, I found out songs can be a little after their time.
Yea!, but didn't he continue with weed use like forever, although overcoming other, more serious addictions!? Figured out what Mother Nature was really ALL about! "Petty Cool"!!!
The opioids did him in, not unlike Prince. Tom and Prince both suffered hip/leg injuries from jumping around on a hard stage all those years. It was Pain that ultimately killed them. They took the opioids to deal with the chronic pain. Suffering from chronic pain myself, I can understand. Also, Mary Jane is a wonderful alternative to opioids and other pain killers. I’m almost 63 and smoking weed every day because my back surgery is about six months away. So, dealing with it all. People negate the emotional impact that chronic pain has on the mind. Love to all!
I've been trying trying to kick addiction for years and this song always makes me think. How many of us are really out there. I love Tom's songs. And his vocals are top notch. But you could tell he was a suffering soul too. Does anyone else understand what I mean?
Saw these guys live when I was thirteen, we had nose bleed tickets so my father may he rest in peace, faked a limp, got us is in the handicap seats closer to the stage.. never forget it. Amazing performance. He was gonna put his shades on act blind but I told him they would be a bit confused watching us drive away lol.
People like him are a rare and beautiful bread. If their is a will their is a way. I went to a sold out festival with 9 of my friends. None of us had tickets. As we are waking in planning a break in , we get asked if we want to volunteer for trash pick up in exchange for free tickets! Probably one if the coolest times in my life.
My mom was pregnant with me when she and my dad were standing outside of one of his concerts cus tickets were sold out, rly wish I could've been there and heard him, let god rest this great mans soul
I’m so sorry for any of the huge Tom Petty fans. I am 20 years old, born in 2000, my mom used to always hype him up but Tom Petty’s music has never hit my ears like it does now. Tom is one of my Mothers favorite artists and she grew up watching him turn into a star. His vibes are unbreakable. Peace and love to whoever took the time to read this.
Yes 🙌 I’m 20 too and it wasn’t after high school that I started appreciating classic rock more. I’ve grown up listening to it cause of my parents and my dad introduced me to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers long ago and I’ve always loved their music. Glad we’re appreciating this awesome music 🥰
Always loved this musician. This song brings an additional smile to my face. My son was 5 when this came out, and he always giggled when he heard the lyric "She's standing in her underwear." Lost my son in 2011, and this song always brought back a sweet, fun memory. RIP Tom Petty.
Julie, may the Lord God Almighty forever hold you in the palm of His hand. I'm not a preacher. Just a guy who has suffered a lot of loss from the USA to Viet Nam.
@@tytrehalf5354I miss Tom & his talent, voice, videos, music. I am blessed bcuz I was able to see him(them, the Heartbreakers) live in concert a few times. Love & enjoy watching the videos still & forever!
I'm writing this on Jan 30, 2024 just to say this is one of my favorite songs. So tragic to lose such a talented musician in such a preventable way. He could have lived to be a very old man + would have released another how many albuma, of great music, for us. R.I.P Tom Petty 💐
I'm nothing but happy that Rockstar's introduced a generation to this man a second time. Tom Petty was a man with a golden voice. Still destroys me that he's gone.
The next best thing to Tom Petty is a band called Southern Accents. The singer looks and sounds like Tom Petty and the band is too notch. Check them out.
Kim Basinger was so HOT in "9 1/2 Weeks" with Mickey Rourke . Just seeing her soft feminine facial features always helps me find my calm center.... She is so beautiful
July 2, 2024. My absolute favorite Tom Petty song. To top it off, I went to a bar last weekend and listened to a damn good cover by a band called Poke The Bear. They played it with the respect it deserves. Kudos!
I loved Tom Petty since junior high school . I was devastated when he passed . I’m even more disappointed that I never saw him live in concert . I thought I had more time . God bless Tom Petty his music is really the soundtrack to my life . I sing and play drums and we play and I sing many of his songs . They bring me and the audience such joy . It’s just amazing the impact his music has had on several generations of rock and roll fans. Long live Tom Petty.
I know what you mean there are a lot of musicians that I wished I had seen live in concert while I still had the chance. Now they have since passed and I regret it a little.
My brat said isn't Mary Jane some victim of a serial killer. Me: ... yeah, I think so. Idk. 🤨 I wish I could say that I didn't tell her what else Mary Jane meant bc idk where that even came from but who knows what this kids always picking up on. Bc when I liked this... ppl were really determined to tell me this was about weed. Like, weeds so damn common, thx for clueing me in tho. Wouldn't know what id do if not for ppl clueing me in w/ the basics. But anyways, meanwhile...- I was being creeped out by Petty long since b4 I knew anything of the adult world. Whered u come from tho
His voice, the cadence, the perfect music composition, the genius of the message SHEESH! It was this song & video as a kid I learned of Tom Petty been a fan ever since!
Finished reading Tom Petty's biography By Warren Zane and was shocked to learn he was an undertaker prior to making his way out to LA. He mentioned that he would move the bodies and place them in odd positions to creep out his co-workers, after reading this it makes sense what inspired this video.
The doctors told him that he was getting emphysema and he had to quit smoking pot therefore the Last Dance With Mary Jane she was from Indiana which is where the Amish grew hemp during World War II I think she moved to California at the age of 18 meaning 18 generations of cannabis ultimate potency at 18 Generations I'm pretty sure everybody has picked up on that
It's crazy to think I just saw him perform with Joe Walsh at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. A great concert, a great rocker, and a great man. He's off to join the other rock gods now. Rest easy, Tom.
Majaungasaur Yeah Chester bennington.and lemmy.rev.from a7x.and so many other cool rockers but now we're stuck with jib.asses.now who are pretending to be like him and others.
My husband was just working on his dad’s old 1985 Cutlass that’s been sitting for about 20 years. He had the thought a radio would be nice and boom, the radio starting playing this song really loud. He was nowhere near the radio at the time. 😮
Everyone talks about how they got to go to Tom Petty concerts and I never got to enjoy him while he was around. I started listening to him a few years ago and I instantly fell in love with him. He died when I was in the 2nd grade. I knew him then just barely knew his songs. I think the only one I knew was running down a dream. I would have loved to meet him in real life. He probably would have been one of the best men I would've met in my life. He's seriously a legend who didn't deserve to die yet. Why did he have to overdose on drugs like that? He should have let himself heal first before just deciding to take tons of painkillers like that. He has a second option and just said no. I guess it's just the Lord's plan. I will never be the same now knowing he's just gone like that. He was one of the best actors and singers ever known to mankind. Tell me what's your favorite movie with Tom in it and your favorite song from this band? I like the postman and my favorite song is probably I won't back down, this is probably my second favorite. Honestly though I won't back down is really the only song I can think of that I like a whole bunch. But I love a lot of songs from this band❤❤❤❤❤
Since I was a child I listened to Tom, My dad had all of his albums... I am crying right now, he is a part of my childhood. His sound, his lyrics, the songs were spectacular. He really was the last DJ. We'll never see anyone like him anymore. I listen to a lot of music. He is unique, and I say this only to few musicians, such as Joe Jackson or Frank Zappa. He was a legend of Rock. He surely has written the history of music. We all miss you Tom. We'll met in the great wide open, someday, maybe...
Ho Lee Phuk I know, I was two years old when The last Dj was released. I love the sound of that album. Then I grew up and I understood a lot more the meaning of the album. A critic to the record industry that was becoming an horrible being without a soul, only moved by money (in fact another song of that album is called "money becomes king")
My son and daughter sang this Christmas morning years ago and it was amazing! They had a rift and had not talked in years but recently sang this again and it was a hopeful moment got my wife and I. They are good now and hope they can live in Peace from this day forward.
Everyone lives in their own reality. You just "happened" to not hear about Tom as a great. I certainly DID hear about him, and talk about him as a great. Not arguing with you, friend, just saying I don't think he was underrated. In my bubble he was and is a music god.
This song's lyrics and the music is awesome!❤ Thank you Tom Petty for some great moments in musical history. The video is both creepy and melancholy romantic, and Kim Basinger is amazing! 😎🤩😎She deserved an Oscar for her acting as a corpse. Rest in the light, Tom, for sure you have Learned to Fly .⭐⭐ I still miss you... 😢😮 Watching video and listening to you, brought out some tears... LPeaceM💙☮🎵
R.I.P. Tom Petty, our deepest sympathy and condolences to you, your family, your friends, and your FANS. We will all miss you so much along with your unbelievable talent making music that you have brought to this world.
I cant stop crying and I feel so sad/ how much I wish I could see him one more time/ he is with the top 10 in my book/ bringing me back to a time when feeling music was different. I hope I stop crying but never stop listening to his songs. Aloha
Tru.. Im 50 and liked this song since it first dropped.. Only in early 2017 did i hear Tom Petty - Here comes my girl .. Love that one crazy too, also You dont know how it feels.. Those 3 are about the only Tom Petty songs i know, but love em. RiP T.P .. u left us all of a sudden
Kiddies music ..see us as old ..but we probably had the better times and ...music...and I know my mum say the same ..to me ...grew up in 50s /60 s what a time.... wish I was around then ...
Having Terminal Cancer, and a relationship also 😉...this I found VERY insightful and uplifting. Got to keep going wearing a Party Dress as long as you can. 🙂
This whole album reminds me of my x gf that was murdered. 😢😢😢 This record was always playing in her car... A gorgeous woman and a great kinda woman. The type that didn't need a man and could raise 3 kids on her own.. A good mother and her two smart and wise daughters live on as proof.. That's why it hurts so bad that some dude clipped her and her/his son then himself... She didn't need him!!!! I've known this girl for 30 years and when I was with her, She had her own EVERYTHING and was so independent. Tom Petty songs make these memories so vivid and close.. Angel loved Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's.. We both do.
he'll be missed. I was actually planning on going to his next show and the next day, he was announced dead on the radio. I was honestly devastated. love his music/talent.
I know Elizabeth he was in my city the year before but I was on call for my job and none of my ungrateful coworkers wouldn't trade with me. Then I was living in my camper just moving to a new city for my job. My neighbor came over and told me the news...we broke out his music and drank that night. A couple other people came over and we had a camp fire and talked about how much Tom's music meant to us. Thank goodness we can still hear his awesome music!
Don't hate me. I was hacking a taxi in Austin and taking 2 gentlemen to the Frank Erwin center. Asked who was playing and when they said Tom Petty I told them I was done for the night and went in after dropping them off. May 2nd, 2017. Not my first Tom Petty concert, but definitely one of his best.
Rick Rubin did an excellent job with the production. Mike Campbell’s guitar tone is FANTASTIC and tends to showcase his virtuosity. A grossly underrated guitarist who was the cohesive which held the Heartbreakers together. He was Tom Petty’s secret weapon.
oh my god yes. Addicted! What I wouldnt give for a guy with this hair and this look, culture, and voice, to drive me up the holler! Lol! ( Settle down folks, Im 70 now!) What an era though. Those drums, and that scream. Ooof!
I really dated a beautiful blonde chick from Indiana who moved to my town (in New England) at the age of 18, we met shortly after and dated for one insane year (1999; still the craziest year of my life so far, and I've had some crazy years!). She loved to party and that's what we did... too much! We eventually broke up and she really took awhile for me to get over and in some ways I kinda never did completely, I just accepted it and moved on...I guess she's like, the one that got away. Well, she sadly passed away suddenly some years later (age 34). So yeah, this song and video always make me think of her... Though her name was not Mary Jane. We did see Tom Petty live together (great show!) and a ton of other bands, Neil Young, Black Sabbath, Allman Bros come to mind. More than anything though, I still remember the feeling I had seeing her and being with her...especially the first handful of times we hung out, wondering how this was happening.... it was like nothing else. Awesome and sad memories... bittersweet in a way. Such is life. Enjoy it all now, folks.
Driving down to Arizona through the Mojave desert from California to visit my grandparents, as a tween, and my father played this tape over and over again. The best part of the whole trip! 😇
Thank you Tom Petty I am so happy for this reaction. Oh my my this is so beautiful I was inti tears This morning when I got on the bus, this song showed up on Fank FM "987". It was beautiful. He deserves an Oscar for making this beautiful song. My favorite part in this is he dances with the dead woman corpse. Next time I want to clean the dead corpse body, sow the wounds, and do the same thing. I am in the bathroom right now and I showed it to my mom and she likes it. It is one of the most favorite songs of all time, and I can't get it out of my head and that is awesome for me. Sadly Tom Petty died of health or something but this is for Tom Petty "thank you so much for filming this video. I am so happy right now still, I hope you have a great day. rest in peace for now"
I vividly remember first hearing this song the summer before kindergarten in the early 90s lol, and have been a life-long fan. Thanks for the memories 💔💛💛💛
I feel like this is one of the last great, just straight, rock n’ roll songs of the last 30 years. It’s not pop, it’s not hard. It’s just...incredible. But than again, it was from a great musician. RIP Tom
Apparently, _Mary Jane's Last Dance_ got him an award from MTV for Best Male Video in 1994. I was in awe to the air of mystery of the metaphor that the song itself had, but the video deepened the possibility to what the truth of it really was. #TomPetty #TomPettyforever
@@jammzy2959 Yeah, some people do think that it's about drugs like marijuana. Other folks likely say it was about the end of his first marriage because he was getting a divorce at the time... Personally, I think it could have been about both, to be honest. BTW, I was surprised to learn his day job was being a grave-digger before he made it big as a rock star. That may have helped inspire the video's theme. #TomPetty
Heard the back story on this tune today: record producer heard the riff between two songs and told TP to go develop that in to a song. Just one riff tying two songs together and this was the result. Boom! Genius!
I told my therapist I’m willing to give up weed in exchange for a psych eval and more treatment because I KNOW I can’t do it on my own, I’ve tried, and I’ve been thinking about this song a lot lately and getting choked up. Mj has been a good friend to me but I think it’s time to go. I’m tired of myself.
This time in 1994 this heartbreaking classic arrived for the music world to hear. Mary Jane may have had her last dance but certainly not Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers! They kept going instead! Any video with Kim Basinger will always be everlasting!
Oh my my!! Oh Hell yes!! Honey put in that party dress Buy me a drink sing me a song Take me as I come because I can’t stay long... R.I.P. Tom Petty your music and videos are the best in the biz !!!
Try to understand that there will never ever be a song writer and performer like Tom Petty again. Those of us born in da 60s/70s will probably only ever understand his talent at telling a story. I teach my kids and grandkids these days. Just a Fkn pity he struggled with drugs. Tormented I guess. 🙏
