Tom Petty Solo Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

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Originally Posted by MoonSister75

Its my least favourite too. I don't mind his vocal on it, its some of the guitar parts that I really don't like. There are parts of the song I do like, so sometimes I play it, and sometimes I skip it depending on my mood. I didn't know there was a story behind it regarding radio politics.

My understanding was that Jimmy Iovine had concerns that Stevie didn't have enough "credibility" to be played on radio stations as a solo artist. So having her first single come with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers attached was done to give her the rep she needed.

I guess I'm just a product of a different time, because the idea of needing "cred" to be played on mainstream radio nowadays is just hilarious. It's such an alien concept to me.