I have a feeling you won't' leave, but I need you to tell me what is going on. TOM Petty overcame violent childhood abuse, a secret drug addiction and the breakdown of his first marriage to forge his glittering music career. The speaker wants the the lover to express him or herself in any way they can, to 'break down' and let it all out. But rather than say, 'work it out yourself' or 'come back when you're ready to speak more calmly', the speaker shouts 'Break down and give it to me' over and over. 'We've said all there is to say' because the speaker doesn't understand where the lover is coming from. I think the speaker has endured some emotional onslaught or hostility from the lover that the speaker doesn't understand. A live recording of this variation appears on The Live Anthology. Played live, Petty sometimes incorporated 'Breakdown' with Ray Charles's 'Hit the Road Jack'. It became a Top 40 hit in the United States and Canada. I don't think this is about getting a girl to break down her wall, or is a prelude to sex. 'Breakdown' is the first single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' self-titled debut album. Baby, breakdown, go ahead, give it to me. Something inside you is feeling like I do. You see, there is no sense in pretending. They've 'said all there is to say' and yet the rest of the song is begging the lover to 'break down and give it to me'. A True Tom Petty Tribute Experience Like No Other BREAKDOWN - A Musical Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. I'm not afraid of you runnin' away, honey. breakdown, go ahead and give it to me Breakdown, honey take me through the. First, there is a conflict implied:īut they've been through a lot together so the speaker doubts this is the end: Break Down Lyrics by Tom Petty from the In the Coliseum album - including. "Breakdown" (stereo edit) – 3:00 B.My InterpretationMy reading seems to counter the other interpretations, so I will offer it. Take a trip into the vast world of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with one of the finest tribute shows on the planet. It was released as a US-only single in July 1980 but did not chart.Ī. It can also be used half-time at 57 BPM or double-time at 228 BPM. By the time his third album - Damm The Torpedoes - went platinum he had joined the all-time great song-writers. Breakdown is a positive song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with a tempo of 114 BPM. Tracks such as 'Breakdown', 'Anything That's Rock'n'Roll' and most of all 'American Girl' became instant classics.
Petty wrote a third verse of the song specifically for Jones to record "It's OK if you must go / I'll understand if you don't / You say goodbye right now / I'll still survive somehow / Why should we let this drag on?" The song was edited from its full, 5:30 album version to a 3-minute-long track on single release. When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their debut album in 1976 it heralded the arrival of major new voice in rock. Jamaican singer Grace Jones recorded a reggae re-imagining of the song on her 1980 album Warm Leatherette. "Strangered in the Night" – 3:32 Chart performance Chart (1977–78) "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" – 3:54Ī.
Guests on the song's recording include guitarist Jeff Jourard, a common collaborator with the band in their early days, and Phil Seymour, who sings backing vocals.Ī. Their final take was seven to eight minutes long, but it was pared down to 2 minutes and 39 seconds on the album. At 2 AM, he gathered the Heartbreakers to join him in re-recording the song. He suggested that the lick should be used throughout the song, and Petty obliged. While playing it back one night, Tom Petty and Dwight Twilley, a friend of Phil Seymour, were in the studio, and Twilley enjoyed it. Initially, the song had lead guitarist Mike Campbell with a distinct guitar lick being played only near the end of the song. Breakdown is a popular song by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Create your own TikTok videos with the Breakdown song and explore 986 videos made by new. Intro: Am G Am G Am G Am G G G Am G (8 times) Am G Am G It's alright if you love me Am G Am G It's alright if you don't Am G Am G I'm not afraid of you running away Am G F Honey, I get the feeling you won't Am G Am G There is no sense in pretending Am G Am G Your eyes give you away Am G Am G Something inside you is feeling like I do Am G F We said all there is to say. "Breakdown" was a song written and recorded for the band's debut album.
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