Refugee by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was released on January 11, 1980, with It’s Rainin’ Again as the B side. It was the second single from the band’s third album Damn the Torpedoes. Continue reading
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
80s Song of the Day: You Got Lucky by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
You Got Lucky by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was released October 22, 1982, with Between Two Worlds as the B side. It was the first single from the band’s fifth album Long After Dark.
The song, propelled by the success of its Mad Max-esque post-apocalyptic music video, reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Top Tracks charts.
80s Song of the Day: Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Baby you could never look me in the eye
Yeah you buckle with the weight of the words
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was released on July 8, 1981, with Kind of Woman as the B side. It was the first single from Stevie Nicks’ debut solo album, Bella Donna. Continue reading
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