Petty was supported by his band, The Heartbreakers, for the majority of his career. He has occasionally released solo work, as was the case with his 2006 album Highway Companion on which he performed most of the backing instrumentation himself. However, members of The Heartbreakers have played on each of his solo albums and the band has always backed him when touring in support of those albums.
After the Petty's previous band Mudcrutch disbanded, Petty, never one to give up, enlisted Mudcrutch members Tench (keyboards) and Mike Campbell (guitar), along with Gainesville musicians Ron Blair (bass) and Stan Lynch (drums) to form the now famous lineup that was dubbed Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They released their first album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in November 1976. In 2006, the band celebrated the 30th anniversary of that release.
This lineup stayed intact for four records and was responsible for some of the most infectious songs ("American Girl", "Breakdown", "Listen To Her Heart", "Refugee", "I Need To Know", "Don't Do Me Like That") and one of the most critically acclaimed albums ("Damn the Torpedoes") of all time. Their tremendous success catapulted them from club band to arena rockers seemingly overnight.
Bassist Blair split the band in 1982 and was replaced by Howie Epstein, a protege of seminal rocker Del Shannon. Epstein's solid playing and soaring backing vocals further complemented the band's live attack. Without missing a beat, they headed back into the studio to record a string of successful albums, including the classic "Long After Dark". In 1994, Stan Lynch left the Heartbreakers to pursue other musical challenges and Steve Ferrone (well regarded for his work with the Average White Band and Eric Clapton) soon became the Heartbreakers' chosen drummer.
Most recently, at a time when many of their contemporaries have long since grown complacent, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have in 2002 released one of their finest and most controversial efforts - featuring some of Petty's most moving songs. Recorded both before and following the group's 2002 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, "The Last DJ", reflected Petty's strong views about the state of the music business and the culture generally. With the departure of Howie Epstein, "The Last DJ" marked another notable return: after two decades away, founding Heartbreaker Ron Blair returned to the band's rhythm section. In 2010, The Heartbreakers released the well received album "Mojo".
Petty died on 2 October 2017 following a cardiac episode earlier that day at his home in Malibu, California. Although some media outlets incorrectly reported his death following an erroneous police report, his death was confirmed later that day by his publicist and manager.
Jammin' Me
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Lyrics
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You got me against the wall
I got nowhere to go
I got nowhere to fall
Take back your insurance
Baby nothin's guaranteed
Take back your acid rain
You're jammin' me, you're jammin' me,
Quit jammin' me
Baby you can keep me painted in a corner
You can look away, but it's not over
Take back your angry slander
Take back your pension plan
Take back your ups and downs of your life
In raisin-land
Take back Vanessa Redgrave
Take back Joe Piscopo
Take back Eddie Murphy
Give 'em all some place to go
You're jammin' me, you're jammin' me
Quit jammin' me
Baby you can keep me painted in a corner
You can walk away but it's not over
Take back your Iranian torture
And the apple in young Steve's eye
Yeah take back your losing streak
Check your front wheel drive
Take back Pasadena
Take back El Salvador
Take back that country club
They're tr yin' to build outside my door
The lyrics to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' song "Jammin' Me" speak to feelings of being trapped and overwhelmed in a world that seems to be constantly crushing you down. The song's protagonist is stuck in a corner, backed against the wall with nowhere to turn, while forces outside of their control continue to impose on their life. The lines "Take back your insurance, baby nothin's guaranteed / Take back your acid rain, baby let your T.V. bleed" suggest a desire to reject the damaging aspects of modern society that have been forced upon them. This is further emphasized in lines like "Take back your angry slander / Take back your pension plan," which speak to the disillusionment many people feel about the broken promises of the status quo.
The second verse of the song functions as a sort of laundry list of things that the singer wishes they could rid themselves of - from celebrities ("Take back Vanessa Redgrave / Take back Joe Piscopo / Take back Eddie Murphy") to political issues ("Take back your Iranian torture / And the apple in young Steve's eye") to even the construction of a country club outside their door ("Take back that country club / They're tryin' to build outside my door"). Through all of it, the song's refrain - "You're jammin' me, you're jammin' me, / Quit jammin' me" - suggests a growing frustration and anger at the forces at work in the singer's life that they feel powerless to overcome.
Line by Line Meaning
You got me in a corner
I am stuck and unable to move forward.
You got me against the wall
I feel trapped and have limited options.
I got nowhere to go
I have exhausted all possible avenues for escape.
I got nowhere to fall
Even if I were to give up, there is no easy way out.
Take back your insurance
The promised safety net is non-existent and unreliable.
Baby nothin's guaranteed
There are no certainties in life.
Take back your acid rain
The world is full of harmful and destructive elements.
Baby let your T.V. bleed
The media bombards us with negativity, causing despair.
You're jammin' me, you're jammin' me,
You are causing me stress and preventing my progress,
Quit jammin' me
Please stop hindering me.
Baby you can keep me painted in a corner
You can continue to try to control me and limit me,
You can look away, but it's not over
Ignoring the problem does not make it go away.
Take back your angry slander
Stop speaking untruths and spreading negativity.
Take back your pension plan
The promised financial security is not reliable.
Take back your ups and downs of your life
The unpredictability of life can cause intense hardship.
In raisin-land
In a land of faded and unfulfilled promises.
Take back Vanessa Redgrave
Stop idolizing celebrities and projecting unrealistic expectations onto them.
Take back Joe Piscopo
Stop investing in empty, fleeting entertainment.
Take back Eddie Murphy
Stop obsessing over superficial and shallow popular culture.
Give 'em all some place to go
There must be more meaningful pursuits and positive role models to follow.
Take back your Iranian torture
The world is full of cruelty and inhumanity.
And the apple in young Steve's eye
Even the greatest minds are not immune to tragedy and misfortune.
Yeah take back your losing streak
Avoidance of failure is not always possible.
Check your front wheel drive
You must stay alert and focused or risk losing control.
Take back Pasadena
Stop prioritizing the superficial trappings of wealth and status.
Take back El Salvador
Stop ignoring the tragedies and struggles of others.
Take back that country club
Stop building up luxury and exclusivity at the expense of others.
They're tryin' to build outside my door
The world can be hostile and threatening, even to those with privilege.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BOB DYLAN, TOM PETTY, MIKE CAMPBELL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@thedragongamer5698
Here's the lyrics :
You got me in a corner ,
You got me against the wall ,
I got nowhere to go ,
I got nowhere to fall.
Take back your insurance ,
Baby nothin's guaranteed ,
Take back your acid rain ,
Let your T.V. bleed!
You're jammin' me, you're jammin' me,
Quit jammin' me !
Baby you can keep me painted in a corner .
You can walk away, but it's not over .
Take back your angry slander ,
Take back your pension plan ,
Take back your ups and downs of your life ,
In raisin-land.
Take back Vanessa Redgrave ,
Take back Joe Piscopo ,
Take back Eddie Murphy ,
Give 'em all some place to go !
You're jammin' me, you're jammin' me,
Quit jammin' me !
Baby you can keep me painted in a corner .
You can walk away, but it's not over.
Take back your iranian torture
And the apple in young Steve's eye .
Yeah take back your losing streak ,
Check your front wheel drive!
Take back Pasadena ,
Take back El Salvador.
Take back that country club .
They're tryin' to build outside my door!
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@AboveAverageMan97
Better than 99 percent of the so called music played today!
@SuperWhofan1
Take back Kanye West
Take back Ellen DeGeneres
Take back The Kardashians
Give them all some place to GOOOO!!!!!!
@kevinmcdonald6477
Hell.
@DJSpinitClasasicBG
That's what the fuck I'm talking about!!!
@CrystalWhiteLX50
Look! A white guy!
@cbaile
@@kevinmcdonald6477 Okay, sociopath.
@x101st
BRILLIANT!!!🤣
@marcstrayer8097
One of the very few musicians that never wrote a bad song...
@markneese7264
I can't believe this song was left off Petty's greatest hits album.
@alexkx8599
There were a good many hits left off! There were too many plus it was the "Greatest" and not "All Of...". :)