Hit Parade: Le Petty Prince Edition
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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The Importance of Songwriting
The 1980s, when both men's careers peaked, were an object lesson in sturdy pop songwriting. In addition to records as tough-minded as refugee, and as irresistible as Don't Do Me Like That, Petty proved himself a virtual equal to his heroes. Jimmy Iovine would wind up guiding Petty, or perhaps forcing him, into his biggest pop hit by pinching one of Petty's songs.
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