Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Released: November 20, 1995

Songwriter: Al Smith Luther Dixon

Producer: Mike W. Campbell Tom Petty

Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Well you ain't so big, you just tall, that's all

Well you got me working boss man, working around the clock
One little drink of water but you won't let tommy stop
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?

Well you ain't so big, you just tall, that's all

You got me working boss man, working around the clock
One little drink of water, but you won't let tommy stop
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Listen you ain't so big, you just tall, that's all

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – an L.A.-based gang of sharp-dressed garage-rock refugees from Gainsville, Florida – released their debut LP in November 1976, featuring two tracks which are now part of their long list of hits, “Breakdown” and “American Girl.”

Since that first LP in ‘76, the band’s style has epitomized and largely defined the American “heartland rock” movement – a vintage-guitar twang, hard lyric truth, and searing vocal attitude.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been nominated for 17 Grammy awards and sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling bands of all-time.

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