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  • MTV @ 25

    MTV @ 25

    On August 1, 1981, MTV began broadcasting to the world. One of the first music videos played that day was Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around, the hit duet by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty.

    “I’d never done a video before. That was pre-Fleetwood Mac videos. If you watch it, you’ll see that the lip synching is particularly horrible because we’d never done it before. And it’s hysterical to watch. You see both of us look at each other like, what the…? What was that? And the film’s rolling. So anyway, of course it became this huge song because it was the first song off my first solo record. So really, it spun off my entire solo career. So, thank you Tom Petty for that!”

    –Stevie Nicks, 2005

  • Stevie Nicks praises Tom Petty in Billboard tribute

    Stevie Nicks praises Tom Petty in Billboard tribute

    Stevie Nicks was among the long list of performers to praise singer-songwriter Tom Petty for his enduring contributions to rock music in the March 25th issue of Billboard, which pays tribute to Petty and the 30th anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ self-titled debut album in 1976.

    In the special feature, Nicks candidly reveals how Petty’s music helped pull her through hard times, including her 1994 stint through rehab. The feature also notes that Petty’s highest charting single was “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” his classic duet with Stevie Nicks, which reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1981.

  • ‘Heart,’ ‘Edge of Seventeen’ make Blender 500

    ‘Heart,’ ‘Edge of Seventeen’ make Blender 500

    Blender coverStop Draggin’ My Heart Around (#213) and Edge of Seventeen (#229) made the list of The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born! in the October 2005 special issue of Blender magazine. The list ranks 500 songs, culling “the best tunes of the ’80s, ’90s and the totally awesome aughts.”

  • Rob Thomas, Joss Stone cover 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around'

    Rob Thomas and Joss Stone covered the Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty 1981 hit duet “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” at the 2nd Annual Fashion Rocks on Thursday, September 8, kicking off New York’s Fall Fashion Week at Radio City Music Hall.

    The concert, which was rebroadcast for the public on CBS Friday night, brought together some of music’s biggest and most fashionable stars to celebrate the link between style and song.

    Other stars performing at the concert were Arcade Fire, David Bowie, Destiny’s Child, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw, Nelly, Pharrell, Lisa Marie Presley, Shakira, and Gwen Stefani.