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When Mike Campbell Recorded One of the 'Last Riffs Left'
['Allison Rapp']
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This is what happened with Tom Petty's "Runnin' Down a Dream," a track from his 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
Despite it being a solo project, Petty still enlisted the help of Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, and it was he who first came up with that descending guitar riff.
"I liked the lick a lot, and I'd sit around, playing it on my guitar, experimenting with it in different ways," he recalled for 2005's Conversations With Tom Petty.
READ MORE: The 'Big 4' of Tom Petty AlbumsCampbell may not have blinked or moved, but apparently he did notice Lynne's face.
READ MORE: Tom Petty Album Opening Songs RankedAnd Campbell didn't have to try that hard to make the moment happen.