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Spike (Live)
6,943
Rock
Spike (Live) was released on November 23, 2009 by Reprise as a part of the album The Live Anthology
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Release DateNovember 23, 2009
LabelReprise
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM153

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Performer
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Lead Vocals
Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein
Background Vocals
Stan Lynch
Stan Lynch
Drums
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Electric Piano
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Lead Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Producer
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Producer
Chris Bellman
Chris Bellman
Mastering Engineer
Don Smith
Don Smith
Mixing Engineer
Ryan Ulyate
Ryan Ulyate
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This is a song that we recorded for, uh, our Southern Accents album
It's got a, it's got a little story goes along with it
This is about a young boy, used to wear a dog collar
He might still be wearing that dog collar, I haven't seen him in a while
But I used to see him all the time
And his name
What's his name? (Spike)
That's right
His name was Spike
[Verse 2]
We used to see Spike when we lived down in Gainesville, Florida years ago
We used to see him out walkin' in the middle of the summer, wearin' that
Dog collar
Had his leather jacket on
One day we saw him headed right for this bar in town
I'd never been in that bar
It was called the Cyprus Lounge
They always told us never to go in the Cyprus Lounge
Mike was there
This is Mike Campbell over here, playin' the guitar
[Verse 3]
We were sittin' there doin' nothin'
And we saw Spike walkin' right for the Cyprus Lounge
I said, "Mike, this is gon' be good"
So I followed him in, I walked in out of the sunlight
It was real dark in that bar, I couldn't see nothin'
I could see the glow of a jukebox in the back
And I could hear this voice say
[Verse 4]
"Look we got another one, just like the other ones
Another badass, 'nother troublemaker
I'm scared, ain't you boys scared?
I wonder if he's gonna show us what bad is?
Boys, we got a man with a dog collar on
Think we oughta throw ol' Spike a bone?"
[Verse 5]
Spike would say
"Doo-doo, da-dee, dee-dee"
"Doo-doo, da-dee, dee-dee"
"Doo-doo, da-dee, doo-doo"
"Doo-doo, da-dee, dee-dee"
[Verse 6]
"Well, here's another misfit, another Jimmy Dean
I bet he's got a motorbike, what do y'all think?
Bet if we be good we'll get a ride on it
If he ain't too mad about the future
Maybe we oughta help him see
The future ain't what it used to be, no"
[Verse 7]
Hey Spike, what do you like?
Say Spike, what do you like?
"Nothing"
[Verse 8]
Doo-doo, da-dee, dee-dee
Doo-doo, da-dee, doo-doo
Doo-doo, da-dee, dee-dee
Doo-doo, da-dee, dee-dee
[Verse 9]
Hey Spike, what do you like?
Hey Spike, you're scaring my wife
Please Spike, tell me 'bout life
Well, can you tell me 'bout life, Spike?
Boy, I wanna know
I might need me a dog collar, too, boy
I might like it
It might feel good
I might see the world a whole new way
I might be a brand new man
I might be one bad motherfucker
I might say, I might say, "Bow-wow!"
I might say, "Bow"
I might say, "Bow-wow!"
Or I might say, I might say
Might say, might say, "Fuck it"
[Verse 10]
Hey Spike, what do you like?
Say Spike, you're scaring my wife
Say Spike, tell us 'bout life
[Verse 11]
Well, it got real quiet in that bar
And I remember seeing Spike slide down easy off of that bar stool
Walked straight to the door and threw it open
The sun came in like a searchlight
And Spike walked straight to the side of Interstate 75
And he stuck out his thumb and said
[Verse 12]
Doo-doo, da-dee, dee-dee
Doo-doo, da-dee, dee-dee
Doo-doo, da-doo, doo-doo
Doo-doo, da-dee, dee-dee
Written by: Tom Petty
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