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that Tom Petty gave The Strokes their biggest song Last Nite by not filing a lawsuit against them due to the band ripping off Petty s song American Girl

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Fun Fact: that Tom Petty gave The Strokes their biggest song ‘Last Nite’ by not filing a lawsuit against them due to the band ripping off Petty’s song ‘American Girl’

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