Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Inside the Song w/ Shelly Yakus

[@Producelikeapro]

Hello! Thanks ever so much for watching, Shelly is such an amazing talent, humble and very generous with his time! Is there a song you'd like us to featured on an episode of "Inside The Song?" Let me know below!

[@Schilliebillie]

September Gurls from Big Star

[@moltasstopyra9406]

Avalon by Roxy Music. The producer Rhett Davies always has a beautiful lush and spacious sound on his records (Genesis- Selling England by the Pound, Dire Straits, Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime, etc.). Please interview him if you can.

[@crappyhappy9639]

Pearl Jam's Jeremy from Debut album Ten

[@spitfiremusic3997]

More Foo Fighters!!

[@shawnmelody8346]

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

[@JeffStrickland]

Stan Lynch was such a HUGE part of the Heartbreakers sound. His groove always felt sooo good. And so amazingly well recorded and produced. So thankful Shelly was there to capture these amazing performances with such wonderful sounds.

[@joeg6655]

I wish younger fans could understand what radio hits were and the joy of a song like this coming on and lifting you up.

[@Guitar5986]

Shelly is such a brilliant engineer. I love the pleased look on his face when Warren is giving him compliments. You can tell it really means a lot.

[@Producelikeapro]

Guitar5986 he is such an amazing talent!! I love every record Shelly has made!

[@karlmoore6354]

I can't believe he rememberers all these little details of the sessions, so much later.

[@andypearce5537]

Shelly really produced that record.

[@darthnatas953]

For someone with an unremarkable voice, Tom Petty was a friggin hit machine. His music always makes me happy. You just have to turn it up and sing with him in the car. You know you do.

[@ksmit]

Mr. Yakus carries sooo much knowledge, experience, and wisdom...it's astonishing. "Get the best sound while recording and don't expect to fix it later" is gold. Thank you Shelly.

[@pitching7577]

The look in Shelly’s eyes when listening to the Vocals captures a genius instantly going back in time and understanding everything that was going on at that moment and knowing that greatness was being listened too.

[@TobyEllis]

Shelly is like an engineering Buddha and he's made some of my favorite records. Damn The Torpedoes being a big one! Thank you so much Warren and Shelly!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Shelly is the man!!

[@ElBrooklyn1]

Man, Jimmy and Shelly. What a team. I feel like I can hear Jimmy’s Brooklyn bark seeping into Tom’s attack on the vocals, pushing the Southern boy to be more aggressive. I also love Shelly’s humble approach, to always be in service to the song and to the session. He was doing amazing things, using years of experience and his talent for homing in on a sound, but he did it knowing that it was really about helping Tom or Stan or Benmont play and sound their best. Thanks for decoding a great song and a great session. Too bad we couldn’t hear it through the Trident!

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were the greatest PURE rock and roll band of all time. Pound for pound unmatched

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing

[@NewGoldStandard]

this channel is an absolute gem.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@reademccardell5208]

I very much second NewGoldStandard's sentiment. :)

[@Spitz79]

Graduated in 79, we partied like hell to this album!

[@guillermodelnoche]

To be so great and so humble in the same breathe!

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100% my friend!!

[@Lettsbet]

You are making some amazing videos lately. I love the song breakdowns you are doing! Fascinating content!!! Keep up the great work

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Arnis!!

[@davidherbert9601]

Every video Warren makes is excellent. I still watch the ones where he interviewed CLA and Bob Ludwig. Also chuck in Howie Weinberg.

[@Producelikeapro]

David Herbert Thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@TheChadPad]

Love this guy. I really love his attitude about wanting to capture how the band really sounds. That's what we need more of nowadays and less overly-processed mess

[@Producelikeapro]

I agree 100% my friend! Thanks ever so much! Please check out mat latest video on The Fray's "never Say Never'! There is not only a ton of blend but the piano bleed in the drum track is in the WRONG KEY!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n56sh2x9isaAr9U

[@TheChadPad]

@@Producelikeapro Wow! But it's the imperfections that make the music endearing to us :) and make us love the band all the more

[@OCLife]

I miss Tom so much. damn shame he's gone but so thankful for his music.

[@falconismbot9370]

Shelly just seems so humble about his skill at making these records. He is becoming one of my favorites fast! This series is so great, there's just so much knowledge on this channel, it's unreal.

[@Producelikeapro]

I agree Zack!! Shelly is the man!!

[@Schilliebillie]

30 minutes of awesomeness!

[@axisgarret2516]

Warren, These interviews are GOLD!! And, Thank You for properly caressing the ego of these Recording Geniuses. They deserve it!! It is what most of us would be doing if we were able to meet them and spend time such as this. The bands were able to get their praises and accolades from their live performances, etc... These Engineers help create and secure the premise and foundation for the success and prominence of these Great Recording Artists. Unfortunately, they are often the overlooked and forgotten necessities behind the phenomenal successes of these artists. Without these Engineers, I doubt most of these bands would have been as notable. Music, Songwriting and Recording is truly a precarious art form. It takes real knowledge and understanding to facilitate great recording and capture it properly to tape / disc. Yakus's genius is captured well in your questions and snippets of recordings. I GREW UP with these songs!! Listening to them and being inspired by them is what made me a songwriter and performer!! Many viewing these videos could say that, as well. ("Here Comes My Girl" is still a "go-to" mix / audio reference song when I am testing studio sound equipment. That drum sound is just the epitome of sound engineering perfection.)

[@twtobin941]

Always love listening to Shelley. Such a musical, knowledgable icon of the industry... and a very cool dude. Also didn't realize how great the individual parts of this song sounded until now. Thanks

[@lorenzonovello698]

I was just thinking about Shelly Yakus. I love inside the song

[@Producelikeapro]

Lorenzo Novello thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@telesish]

You said a Nov '79 release, I bought it about 3 months later. That was a very popular record, I was a 17 yr old guitarist and very inspired by it.

[@Producelikeapro]

paul morgan amazing to hear my friend!!

[@davidevans1420]

This sits at #1 on my all time best recorded songs ever. When I heard the song originally, I wondered how they were able to get such explosiveness between between the bass drum and bass guitar without distortion. My first thought was that the bass guitar was run into the key input of the compressor for the bass drum. With the compressor setup for ducking, the bass drum could accentuate the bass guitar each time it was kicked giving a nice tight vibe. This was a technique used back in the day. What I am hearing from this engineer goes much further than the smoke and mirrors I just mentioned. This engineer is brilliant. This is. the result of a plan coming together from knowing where the band was going and following through. A no compromise attitude and never saying that's good enough. Incredible to hear how this song was produced. Thanks!

[@willesposito9165]

I bet Shelly would be a great guy to assist for. He's so humble and brilliant.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, agreed Will!

[@thomaspersson1533]

Oh man! Thank you so very much Warren and Shelly! I love this series and Tom is my favourite artist and i still can’t believe he’s gone but this put a smile on my face 🙂 ❤️🙏

[@cjuggernaut1]

SO COOL to hear the actual stems from such a classic!

[@dyrphotography]

Damn the Torpedoes is such a great album! IMO, it kicked off the 80s. TP&TH's sound was so appealing. It still sounds great. In addition to Don't Do Me Like That, Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid), Even the Losers, Here Comes My Girl and Refugees are all Classic sounding songs! Incredible for 1 album!

[@brianfoster7486]

think of the influence this one album had on the rock genre at the time, too? Crazy. Louisiana Rain was also a great tune off this album; the song was almost a precursor to the country/rock thang .... :)

[@reverentcavaliers7579]

Thanks much for this breakdown. We just happen to be adding this song to our live show. Warren knocks it out the park again!!

[@ryKirwan1]

I remember sneaking into my brother's bedroom when I was 4 years old to listen to this album. Such an amazing song so cool to see your breakdown. Thanks Warren!

[@siriusfun]

'Damn The Torpedoes' - one of my all time favourite albums. The B.O.C vid connected the dots for me re: Shelley's snare sounds, too! Well done,Warren. This series is - in a word - Marvelous! ;) For anyone interested in seeing/hearing more of the Petty sessions at Sound City, as well as a host of others from Rage Against The Machine to Fleetwood Mac, I can't recommend enough Dave Grohl's documentary about the studio. It's simply called 'Sound City' and absolutely essential viewing!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@jonathanlavoie7401]

Shared. Warren; for me, one of the best parts of these "Inside The Song" videos that you're doing is watching you groove and dance in your chair as you play the various stems. Love it! Keep 'em coming brother!

[@darlenesheffield9835]

I agree!!

[@jenniferparsons7877]

Thank you for interviewing Shelly. Amazing gentleman of recording sounds from the instruments in this band. WOW

[@Beatledave7]

Thank you Warren & Shelley, I love TP & The Heartbreakers & this was a real treat!

[@johncnorris]

One of my all-time favorite bands! It's great to get the inside scoop on those notorious recording sessions. Getting those tapes to the record company didn't always go as planned! ;-) PS - When Shelly says Mike Campbell is the best he isn't kidding.

[@PhaseConverterampV]

I’ve always been interested in how engineers hear, and capture the sounds properly in context with the other band members. This video explains almost everything. Thanks so much for posting.

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome my friend! So glad to be able to help!!

[@jimsanger]

You're slowly going through the record collection of my youth, always used to see Shelly's name on my old TP Records. How about one of these with Eric Valentine on Queens of the Stone Age? That would be an eye opener

[@Producelikeapro]

Jim Sanger that’s amazing to hear my friend!! Yes, Eric is incredible!!

[@bwall615]

That was awesome! More! More! More!

[@spitfiremusic3997]

Shelly is the best!!

[@shawnwait6207]

Thank you Warren and Shelly for this. Cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@michaeltablet8577]

Thank you so very much. It really brings these songs to life. It gives a connection to the song we never had.

[@Producelikeapro]

michael tablet thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@PuffTMagicDragon]

Wonderful sounding drums, clean and crisp.

[@Producelikeapro]

I agree 100%!!

[@cynthiaklenk6313]

Beautiful and amazing drums - listen to the panning on the toms! Lovely!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Cynthia!! You Rock! As does Shelly of course!!

[@rhetriver]

I love Stan.

[@larydixon4824]

Warren, you are doing a great job of allowing everyone to see the inner workings of these great recordings. Thank you so much for capturing these priceless details. Well done! Lary

[@mikeales2907]

Warren, it is so much fun to watch you and Shelly interact. You seem to have a great rapport and your friendship shows through the conversation. It is great to learn from great pros - thanks for sharing.

[@MrJoeydrms]

This was amazing and EXACTLY what a guy like me wants to see. Thank u so much!

[@L.Scott_Music]

Such a great series. Tom Petty is near and dear to my heart. Thanks.

[@timothyryan6018]

Fantastic interview Warren - so great to have Shelly explain and break down how he approached each part of "the puzzle".. And I agree- these are some of the best recorded drums of the '70's, so tight and punchy. Cant wait for next installment of "Warren and Shelly"

[@imagesofstyle]

I get such a kick out of the joy you show in these, as though it's a Christmas morning revisit where you unwrap a favourite present all over again, but in the company of the toymaker.

[@2dollarcrew]

Please do more videos like this going through songs like this. Love the fray video too. Tom Petty is my hero. Ps - I’d kill for this multitrack. Or just toms vocal.

[@Producelikeapro]

Timmy Fazini Thanks ever so much! Glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, Shelly is a national treasure!

[@1stCorinthians2_14]

I love this song and Tom Petty’s music in general. So glad I got to see them play live! Really enjoyed this video!

[@williamclark3683]

Wow. Great insight into a massively successful song. Thanks Warren and Shelly

[@billyhughes9776]

Those vocal takes are so tight with the harmonies. Great stuff -- love this song. Shelly's a great guy and a wealth of knowledge.

[@stephencox4509]

I am so in love with this series. Fantastic pieces of music and brilliant productions. Excellent insight from true legends

[@jimdavignon]

Phenomenal sounding track. Thanks for sharing and thanks to Shelly for his tremendous insight.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Jim, thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@lastdaysguitar]

THANK YOU, Shelly's comments were absolute pearls of wisdom!

[@c.e.anderson558]

Man! That outro just makes you bop! The whole tune is a footpatter.

[@directassault1662]

Love these. Keep doing them! Stan's drums always sounded awesome.

[@Producelikeapro]

Direct Assault thanks ever so much!

[@beatfrombrain]

Not only are your Inside The Song videos the best thing on youtube, they should be a freakin HBO series. As a musician and songwriter and producer myself, I'm transfixed!

[@brianfoster7486]

I still think this is one of the best produced/recorded albums ever. Sound City just had some magic about it - and obviously these engineering techniques. Well done!

[@RobertNaik]

People will be looking back at these interviews in 30 years time and that’s why it’s so brilliant these are being made!

[@BrettTalleyMusic]

You’re doing the lord’s work, my friend. Don’t stop.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Love that quote indeed

[@markesquivelarvizu6942]

I always loved the tail of the leslie sound....now i know it was created in the control room1...great effect!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, amazing!!

[@regularkc]

More of Shelly please. This is my favorite by far.

[@L.A.W.Studios]

The capstan/puck trick was a stroke of genius ...brilliant! Absolutely love when you talk to Shelly, so much rocknroll history here! Bravo! I'd love to see any track by track that involves Joe Barresi, that guy gets the best guitar sounds, they sound like they're literally alive and breathing...

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

I’ve been looking forward to the next Shelly Yakus instalment; it didn’t disappoint. Shelly, man! That guy’s focus is a testament to why such albums stood out as landmark productions; Hat’s off to Jimmy O, of course, but there’s something about the craft of engineering a great record that needs a shout out. A toast to Shelly! What was particularly memoray-jogging for me was the gig I saw 2 years earlier than this LP release, at Birmingham Town Hall (UK) watching the band; me a 15 year old kid, pressed up against the stage desperate for a fix of ‘ginuwine’ American Rock ‘n Roll, even though Punk was lapping my heals, telling me, 'this is old hat'. Mike Campbell’s E-bow intro to ‘Fooled Again’, the stage lights during the song ‘Luna’ I tapped out a rhythm on Tom’s cowboy boot and at the end Benmont handed me his can of Coke. It was hot, it was cookin’ and it was real. I would eventually come back to appreciate more of what the band was, but that gig, that 1st album, that truly helped drive home something about music that has stuck to this day. Keep ‘em coming Warren. Cheers mate

[@justinritter9876]

Simply magnificant... Shelly and Warren have such a great chemistry as they comb through this mix.

[@michaelreis8266]

Legend! Great third Album for TP&Hb's, I heard this song wasn't gonna be on the album until someone convinced Tom it was a hit👍👍👍

[@Producelikeapro]

That may well have been Shelly!

[@fuckgoogle8661]

@@Producelikeaproit wasn’t. Name escapes me but the guy may have even been sleeping (or they thought he was, something like that), he picks his head up and says what about that don’t do me like that song, I like that. So they gave it another listen. Tom tells the story in the running down the dream documentary and it might be told again on the inside the album of damn the torpedoes

[@jesselp50]

Thanks Warren! Such a classic track

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Jesse, I agree 100%!

[@FritzMoxie]

The Shelly Yakus sessions have been some of your greatest content! So much fun and so informative. Great stuff.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@chrissoderlund1383]

Great conversation. Can tell Shelley is a kind soul.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Chris, yes, Shelly is amazing!

[@brianmclendon1647]

Warren..... I love these videos when you talk to iconic engineers/producers/mixers and break down these amazing songs and sounds, so awesome man. I love it when you solo the different elements then put the song back together because it really helps me to understand how they got the end result. I enjoy them very much and they have helped my engineering a great deal!!!

[@GIBKEL]

He should teach. I loved this. Especially the eq on vocals and instruments. Brilliant and he pays compliment to those that came before. We don’t mentor enough. I never found one and I nee I was missing out due to that fact.

[@morrisonreed1]

So now I know ,... why I have been so into that key board part .Amazing .

[@ootoobings]

Mind completely blown @18:21

[@conl8008]

Great video Warren, I think alot of us would love to see some videos about musicians like Mac Demarco, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Foxygen, Dope Lemon etc. groups/people who independently record, produce and release their own music. Thanks

[@jerryvillanueva1023]

Shelly and his wisdom are priceless!

[@MixRPD]

Love this song. Always thought it sounded great. Thank you to you both.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Rick!!

[@footnotedrummer]

Great breakdown of the tune. Shelly is a great engineer, and seems like a genuinely nice guy. Whether you like the tune or not, there's no denying the incredible balance and separation of the instruments. They all just play so nicely together.

[@gribb5967]

Awesome, a real benchmark album all the way around. It just exploded out of the speakers!

[@RaveSongRecords]

Absolutely love this discussion gentlemen!! Thanks so much!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@janetlovell-cdphe8017]

SO happy to know that someone really loves this song as much as I do! I could listen to this all day long :)

[@frankwagner2161]

When you love what you do it shows...Thanks Shelly for capturing many of the artists I love...

[@robbiemichaels2347]

What a fantastic interview - priceless information and inside knowledge. Thank you so much for sharing this

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Robbie!

[@jppagetoo]

More Shelly! He is so interesting to listen to. If you love music, listening to him is a treasure.

[@removal]

already a drummer i was introduced to this record from my mom's collection, i was 8/9. so good!

[@mediamanhouston9661]

Soooo Good! Thanks Warren and Shelly!

[@DodgeDartSongs]

Great hearing those stems! Will never listen to that song quite the same.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@marcogman8905]

I love Shelly!!!! I enjoy his interviews the best!

[@Producelikeapro]

He really is the best isn't he!!

[@gbaxter6465]

That was fantastic. One of the best records of the era and my personal favorite. Shelly is so chill and laid back. Thanks for this work Warren.

[@paolotonolo1140]

Wow what can interview ...thanks so much for this , I love Petty .

[@jvices]

Thank you ever so much!

[@BryanrasonCa]

These break down you are doing are brilliant. Thank you.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much my friend!!

[@noiseinthebasement8139]

Great video, Warren & Shelly! It's clear that you both enjoyed revisiting this iconic recording. Great fun for us, too! Thank you.

[@ianmacdougall8812]

Speechless , just amazing, really enjoyed the info and history! Cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Ian!!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Awesome series

[@LasseHuhtala]

Thanks for bringing the Shelly. Can't get enough of the Shelly.

[@ricolync]

Send my thanks to Shelly! He said a magic word and my mix on a song came together great!!!

[@GIBKEL]

This is a great interview. Just heard the story of Shelly taking Stan out drum shopping from Stan himself. Sweet story from Stan. I wonder why Jimmy rode Stan so hard? It wraps the music like a warm coat in snowstorm. Love the bleed. I love it when all the tracks bleed.

[@LAstudio8]

Thank you so much for another-Inside The Song. Some magical moments captured here.

[@johnpaulpatton9786]

You are really on to something with this series of videos! Absolutely brilliant. People love to hear the fine details of what went into their favorite songs, and this type of conversation highlights aspects that most of us never even knew existed. For instance, I can't listen to Everlong now without smiling about the female backing vocals that were recorded over the phone! I feel like I know a top secret piece of information now! I would love to see you talk to Steve Lillywhite about his time with U2 in the early days - drums in stairwells, etc. Well done!

[@darlenesheffield9835]

Amazing! More please, much more!!