MOTW: Stay Back Down

Sam Smith‘s “Stay With Me” borrowed from Tom Petty‘s “I Won’t Back Down.” Here is a mashup that celebrates this notable synthesis. You may have heard that Sam had to award song writing royalties to Tom. The report cites Petty received 12%. The rocker recently wrote this statement about the incident on his blog.

Is “Stay With Me” one of your favorite recent songs? Do you feel you really like the song “Stay With Me” because it throws back to a familiar sounding hit or because Sam can just sing? Enjoy the mashup of the week!