However, this is partially contradicted by George Harrison's account of the song in the 2007 documentary The True History of the Traveling Wilburys: "Tweeter and the Monkey Man" was really [written by] Tom Petty and Bob [Dylan].
Well, Jeff [Lynne] and I were there too, but they were just sitting there around in the kitchen, and he was for some reason talking about all this stuff that didn't make much sense, you know, and we got a tape cassette and put it on and then transcribed everything they were saying.
[3] "Tweeter and the Monkey Man" is sometimes regarded as a playful homage to the songs of Bruce Springsteen, who was often hailed as "the next Dylan" early in his career.
"Tweeter and the Monkey Man" contains five verses in 5 minutes 27 seconds, making it the longest Traveling Wilburys song put to record.
The Traveling Wilburys Additional musicians Canadian rock band Headstones recorded a cover of the song for their 1993 debut album Picture of Health.