You should do "Check it out" by John Mellencamp next it's always been my favorite by him and I wore the Levi Tuxedo in honor of him in highschool for awhile because I was such a huge fan...
If you haven't already can you do reaction to Jack and Duane, Little Pink Houses, R, O, C, K, in the USA, Rain On The Scarecrow, Hurt So Good, Paper and Fire
ABSOLUTELY! My favorite album is "Sad Clowns & Hillbillies". There is not one cut off that album I don't like. His duets with Carlene Carter (June Carter Cash's daughter) & Martina McBride are stellar. I had to hunt down who Carter was because I 1st heard their songs on Spotify & they didn't include her name. As soon as I heard her voice I was like, wait a minute, I know that voice. Man, I remember hearing the Carter Family as a kid & Carlene definitely has that same 'fine wine' sound. I love her. And McBride has always been my favorite 'new generation' female country artist.
The man is basically what a Kurt Russell character would be if that character was a rock legend... And thats NOT a bad thing!!! (Plus, ya know, he somehow was charming enough to get an international supermodel/hottest woman on the damned planet/Elaine Irwin to say "Fuck making my own money and hanging out in Milan and living a life of 100% glamor and luxury! I'm gonna go live on a farm in Indiana!... And I STILL need to know the secret of THAT SHIT!!!)
I know Lina , ain’t it great? I would love to go back to my high school years and know what I know now lol. I would probably do some stuff different ❤ rock on girl. !!!
That thing he's strumming is called an "Autoharp" - you press keys down for the chord you want, and strum away! Oddly enough I don't hear it in the mix of the song.
The instrument is an autoharp, this is my very favorite song by John mellencamp and one of my very favorite songs from the '80s it amazes me how many people never heard of this song but thank you for playing it
“Finally, finally, finally!!!” I’ve been asking forJohn Mellencamp for over a year brother!!! Many more hits from him!!! Try R.O.C.K in the USA!!! Happy Anniversary to you two and many more!!!
Rain on the Scarecrow is one of my favorites. It has to be said that John and others (Willie comes to mind) have done a lot for the American farmers. Another favorite of mine.. and kind of nasty is Get a Leg Up. This is my best friend of over 40 years favorite artist. Shout out to my bestie, Lora... you know who you are girl. Thanks Jamel!
Rain On The Scarecrow is hands down his most underappreciated song. It's a great groove with powerful lyrics. That was John Mellencamp at his best on all sorts of levels.
@@biggtrux Good story teller in his songs with good pop/rock beats. Jack and Diane, Pink Houses, Rain on the Scarecrow, and more. He is no Bruce, but my 2 CD Mellencamp greatest hits keeps my foot tapping.
Agreed. I think John accomplished what Springsteen tried to do with songs like, "Glory Days", but missed the mark. I bet Bruce (if he's an honest guy, and I think he is) after hearing this song said to himself (and possibly others), "Yup. Nailed it. Wish I had written it."
This song really hits home after so many years, and so many great memories. You might have hated your teenage years but in retrospect it was such a golden time! thanks for reminding me again.
He is such a talented storyteller and his songs always have meaning..There is a live clip of "Check it Out". you really should Check it out!!! But Paper and Fire is great song 🎵 ..
Yes when u would keep looking up at a guy in class then when he noticed u look down only to look up to see him looking at u them feel soo special inside omg I miss that kinda flirting I'm engaged to the most amazing man now but still can remember childhood crushes when ur so innocent and Naive
That drummer is renowned session player Kenny Aranoff...He's played with everybody....John Mellencamp has written some great stuff....one of the great lines of all time ..."Ooh yeah life goes on, even after the thrill of living is gone"......so true
So glad to see you taking the trip down the rabbit hole. John Mellencamp is a treasure trove of hit music. Here's hoping you might be tempted to take a look at 'paper in Fire' and "ain't even done with the night".
Went to see John probably in the 90's. He played this song in one of his on cores! 3/4 the way through they turned the lights on, and Nobody, I mean Nobody was sitting. Everyone was dancing. Awesome night, Awesome concert!!
Saw him a few times in the late 80s when he had the full band with Lisa Germano on violin and those two great backup singers. Just great rock shows, start to finish.
So happy you are diving into some John Cougar Mellencamp! He has so my hits! He was on the radio and MTV all of the time in the 80s!More, please! Keep On Rockin`
When he was John Cougar, I had the pleasure of cooking for him & his band...nicest, most down to earth guys you'd ever have the good fortune to meet. They thanked everyone of us personally...who does that. Check out "Scarecrow"
@@rediron44 I read some stuff on reddit , not great. I also just googled it and read an article in Grunge that was not that cool. I'm 60, big music fan, been around awhile and heard and read some things in that time. But that's ok. I idolize Bob Dylan and I don't think there's a meaner SOB out there. He doesn't care for people especially his fans, seen him 20 times, love him but he can be a prick.
Jemel you almost have 800,000 subscribers! I remember the good old days when you got your 100,000 plaque from TH-cam. So cool sir! Keep the videos coming!!
I always liked the lyrics to "Minutes To Memories" " Rain on the Scarecrow", and "What if I Came Knockin'". That first song should be required listening in schools everywhere- lot of good advice, that too many seem to have missed these days. John has sooo many good songs with great lyrics.
Actually it’s a cynical look at American Policy. John Mellencamp has said many times it grinds his gears when folks think it’s a “Rah! Rah! Go America!” song. It’s quite critical to be honest
@@Stephen-nd1sx There was one in Manchester, CT too... My husbands Grandmas I think... If I remember correctly. She had moved out ... She liked it though, then someone painted it purple. lol well... ok hehe
So happy to see Mellencamp on here. I live an hour from him and where he grew up, I was Introduced to him at a young age. Paper in fire, lonely ol night, I'm not running anymore and your life is now are all good ones to add to what others have said.
springsteen is a non-pretentious springsteen. no reason to take him down in order to prop up mellenkamp, who's been great ever since he dropped "cougar" from his name. :)
@@kimbunchalastnames5357 BS. Mr Mellencamp ( Cougar ) had his share of pretentiosness while Bruce was giving us 4 hour concerts. I enjoy listening to them both but I saw my first Springsteen concert in '78 and it is still the best single show ever!
@@HiramLoki "BS"? for bruce springsteen, or bullshit? if it's the former, then yeah, that's what i'm saying. if it's the latter, then you should re-read what i wrote, maybe more slowly? lol. at any rate : yeah, i like them both, but mellenkamp just isn't playing in the same league.
🙄. How you figure that? Over 20 top 40 songs, never mind farm aid. Owned the airwaves throughout the mid 80s and 90s. Stop using the "underrated " statement on artists that aren't.
@@auckalukaum That entire album is just fantastic, and so different in a lot of ways to his prior albums. Released in 1996, it was his "response" to having had a heart attack and almost dying in 1994. "Just Another Day" is a very catchy and fun song, with an infectious groove and fun lyrics!
I've seen him a couple of times too and I think the reason why is that he is a perfectionist.. as is Don Henley (you will never see a bad show from him either), and James Taylor. Have a good one!
I remember being blown away when l saw Crumblin' Down video. I was a 16 year old kid in Japan. I bought all of his records afterwards. He had that much of an impact on me. Thank you for your positive comments on my idol, Jamel!
I am so excited you are getting to John Mellencamp. He has great lyrics in all his songs. There are 20+ great songs by John to hit. Pink Houses is one of my all time favorites. The Authority Song, Jack and Dian, Jackie Brown, and many more.
He used the interracial couple as a way to show that back in young days in the Midwest and other places, interracial couples were not allowed to be and he's using it as a way to show how times have changed since the old days. You can Google the instrument that he played in the video. And the female singer and the other guy were members of his band.
So glad you're checking out Mellencamp and loving it! Some suggestions from him: Rain on The Scarecrow, Pop Singer, Play Guitar, The Authority Song, and Paper in Fire. He's just a big slice of Americana.
John Mellencamp is amazing. Local Indiana boy in the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. His music represents middle America and most of his videos were filmed in Southern Indiana and uses his own home movies in them. He has so many hits...try Jack & Diane, Authority Song, Little Pink Houses, R. O. C. K. In The USA, Small Town, Your Life Is Now, I Need A Lover, Hurts So Good, Ain't Even Done With The Night. John has stayed true to his small town Indiana roots and still lives here today. Welcome to the music of John Mellencamp.
Yeah he went by John cougar for a while didn't care for it then he went by John cougar mellencamp now it's just John mellencamp great vocals on that gentleman I love the way he sings Jack and Diane is one of his biggest hits pink houses that was a great also my favorite is I ain't even done with the nightI also
Love this song so much! As a 61-yr-old, I can totally relate to the sentiment. So glad I was born when I was born, and not later, or else I would have missed out on so much wonderful stuff that is disappearing or has changed into something different. Love Mellencamp, too. His lyrics are so honest and real. And he seems to be a good human (humble and kind, spreading joy, peace and love). Look into his humanitarian work.
My favorite John Mellencamp song hands down. Such aa well-written song to capture thoughts of growing up and then the way they express this song in intsrumentation is fabulous...great choice
I’ve been a hip hop head all my life. I heard this song for the first time a few weeks ago at age 42. I feel like I grew up with this song. It’s nostalgia distilled.
Btw, I had thought it was "when a smoke was a smoke" for the longest time myself -- but it's actually "that's when a sport was a sport". It's the way he pronounces it, I guess. Also, as several have commented below, it was an autoharp he was strumming -- we used to have one, and they can be fun, as you just hold down a button for the chord you want, then strum. (Oh, and yes, I think that was a woodblock, lol.)
That is insane. I always thought the same and just focused after reading your comment and dammit, that's when a sport was a sport... Which I get too but I swear to god every time I heard that song for the previous 35 years he said SMOKE?! I guess that goes into the great 'misheard' lyrics bin! Oh shit, have we gone into that Berenstain Berenstein bears Shazaam Kazaam thing???
Please do more Mellencamp...I'm from Indiana as is John and so many of his songs just "sound" like Indiana. My family had to auction off our family farm after it being in our family 50 plus years ...so his song Rain on the Scarecrow hits me hard every time! He's a beautiful songwriter...
I just love John Mellencamp and have since I heard the first song "ain't even done with the night" which is classic. John is just pure class in every way shape and form IMO. John Mellencamp is playing an AUTOHARP in this video. PEACE OUT.
Man he has so many good songs it's hard to narrow down a list. Some of my favorites are: Small Town Check It Out Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) Authority Song Rain on the Scarecrow Really though it's hard to go wrong picking anything of his. Great reaction!
I think I've hit "Replay" on this song every time it's popped up on my playlist. Thanks for sharing your take. The instrument John is playing is an Autoharp. I think every roaming music teach we had in Elementary School in the '60s brought an Autoharp with her.
I woke up in the middle of the night and just had to hear this song as it brings back a lot of childhood memories. I’m 50 now, hopefully still improving! Love your comments on this song. One of the best
"If we've done any harm, I hope we're forgiven" -- a message completely lost on the pack of vicious hall monitors a generation or two behind us who earnestly believe they've done nothing that will need forgiving when they reach our age.
The Lonesome Jubilee is probably his best album in that he has matured and grown as a full fledged artist. In 1988 when this video came out it caused many ripples for having an interracial couple dancing so prominently in it. Indiana and much of America wasn't quite ready for that. Kudos to John for taking such a stand. Damn good song too.
John Mellencamp is one of the greatest and most versitile talents your country has ever produced . I would put him in the same league as Bob Dillon . He is in the Rock Hall Of Fame , The Song Writers Hall of Fame and one of the founding members of Farm Aid after the release of his Scarecrow album . You could spend hours listening to his catalogue and never hit the next button
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Just look for his greatest hits album and start picking songs from there.
You should do "Check it out" by John Mellencamp next it's always been my favorite by him and I wore the Levi Tuxedo in honor of him in highschool for awhile because I was such a huge fan...
The Instrument John is playing is called an Autoharp
If you haven't already can you do reaction to Jack and Duane, Little Pink Houses, R, O, C, K, in the USA, Rain On The Scarecrow, Hurt So Good, Paper and Fire
It's hard to choose a favourite Mellencamp song because he has so many great ones. You really should give Ain't Even Done With The Night a listen.
Anything John Mellencamp sings is stellar IMO. Been a fan of his forever!
ABSOLUTELY! My favorite album is "Sad Clowns & Hillbillies". There is not one cut off that album I don't like. His duets with Carlene Carter (June Carter Cash's daughter) & Martina McBride are stellar. I had to hunt down who Carter was because I 1st heard their songs on Spotify & they didn't include her name. As soon as I heard her voice I was like, wait a minute, I know that voice. Man, I remember hearing the Carter Family as a kid & Carlene definitely has that same 'fine wine' sound. I love her. And McBride has always been my favorite 'new generation' female country artist.
John is one of the best song writers of his era or any era .... I am a big fan to !!
The man is basically what a Kurt Russell character would be if that character was a rock legend...
And thats NOT a bad thing!!!
(Plus, ya know, he somehow was charming enough to get an international supermodel/hottest woman on the damned planet/Elaine Irwin to say "Fuck making my own money and hanging out in Milan and living a life of 100% glamor and luxury! I'm gonna go live on a farm in Indiana!...
And I STILL need to know the secret of THAT SHIT!!!)
@@echopryme 🤣🤣🤣
Saw John Mellencamp in San Francisco years ago. Fun concert. Have always loved him!
One of the best songs ever. Just talking about back in the day when everything was so simple and fun. I love it so much.
Those times where the bomb 💣 😊!
I know Lina , ain’t it great? I would love to go back to my high school years and know what I know now lol. I would probably do some stuff different ❤ rock on girl. !!!
I mean Tina
That thing he's strumming is called an "Autoharp" - you press keys down for the chord you want, and strum away! Oddly enough I don't hear it in the mix of the song.
pretty much a rare instrument nowadays.
John Sebastian played it often with the Lovin’ Spoonful. Mother Maybelle Carter was known for it in the legendary Carter Family.
Thank you, I couldn't think of the name.
A Zither that can play chords!
My mother still has one it was a popular instrument for folk music in the 50s and 60s.
The instrument is an autoharp, this is my very favorite song by John mellencamp and one of my very favorite songs from the '80s it amazes me how many people never heard of this song but thank you for playing it
quite possibly one our greatest song writers pay attention to his lyrics in his HUGE library.
“Finally, finally, finally!!!” I’ve been asking forJohn Mellencamp for over a year brother!!! Many more hits from him!!! Try R.O.C.K in the USA!!! Happy Anniversary to you two and many more!!!
Love your channel, John Mellencamp is a way of life.
Authority song next please.....
John Mellencamp is very wise
There are so many songs better than Authority Song. His catalog is so much better than this cover song
Authority song happens to be near the top of my favorites of his.
Love the groove.
Lions KoolAid ... It's not that I don't like the song it's that he has so many of his own that are much better.
Or how about "Little Pink Houses".
Authority song , Pink House's, Rain on the scarecrow,and Jack and Diane. Some other songs to check out . Good job! 👍
Rain on the Scarecrow is one of my favorites. It has to be said that John and others (Willie comes to mind) have done a lot for the American farmers. Another favorite of mine.. and kind of nasty is Get a Leg Up. This is my best friend of over 40 years favorite artist. Shout out to my bestie, Lora... you know who you are girl. Thanks Jamel!
You can almost feel the venom he spit out on Rain On The Scarecrow
I still love Ain't Even Done With the Night, too. Been a huge fan of his music since I Need a Lover... 💗💗💗
Rain On The Scarecrow is hands down his most underappreciated song. It's a great groove with powerful lyrics. That was John Mellencamp at his best on all sorts of levels.
Authority Song original video is a must
Mellencamp has a LOT of fantastic tunes with great lyrics.
Glad you're getting around to his music.
Those were the best of times. Love this song.
More Mellencamp please. Paper in Fire, Wild Nights, and Minutes to Memories.
Yes, Paper In Fire is fantastic.
Spoken like a true Mellencamp fan 👏👏👏👏. Minutes is one of my faves 👍
@@jamessinacore6991 I especially love the version from Rough Harvest.
Between a Laugh and a Tear with Ricki Lee Jones ...
Paper in Fire is incredible. Needs to check it out!!
Congrats on ur 17 yrs; Endurance!💕✌💪👍💖
Jamal finally discovers one of America's greatest songwriters
Where? Where? I don't see any great song writer around here?
@@biggtrux Good story teller in his songs with good pop/rock beats. Jack and Diane, Pink Houses, Rain on the Scarecrow, and more. He is no Bruce, but my 2 CD Mellencamp greatest hits keeps my foot tapping.
@@biggtrux See an optometrist.
@@biggtrux it's ok to not like an artist but he deserves credit for great song writing.
@@rjmidwest6911 he's not in the song writers hall of fame for writing shitty songs ..lol
One of my favorite John Mellencamp videos and songs Paper in Fire
He has a way of floating the nostalgia of our youth throughout his songs and make you really cherish and miss those days.
Agreed. I think John accomplished what Springsteen tried to do with songs like, "Glory Days", but missed the mark. I bet Bruce (if he's an honest guy, and I think he is) after hearing this song said to himself (and possibly others), "Yup. Nailed it. Wish I had written it."
This song really hits home after so many years, and so many great memories. You might have hated your teenage years but in retrospect it was such a golden time! thanks for reminding me again.
Saw him in Indianapolis, they even did the video for the song "Check it Out" that night. Stellar concert!
He is such a talented storyteller and his songs always have meaning..There is a live clip of "Check it Out". you really should Check it out!!! But Paper and Fire is great song 🎵 ..
Saw him in Tempe, Az back in the 90’s. Great show. I think Mr. Mister was the opener.
Been to his house. He's a jerk.
"Check It Out" is my single favorite Mellencamp song.
I was there! It was awesome
I love this song so much. I love the line “holding hands meant something”. A world ago. Beautiful❤️
Yes when u would keep looking up at a guy in class then when he noticed u look down only to look up to see him looking at u them feel soo special inside omg I miss that kinda flirting I'm engaged to the most amazing man now but still can remember childhood crushes when ur so innocent and Naive
🤠 That instrument is an autoharp. It was used often by the Carter Family and June Carter, Johnny Cash's wife. 👍
@Uncle Phil A harpsichord is a keyboard instrument.
@@HiramLoki 🤠 That's all they had for Baroque and early classical music before the piano as we know it was invented. 🎹
I was going to say John's playing a Zither but after a closer look, it is indeed an Autoharp.
little known fact, He's also a very good painter! His art is great as well as his music!
I am so happy to see you reacting to mellencamp. He is one of my favorites.
That drummer is renowned session player Kenny Aranoff...He's played with everybody....John Mellencamp has written some great stuff....one of the great lines of all time ..."Ooh yeah life goes on, even after the thrill of living is gone"......so true
Pink Houses by John Mellencamp is great and also "Pop Singer" by him as well.
also Authority Song
I saw that someone refer that instrument is called an Autoharp I also heard it called a Harpsichord.
@@evilvolts I love your username. “Stay golden”.
@@chrismeloy1149 Nothing stays Gold ]:P
@@evilvolts “Do it for Johnny”
So glad to see you taking the trip down the rabbit hole. John Mellencamp is a treasure trove of hit music. Here's hoping you might be tempted to take a look at 'paper in Fire' and "ain't even done with the night".
Went to see John probably in the 90's. He played this song in one of his on cores! 3/4 the way through they turned the lights on, and Nobody, I mean Nobody was sitting. Everyone was dancing. Awesome night, Awesome concert!!
Saw him a few times in the late 80s when he had the full band with Lisa Germano on violin and those two great backup singers. Just great rock shows, start to finish.
OMG I was just going to write this!!! It was the finnest concert ever!!! LA FORUM!! I remember that moment the lights went on just as you described!!!
So happy you are diving into some John Cougar Mellencamp! He has so my hits! He was on the radio and MTV all of the time in the 80s!More, please! Keep On Rockin`
When he was John Cougar, I had the pleasure of cooking for him & his band...nicest, most down to earth guys you'd ever have the good fortune to meet.
They thanked everyone of us personally...who does that.
Check out "Scarecrow"
That had to be awesome I have never had the pleasure to meet any of my favorite artists in my 60 years of life.
In 72, senior in High School had the privilege to meet Bob Dylan, Now at 67 I realize what a thrill that was.
@@elsievickie Wow, I wish!!!!
My favorite Melloncamp song. You're going to like this rabbit hole.
Please more John Cougar Mellencamp. Dig deep. He's got some great songs.
Scarecrow & The Lonesome Jubilee are beginning to end good ..
John mellencamps parents were my neighbors growing up in Seymour Indiana. Another good song to listen to is play guitar. That was my favorite song.
Midwest Roots Rock. John never forgot where he came from - still lives in Indiana to this day.
He's got a rep that he's not a very nice guy.
He was born in a "small town"
@@FFVison and he lives in a small town.
Probably die in a small town.
@@seanmackey8552 not true. He's very down to earth and easy going..
@@rediron44 I read some stuff on reddit , not great. I also just googled it and read an article in Grunge that was not that cool. I'm 60, big music fan, been around awhile and heard and read some things in that time. But that's ok. I idolize Bob Dylan and I don't think there's a meaner SOB out there. He doesn't care for people especially his fans, seen him 20 times, love him but he can be a prick.
John Cougar Mellencamp - Crumbling Down - Hurts so Good - Jack and Diane - Small Town - Pink Houses
Jemel you almost have 800,000 subscribers! I remember the good old days when you got your 100,000 plaque from TH-cam. So cool sir! Keep the videos coming!!
This and Rain on the Scarecrow are my favorite of his songs!!! And Authority Song!!!
"Check It Out" from the same album, very very very much worth a listen. I think you'd appreciate the lyrics.
Great song. I love the video that a fan added to the song. . 1938 Britton South Dakota. th-cam.com/video/GimNm_PKtYM/w-d-xo.html
I always liked the lyrics to "Minutes To Memories" " Rain on the Scarecrow", and "What if I Came Knockin'". That first song should be required listening in schools everywhere- lot of good advice, that too many seem to have missed these days. John has sooo many good songs with great lyrics.
“Pink Houses” needs to be next. A positive song about the people who make up the fabric of the country.
Actually it’s a cynical look at American Policy. John Mellencamp has said many times it grinds his gears when folks think it’s a “Rah! Rah! Go America!” song. It’s quite critical to be honest
Here is an article with John actually saying Pink Houses is an Anti-American song.
americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-john-mellencamp-pink-houses/
@@John_Rabold Interesting because Springsteen said the same thing about Born In the USA. Like Pink Houses, its a subversive protest song.
He’s got some good stuff. Pink Houses is a good choice!✌🏻
Yea, that was number one for a while. I loved it of course.
Little Pink Houses, for you and me.... :-)
I used to pass by a little pink house in Indiana on the way to work. Out in the middle of nowhere!
@@Stephen-nd1sx There was one in Manchester, CT too... My husbands Grandmas I think... If I remember correctly. She had moved out ... She liked it though, then someone painted it purple. lol well... ok hehe
So happy to see Mellencamp on here. I live an hour from him and where he grew up, I was Introduced to him at a young age. Paper in fire, lonely ol night, I'm not running anymore and your life is now are all good ones to add to what others have said.
One of the best! Absolute stellar musician, through and through!
Yes indeed!!!🎵🎵🎵🙋🏾♀️
He has an exceptional catalog! I can’t wait to see you react to more John
I have been waiting for someone to react to this song. 😁 Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! 🥰❤️🎤
I had this on vinyl when it first came out, I wore this record out.
Love Cherry Bomb...bringing back the 80s Jamel🙌
I know lol. I just went back to high school.#1982.
@@kimdeese6410 So you probably remember the other... Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch CHERRY BOOOOOMMMMMBBBB!!!!!" song, eh?
You will never go wrong reacting to any John 'Cougar' Mellencamp song.
Mellencamp=underrated. He’s like a non-pretentious Springsteen.
springsteen is a non-pretentious springsteen. no reason to take him down in order to prop up mellenkamp, who's been great ever since he dropped "cougar" from his name. :)
OMG AMEN to that!
@@kimbunchalastnames5357 BS. Mr Mellencamp ( Cougar ) had his share of pretentiosness while Bruce was giving us 4 hour concerts. I enjoy listening to them both but I saw my first Springsteen concert in '78 and it is still the best single show ever!
@@HiramLoki "BS"? for bruce springsteen, or bullshit? if it's the former, then yeah, that's what i'm saying. if it's the latter, then you should re-read what i wrote, maybe more slowly? lol. at any rate : yeah, i like them both, but mellenkamp just isn't playing in the same league.
🙄. How you figure that? Over 20 top 40 songs, never mind farm aid. Owned the airwaves throughout the mid 80s and 90s. Stop using the "underrated " statement on artists that aren't.
My fav John Cougar song.. 2nd fav is "The Authority Song"...
Love your reaction and love you n your wife!
You're the definition "good people!"
One of his lesser known hits “I saw you first” is a favorite
Actually the song is called Key West Intermezzo ( I Saw You First ) Great Song!
LOVE that song!!
That's one of the few songs of his I like.
That whole album is great. It's when he first started blending hip hop beats into his music. Just Another Day is my favorite off that album.
@@auckalukaum That entire album is just fantastic, and so different in a lot of ways to his prior albums. Released in 1996, it was his "response" to having had a heart attack and almost dying in 1994.
"Just Another Day" is a very catchy and fun song, with an infectious groove and fun lyrics!
Paper In Fire, Crumblin’ Down, Your Life is Now, Wild Nights! OMG he has so many. Just do more!! ❤️
I saw him live in concert back in 1988, to this day, it is still one of the best concerts I have ever been to.
I've seen him a couple of times too and I think the reason why is that he is a perfectionist.. as is Don Henley (you will never see a bad show from him either), and James Taylor. Have a good one!
This jam never fails to bring a smile to my ❤
Asked my wife to marry me with this song playing on MTV. This was filmed on the beach on Hilton Head island, SC
I feel a Mellencamp marathon coming in the future. Really surprised you finally discovered him.
Yes please!
I've seen him in concert 2 times and he was great both times! A very good live performer.
Easily my all time favorite John Mellencamp song. Captures the feeling of growing up in a small town America PERFECTLY.
This sing and Springsteen's Glory Days are great songs to about looking back at those youthful days
+ Bryan Adam’s Summer of ‘69.
I remember being blown away when l saw Crumblin' Down video.
I was a 16 year old kid in Japan.
I bought all of his records afterwards. He had that much of
an impact on me. Thank you for your positive comments on my idol, Jamel!
gots another one for ya: John Mellencamp's cover of Wild Nights (Van Morrison)
I am so excited you are getting to John Mellencamp. He has great lyrics in all his songs. There are 20+ great songs by John to hit. Pink Houses is one of my all time favorites. The Authority Song, Jack and Dian, Jackie Brown, and many more.
He used the interracial couple as a way to show that back in young days in the Midwest and other places, interracial couples were not allowed to be and he's using it as a way to show how times have changed since the old days. You can Google the instrument that he played in the video. And the female singer and the other guy were members of his band.
Jack and Diane was originally about an interracial couple
Lisa germano on fiddle.
Lol 15 has turned 51 , great then and still great 36yrs later
So glad you're checking out Mellencamp and loving it! Some suggestions from him: Rain on The Scarecrow, Pop Singer, Play Guitar, The Authority Song, and Paper in Fire. He's just a big slice of Americana.
One of the best reaction videos ever. Feel ya brother
He had so much good stuff back in the day. I think everyone knows Pink Houses. Whats up homie😁
Never miss a Mellencamp concert. That was the jam.. he was playing a autoharp.
This song puts a smile on my face every time I hear it
John Mellencamp is amazing. Local Indiana boy in the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. His music represents middle America and most of his videos were filmed in Southern Indiana and uses his own home movies in them. He has so many hits...try Jack & Diane, Authority Song, Little Pink Houses, R. O. C. K. In The USA, Small Town, Your Life Is Now, I Need A Lover, Hurts So Good, Ain't Even Done With The Night. John has stayed true to his small town Indiana roots and still lives here today. Welcome to the music of John Mellencamp.
The instrument John is playing is called a AutoHarp. Oh and Happy Anniversary JJ.
More Mellencamp please. Anything of his is amazing. “It’s all good !!” as you frequently say 😅😅😅
Yeah he went by John cougar for a while didn't care for it then he went by John cougar mellencamp now it's just John mellencamp great vocals on that gentleman I love the way he sings Jack and Diane is one of his biggest hits pink houses that was a great also my favorite is I ain't even done with the nightI also
Love this song so much! As a 61-yr-old, I can totally relate to the sentiment. So glad I was born when I was born, and not later, or else I would have missed out on so much wonderful stuff that is disappearing or has changed into something different. Love Mellencamp, too. His lyrics are so honest and real. And he seems to be a good human (humble and kind, spreading joy, peace and love). Look into his humanitarian work.
Finally!!! I’ve been requesting this song for months!!! Such an amazing song! Thank you! Deep words to this reminds me of current and my youth!!! 🙏🏻
My favorite John Mellencamp song hands down. Such aa well-written song to capture thoughts of growing up and then the way they express this song in intsrumentation is fabulous...great choice
Love it. Please check out “ Ain’t Even Done With The Night”….if you haven’t already done so.
^^Yes!
That's his best one.
Favorite Cougar song
My favorite John Cougar song. I know him better with the name John Cougar.
It doesn't matter...and what if it did
I’ve been a hip hop head all my life. I heard this song for the first time a few weeks ago at age 42. I feel like I grew up with this song. It’s nostalgia distilled.
Try John's Check it Out.
You'll love the lyrics too!
Wow, thank you for bringing this song back to me. Don't think I've heard since it was on rotation on Mtv
Love Cherry Bomb! Hardly ever hear it on the radio anymore
An autoharp ❣️
Congrats on 17 yrs!! I also would like to request you react to "Rain on the Scarecrow"
Btw, I had thought it was "when a smoke was a smoke" for the longest time myself -- but it's actually "that's when a sport was a sport". It's the way he pronounces it, I guess. Also, as several have commented below, it was an autoharp he was strumming -- we used to have one, and they can be fun, as you just hold down a button for the chord you want, then strum. (Oh, and yes, I think that was a woodblock, lol.)
That is insane. I always thought the same and just focused after reading your comment and dammit, that's when a sport was a sport... Which I get too but I swear to god every time I heard that song for the previous 35 years he said SMOKE?! I guess that goes into the great 'misheard' lyrics bin! Oh shit, have we gone into that Berenstain Berenstein bears Shazaam Kazaam thing???
I always thought it was “spoke was a spoke.” I was today years old when I found out the real lyrics.
Thank you. Boy I had that all wrong.
But in my defense, I had smoke on the brain back then.
I have always sang "when smoke was a smoke" wow!!! Thats really crazy. So now I gotta retrain my brain to the right lyrics lol
I always thought it was 'when a smoke was a smoke' because Mellencamp was a heavy smoker. Thanks for clarifying that.
Please do more Mellencamp...I'm from Indiana as is John and so many of his songs just "sound" like Indiana. My family had to auction off our family farm after it being in our family 50 plus years ...so his song Rain on the Scarecrow hits me hard every time! He's a beautiful songwriter...
We were young and in proven , very insightful for a very young man ! Congratulations 🎈🎉🎊🍾 on 17 years, love is love .
I just love John Mellencamp and have since I heard the first song "ain't even done with the night" which is classic. John is just pure class in every way shape and form IMO. John Mellencamp is playing an AUTOHARP in this video. PEACE OUT.
Thanks...one of my favorites! HE is a great songwriter! Deep themes and lyrics...folks say his genre is Americana and folk rock.
I've just been made nostalgic for the time when this song about nostalgia was released. Meta-nostalgia maybe?
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Mellencamp is an awesome story teller. He's right up there with Bob Seger. Both my fave musicians and writers.
So many songs that we can go to--my favorites are Jackie Brown & Rain on the Scarecrow. Can't wait to see you react to those!
Dancing and singing to wonderful music is the dynamic duo of life's pleasurable moments..
Mellencamp's "Check it out" is an amazing song. So good it makes me emotional.
Same❤️
One of my all-time favorite songs and I love metal, rap, and country music go figure. Great reaction brother.
Man he has so many good songs it's hard to narrow down a list. Some of my favorites are:
Small Town
Check It Out
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
Authority Song
Rain on the Scarecrow
Really though it's hard to go wrong picking anything of his. Great reaction!
"Check It Out" is one of my favorites. Pink Houses, Authority Song, Get A Leg Up, Small Town, I Need A Lover, etc
"This Time" and "Pop Singer" are two fun little lesser known tunes from the 'Cougar
Ain't gonna write no Pop Song.. great choices..
I think I've hit "Replay" on this song every time it's popped up on my playlist. Thanks for sharing your take.
The instrument John is playing is an Autoharp. I think every roaming music teach we had in Elementary School in the '60s brought an Autoharp with her.
He has a lot of great songs just look him up and enjoy.
I woke up in the middle of the night and just had to hear this song as it brings back a lot of childhood memories. I’m 50 now, hopefully still improving! Love your comments on this song. One of the best
"If we've done any harm, I hope we're forgiven" -- a message completely lost on the pack of vicious hall monitors a generation or two behind us who earnestly believe they've done nothing that will need forgiving when they reach our age.
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The Lonesome Jubilee is probably his best album in that he has matured and grown as a full fledged artist. In 1988 when this video came out it caused many ripples for having an interracial couple dancing so prominently in it. Indiana and much of America wasn't quite ready for that. Kudos to John for taking such a stand. Damn good song too.
John Mellencamp is one of the greatest and most versitile talents your country has ever produced . I would put him in the same league as Bob Dillon . He is in the Rock Hall Of Fame , The Song Writers Hall of Fame and one of the founding members of Farm Aid after the release of his Scarecrow album . You could spend hours listening to his catalogue and never hit the next button
I played this cassette so many times back in the day I had to re-buy it three times. The memories of those days...