John Mellencamp - Pink Houses (Official Music Video)
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- Official music video for "Pink Houses" by John Mellencamp.
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Music video by John Mellencamp performing Pink Houses. (C) 1983 John Mellencamp under exclusive license to the Island Def Jam Music Group
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The opening of this song was filmed at my grandma's house in austin indiana. The scene with the black gentleman sitting on the porch, he was sitting in her rocking chair. My grandmother never learned how to read and if you notice the bible in the window is upside down. I65 was built right through town in the 50's and literally cut the road her house is on in half. My grandma passed away on jan 1st 2019 at the age of 90. Oh how i miss the 1980's. They are great memories.
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Mellencamp talks about how he saw a Black man sitting on that porch and how the highway running through it was the inspiration for the song. He had a black cat on his lap and he waved back at Mellencamp and that was how he ended up writing that song. I wonder, was the gentleman in the video the same man? But in any event, that highway cut through the Black part of town just like so many of our highways did, and a lot of people don't understand what that means. It means that we didn't care about disrupting the Black neighborhoods. It meant that some of us were even happy to do it. We need to reckon with this. This music is "heartland music" and that includes our Black heartland residents. I can't help noticing how many of the commenters identify themselves as Black, which is likely because the average white listener of this music is probably clueless as to who is a resident of the heartland. Then they tell us they like this song too, or they love this artist too. I hope everyone who reads that thinks about it. "Flyover Country" and "Real America" isn't just the white people like me.
It’s sad how many of the people from the older generations from that area can’t read or write
Wat a cool reminiscent memory to have especially with this song nice bro 👍may ur grandma rest in peace.
I am a black woman raised in Buffalo NY and Alabama and grew up listening to 80s rock. I love John Mellencamp❤.
Well said.
Greetings in 2024 ,Monterrey N.L,México 🤟
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I am from Buffalo too. Hello
Rochester,NY in the house lol
I'm a 62-year-old Black man, raised in Cali... and this music is the soundtrack of my early adulthood. Worked a blue-collar job, and attended college in the evenings (toward a BA degree). Although I grew up on the West coast, the music of the Heartland always strikes deep in my soul. I just love this song.
do you think that White should be capitalized same as Black when we're talking about races which we shouldn't be talking about at all anyway just being better respect and loving each other as ourselves
@@jukeboxxx. If we're gonna love each other, I think we'll have to drop focusing on Capitalization.....doncha think?
This is an old song. Which many wont get. The OP was just saying. What happens today is not what The OP was saying.
@@jonathanbaker9153 exactly. We used to all be Americans. I'm 43. I remember this song when it was released and it was a different country with a different attitude. This song is about us as we should be
It's great to be an American.
I'm a Black 59 year old Woman and I met my Husband in 1982 and he introduced me to Mellencamp music and this song right here I Love it, got a message to it!
Hello
How're you doing today,
Comment like this are priceless,
Thank You
It's a pleasure meeting you here ❤
I can dig it!
Ye right. OK sure we believe you. And I'm a yellow submarine
Music is universal ❤ it knows no colors. Much love to you ❤
1749 clear skies and smooth sailing
I'm a Canadian and every time I hear this tune it reminds me how much I respect and love my American friends and neighbors.
God bless you.
We love you too! 🇺🇸💛
Right back at you buddy I live in Portland Oregon and it's folks like you that make the world a good place and John will keep us all going
Thank you.. Great to hear something positive
💖 God Bless yous 🙏 Our Neighbors 😊
You folks up in Canada might be the only ones left to hold democracy together the way things are going down here! Much respect to Canada!
I'm a black woman soon to be 51 years old in a couple of weeks. I remember being a kid in the 80s and loving this man and his music. I still do!
looks like he made a difference in your life. he made one in mine!
@@jefferybragg3148 He sure did
Great minds think alike 😉 😌
I'm a 61 y.o. white woman...I was in my early 20's living in outer city limits of Houston TX. My 2 kids were 2 and 5
Thanks I'm worried about playing thanks I was worried about playing this due to this new society even though I played it from last umteen years
This song is about the American dream being broken. Middle class working all their lives to barely get by. Poor black man living in his pink house.. "you know he thinks he's got it so good", "those ol crazy dreams just kind of came and went" corporate greed America has broken the middle class. Mellencamp always tells it like it is.
And he made a lot of money off this song.
wat is the majority religion are these uber-greedy corporate 1% who own half the wealth with satanicworship & now🎼🎵Free Fallin'🎶-TomPettyRIP 🎵🎼
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I agree as someone who grew up poor and now has the kind of life I always dreamed of through hard work and sacrifice. Or as my beautiful wife and I say, she is assailant manager of a fast food joint and I am a simple truck driver so we aren't wealthy by any means 6 kids and no government assistance. Capitalism...
You have to own capital to be a capitalist
Facts
Im a 51 year old woman from Bedford, Indiana, down the road from Seymore, where John is from. Ive loved his music since i was 7 years old! His recent interview with Bill Maher brought me back again.
I'll have to look that interview up, thanks so much
Ahhh … simple plain good old rock and roll songs … got onto John when I was a teen this year I’m gonna be 55 … wish there was music this good now … Thanks John … 🤙🙏❤️🇨🇦
"Little pink houses for you and me.". One thing I miss about growing up in the 80s is taking road trips through America with my family.
Every Year is a good Year to listen to Mr John Mellencamp! 2024 also...
This song and Born in the USA prove how much many people just hear the chorus and don't understand the lyrics, but you tried to teach them something anyway. ❤
Ppl don’t get it!
It's actually more interesting than that. People do hear the lyrics, they just don't interpret them in the condescending way they were intended to
Rockin in the Free World is another.
@@nryle yeah, that's pretty much what I said
OR we’ve lived long enough to hear the lyrics, know exactly what they mean, but choose to enjoy the music for what it is!
John Mellencamp is a true gift for classic Rock
100% agreed... John Mellencamp _IS_ Classic American Rock. Tom Petty, Felix Cavaliere, Bob Grill, Woodie Gutherie, Tom Johnston, John Fogerty, Paul Simon, Jim Croche & Billy Joel (in no particular order) are a small handful that defined classic guitar rock & have made the everlasting impression on all of us. Esp those of who, thanks to them, grew up wanting to be guitarists & eventually became them. Their music is the gift that keeps right on giving, everyday. And no doubt strongly influenced us to be better people 💜❤
Ok ok, Billy Joel is a pianist, not a guitarist. But so what :)
Tom Johnston/ the Doobie Bros., Take Me In Your Arms, 1973
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Jim Croche, I've Got A Name, 1973
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There is no question that this works
@@magnificentmuttley154 "Guitar rock". Rock is guitar music by definition, so writing something like "guitar rock" is a pleonasm. Guys you mentioned are not the most important for the developement of rock music. Woody Guthrie, Paul Simon and Billy Joel have very, very little to do with rock. Classic rock music was defined by Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Mickey Baker, Johnny Burnette with Paul Burlison, Duane Eddy, The Ventures, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Sonics, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Ten Years After, The Allman Brothers.
@@piotrb8434 You have a much stricter view of what Rock 'n Roll is than I do. My opinion of what popular music qualifies to be called Rock isn't restricted to textbook definition. And my viewpoint isn't unique since Rock is a large umbrella that covers many flavors & styles outside of "guitar rock," pleonasm & all
There are hundreds of thousands like me who experienced Pop & differing flavors of R&R firsthand, throughout the 60's, 70s, & 80s, with it's many alterations & changes. We were there! We understand that the range of "Rock" sub-catagories are not restricted only to popular music that uses electric guitar. Whether Jazz or Big Band styles that emphasize the use of brasswinds; Rock-fusion where an all-acoustic orchestra is simply accompanied by a handful of Rock instruments; & Soft Rock that uses a more sophisticated blend of rhythum & melody than these
There are Rock songs that range from being dominated by use of electric guitar(s), through to merely using a single rhythum guitar, faintly in the background. And there are so-called "Rock" songs where the lead instrument is a piano & little if any guitar accompanies it (Elton John, Ferranté & Tiecher, Dr John, John Anderson, Todd Rundgren, 10CC, Pablo Cruise) but such music is still referred to as "Rock" of some flavor
Again, at the risk of offending your formally-trained view in the matter, my opinion of what is called "Rock" & what goes by another name isn't based upon the rigid definitions of a professor who wrote a textbook on 20th Century Music. My opinion is based on 40+ years of listening to ths
e broad spectrum of American radio; some of it mainstream, but much of it not
So, I can see that we won't see eye-to-eye, & I won't waste your time arguing about it. Please allow me to bid you sincere thanks for contributing your thoughts today, nevertheless✌💜
Right on. I fought authority...
I've never set foot in the USA, but John Mellencamp's songs always makes me long to go over and see so many of the towns, the people, the land that he describes so vividly. Few songwriters have the ability to capture the sound and personality of a country better than him.
Hello 👋 how are you doing, I hope the virus is not affecting you?
His descriptions are amazing, but don't forget, the song is about how hard it is to live in America. The land of opportunity and inequity.
the america in this video is dead.
A lot of his songs (this one included) are critical of the USA and many of its policiesm
@chriskendall3979 This song has personal meaning for me cause I was born in a small town and grew up in a small town. If you truly want to see some of the places and people described in Pink Houses, they exist, but are not in the news or anything. If you can get here, there are many to look at and talk to.
When I was deployed, I heard this song. I brought tears to my eyes, it was a taste of home for me. I love my country and would do it all over again.
Thank you sir! My son just became a marine.
The Ron Paul Liberty Report.
Thank you for your service!
Love that thought! Hero
Bless you. If people think the USA is so bad, just think what would happen if Communist China was the most powerful country on earth. We have much to be thankful for.
3:25 Vacation at down at the Gulf of MexiCO 🎉
Ironic huh
There are certain 80’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them
Just copy and paste this everywhere
@@joeschmo5988 Ok, I’ll get to work on that 😁
@@bleep77 seems you already have
Everything. Was all good!
Yup
my dad's favourite song, he's in heaven now and I will never stop playing it, I love you dad forever ❤️
Your dad had excellent taste. May he RIP.
De lo mejor dela decada los 80😊
Hang in there. I lost my mom and dad each at the age of sixty (2007 & 2011). I truly believe they're still here (and we're still there). Here's a simple tribute: th-cam.com/video/82eDMbSG590/w-d-xo.html
I am a 68- year- old man, and I have been listening to John Mellencamp forever. I really like the video Little Pink Houses. I could listen to that song all day and never get tired of listening to it. Keep up the great singing John.
I am sure you like me would rank the Uh huh album at the top of any all-time list,
I am a thirty one year old man who lives in Paterson, NJ and I love the way John Mellencamp devotes and honors his fans and audience pertaining to his music.
Definitely one of the most passionate, honest and hard-working musicians of our time. Much love for this guy... He keeps it real.
Agree
Him and Springsteen; two American legends.
How can you not love this man when you hear this song? When I heard that he helped start Farm Aid, it only reinforced it more. God bless you, Mr. Mellencamp!! You’re an American treasure. ✌🏼💖
Well said. Totally agree.
You clearly don't understand the meaning behind the song. John said in an interview that it is extremely anti-America, claiming the American dream is dead and the country is crumbling. "Ain't that America for you and me" is sarcastic.
Well said ❤
He's always been a huge ahole in reality though, so anyone who knows or met him probably has quite a few reasons for not loving this man. Also, his music is hugely overrated, he has like 2.5 decent songs and the rest are filler trash. Nostalgia is a hell of a drig though, helps with willfully ignoring the facts that don't agree with the rest of the story.
@zwalters4135 Mellencamp is so bipolar between speaking with hyperbole and with basics. He's even stated that the song is a critique of the American Dream, and questioning if it's actually a singular and concrete thing. No 2 "Pink Houses" are the same, and no 2 peoplehave the same 'American Dream'.
I'm a 64 years women and we do need this kind of music BACK
No chance...he's the Only one. Cougar 👍🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺
Do you still get wet from this kind of music, lol
im a 64 years man and i agree totally but, alas, i dont see it happenin.
AMEN
I totally agree .... So soothing to the soul.
I saw this man in Duluth, MN on April 4th 2024 he does the same antics on stage that he did on the Scarecrow tour at the St Paul, MN civic center in 1986. It was like going back in a time capsule on that night. God bless John Mellencamp.
Iv'e been listening to John Mellencamp since I was 9 years old n now Im 47 years old and still ROCK'N to it; never to old for awesome music.
I'm not too far ahead of you I'm 48 as of October
I may be 35, but I grew up loving this kind of music
52 here & we were building mini bikes & sneaking smokes from our parents when this came out.
Every time I hear this I can smell the gas & smoke. Fun times for a kid.
I'm 52, I've been rockin' to his music since the very first album
Well I'm 58 and this is my kynda music
John Mellencamp, an American treasure ❤
Undoubtedly!!
For sure
I saw him singing 🎶
🎶🎤I’m a black girl from a black town and I’m one of his biggest fans. I love you John cougar Mellancamp 🥰
And may you always be just as loved.🥰💕😎
Using irrelevant reference is the pinnacle of a segregationist which is the biggest cause to continuing racial barriers.
You're a girl, from a town.
@@crashmacduff7378 That boy...well... first of all...gotta explain where she's coming from....your Lost in your own racial word!
Good for you Nikki!! Music knows no color
you go girl. Good taste.
One of the best songs ever written, one of my all-time favorites!! Listening to this January 2025 I’ve loved it since it first played back in the 80s! Does anyone remember when MTV had a contest that someone could win a pink house??
2022. People need to listen to this song so they can get back to what’s really important.
Im 65 from Evansville, Ind. now live Az. John never forgot his roots and neither did I, no California or New York for John, he stayed where he was taught right. No greed or glamor! Just play the music for his home! I always had respect for him for that! Pink houses for you and me!
Me and my grandma would watch this video on MTV when it came out way back then. Good memories
Maann, I haven't seen THIS vid, since the mid to latter 80s 😏. Used to be a favorite video of mine (as I really dug John Cougar as a musician back then too.) WHAT a waaay SIMPLE kinda lifestyle it WAS back when, compared to now........
What a beautiful song!
Nothing more midwest than Johnny Mellencamp music
I will never stop loving this song.
I'd be honored if some early 80s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of JACK & DIANE by John Cougar Mellencamp and SOMEBODY'S BABY by Jackson Browne on my YT channel in tribute to the Great American Summer of 1982. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and keep on rocking.
To bad he didn't really listen to what he was singing.
Me neither
Nice self promotion
Just like everything... those old crazy dreams just kinda came and went
Love Mellencamp
An absolute masterpiece of music and storytelling ❤
Saw John perform in 85 in Bloomington, IN. Best concert of my life. Living in Montana but never forgetting my Indiana roots.
From Indiana heard that great song loved it so much built Pink brick house thanks John 😊 👍
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I remembered waiting on my 15 tapes for 99 cents from Columbia House as a kid. 2025 still listening
My Anthem. Was 13 in 83 so I watched John from the START!!!! STILL LOVE HIM!!!! ROCK ON MELLENCAMP.. GEORGIA BOY IN THE HOUSE
one of the most underrated musicians of my generation
@scott michaels yea, and sure u hear his music on classic rock stations, but he's never mentioned in same breath as others. He should be. Pure, no-bullshit good old American rock and roll.
Some really great songs.
You are so right as John is right up there with the best of his generation such as Springsteen and Seger!!
I heard some guy called him the ''discount Springsteen'' or smthin. lmao
Wow, this song never gets old. But if you love John like I do, you should hear David Young’s newest single “If I Can Live Thru This” th-cam.com/video/TadCx0lCIfg/w-d-xo.html It’s been awhile that I’ve been this excited about an artist!
I'm drinking in memory of my friend, Lynn Johnson, who loved this song. R.I.P. My friend
dvg1985 ... sorry to hear that. May God comfort your 💓
Aww, tha'ts sad ,but also happy. Peace , love and blessings to you ,friend. All are one.
It,s always awesome to Rember a great friend who is gone but not forever gotten peace to YOU FROM ME TO YOU
Rip may God comfort you in the time of hurt.
Cheers to your friend
I grew up in a little pink house. Only one in town. Kinda cool. One downside, every single person knew where I lived. ",Oh you live in the pink house?" Lol.
I liked this song when it first came out in the early 80's but I was just a kid then. Just listened to it today, Jan 20th, 2021.........and today I loved this song.
What has changed ?
@@debbiecraddock7204 The Country, and not for the better.
Late 80s still love it...this is music..not like todays
Everything .
No simplicity any more
Yeah. This dude was the man
i miss these old school videos, relaxing and beautiful.
A quien no le va gustar si es buenisimo desde niña te admiro y ahora soy abuela y te sigo admirando mucho mas que antes ..
Bueno...hoy en dia (2018) ya no hay buena musica que vivan los 80s
Kick'n It, Fun Hunh !
Ya mean when music channels actually plaid music??? What a concept!
This song was filmed in a small town in Indiana near where I lived as a kid. John mellencamp raffeled off a house in a small town down the road. Whoever won he paid for the house but had to keep the house pink for at least one year.. it was so awesome.
It's not pink anymore
@Matthew Stuckwisch i lived in seymour 20yrs ago. Miss it
"We're gonna paint that mother PINK!" :) (was 16 when this song came out)
@@Land-Shark I remember him uttering that on MTV as well. ;)
I would have kept it pink.
Always liked your back up singer. Loved it when her vocals came through in some of the songs, 3.40 . Saw you at the Sovereign Center in Berks, PA in the 90's. She had been with the group 35,37 years. Now ain't this livin ?
I love ❤️ this song,John Mellencamp is just a straight slice of middle America,and he just makes music 🎶 🎵 that people can actually relate to and enjoy,his music 🎶 🎵 always has meaning to it🎉🎉
Played this 30 times while traveling through Indiana, what a wonderful state!
one of the most underrated musicians of my generation
30 times means the time traveled across Rhode Island from east to west
Sure, most of three new generations that have come into existence since dont remember John Mellencamp. But during the 80's- - are you kidding?! He was all over Rock Radio, mix stations, & MTV. And I remember he was still played regularly on Classic Rock & all-80's stations well into the 90's... So no worries, man! Thats hundreds of millions of people across three living generations at the time who listened to J.M., many of which- - like you & me- - who STILL listen to him often 💜❤
How old are you ? 🤣
Great song and yes love me some JCM when driving around the Hoosier state! Great American rock n roll perfect for anywhere really
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Where do I begin for this super Legendary Mega Star? I was introduced to John when he went by “John Cougar” during the American Fool Era. I feel in love with Jack and Diane and Hurts so good as a child in 1982.
I have been going through a lot lately. I lost both parents within two months of each other and I cope with the power of music. This past Thursday, John put on a show at the Rock Hall to promote his Exhibit there in Cleveland. As I was listening to Pink Houses live on iHeart Radio, I thought, this was THE BEST live performance (by any Artist) that I have ever heard in my entire life. The song sounded immaculate and clean. What an amazing man. It is on my wish list to meet him someday.
John has so many great songs,he seems to know were his roots come from,Thanxs john,and keep those great tunes coming,BEEN FOLLOWING YOU FOR MANY,MANY YEARS,WHEN YOU WERE JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP'!!
The 80s were the best times to be a teenager and young adult.
Top 5 Fav songs of all time for me .. " Hey Darlin , I remember when you could stop a clock " , just classic and older fans can relate to that line ..So good …..
Always loved John Mellencamp. Love ❤️ this video. One of my favorites.
I remember hearing these songs growing up! I can enjoy them today!❤😅
The most underrated musician in history.
My first 8 Track tapes I owned were Jim Croce’s. In the early 1970’s. Time in a Bottle is a top of my list song, Leroy Brown is right up there. 50 years later his songs still resonate
Need a little more of this right about now
One of the greatest songs ever written.
I'd be honored if some fans of early 80s classics would give a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of JACK & DIANE by John Cougar Mellencamp and ALLENTOWN by Billy Joel on my YT channel in tribute to the great musical year of 1982. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and peace.
First heard on MTV, and have liked it since then.wow!the best of the 80,s keep on rollin!
I listen to this full blast. A jam like no other! They dont make songs like this anymore.
Love you John! Reminds me of Fourth of July.
W A ... reminds me of the 1983 recession...lol.... love this song... like most of the rest of the country.
Still a diamond of a song ! Johnny, you hit it on the head !
And I'm still listening in 2025. Good music is timeless.
I am born and bred in Manchester in the North West of England! We know a bit about music (and Football ; I am a Lifelong CITY fan) I was born in 1965, so have seen all the great modern musical movements, and indeed; I am an original 'PuNk rOckeR, and that music has led me to discover so many genres all over the world! I Love John Mellencamps's music so much ! ( I remember when he was Johnny Cougar) Cheers dx
Unreal how a song can fill your head with such great memories of your childhood now I’m a father of two boys & two girls.
Love him and his music ❤
One of the great story tellers of the ‘80s
I’m very lucky to of been a teenager in this time
The soundtrack of my youth
Home of the free !
Absolutely.
Heard this song a billion times but never saw the video as I was too young. Wow, fantastic video and a great, honest look at America's heartland.
Thank you John for all your wonderful and truly fabulous music. I’m listening while getting my chemo treatment each and every song make my heart delight in the love you have for us midwestern life.
Sometimes yeah sometimes now
God bless u and hope the best
Good luck to you!!
I appreciate how you break down complicated ideas into manageable steps.
I noticed Ron Wood right away. The summer that I graduated from high school in 1975 we went to all the World Series of Rock concerts in Cleveland, Ohio. The headline band in the 1st concert was The Rolling Stones. It was the biggest deal in the world that Ron Wood left The Faces and joined the Stones. Rod Stewart and The Faces was the headline band in the last concert that summer. These were all day concerts with many bands performing. The tickets cost $12.
Such a GREAT old tune ...... brings back a lot of good memories from back in the day :)
Big time. My favorite!!!!
This song was my dad's favorite. 3 years today he's been gone. God bless you John Mellencamp for the memories with him.
Awesome song and video
A ballad with all of the meaning of people and their lives.
True.
This type of music is to listen to it every day without getting tired. I do it, I enjoy it a lot.
Same here.
@@mctavish23Thank you Robert greetings and thanks for signing up for my carnal I have nothing 😆
This song ALWAYS brings me home.
This song has so much raw true emotion to it! Gotta freaking love this!!!!!
Mad respect. Should be played often, so many just don't understand. Especially now.
it's addictive listening to these song, Unfortunately, artist today have no inspiration and no talent for music🎶 Is this your favorite song from John?
Hello Sherrie how are you doing!!
I'm a patriotic Australian in Australia. I love the patriotism shown by you Americans.
The songs Mellencamp has written show his passion for his country, and I love his songs.
I'm pretty sure that you're not really getting the song.
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This song is really about the irony of rich and poor people in America. Yeah it's got a patriotic chorus, but the lyrics are dark in a few places "the pills that kill"... crazy dreams about being a poor kid wanting to be president... etc, etc. I love it as an American, but it's got a lot of depth.
@@JeepersCreepers2013 it can be patriotic in a way, because ive always believed that american patriotism lies with the common people not country or government or the powerful and rebelling against authority and standing up to injustice.
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I was 23 when this came on the radio, doesn't seem that long ago, great song, he had a bunch of great songs like this one.
530 York Rd Austin, IN is the house at the opening of the song.
My great grandmother loved this song. I would play it for her all the time. She recently passed on Memorial Day.
Love you ggma❤️
After all these years I still love listening to someone so real and down to earth 💜🌹🥰
Played this 30 times while traveling through Indiana, what a wonderful state!
I actually live in Seymour, they put up a mural for him not too long ago. Not so small town anymore though.
Hello Thanks for your comment and supports, your comments and constant support has brought me this far. Keep Supporting ❤️
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Hello Amanda how are you doing!!
Happy Birthday John Mellencamp 🥳🎈🎈🎈🎁🎁🎁🎂🍾🥂🎤🎧🎸
FYI. This is NOT a patriotic song. This is a PROTEST song exposing the core issues in the good ol' 🇺🇸 USA
One of his best songs!!!! Truth about America in all his songs!!!!! Good song writer 👍
Still love to jam to this, great song.❤❤
Best so remember this on MTV
@JohnMellencamp-yh9tt thank you
@JohnMellencamp-yh9tt you’re not the real John Mellencamp! So shut up
We need this kind of music back fast!!
You couldn't pull it off. The first verse would be "well there's an African American man, with an African American cat, living in an African American neighborhood."
couldn't have said it any better
I briefly read this as: We need this kind of music black fast!!
yes
Hell yeahs
This song takes me back to the best years of my life growing up! So glad my parents had great taste in Music!
Me, Me, Me!!
Fabulous song, fabulous Musician, one the greatest in my generation!!
The musical soul of the American spirit. Rock on Mr. Mellencamp.
Love this song GREAT 80s music
Nothing like fishing in my backyard with this song in the early evening before the sun drops.
+Mark Batarina I'll go ya one better; Early one late spring morning, sun rising over the horizon, Watching the country wake up, knowing that with this song and mindset in your head all day, it's gonna be a great day.
Now that's a true AMERICAN to bad where I live its all work and trading which is also like America too
+Mark Batarina I GOT YA BEAT.........PLAYING THIS SONG JUST WHEN IM FIRING UP Y CRACK PIPE AFTER ROBBING A LIQUOR STORE AND HAVING SEX WITH MY GRANDMA
+Mark Batarina and a right after Pink Houses a little Freebird. A perfect day.
Mark Batarina god bless america
I've never seen an artist like John Mellencamp who is so proud of where he's from. Keep it going John!!!
It's sarcastic. If you want pro American garbage listen to artists who misinterpret Woody Guthrie like Sam Hunt
@@HattieJosh It's actually a very bittersweet and honest critique of the "American Dream" and an anthem of how America is NOT a Utopia.
What a beautiful song. This song stands as one of the best testaments to human reslience ever. Thank you JCM
It's an indictment of America.
Well said.
Passion, Promise, Power!