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What are your favorites of these songs?

Jack & Diane
Paper in Fire
Rain on the Scarecrow
Pop Singer
I Need a Lover
Jerry
What If I Came Knocking
Pink Houses
Cherry Bomb
Hurts So Good
Ain't Even Done with the Night
Lonely Ol' Night
Your Life Is Now
Authority Song
Wild Night
Just Another Day
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
Human Wheels
Small Paradise
Hand to Hold on To
Our Country
Check It Out
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
Crumblin' Down
Small Town

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Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« on: June 24, 2018, 07:12:47 AM »
John Mellencamp is one of those guys that is almost easy to overlook, but when I look his catalogue over, I am reminded that he really does have a lot of good songs, most of which anyone over the age of 35-40 has to know from hearing on the radio and/or on MTV back in the day.  Let's see how many peeps here listen to him.

You can for up to 7.

I went with:

Pink Houses
I Need a Lover
Jerry
Check It Out
Authority Song
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
Just Another Day

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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2018, 07:14:22 AM »
This is literally the first time I've ever heard of this guy.
This first band is Soen very cool swingy jazz fusion kinda stuff.

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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2018, 07:15:19 AM »
This is literally the first time I've ever heard of this guy.

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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2018, 07:16:19 AM »
Let's see how many peeps here listen to him.


I just want to be clear that if I do list songs, it does not mean that I listen to him. These are only things I've heard from the radio.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2018, 07:45:31 AM »
Not that it's wrong Tim. :lol
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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2018, 01:37:58 PM »
I can divide this list into three categories

1. Jack & Diane and Hurts So Good
2. Songs I really dislike:  Scarecrow, Pink Houses, Authority Song, R.O.C.K., Small Town
3. Songs I've never heard of

The two category #1 songs are just ok.

Aside from not really liking his music, I think Mr. Cougar is a bit of a d-bag.
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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2018, 01:43:19 PM »
Was going to only vote for Pink Houses, then saw Lonely Ol' Night. Forgot that one, was my favorite of his, would probably be the only song other than Pink Houses I'd listen to now. Now I can recall the video. There are shots from a fair. YOU HERE THAT TAC, A FAIR!

Didn't recognize half of the songs on the list.
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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2018, 02:02:40 PM »
Pink Houses
Hurts so Good
Jack & Diane

John Mellencamp, the Dennis Quaid to Bruce Springsteen's Kevin Costner.

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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2018, 02:19:32 PM »
John Mellencamp, the Dennis Quaid to Bruce Springsteen's Kevin Costner.

I... literally.... what.... I have no idea what this means?
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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2018, 02:25:27 PM »
John Mellencamp, the Dennis Quaid to Bruce Springsteen's Kevin Costner.

I... literally.... what.... I have no idea what this means?

Not your fault. I'm pretty campy when talking about music.

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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2018, 02:38:27 PM »
I think Mellencamp was sometimes referred to as a newer Springsteen, in that they both wrote grass roots rock and roll about America, although Mellencamp's had a much stronger Heartland feel (being that he is a hoosier from Indiana), while Springsteen is a Jersey guy. 

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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2018, 02:58:35 PM »
JCM put on one of the best concerts I've ever seen actually. He performed for over 3 hours; and actually gave it every thing he had. It was impressive to watch. Being from the Midwest he is mildly popular here. I've seen him twice. Once in the early 2000's and another time at a bar.

Right after college I actually saw him perform in his hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. A friend of mine from high school had moved there, and had invited me to a big family cookout on his grandparetns farm. I was set to start graduate school soon, and went away to cornpone land for a good drunken weekend. Bloomington is small, but its still a college town. So, I thought it would also be a good chance to cozy up to some Indiana girls, on what Tom Petty called, an Indiana night. Let's just say a good time was had by all. Any way, we were in this fairly busy bar, and there was a band playing and about half-way through their first set, Mellancamp came in and played about 5 songs with the band. He was very gracious, and very down to Earth. This would have been right after his Scarecrow album. Apparently he does that sort of thing all the time there. After, he partied a bit with everyone; took a couple of pics (this was pre cell phone days and not many people had cameras with them); and signed some autographs. But for the most part, this was where he lived, so he could just kind of be himself. That always stuck with me, that everyone needs a refuge to call home.

I sound like a huge fan. I'm not, but I do like his Midwest everyman message, it resonates with me; and a few of his songs.
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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2018, 03:16:30 PM »
Plus Mellencamp had so many hits, gold albums, stadium tours, running Farm Aid that he more like John Bon Jovi to Springsteen in your analogy.
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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2018, 08:13:20 PM »
Cool story, TV. :tup :tup

Joe, I would never think to compare Mellencamp to a poser like Jon Bon Jovi.

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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2018, 08:17:03 PM »
I have no issue with Mellencamp, but has he done anything in the last 20-25 years? I mean, I know he wasn't country, but the crossover country thing is gigantic. I feel like his heartland style would've gone well with that.
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Re: Your favorites of these John (Cougar) Mellencamp songs
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2018, 07:38:08 AM »
I go both ways with him.    Scarecrow is a great album.  The one before and the one after are okay.   I don't like the newer stuff - if it's possible to label something "pretentious heartland", this is it.   The early stuff, eh. 

I don't know. In  my book he doesn't get mentioned in the same breath as Springsteen or Bon Jovi.   

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« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2018, 08:07:58 AM »
Cool story, TV. :tup :tup

Joe, I would never think to compare Mellencamp to a poser like Jon Bon Jovi.

JBJ always looked up to Bruce.  Growing up in NJ.  Hell, he even had one of Bruce's keyboardists play on Runaway which was recorded at JBJ's uncles recording studio Bruce hung out at.  He likes writing common man rock songs.  It was just hair metal storytellers.
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would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol