Thanks for watching my video. I gathered all the songs I shot at this show in a RUclips playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLwdc0qZNx0tYYEMRvnMUfRVESRpFcgVGT. The songs are: Paper In Fire, Small Town, Hey God (new song), Check It Out, The Eyes Of Portland (new song), Longest Days, Jack & Diane, Gloria (Van Morrison cover), Pink Houses, Cherry Bomb, and Hurts So Good. Enjoy!
Be careful about that assumption. Pretty sure he changed his mind on that lyric, if you listen to the intro here. Says a kid doesn’t know anything at 25. I think that’s right, but I’m old 😂
“Hold on to 16 as long as you can. Changes come around real soon make us women and men.” Even at 16 I understood what that meant. I hung on as hard as I could but the changes came anyway. That’s life.
This song shows that John was wise before his time , even though he didn’t know it…. Thanks John for you music, your stories and your poetry. From one Hoosier, to another, life goes on…
Watching from Rhode Island-the last of the great singer/songwriters-glad to see you're still hummin' along John-hope you're with us for a long time more. 😇
I certainly enjoyed his show at the Peace Center in Greenville SC!!! He is and always will be a classic!! I remember in Indianapolis, you could not even get a ticket to his concerts, they sold out in a DAY!! From one Hoosier to another he is the best!!!
I don't know how I missed him in his earliest career, but I accidentally got a CD when Scarcrow came out and I was hooked. Collected all his albums. Love all his music. So happy for his music and his art.
I got hooked on him back in the mid ‘80’s. I was lucky enough to get at a thrift store back in 87 a copy of “The Kid Inside”. His early stuff is hit or miss. The remakes he recorded sound like a bar band while his original work has a lot of feeling and really show where he would eventually take his sound.
@@theworldwariioldtimeradioc8676 That's because he fired all of the original high caliber musicians who helped to build "his sound". Now a days he just uses local musicians who will gladly play for free just to have the opportunity. That's why it all sounds like bar bands in the last 10-20 years. Just saying
Great footage, Tim. Usually I consider aging rockers well past retirement age deciding to tour as very uninteresting and somewhat pathetic vanity projects but that was a great rendition by John with lively crowd engagement/involvement and humor invoked as well - from a man who has a fantastic catalogue that I have enjoyed since I was twelve or so, going back forty plus years. (I kinda felt like he was morphing into Kris Kristofferson right before our eyes watching this, haha.) Good stuff. Great song, then and now.
So because someone is old, they aren’t allowed to play concerts anymore? What a ridiculous thing to say, Iron Maiden is in their late 60s, hell, drummer Nicko McBrain just turned 70, and he still plays fantastic, the whole band does. They’re still doing multi country tours across Europe, selling out arena after arena, if you think it’s a vanity thing, you’re sadly mistaken. They do it, because they can, and they do it DAMN WELL. Age doesn’t mean jack squat, fool.
@@Iwilldestroyyoo Lighten up, Francis. As a matter of personal taste, by and large, with a few exceptions, I have no interest in the aging rocker who can't let go. Not a big deal. Calm down, Max. Have a cream soda.
Saw John cougar several times. The guy is amazing unbelievable, this is a much watch for anybody thinking of a career in music but this is a brilliant live moment for everyone to see - nothing better than a great live show I love this! he is as cool as it gets - super cool
That’s so cool. Great song. I remember playing it while walking on dirt roads in Vermont down to this lake in Concord Corners called Crystal Lake. Or maybe it was called Shadow Lake, I’m not sure but that song played all the time on my little hand held radio.
He schooled everyone recently the exact same way singing this at Farm Aid 2023. No cursing though 😂, he didn’t want to be the asshole there ruclips.net/video/ABTJTVhj4Nc/видео.htmlsi=JzjuopyE5dcwEJ4B
Some have negatively commented on John’s voice. I like the sound. It sounds like someone who’s been around. This whole video is friendly. By that I mean it seems like the audience is visiting John at his house drinking beers and hanging out with him on the front porch on a warm midwestern summer night.
WoW...what a fabulous crowd, having the best time, interacting being involved. This people is what life is all about. John what a gift to bring this all togeather much love !!!
I am a big fan of John. I saw him in concert in 2008. It was a great show. My only criticism would be that he played mostly his popular songs. I get that he has to do that for familiarity. I just enjoy a lot of the stuff that gets little airplay.
In the 80's I spent my summers at John Cougar's melon camp. In daytime we'd pick some melons in the fields then at the night campfire we'd we eat cold melons. John played his guitar and songs for us then...... 😅
Glad to see he’s bantering with the audience. Saw him probably almost 20 years ago in Illinois. He didn’t say one word to the audience throughout the whole show.
Just sitting here, enjoying the back and forth between John and the audience, realizing I know nothing about the guy other than his songs and his image. Just like anyone else, John has a life with ups and downs, childhood, adulthood, and elder years. He seems like an interesting, down-to-earth guy to sit and talk with over beers. Cool.
I went to see Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow in concert, the Down To Earth Tour, a pretty much unknown band called John Cougar and The Zone opened up, they were great, I became an instant fan
saw him in concert early 90s in NJ Contental Arena or was it Brendan Byrne Arena back then, one of the best concerts, every song as a show stopper. Had great seats side stage. Lead guitarist played a different guitar every song, 25 guitars lined up. Drummer was awesome.
Loved all of the early JC and JCM stuff when he still had his voice before he lost it. Also Larry Crane deserved alot more credit than he seemed to get too.
Saw him at small arena for his "Small Town" tour. He tripped coming up steps to the stage, we all gasped, he just smiled and gave us one hell of a show!
This is not about fans singing as John can’t. This is a communion - a coming together of artist and fans to share a sort of spiritual experience that the song brings for all.
John said "second chorus" instead of second verse at 2:01. Weird, as he was trying to teach the crowd songwriting, lol. He should've somehow edited that out if he could've 😁🤣 John, if you're watching this, did you really think no one would catch it?
Gotta love Mellencamp. No pretentiousness or phoniness about him. What you see is what you get. And he lives the songs he writes. That’s what makes his music timeless. It’s funny that he schools the audience about missing the verse in J and D. He is playing the wrong chord in the same section of the song every time. I wonder if he’s aware of this?
I love good quotes. I think Mr. Mellencamp might have been loosing referring to one of my FAVORITE quotes as related to dads and sons. Paraphrasing…Mr. Twain something to the effect that, when I was 14 my father was the most ignorant man I’d ever met. By the time I was 21 I was amazed at how much he had learned. Again, a paraphrase and I don’t have the accurate citation at hand. All that said, kinda sounded what JCM was alluding to. Saw him at SIU/Carbondale in the early 80s. Such a great show.
Thanks for watching my video. I gathered all the songs I shot at this show in a RUclips playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLwdc0qZNx0tYYEMRvnMUfRVESRpFcgVGT. The songs are: Paper In Fire, Small Town, Hey God (new song), Check It Out, The Eyes Of Portland (new song), Longest Days, Jack & Diane, Gloria (Van Morrison cover), Pink Houses, Cherry Bomb, and Hurts So Good. Enjoy!
Hey, Tim, thanks for videorecording John "Cougar" Mellancamp's performance for us all to enjoy! You rock, man! 🤜🤛 Liked and subscribed! Cheers, bro!
Thank you Tim! Next best thing when you can't be at the concert.
Why are you crying about it? It's called capolism. Get over it.
Tim what venue was this recorded at?
HI Gun Dog, this was the Golden Gate Theatre right by Market and 6th. They usually have musicals there, but the occasional concert too.
Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone ... possibly one of the truest and most painful lyrics ever
Yep yep yep:)
1982.
there is a beauty to it
Gotta keep the thrills going! 😂
Be careful about that assumption. Pretty sure he changed his mind on that lyric, if you listen to the intro here. Says a kid doesn’t know anything at 25. I think that’s right, but I’m old 😂
I am 63 and life is STILL a thrill.
Hurts so Good came out when I was 12...still one of my all time favs...but the world sure isn't near what it was 42 years ago
“Hold on to 16 as long as you can. Changes come around real soon make us women and men.” Even at 16 I understood what that meant. I hung on as hard as I could but the changes came anyway. That’s life.
Me to
Lol. Yup. When his American Fool album came out in '82...I was 16. Great times. Great decade !
This song shows that John was wise before his time , even though he didn’t know it…. Thanks John for you music, your stories and your poetry. From one Hoosier, to another, life goes on…
The man is awesome!! Talented, fun, resilient and irreverent because he IS HIMSELF and I love that!!
Watching from Rhode Island-the last of the great singer/songwriters-glad to see you're still hummin' along John-hope you're with us for a long time more. 😇
Pretty cool, thanks for sharing!
I just got my first formal songwriting lesson. Much appreciated, John
Still in fine form; thanks for sharing. I actually was 16 when Jack & Diane was released; the song always made perfect sense to me-
Me, too. I thought they were words written by someone wise beyond their years.
This is a universal song about you and your first girlfriend...those were the days!
Great video - thanks for posting it - brings back great memories... great songwriting indeed - "long after the thrill of living is gone..."
Love that song. It tells a story that i can see with my imagination , love that.
I certainly enjoyed his show at the Peace Center in Greenville SC!!! He is and always will be a classic!! I remember in Indianapolis, you could not even get a ticket to his concerts, they sold out in a DAY!! From one Hoosier to another he is the best!!!
Great clip Tim.
Nice upload! Thank you, John
THat was great, what an interaction with the audience!
Still brings happiness to our hearts......
That gave me chills.
I don't know how I missed him in his earliest career, but I accidentally got a CD when Scarcrow came out and I was hooked. Collected all his albums. Love all his music. So happy for his music and his art.
how do you accidentally get a CD?
@@christopherallen9580Stole it at a party.
Yeah, he's a really good visual artist. I don't know if he's shown his paintings anywhere but I saw them in an interview with him about 20 years ago.
I got hooked on him back in the mid ‘80’s. I was lucky enough to get at a thrift store back in 87 a copy of “The Kid Inside”. His early stuff is hit or miss. The remakes he recorded sound like a bar band while his original work has a lot of feeling and really show where he would eventually take his sound.
@@theworldwariioldtimeradioc8676 That's because he fired all of the original high caliber musicians who helped to build "his sound". Now a days he just uses local musicians who will gladly play for free just to have the opportunity. That's why it all sounds like bar bands in the last 10-20 years. Just saying
Imagine working for him. The hell they go through.
The Mellencamp biography is revealing.
Something special when this kind of connection is made. Thank you John!
Great footage, Tim. Usually I consider aging rockers well past retirement age deciding to tour as very uninteresting and somewhat pathetic vanity projects but that was a great rendition by John with lively crowd engagement/involvement and humor invoked as well - from a man who has a fantastic catalogue that I have enjoyed since I was twelve or so, going back forty plus years. (I kinda felt like he was morphing into Kris Kristofferson right before our eyes watching this, haha.) Good stuff. Great song, then and now.
So because someone is old, they aren’t allowed to play concerts anymore? What a ridiculous thing to say, Iron Maiden is in their late 60s, hell, drummer Nicko McBrain just turned 70, and he still plays fantastic, the whole band does. They’re still doing multi country tours across Europe, selling out arena after arena, if you think it’s a vanity thing, you’re sadly mistaken. They do it, because they can, and they do it DAMN WELL.
Age doesn’t mean jack squat, fool.
@@Iwilldestroyyoo Lighten up, Francis. As a matter of personal taste, by and large, with a few exceptions, I have no interest in the aging rocker who can't let go. Not a big deal. Calm down, Max. Have a cream soda.
Pathetic comment..not pathetic aging rockers...
Love all those sing along fun songs!
John Mellencamp has really become a crochety old man.
He was a crochety young man too.
@@TimBracken And that's putting it nicely.
Just love his music!❤️💕💕❤️💕❤️💕🎈❤️💕
He had them in the palm of his hand! Songs don't have to be complicated to be good. Great performance!
Lonesome Johnny C, the man, the myth and one of our Indiana heros! Rock on brother, rock on!
Seems like you captured some magic in a bottle here! 🇬🇧👍🇺🇲
I pray to God he brings back the full band--including the electric guitar, bass, and drums--for future live performances of this song
And the beautiful lady who plays the violin 🤟🤟🤟
I know Kenny Aronoff would jump at the chance to play drums for him again! That would be great!
Love John great singet and songwriter
Saw John cougar several times. The guy is amazing unbelievable, this is a much watch for anybody thinking of a career in music but this is a brilliant live moment for everyone to see - nothing better than a great live show I love this! he is as cool as it gets - super cool
I dare you to call him John Cougar to his face. 😂 Seriously.
He hates that name. Wasn't his idea.
That’s so cool. Great song. I remember playing it while walking on dirt roads in Vermont down to this lake in Concord Corners called Crystal Lake. Or maybe it was called Shadow Lake, I’m not sure but that song played all the time on my little hand held radio.
I attended his concert in Indiana this weekend and we Hoosiers did NOT go to the chorus after the first verse.
Honest singer and great storyteller thru speech and singing
Just saw him. Amazing
me too
Loved it !!!!!
About time you started playing it again.
The audience did the same thing when I saw John Mellencamp some years back in Oshawa, Ontario, he also stopped and schooled us on songwriting ! 🇨🇦
He schooled everyone recently the exact same way singing this at Farm Aid 2023. No cursing though 😂, he didn’t want to be the asshole there ruclips.net/video/ABTJTVhj4Nc/видео.htmlsi=JzjuopyE5dcwEJ4B
Had he said “you MFers” to the local crowd last weekend, people would’ve walked out. He seems drunk in this clip.
Some have negatively commented on John’s voice. I like the sound. It sounds like someone who’s been around. This whole video is friendly. By that I mean it seems like the audience is visiting John at his house drinking beers and hanging out with him on the front porch on a warm midwestern summer night.
🎯👍👍👍👍
I think at one point he was smoking around 3 packs of cigarettes a day. And I’m pretty sure he’s had multiple heart attacks and surgeries.
Yes, my front porch holds 18,000 friends !
WoW...what a fabulous crowd, having the best time, interacting being involved. This people is what life is all about. John what a gift to bring this all togeather much love !!!
I am a big fan of John. I saw him in concert in 2008. It was a great show. My only criticism would be that he played mostly his popular songs. I get that he has to do that for familiarity. I just enjoy a lot of the stuff that gets little airplay.
prob could have been a bit less harsh to the audience, but he still did conduct himself with stedfastness and humor.
Too cool...they were great in concert when I was a youngster.
amazing song and songwriter. this reminded me of Paul Kelly and how awesome he is too.
GOOD FOR YOU JOHN,GOOD FOR YOU! i met you in the pink houses days... you still got it bud!
That’s the best sing along I’ve ever heard!!
Truly a life anthem!
Thank you
Mr. Mellencamp
Love John's old madness he's at the point where he will tell you what he thinks Love it
Men like John are a rare breed. He was incredibly wise at a young age. When folks like him talk, best to listen to every word
He ALWAYS spoke his mine, even way back in his twenties when he “knew everything”.
@@rgrndu-r7p even in school! I know, because I went to school with him. He has not changed!
I’d forgotten how old I was until I saw this clip! I don’t feel well!😳🤒
John Mellencamp ...YEAH.....THANK ALL THAT IS GOOD AND GREAT...THAT US ALL HAVE HIM IN THE WORLD EH.?.....MUCH LOVE.!!
Great stuff!
In the 80's I spent my summers at John Cougar's melon camp. In daytime we'd pick some melons in the fields then at the night campfire we'd we eat cold melons. John played his guitar and songs for us then...... 😅
I remember this murderer Jason showed up and 17 kids got slashed
JM... you won me over with this... I'm your newest (74 years old) fan.
Thank you John Courgar love The Cardiacs Dee Yak and Lee!
Grew up in North Vernon, IN only a few minutes from Seymour. Love me some John Cougar.
great show!!
He's seen better days. The honest truth is this he changed the world with his songs whether we want to admit it or not.
Such a class act. And I thank him for the songwriting lesson.
Lol. Not lately
Glad to see he’s bantering with the audience. Saw him probably almost 20 years ago in Illinois. He didn’t say one word to the audience throughout the whole show.
Beaten up by life. Have not seen his face since late 80's. Good to know he is still around ....
thats all of us, Jack.
I was in High School when this song came out. It was basically our theme song then. Great time to be alive, good times, good music.
keep on performing brother would love to jam with this man.
Mellencamp is a class act . I heard him in Boulder , Colo in the 70's . Great show .
What year and what Venue in Boulder?
He's become a total prick (or maybe always has been) and 100% belongs in Boulder. 😂
James Dean as a pop star.
That was the absolute BEST!!!!!
Take me back to those days
This was cool thnks
Looking forward to buying John's new album. Sounds like a 🏆 winner.😊
Just sitting here, enjoying the back and forth between John and the audience, realizing I know nothing about the guy other than his songs and his image. Just like anyone else, John has a life with ups and downs, childhood, adulthood, and elder years. He seems like an interesting, down-to-earth guy to sit and talk with over beers. Cool.
Or a joint😬😬❤️❤️
I think I’ll just listen to the song on the radio.
I really like him😊
I went to see Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow in concert, the Down To Earth Tour, a pretty much unknown band called John Cougar and The Zone opened up, they were great, I became an instant fan
John is an American icon. One of our greatest songwriters. Just an all around great American talent. God bless 😎
He sure was
saw him in concert early 90s in NJ Contental Arena or was it Brendan Byrne Arena back then, one of the best concerts, every song as a show stopper. Had great seats side stage. Lead guitarist played a different guitar every song, 25 guitars lined up. Drummer was awesome.
John always puts on a great show. I got some great footage of him last year!
Love it. John you are the best!
Come to Portland. We need to have a discussion.
Have you always wanted to know what a real AA meeting sounds like? This is pretty damn close to what an average "old timer" sounds like!
Things were simpler then and nobody dreamed how complicated it could get.
Always loved this song because I grew up with Bobbie Brooks clothes and we had a Tastee Freeze in our small midwestern town!
I always thought he was a kind of a cocky guy Love this song. Sure or not he’s a cocky guy. Jam on Mr. Mellencamp
I saw him in San Diego in 1982, back then he would use dirty words indeed!
"Don't bore us, take us to the chorus" --- Tom Petty.
They don’t make them like that anymore… he is truly the definition of the word “Legend”.
one of the best songs ever written,with the best line ever written...
That was pretty cool
Loved all of the early JC and JCM stuff when he still had his voice before he lost it. Also Larry Crane deserved alot more credit than he seemed to get too.
John Mellencamp, Susanna Hoffs, Belinda Carlise, ageless, legendary, and get better with time.
Seriously, none of them age. It's crazy.
John Melloncamp ( Cougar) An American icon . I’m happy he’s still around after all that smoking. Part of our youths .
*Mellencamp
@@crusheverything4449 Thank God you're here! Lol
I have a VIP ticket to see him tomorrow night! So excited. I might throw my underwear at him. lol.
That was fun.
John we need more heroes like you these days.
Hero? WTF?
@@johnconway9882 I guess you missed the bus if you don't know what They are talking about
Saw him at small arena for his "Small Town" tour. He tripped coming up steps to the stage, we all gasped, he just smiled and gave us one hell of a show!
This is not about fans singing as John can’t.
This is a communion - a coming together of artist and fans to share a sort of spiritual experience that the song brings for all.
nobody said john can't sing. first minute of this i can tell john sings better than the crowd. Who says John can't sing?
This is absolutely a tactic performers use to preserve their voices.
Audience singing chorus made my chest burn and eyes melt.
John said "second chorus" instead of second verse at 2:01. Weird, as he was trying to teach the crowd songwriting, lol. He should've somehow edited that out if he could've 😁🤣 John, if you're watching this, did you really think no one would catch it?
Ah....I a remember when this song came out and he sang it as John Cougar......
Geez, I'm getting old. LOL.
Gotta love Mellencamp. No pretentiousness or phoniness about him. What you see is what you get. And he lives the songs he writes. That’s what makes his music timeless. It’s funny that he schools the audience about missing the verse in J and D. He is playing the wrong chord in the same section of the song every time. I wonder if he’s aware of this?
If it’s his song it’s the right chord!
So he used to be a farmer but the bank foreclosed on his farm?
Went to st simons island years ago to interview him for VH-1. It was so hot that day, I didnt care WHO i was talking to. But it was a memorable shoot.
It would be great to personally know him
He came out as John Cougar. That’s the way I will always remember him. Bad ass John cougar
I love good quotes.
I think Mr. Mellencamp might have been loosing referring to one of my FAVORITE quotes as related to dads and sons.
Paraphrasing…Mr. Twain something to the effect that, when I was 14 my father was the most ignorant man I’d ever met. By the time I was 21 I was amazed at how much he had learned.
Again, a paraphrase and I don’t have the accurate citation at hand.
All that said, kinda sounded what JCM was alluding to.
Saw him at SIU/Carbondale in the early 80s. Such a great show.