In the 80's I drove semi, hauling Ford production parts. In Indiana the radio was all John. When in Detroit and Michigan the radio was Bob Seger, Northern IN and Southern MI it was both......man that was the best of times!
Bless you Richard. I think this America was lost with the cell phones. And I’m on mine all day too so I’m no better than the society I blame for the loss of Real America.
@@diosantana2659 I have a cell phone also....haven't had it on in two months. Don't miss the invasion of privacy at all! Stopped listening to network news also. Life is better!
@@JerryMullins-t1l wish I still was my Dad moved us South in 1962 now I live in one of the most busy metropolitan cities in the South it’s grown so much too busy too noisy and crime and traffic is terrible but thank God I have great childhood memories of Indiana of my grandparents farms ❤️😉👍
I live in St Louis Missouri. The year is 2023 and John Mellencamp is in town tonight and tomorrow night for two concerts. I wish that I could be there to see him live in one of those two.
Amazing he is, I went into a small biker bar and a band was playing, the lead singer was amazing, I just went crazy, my date drug me out before I could finish my drink, then later I discovered that it was John Mellencamp.,
This was one of my husband's favorite songs he was born in a small town and he was a farmer he has been gone for 2 years 6 months in John mellencamp was one of his favorite singers I play the song at his funeral I find myself listening to all of my husband's favorite songs I can still see my husband today singing your song and dancing God be with all of us
Anyone who calls Mr, Mellancamp A One Hit Wonder is nothing short of delusional. John's songs have remained in the foreground of Rock n Roll for the last four decades. His career started on a shaky premise that he despised. As soon as he fulfilled his contractual obligations to those who told him he needed to incorporate dance Routines and to wear tight shirts; he changed back to himself and gave us songs that reflected brightly on a way of life that is cherished across generations. His songs speak of a deeply felt understanding of how the world shapes us and the collective wisdom he imparts in these wonderful stirring axioms that remind us that we all face life on our own merits. He brings us a comfort of words and a healing of music. He is undoubtedly an American icon and a truly gifted musician. One of the best singer song writers we have ever seen and a gift to the people who hear his voice.
He is a American Musical ICON! And I don't throw that word around lightly. Therefore, if you ever come across another person who refers to John as this , simply cut the conversation off. Life is too short to waste your breath on idiots.
John Mellencamp is a 100% Heartland Rocker and has consistently produced some of the world's greatest and most imaginative music - would just love to see him live!! Just LOVE this fantastic atmospheric and unpretentious performance!! Keep on rockin' John!!
Back in the 80's,this song spoke of dreams , inspiration and aspiration and up to this 2019...still gives me butterflies and goosebumps...where have real musicians gone.........
Just seen the Cougar in fort Wayne indiana may 15th 2023! He was amazing, he talked to the crowd so much! I was born in a small town in indiana like John! Love cherry bomb and peaceful world ❤..this man connects with my soul through music 😊
I know what you mean! My husband use to have his hair about this same length and when he decided to go short because it was easier to maintain, I was so upset! I still MISS it so.
Took my daughter to Bloomington to see a “Little 500 Concert” she was 10 at the time. Got to see the show from the side of the stage. We flew in from NY. Met Kenny☺️. 1992.
He is true and down to heart. We need more like him. The country needs to come back togeather. God bless you John Mellencamp for down to earth songs that tell life stories.
Always kicks musical ass everywhere he performs. Music from the heart, something that doesn't exist today. Noticed in the end, he was short of breathe from all that dancing around. Heavy smoking taking its toll even back then. God bless him and his music.
A one hit wonder? "I Need A Lover", "Ain't Even Done With the Night", "Hurts So Good", "Jack and Diane", "Hand To Hold On To", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Authority Song", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town", "ROCK in the USA", "Rain on the Scarecrow", "Rumbleseat", "Paper In Fire", "Cherry Bomb", and "Check It Out" all made the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. He's not even close to a "one hit wonder!" He's got plenty more hits, buy his "Words and Music: Greatest Hits." Great CD.
I'm from NW Indiana and John was from Seymour, IN, a small town and more rural. But as a Hoosier who graduated from IU, I'm proud of our 2 most famous citizens: John Mellencamp and Bob Knight, Lol...............
Oh, what you've done to your voice with all that smoking. It's good to come back to these oldies and see the true happiness you now lack on stage. Thanks for giving me front row seats and all the wonderful memories.
John Mellencamp, and Bob Seger are normal small town boy's... They are so laid back, no frill's no big production's, just jean's, t- shirts, tennis shoes!!!!!!!! They are both great singer's, and storyteller's!!!! From the Motor City, where we know our music!!!! 🎶🎶🎶!!!!
Luv this song John is a legend but will always be a small town boy at heart. He more than obviously loves where he is from & knows the people will always have his back & truly love him there. I luv John’s hair in this video!! ❤️🥰🇺🇸
That's cool. I love the song Sukiyaki. I never knew the words to it but as a little girl i would ask my mom to play it til i fell asleep so she would reset the needle on the record...as an adult i learned what the japanese lyrics were an still love it the same.
I have been many concerts and I can honestly say that The Lonesome Jubilee tour was the absolute best I've been to! The way John Mellancamp connected with the audience was unbelievable!
These were the days when his shows were amazing. Used to see him every time in town, and was cool to see the house lights all on for the encore and 15,000 people up dancing. Good times, man.
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I could not believe back in my days, the guy I dated could have been his twin!!❤
In the 80's I drove semi, hauling Ford production parts. In Indiana the radio was all John. When in Detroit and Michigan the radio was Bob Seger, Northern IN and Southern MI it was both......man that was the best of times!
Bless you Richard. I think this America was lost with the cell phones. And I’m on mine all day too so I’m no better than the society I blame for the loss of Real America.
@Richard Koch - you won the Seger-Mellencamp exacta. I'm still playing their songs.
Im from Northern IN, and I’ll be happy to say that the stations around here still play both! And man am I thankful they do
@@jacobmalik4056 Jacob.....you're a lucky man indeed!
@@diosantana2659 I have a cell phone also....haven't had it on in two months. Don't miss the invasion of privacy at all! Stopped listening to network news also. Life is better!
Who's out there just chilling in a small Town 😊😊😊
Hello from Indpls👋😁
@@JerryMullins-t1l wish I still was my Dad moved us South in 1962 now I live in one of the most busy metropolitan cities in the South it’s grown so much too busy too noisy and crime and traffic is terrible but thank God I have great childhood memories of Indiana of my grandparents farms ❤️😉👍
Me, Cradley Heath. England
Yeah me too
I was there in the middle of the crowd on the field with my girlfriend...Miss those times and a great cause to help farmers.
Such feel good music!! I'm 65 & still loving it, fantastic performer🎯
before liberals wnet crazy
@@donaldiarussimfa5488 You will be REPLACED.
Bruce also pulls it off.
Real music. Real life. And back when life was normal. Send me back in time.
Thank you farmers for feeding America and the world 💗
Hello Mary how are you doing!!
I live in St Louis Missouri. The year is 2023 and John Mellencamp is in town tonight and tomorrow night for two concerts. I wish that I could be there to see him live in one of those two.
You can tell how happy he is to sing to his people. Beautiful moment!
His "people" in Los Angeles?
THE ONLY song about Small Town that I'll listen to! Thank you John!!
Hal Ketchum “Small Town Saturday Night” ?
Wait! Wait! Wait!
You've never heard "Small Town Girl" by Steve Wariner? It's a classic, too.
Amazing he is, I went into a small biker bar and a band was playing, the lead singer was amazing, I just went crazy, my date drug me out before I could finish my drink, then later I discovered that it was John Mellencamp.,
Wow
This was one of my husband's favorite songs he was born in a small town and he was a farmer he has been gone for 2 years 6 months in John mellencamp was one of his favorite singers I play the song at his funeral I find myself listening to all of my husband's favorite songs I can still see my husband today singing your song and dancing God be with all of us
who is outthere in 2020 watching john sing this great song in a small town ?????
I'm 70 and this performance just rocks me
The 80's what a decade. It seemed like the decade the entire world started coming together.
John is a legend. An icon. Pure and simple!
Yes he is!!! HAND TO HOLD ONTO is the most underrated song ever!!!
Yes indeed.
He sounds the same live as he does in his in recording studio...No lip syncing... That's pure raw talent.
Hello how are you doing, hope you are having a wonderful and blessed day?
@@charlieandrin1370 ciao Charlie! 🙋♀️😍😘💘💕
Pure raw talent? Seriously? It's super common.
I agree. But he couldn't dance worth of sh*t. Lol
Anyone who calls Mr, Mellancamp A One Hit Wonder is nothing short of delusional. John's songs have remained in the foreground of Rock n Roll for the last four decades. His career started on a shaky premise that he despised. As soon as he fulfilled his contractual obligations to those who told him he needed to incorporate dance Routines and to wear tight shirts; he changed back to himself and gave us songs that reflected brightly on a way of life that is cherished across generations. His songs speak of a deeply felt understanding of how the world shapes us and the collective wisdom he imparts in these wonderful stirring axioms that remind us that we all face life on our own merits. He brings us a comfort of words and a healing of music. He is undoubtedly an American icon and a truly gifted musician. One of the best singer song writers we have ever seen and a gift to the people who hear his voice.
He is a American Musical ICON! And I don't throw that word around lightly. Therefore, if you ever come across another person who refers to John as this , simply cut the conversation off. Life is too short to waste your breath on idiots.
where else do you get a rock accordion & a fiddle on the same stage!?
Everyone from a ‘small town’ raise your hand! Hello Fort Mill, SC
John Mellencamp is a 100% Heartland Rocker and has consistently produced some of the world's greatest and most imaginative music - would just love to see him live!! Just LOVE this fantastic atmospheric and unpretentious performance!! Keep on rockin' John!!
Back in the 80's,this song spoke of dreams , inspiration and aspiration and up to this 2019...still gives me butterflies and goosebumps...where have real musicians gone.........
Just seen the Cougar in fort Wayne indiana may 15th 2023! He was amazing, he talked to the crowd so much! I was born in a small town in indiana like John!
Love cherry bomb and peaceful world ❤..this man connects with my soul through music 😊
John and the band at the height of their musical powers!
I think of my home town of Longmeadow Massachusetts when I hear this song. It's a great town to grow up in. It is PURE HEAVEN! 🙏☮️✌️
whatever he's taking i want some. that's some energy he's bringing.
There is a lot of talent on that stage. To bad you don't see that today.
Just love this video. John is The Man. Gorgeous looking, joyful singer, wonderful sentiments, a world disappeared now
Where have all the long haired dancin' men gone??? Lord, for my youth again...
Probly died in a sh*thole;
That's probly where they buried them.
They went bald. lol
They became women...
@@ronaldnanni298 🤣😂
I know what you mean! My husband use to have his hair about this same length and when he decided to go short because it was easier to maintain, I was so upset! I still MISS it so.
Have loved John Cougar Mellencamp forever. He’s a very talented musician.
Took my daughter to Bloomington to see a “Little 500 Concert” she was 10 at the time. Got to see the show from the side of the stage. We flew in from NY. Met Kenny☺️. 1992.
Best hair 🏆
They were definitely having the best times of their lives
What a great song ! I'm from a small town.
LOVE the AIR TONIGHT
Memories of the 80s they were a blast
life goes on.....long....after the thrill of livin' is gone.
Great performance, great band! John has always had the dancing groove and I just love him and his music! Love the long locks of wavy hair!! ❤️
Love his music...beautiful hair and super pleasing to the eye during this era.
Seymour, Indiana☮️
I’ve seen him twice in Toronto - exhilarating
Still totally off the hook ! No candy coated bullshit , just real music that means a lot, to a lot of people.
10-4
Yes sir 👌
He is true and down to heart. We need more like him. The country needs to come back togeather. God bless you John Mellencamp for down to earth songs that tell life stories.
still at it in july 2020 pandemic, born. live and die in that small town!....that is whre they probably bury me!......folk-hero mellencamp!
John is from Seymour, Indiana.
Who else is beginnin 2019 rockin an rollin an enjoyin blues thanks to John Mellencamp songs?
Always kicks musical ass everywhere he performs. Music from the heart, something that doesn't exist today. Noticed in the end, he was short of breathe from all that dancing around. Heavy smoking taking its toll even back then. God bless him and his music.
He had so much fun, back in the day. Warms my heart to watch these old ones
I have been listening to John cougar - Mellenkamp since 1974
You'd think you'd know how to spell his name given that i'ts been 47 years since you started listening to him..
Hello mary how are you doing!!
Big time philanthropist. People can go ahead and put some respect on John Mellencamp.
Had a friend back in high school looked just like him
Love it, John is pouring his heart out 👍❣
A one hit wonder? "I Need A Lover", "Ain't Even Done With the Night", "Hurts So Good", "Jack and Diane", "Hand To Hold On To", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Authority Song", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town", "ROCK in the USA", "Rain on the Scarecrow", "Rumbleseat", "Paper In Fire", "Cherry Bomb", and "Check It Out" all made the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. He's not even close to a "one hit wonder!" He's got plenty more hits, buy his "Words and Music: Greatest Hits." Great CD.
Brett Daniel , yeah he’s not going to be anything . LOL
Who called him a one hit wonder?
One hit wonder my ass
Hows about I hit you and you can wonder how you ended up on the floor.
Brett Daniel you forgot hotdogs and hamburgers
Now this is American music. 🇺🇸
I'm from NW Indiana and John was from Seymour, IN, a small town and more rural. But as a Hoosier who graduated from IU, I'm proud of our 2 most famous citizens: John Mellencamp and Bob Knight, Lol...............
Mellencamp is one hell of a musician.
+FoMoCo1 And songwriter!!! And painter!!! And an all-round fantastic humanitarian!!!
One of the greats.
He's a singer not a musician.
That's because he is THAT GOOD!!! Helluva songwriter!!! Helluva catalog!
Jesus, one of the best live from Mellencamp!
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Way out! Cheers from Sweden - and take good care folks! A million thank's for upload!
Saw him in Vancouver BC Lonesome jubilee tour 👍
One of the Best !! Thanks
Every time I listen to this song it reminds me of that same small town that I grew up. It's like he made a song about all of us.
Go John Mellencamp You are a great performer and singer !!
Live rock & roll doesn't get a whole lot better than this...
Oh, what you've done to your voice with all that smoking. It's good to come back to these oldies and see the true happiness you now lack on stage. Thanks for giving me front row seats and all the wonderful memories.
I was at the first farm aid in Champaign Illinois. Incredible list of performers. Twelve hour concert, rained for the first half. Great memories !
John Mellencamp, and Bob Seger are normal small town boy's... They are so laid back, no frill's no big production's, just jean's, t- shirts, tennis shoes!!!!!!!! They are both great singer's, and storyteller's!!!! From the Motor City, where we know our music!!!! 🎶🎶🎶!!!!
Great song! And Kenny Aronoff!!! THE best friggin drummer in this world!!!!!
Luv this song John is a legend but will always be a small town boy at heart. He more than obviously loves where he is from & knows the people will always have his back & truly love him there. I luv John’s hair in this video!! ❤️🥰🇺🇸
Some towns disappear they get so small.
Thank for all the songs and shows ❤
johnny and i both wish we had 1/16th of the energy today he had back in '87!!
Hello Joanna how are you doing!!
John is one of them Who is very talented and never sang a bad song just like bob seger & Peter Frampton & Tom petty
Seen him on tv a couple of weeks ago ...... looked and sounded distressed
Even if I speak Japanese, his songs remind of my hometown through his songs.
furusato looks like this song.
That's cool. I love the song Sukiyaki. I never knew the words to it but as a little girl i would ask my mom to play it til i fell asleep so she would reset the needle on the record...as an adult i learned what the japanese lyrics were an still love it the same.
@John Mellencamp Thanks! John. Take care!
Too many memories.....amazing songs.
Absolutely amazing!! John Cougar Mellencamp your music never gets old♥️
Hello Patricia how are you doing!!
Hello Patricia how are you doing!!
Good things never get old.
@@ericksonwall211ciao Erick! 🙋♀️😍😘💘🌅
Great singer and performer.
His music sticks with you. The hair, he tucked-in t-shirt....pure gold.
beautiful
The best !! ..... Thanks John .
I have been many concerts and I can honestly say that The Lonesome Jubilee tour was the absolute best I've been to! The way John Mellancamp connected with the audience was unbelievable!
👍😘
OMG look at his hair. Glory days.
Hello how are you doing, hope you are having and a wonderful and bless day?
He represents America's Country rock hands down. If you just want to feel good about being an American, listen to him.
Hello Deborah how are you doing!!
Good American music!!
Makes me sad thinking about my small town. Such an amazing time of my life!!
Insteadve been sad you can just honor the blessing of the memories by enjoying.
And be glad we were raised in a small town. There is nothing like it.
Same here, but my small town is slowly dying 😥
Just the amount of passion makes my day. God bless the Midwest !!!
Best Small Town song!
Why couldn’t he stay this beautiful?!
😂👍
In the UK an dbeyond Farmers are the forgotten workers of our survival they work harder than ANT other person and we thank you .
OMGolly jumpin' Jesus! Look at how adorable you are! That hair!!! Full of vim and vigor! 87 was a good year!
Many times took granddaughters to his concerts!!! Memories!! To see them clap, laugh and sing along!! Worth millions to me!!!!
Omg ! I was so “in love” with him ! 🥰😆, but still love his music !
Hello Cindy how are you doing!!
I was born in a small town. And a lil bit of small town. Brought it down in the small town
Dancing with that guitar! Amazing talent
An American icon thanks John and band does not get better than this..THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
Who still listing to this in 2018 this song is to nice
I'm not
I'm am
Dec 2018
No one. It's 2019 now. Roll call...(i am present)😊💚☔🌺
ME
This was Johns peak, great songs and the best band he ever had..
Yes, and his recent material with Bruce Springsteen is also peak.
These were the days when his shows were amazing. Used to see him every time in town, and was cool to see the house lights all on for the encore and 15,000 people up dancing. Good times, man.
Much love from a small Town here in Mississippi 😊😊😊
Love it when rockers sound this great live! Journey in Houston 1981' queen live aid in 1985
queen is bad
A great American Rocker and the fiddle player, Lisa Germano is pretty damn cute!
Cant get mark geminos sounds up on this web site never mind his daughter
Lisa IS more than pretty damn cute
JOHN MELLENCAMP SONG SMALL TOWN A GREAT SINGER ITS IN MY SOUL LOVE TO LISTEN TO HIM SING.
All man if i could go back to the 80s