John Mellencamp - Check It Out

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

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  • @rebeccawagner4167
    @rebeccawagner4167 6 месяцев назад +123

    This song makes me think about how fast life goes. And about how much we need to slow down and enjoy life.

  • @jeremiahbrown1042
    @jeremiahbrown1042 2 года назад +195

    I lost my dad today. He liked John Cougar. Needed to hear this today. My dad would have been around my age now when this came out. It's funny as you get older, how songs mean different things, how you hear the lyrics now, not just sing them. Love you dad...thank you for everything!!!!

    • @kennethmelnychuk9737
      @kennethmelnychuk9737 6 месяцев назад +14

      When I was a young man, I thought that my dad was an asshole.
      As the years progressed and his health diminished, I realized how terribly wrong I was.
      He told me when he was on his deathbed that he loved me and I said that I love him
      After 30 years since his passing, I still miss him terribly

    • @braddalton4948
      @braddalton4948 5 месяцев назад +2

      Some lost mine in 20

    • @amandagrant1982
      @amandagrant1982 5 месяцев назад +1

      🪽🪽🪽

    • @niktawilliams6487
      @niktawilliams6487 4 месяца назад +1

      Classic!!!😢😊😂🎉

    • @Amber-vn5yn
      @Amber-vn5yn 4 месяца назад +5

      I'm the 85th like and in 1985 I lost my dad suddenly. He was 41 and i was 8. He was my best friend. I love this song so much. Born and originally from Indiana I know where Seymour is, Mellencamps hometown. The lyrics and rythmn have really touched me these last 2 years. It's become one of my favorites from him. Also rain on the scarecrow could have been written about me and my maternal grandpa it is a bit uncanny. Love you Mellencamp Indiana hoosiers and everything and anything else related. 😊

  • @sergeantmasson3669
    @sergeantmasson3669 Год назад +92

    Violin girl is amazingly talented.

    • @7thsonofa7thson80
      @7thsonofa7thson80 11 месяцев назад +9

      Lisa germano

    • @billmyers9739
      @billmyers9739 7 месяцев назад +6

      And easy to look at!

    • @mattikyle
      @mattikyle 5 месяцев назад +1

      I seen them live on that concert tour here in Kansas City great great show

    • @jonasgrumby1093
      @jonasgrumby1093 27 дней назад

      Her dad was a teacher at John Adam’s HS in sound bend, In

  • @jymwilson3286
    @jymwilson3286 6 месяцев назад +26

    I was at this show. My second time seeing him and it was a total flyer. Bought a ticket on the street the day of the show. This video...just chopping onions her. Saw him last night, 4/09/2024, in Springfield MO. He can't do splits anymore but he can still rock.

  • @franklesko2485
    @franklesko2485 3 года назад +719

    The fiddle and accordion combo in Mellencamp's music is one of the best sounds in all of pop music. I can't believe people don't talk about it more. It's immediately recognizable, such a great sound, it brings a cultural legacy with it, so much good to say about it. It always leaps out of the recording and is immediately present without taking over. And the guitarists in Mellencamp's music are also tasteful and interesting, too, like the Fender at the close of this one.

    • @Levisnteeshirt1
      @Levisnteeshirt1 3 года назад +15

      It's like the come in and cut , some bands just don't get it , they try to drown each other out

    • @frankrees3120
      @frankrees3120 2 года назад +19

      Was thinking the same thing. I don't know how long this combo of Mellencamp Band members lasted together, but they had "magic" especially 11 Dec 1987!!! Thank goodness they professionally recorded it. We can have it & the Future can have it FOREVER!!!

    • @petediamond2721
      @petediamond2721 2 года назад +22

      @@frankrees3120
      He started with most of these guys when they were teenagers and most of them are still with him to this day, one of the greatest rock and roll backup bands of all time! in my opinion...

    • @nikohel6288
      @nikohel6288 2 года назад +23

      Lisa Germano is on fiddle--she played with a number of bands including Simple Minds.

    • @theprinceoftides6836
      @theprinceoftides6836 2 года назад +22

      Truth. Also the drummer is one of the best in the business.

  • @jerrkyd
    @jerrkyd 3 года назад +46

    I love the fact that John Mellencamp is from Indiana and that he never strayed from his roots.........

  • @stephenstephen1217
    @stephenstephen1217 3 года назад +53

    I was the audio mixer for this video. Back in 1987, I worked for a video company named Premore in North Hollywood. It was a 7pm session, and since I started working at 9am, and had an hour open before the session, I went ahead and mixed the song. At 7pm John's producer Don Gehman, opened the door with a rack of electronics in tow, to mix the song. I told him I had taken the liberty of doing a mix while waiting, and he said, "Lets hear it". After I played the video, he said, "What am I doing here!". It was a nice Xmas present for me to have him sign off on the mix! I loved the song, otherwise I most likely would have gone to dinner & waited.

    • @mahcem
      @mahcem 2 месяца назад +4

      Cool story. You mixed the album version over audience mics, though, didn't you?

    • @MattPinard
      @MattPinard Месяц назад +7

      I was working in South Bend, Indiana, ran into the violinist in this video bagging groceries, said to her "you were that band", she replied, "go tell John"

    • @antondial5326
      @antondial5326 Месяц назад +5

      You did a great job 👏 👍

    • @fredhorsman
      @fredhorsman Месяц назад +3

      @@mahcem lol totally, this is the album recording

    • @antidoteforemptiness
      @antidoteforemptiness Месяц назад +3

      Gotta say I love your work man👍

  • @jamesgannon6192
    @jamesgannon6192 Год назад +37

    Almost 69 years old…. Listening to JCM …
    Let your Buddies Know that You Love Them ❤️

  • @johannesswillery7855
    @johannesswillery7855 3 года назад +199

    Mellencamp is one of a very few performers who sound as good live as they do on the recording.

    • @johnrhoads1109
      @johnrhoads1109 2 года назад +10

      Too bad this is dubbed and isnt live

    • @stingfan16ify
      @stingfan16ify Год назад +4

      Unfortunately, they dubbed the studio version over the live performance.

    • @vickichurchill5675
      @vickichurchill5675 Год назад +1

      Would luv to see hom live in Brisbane we all getting older ..still in 70s maybe can make if he hurry up

    • @johannesswillery7855
      @johannesswillery7855 Год назад +3

      @@vickichurchill5675 I hope you get to see him play live. I was never a huge fan of live concerts because of the crowds but he was well worth the price of admission. God bless!

    • @donnyvaughan9133
      @donnyvaughan9133 Год назад +2

      I saw him open up for heart, years ago, WAS AWSONE! We used to walk around the tour buses, he was in a Winnebago at that time said cougar sticker back bumber, Jack and dian think at that time just came out, Wow They were great, REAL !! PS!! LARGO MARYLAND, CAPITAL CENTER, BEEN A FAN ETC!!!!

  • @DavidSmith-qo1se
    @DavidSmith-qo1se 5 лет назад +97

    I'm 70, and the song still gives me chills.

    • @ashpnk06p60
      @ashpnk06p60 Год назад +7

      64 here same here rock on dave

    • @pbandj37
      @pbandj37 Месяц назад

      You still here man?

    • @DavidSmith-qo1se
      @DavidSmith-qo1se Месяц назад

      @@pbandj37 Yes, and I'm now 75.

    • @pbandj37
      @pbandj37 Месяц назад

      Glad to hear! Keep on enjoying!

  • @tashawilliams4184
    @tashawilliams4184 Год назад +140

    I dance to this song all the time, I'm glad I was born in the era of good music. Thank you Mr. John Mellencamp❤

  • @joberpup
    @joberpup 3 года назад +383

    I get chills every time at the violin after “all that we’ve learned about living”
    EVERY TIME! For over 30 years.

    • @Freemarkets1236
      @Freemarkets1236 3 года назад +11

      It really is a great piece of music. I've always loved the violin too. Where has this type of music gone?

    • @derkiesthreeteeth5529
      @derkiesthreeteeth5529 3 года назад +9

      İt is badass! İ get that feeling too!

    • @f-tech5497
      @f-tech5497 2 года назад +11

      I love Lisa Germano (violin player)

    • @cowboyupnow63
      @cowboyupnow63 2 года назад +7

      @@Freemarkets1236 where has the time gone? Seems like yesterday that this song was released……

    • @josefbleaux6724
      @josefbleaux6724 2 года назад +3

      EXACTLY the same here. Wow..

  • @susammarks8502
    @susammarks8502 7 месяцев назад +7

    This is what needs to come back. 70yrs old, these are memories that are here to stay

  • @JimAnderson-v4w
    @JimAnderson-v4w 7 месяцев назад +12

    I was born in 66' and grew up in the 70s and 80s -- best music that ever was, is, or ever will be, what an awesome time to be alive 😎

  • @richardkline1832
    @richardkline1832 4 года назад +541

    On some nights this song gives me chills, in others it makes me want to cry. He is one of best midwestern story tellers of recent generations.

    • @gregrobichaux7847
      @gregrobichaux7847 4 года назад +9

      Richard. He has turned into one of my favorite artists.

    • @angelalinderman3993
      @angelalinderman3993 4 года назад +16

      I remember the concert, last song all the lights on and everyone clapping in unison!!!! Best memory ever!👍😁💓💖💋

    • @quentinwade8506
      @quentinwade8506 4 года назад +6

      @@angelalinderman3993 You attended this concert? That is awesome! I can feel the energy of it it transcends through time as strange as that sounds. I can only imagine how Mellencamp felt on stage.

    • @lost422011
      @lost422011 4 года назад +4

      I sometimes get the same way too!

    • @susanmcnally6356
      @susanmcnally6356 4 года назад +3

      Well said!

  • @colleenmelcher4338
    @colleenmelcher4338 2 года назад +75

    We need more of this today.

  • @Kathysimon1
    @Kathysimon1 7 месяцев назад +11

    What a Classic song from a time I have nothing but fond memories of thanks mr Mellincamp.

  • @munkustrap2
    @munkustrap2 Год назад +26

    I got to see John transform from John Cougar to John Cougar Mellencamp to John Mellencamp & to enjoy his music every step of the way. A better lyricist there never has been.

    • @ericparker1346
      @ericparker1346 11 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah he opened to us( Ian Hunter Band) as Johnny Cougar 1980-81 US tour. He was fantastic and put a fire under our butts.

  • @MariodeSa_Music
    @MariodeSa_Music 3 года назад +179

    Sheer, utter and absolute perfection. This album Lonesome Jubilee is one of the very few records that have accompanied through out my life, without me ever getting tired of it. And incredibly it just keeps getting better and better. Thank you John for the joy you have given me with your music. Much love.

    • @justinnorthcutt6794
      @justinnorthcutt6794 3 года назад +3

      Same, brother

    • @robertferguson3648
      @robertferguson3648 2 года назад +4

      We’re on the same page brother. Good luck to you

    • @randyross3008
      @randyross3008 2 года назад +2

      I wish I could get it touch with him my aunt worked for him for years she is not doing well

    • @nicolasmcmillan1210
      @nicolasmcmillan1210 Год назад +4

      Couldn't agree more, and my favourite track has changed over the years, started off as paper in fire, then real life, these days we are the people, empty hands and hotdogs and hamburgers are my favs

    • @cvcubbington
      @cvcubbington Год назад +3

      Same, my friend.

  • @cynthiasmith4130
    @cynthiasmith4130 Год назад +41

    The 80's were the best time of my life!!! The music was fantastic!! 🎶🎶🎶....

  • @leannedunn3313
    @leannedunn3313 8 месяцев назад +12

    2024 and I’ve had this on repeat for 2 days!!! Funny how a song can creep in when you need it most ❤

  • @bacfran8133
    @bacfran8133 2 месяца назад +17

    I heard this song in a store yesterday. I was transported back to those years when I dreamed big and thought nothing could stop me. These lyrics hit differently in my 60’s. Still hoping “they’ll have a better understanding.”

    • @cherylb6755
      @cherylb6755 2 месяца назад +1

      Still hoping….

    • @NormanDoll-rr6lh
      @NormanDoll-rr6lh Месяц назад +3

      Ridin' on the highways that we built....
      Yes, let's hope they have a better understanding 💙

  • @jSS..
    @jSS.. 3 года назад +86

    Absolutely 1 of the best live performances ever captured...a true artist....great musician, great entertainer.

    • @WolfgangR5150
      @WolfgangR5150 Год назад

      The audio is from the studio recording with the crowd added in.

    • @marksmith4627
      @marksmith4627 Год назад

      @@WolfgangR5150 No it's not, I was there live.

  • @paulaterrell7439
    @paulaterrell7439 3 года назад +29

    I was 13 years old when I started listening to John mellencamp ... i was bullied in school an every day when I got out of school I would go to my bedroom an turn up his music.... An get that stuff out of my head .... I would dance and sing along.....

    • @RohanHordern
      @RohanHordern 3 года назад +5

      I am sorry you've been through a lot.

    • @paulaterrell7439
      @paulaterrell7439 3 года назад +1

      @@RohanHordern thank you

    • @johnmellencamp4166
      @johnmellencamp4166 Год назад +1

      I am sorry you went through that, am glad my music brings joy and heals…
      Thanks for the love and support, it’s nice seeing you here.

    • @bruhster9534
      @bruhster9534 5 месяцев назад

      Maybe we're the same person

    • @georgesturdy7040
      @georgesturdy7040 Месяц назад

      Hope you're okay

  • @HeyJoeGFY
    @HeyJoeGFY Год назад +18

    Mellencamp and Bryan Adams...best live shows I've ever seen sonically, and I've seen em all live, from Aerosmith to Zeppelin. I'll be 70 yrs young on 11/13/23.

  • @RELopez-mk4ic
    @RELopez-mk4ic 8 лет назад +379

    I'm 57 now.....check it out. I was 27 when this song came out, still love the lyrics and the tale they tell.

    • @coreyabell2497
      @coreyabell2497 8 лет назад +2

      What year twere you born sir

    • @RELopez-mk4ic
      @RELopez-mk4ic 8 лет назад +2

      59

    • @ratter531
      @ratter531 8 лет назад +17

      I am 64 now, and still love this song, and all of the 80's music.

    • @coreyabell2497
      @coreyabell2497 8 лет назад +1

      R.E. Lopez Wow you're a wise sage

    • @andrewglionna768
      @andrewglionna768 7 лет назад +5

      I echo your comments, except the '57' part.

  • @valendanewell5901
    @valendanewell5901 11 месяцев назад +20

    The 80s will always be dear to my heart. I’m glad I was there to soak up all the great music. John rocked the world as a singer/songwriter his live concerts were phenomenal….AWESOME ENTERTAINER!! 🎼🎤🎼

  • @benwilson2766
    @benwilson2766 7 лет назад +357

    This song doesn't get the credit it deserves, easily his best..... Just listen to the lyrics. That is real life for so many of us..

  • @reneejohnson5787
    @reneejohnson5787 4 года назад +49

    My all time favorite Mellencamp song! Poetic genius!

  • @lojomc9311
    @lojomc9311 Год назад +64

    Everytime I hear this song I'm taken back to being a kid and driving with my dad from Atlanta to see family in Chicago. He had Mellencamp's greatest hits cd and it was on repeat all the way to Chicago. It'll be 3 years in May since I lost him, but this song and what it represents is one of the things that helps me stay connected to him

    • @ronmay4945
      @ronmay4945 Год назад +4

      Wish you peace and happiness

    • @markford3024
      @markford3024 Год назад +2

      That's Sweet man. Sorry about you losing your dad.

  • @jackhammer0078
    @jackhammer0078 8 лет назад +331

    John Mellencamp has a real message of what life is really about. No candy-coated b.s., like the crappy new music today.

    • @clivemoney4548
      @clivemoney4548 8 лет назад +7

      I agree 100%

    • @jimw4135
      @jimw4135 8 лет назад +8

      No money in music today like there was back then. All the music is stolen. How much is a producer or an artist willing to invest in creating great music when the money is not there.

    • @user-pw9gz9cg5t
      @user-pw9gz9cg5t 7 лет назад +3

      Probably my all time favorite peformer. My first concert ever in the early 80s -he was with Heart and still went by John Cougar. I was blown away! The only song of his that I knew back then was "I need a lover". I've seen him a couple of more times since then and love to play his stuff on guitar.

    • @michaelmarshall1713
      @michaelmarshall1713 6 лет назад

      Yes .

    • @ftankpyle7253
      @ftankpyle7253 6 лет назад +2

      Singers like John and bonjoi Bono abd my favorite I'd Bruce but I have all John cougar mellancamps albums he is an America

  • @psychotrucker9880
    @psychotrucker9880 5 лет назад +92

    The 80's were the best day's in America. Every day was great

    • @kurtjones8207
      @kurtjones8207 5 лет назад +2

      I disagree. There were Plenty of bad days. My dads factory closed in 1982 and he was out of work for a long time and the unemployment rate was really high. Mellencamp was great though

    • @shanetucker6739
      @shanetucker6739 4 года назад

      Kurt Jones yes but the employment rate went down each year after...I’m sorry for your Dad’s loss of a job, I know that must have sucked. JCM was a relief from that.

    • @chico854
      @chico854 4 года назад +2

      When humanity was still pure 😀🤔😯😭🌺🙏👣🎶💦💖👆

    • @samanthaeiler3998
      @samanthaeiler3998 4 года назад

      Hell yeah. As long as our parents didn't find out. Now, we know. Lol

    • @kevinmcdonald6477
      @kevinmcdonald6477 4 года назад +1

      Oh yeah, the emergence of gangsta rap, Madonna, bad hair bands and crack...I guess my glass is half empty. What wasn't there to like?

  • @metalmick99
    @metalmick99 Год назад +34

    I'm not sure exactly how to define a "classic of popular music" but given the wonderful blend of accordion, violin, and guitar accompanying outstanding vocals and such strong lyrics, I'm pretty sure this can meet most, if not all definitions of the term. I never tire of hearing this song.

  • @blackbird426
    @blackbird426 7 лет назад +258

    I'm 68 yrs. and this is still my favorite song.

    • @michaelrogottie9197
      @michaelrogottie9197 6 лет назад +6

      Same here Georgia, Not far behind ya. God, Where did the time go?

    • @hunggrapes5532
      @hunggrapes5532 6 лет назад +2

      same here

    • @Buzzbox3rd
      @Buzzbox3rd 6 лет назад +3

      58 here and i still love it.

    • @danielward8131
      @danielward8131 6 лет назад +6

      The older I get, the sadder this song gets.

    • @scottieclay2
      @scottieclay2 5 лет назад +3

      John is one of my favorites if we could go back to this time it would be awesome when MTV and vh1 was real MTV and VH1

  • @DRGAS339
    @DRGAS339 9 лет назад +547

    were did music like this go I WANT IT BACK

    • @johnlennon1970
      @johnlennon1970 9 лет назад +13

      +LOREK cox Everyone does...we all want it back

    • @allcot6219
      @allcot6219 9 лет назад +14

      +LOREK cox Just turned 57, Nov 30 we will never see music like this again.

    • @DRGAS339
      @DRGAS339 9 лет назад +6

      +allcot sad but true my friend

    • @mineralt
      @mineralt 8 лет назад +6

      Gonna die with us I am afraid.

    • @balerjohnson3099
      @balerjohnson3099 8 лет назад +12

      +LOREK cox Its gone forever ..I dont look for anything new anymore . I just look to Dylan , Neil young , Tom Petty , Etta James , Albert King , Leon Russell and all the folks who did real music.

  • @jeddyhi
    @jeddyhi Год назад +5

    The 80s were an awesome time. Just awesome.

  • @jeffreygrimes7313
    @jeffreygrimes7313 2 года назад +11

    I love the lady playing the violin she is great wow

  • @j-me6317
    @j-me6317 8 лет назад +652

    1987 - Damn near 30 years ago, and we still don't have a better understanding.

    • @kevinurban1963
      @kevinurban1963 8 лет назад +21

      aint that the truth J-Me

    • @SusanThomas-po5zh
      @SusanThomas-po5zh 7 лет назад +16

      This song is a cry out to the next generation. Keep crying it. ❤

    • @robertdaniels4357
      @robertdaniels4357 7 лет назад +22

      Tom Miller yeah right. maybe we should have elected a corrupt lying bitch.. liberal Socialist

    • @tomsinatra6591
      @tomsinatra6591 7 лет назад +21

      President can only do but so much, its the people who have to make the change, unite regardless of party and be one. We could achieve soooo much more if we just stand as one regardless of race, religion, creed or differences.

    • @barryphillips7327
      @barryphillips7327 7 лет назад +3

      It is still here and can be as long as you want it to be, either on CD,s or you tube.

  • @DonThrasher
    @DonThrasher 12 дней назад

    My favorite John Mellencamp song! The words speak the way it was!

  • @markle821
    @markle821 4 года назад +85

    My all time favorite musician. I even have a tattoo for him. A scarecrow that's says Rain on the Scarecrow. They don't make musicians like him anymore.

    • @johnmellencamp9644
      @johnmellencamp9644 3 года назад +6

      Thanks for your sincere compliment and love, I’m not complete without you as my Fan 🌹🎻 I have you to be most thankful for 🎻🎻🌹

    • @johnmellencamp9644
      @johnmellencamp9644 3 года назад +1

      I don't have time to talk much here, write to me on my privately on Google Hangout,celebritystar262@gmail.com,I’ll keep in touch over there

    • @smill1985
      @smill1985 3 года назад +1

      "Rain on the Scarecrow" is one of my favorite songs from him.

    • @rayjohnson2387
      @rayjohnson2387 3 года назад

      Always like John...I lived in Indianapolis through the 80s...and went to a boatload of shows at Market Square...somehow I never got to see him...not really sure why...the 80s are kind of a blurr lol ...days turn to minutes

    • @johnny6071
      @johnny6071 3 года назад +2

      @@johnmellencamp9644 No time because you joined youtube 2 months ago you putz .

  • @donnarinehart1216
    @donnarinehart1216 Год назад +5

    One of the best roots rockers ever…

  • @edwardadams8805
    @edwardadams8805 2 года назад +41

    John said he has never written a song that’s great , he should listen to this one again it’s his best work

  • @pauljordan4452
    @pauljordan4452 Год назад +3

    My mother is Czech so CZECH It out.

  • @johnbruno3285
    @johnbruno3285 2 года назад +151

    " all utility bills have been paid, can't tell your best buddy that you love him " Gets me everytime.

    • @Jeffrey-rn6ts
      @Jeffrey-rn6ts Год назад +2

      I don't ever question my own behavior

    • @brendendesimone9278
      @brendendesimone9278 Год назад +6

      Nowadays not all of the utility bills are paid

    • @jamesgannon6192
      @jamesgannon6192 Год назад +3

      Let Your Buddies Know That You Love Them ❤️
      I Have 👍🏼
      These other guys… IDK
      Sucks 2 Be Them

    • @ribbertrontron4597
      @ribbertrontron4597 Год назад +3

      It's 2023, you can tell your buddies you love them. It's not unmanly

    • @anthonytarquini108
      @anthonytarquini108 10 месяцев назад +5

      I have 3 best friends since 1976. Never told them once I loved them, then tragically one of my friends son died at 18. Now we say it every time we are together. True men don't hide feelings.

  • @francesbarron5
    @francesbarron5 6 месяцев назад +1

    He will be one of America's most favorite son's. He is legend In his own time. Live well John.

  • @ratter531
    @ratter531 8 лет назад +87

    WE will never have another great era for music as we all did in the 80's.

    • @coreyabell2497
      @coreyabell2497 8 лет назад +4

      We had the 90's as well brother

    • @michaellawrencemaag7480
      @michaellawrencemaag7480 5 лет назад +2

      @@coreyabell2497 and the 60's and 70's.. hard to find anything worth really listening to anymore

    • @ronniefrutschi2011
      @ronniefrutschi2011 5 лет назад +1

      Naw. Once or twice. But the 60’s and 70’s took it

  • @jakepb27
    @jakepb27 Год назад +18

    I’ll never forget the night my beloved father came home from this show. God rest his soul. To all the fathers out there, don’t ever underestimate your importance and influence in the lives of those you’ve known and those who you don’t who come after. We need good strong men and women in this world.

  • @richardblaker
    @richardblaker Год назад +1

    check it out go to work on Monday um so many will not and do not want to love this song inspiration !

  • @TonyinMBSC8669
    @TonyinMBSC8669 10 лет назад +320

    If there ever was an America Original, Mellencamp is it. What a great band he had with Lisa Germano on violin and mandolin, Kenny Aronoff on drums. I saw them live a few times and they always put on a great show!

    • @DutchessCottonPuff
      @DutchessCottonPuff 7 лет назад +1

      You are RIGHT about Kenny , I totally forgot about that and he follows me on twitter and I could not place him for anything

    • @ruthcarter946
      @ruthcarter946 6 лет назад +1

      Edward Anthony Leone John Cougar baby 💋👐

    • @markbrennan2573
      @markbrennan2573 6 лет назад +5

      edward they really seem to enjoy the music they are playing. not just going through the motions so to speak.

    • @lorenemilligan5010
      @lorenemilligan5010 6 лет назад +3

      Mellencamp is one of my favourite live performers!!! This was his best band! I love when he'd do encores in socks or bare feet.

    • @dberdes
      @dberdes 6 лет назад +3

      JCM came to Pittsburgh twice during the Lonesome Jubilee tour and I saw him both times. The two best shows I ever saw. Such energy and passion for their music.

  • @JeffGrimes-bo4cc
    @JeffGrimes-bo4cc Год назад +9

    I love the violin player great song wow

  • @chrischichester7823
    @chrischichester7823 2 года назад +1

    Any citizen that doesn’t love John Mellencamp singing ‘Check It Out’ at Market Square Arena is not a good American. - Chris Chichester, Rochester N.Y.

  • @dakinikiss
    @dakinikiss Год назад +12

    "where does the time go? Got a brand new house in escrow" is a brilliant lyric

  • @FOH3663
    @FOH3663 3 года назад +243

    I was there, both my wife and I (then girlfriend).
    They filmed this at the conclusion of the regular concert, ... in two separate takes.
    This was multiple night engagement, sold out Market Square Arena, Indianapolis.
    At the conclusion of a powerful, tight show, ... house lights came up and Mellencamp explained he'd appreciate if everyone would stick around. He explained they were going to shoot a concert video, and if you stick around you may be in it.
    During the explanation the film crew and stage hands got ready, etc.
    Surprisingly, many left the show as it was likely 11p by then ... but damn, this was his local crowd, at his absolute peak ... that's why I was surprised. I'd estimate a couple thousand people left.
    They performed two essentially identical takes, thanked everyone again ... then performed a couple more songs in an encore, rewarding for us sticking around.
    I remember being disappointed, as I was wanting to hear "I Need a Lover" ... even after all that!
    Maybe a year later finally saw this video on MTV
    Killer show, we had a great time.
    Proposed a couple months later on Valentines Day
    Married in June
    Honeymoon in Negril Jamaica
    Now 33yrs later, after countless trips back to Negril;) adult kids, retirement, life is good!
    It's true, time flys by ...
    I remember the concert like yesterday.

    • @bartcostello2046
      @bartcostello2046 3 года назад +11

      That’s a fantastic story man! Thanks for sharing!

    • @NCJeanGenie
      @NCJeanGenie 3 года назад +14

      It was an EPIC concert! My boyfriend and I stayed - because WHO turns down two John Mellencamp concerts back-to-back??? I wore my boyfriend’s FFA jacket and he threw my bikini underpants (don’t ask how they came off) on the stage. We didn’t live together happily ever after, but this concert sealed a lifelong friendship - we still call each other Jack and Diane.
      ☮️💜 and Great Memories

    • @FOH3663
      @FOH3663 3 года назад +8

      @@NCJeanGenie
      Nice!
      So those were yours, huh?
      "Two American kids growing up in the heart land"

    • @NCJeanGenie
      @NCJeanGenie 3 года назад +3

      @@FOH3663
      Yes, it REALLY was that easy, simple, loving and innocent. ☮️💜

    • @cllb4011
      @cllb4011 3 года назад +6

      I was at the show on Thursday night, 10th. We skipped school the entire day to get there first in line, back in the day of General Admission. At school the next day the principal called me to the office to ask why I had ditched. I said, Duh, John Mellencamp. He didn’t get it. John was a god to us in Bloomington. Bobby Knight and John Mellencamp is all we needed. Basketball and music.
      I was bummed when the video came out and it was the next night!

  • @cindyblankfield1961
    @cindyblankfield1961 7 месяцев назад +2

    John's an artist-- on canvass ,as well as the stage!! Love his style and his special voice!!!

  • @nickshockley2265
    @nickshockley2265 9 месяцев назад +6

    This song is forever in my mind...family...grandkids..
    .time is short...cant tell your best buddy that you love him.....make time !

  • @nicolejoleneable
    @nicolejoleneable 7 лет назад +74

    This song STILL gives me butterflies... What an epic song

    • @justicemellencamp8339
      @justicemellencamp8339 3 года назад +1

      Hello ma’am I really appreciate your love and support over my dads music career 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

  • @LisaBaker-b2p
    @LisaBaker-b2p 22 дня назад +1

    Big John,my dude.... I've seen him more than then any other bands.... Love Him

  • @Pnltk1
    @Pnltk1 3 года назад +283

    Who is listening to this song 2021. Classics never die.

    • @ePelle741
      @ePelle741 3 года назад +4

      Right here!

    • @pvonk1316
      @pvonk1316 3 года назад +5

      John is my boyfriend , he just doesn't know yet! Lol

    • @carolperara6894
      @carolperara6894 3 года назад +1

      Me! I’m always listening to this man!🎤🎼🎻🎷🎸

    • @drewwright7553
      @drewwright7553 3 года назад +1

      I thinkBob is but you’ll have to ask him to be sure

    • @lloydburton9576
      @lloydburton9576 3 года назад +1

      You know it!!!!!

  • @inthewick1
    @inthewick1 4 года назад +148

    Still sounds great, was 27 when this came out....god I miss the 80’s

    • @Paige-hu1ly
      @Paige-hu1ly 4 года назад +6

      Damn me too 🥰💯❤

    • @marcman0013
      @marcman0013 4 года назад +6

      Me too.....life isn't much fun anymore....

    • @aaronking7326
      @aaronking7326 4 года назад +13

      Thank God we have the music....We can escape for a few minutes

    • @dennislight5493
      @dennislight5493 4 года назад +2

      Right

    • @Martman39
      @Martman39 4 года назад +1

      inthewick1 I was 21, the 80’s were savage as the kids say today !

  • @phoenixrisingtake3
    @phoenixrisingtake3 10 месяцев назад +2

    I recall being absolutely mesmerized by this song. So thankful I was able to catch him in both the eighties and nineties...

  • @fahrgast237
    @fahrgast237 Год назад +9

    I graduated in '85. Sometimes I forget how incredible this little Hoosier is. That is powerful stuff!

  • @jannaf1sher
    @jannaf1sher 9 лет назад +210

    I was at this concert. 1987..,28 years ago,and it seems like yesterday.My then girlfriend and I sat just off stage right; next to Johns daughter Michelle. She was about 16-17 at the time. They made the video after the regular concert, and he treated the crowd with "I need a lover" after the filming was over. What a special time,I'd go back in an instant.

    • @EricMartinSmithOfficial
      @EricMartinSmithOfficial 8 лет назад +10

      +Jeff Fisher I was there too behind the stage...thats when they still used to sell seats behind the stage

    • @EricMartinSmithOfficial
      @EricMartinSmithOfficial 8 лет назад +12

      +Jeff Fisher Do you remember John getting pissed off at the director and throwing his boots off and lighting up a cigarette?

    • @kevanhartwig763
      @kevanhartwig763 7 лет назад +2

      Jeff Fisher great story

    • @Catlu-fm1os
      @Catlu-fm1os 7 лет назад +1

      I'd like to know if you got a chance to talk to his daughter, or at least see what you thought...meaning, did she seem to be proud of her dad? Or embarrassed. You never know about kids that age. Myself, I'd have been proud.

    • @Dydy-kv3yx
      @Dydy-kv3yx 7 лет назад +2

      Jeff Fisher cool story!

  • @jimstull2751
    @jimstull2751 3 года назад +1

    I sure know where I wish I was Dec. 11, 1987 !!

  • @ruthbuckingham4625
    @ruthbuckingham4625 4 года назад +53

    John Mellencamp is truly a legend. Who doesn’t love him & his music!! Classics!!! Love his hair too!! Just love that Mellencamp grin when he smiles!!! ❤️🥰🎸👍🇺🇸

    • @aprilcraddock169
      @aprilcraddock169 4 года назад +4

      How about that move... the dancing 🤩🤩🤩😛😛

    • @johnmellencamp4166
      @johnmellencamp4166 Год назад +1

      Thanks for the love and support,it’s nice seeing you here.

    • @Matrix4609
      @Matrix4609 Год назад +1

    • @Matrix4609
      @Matrix4609 Год назад +1

      @@johnmellencamp4166 ❤

  • @waltermameli2026
    @waltermameli2026 4 года назад +22

    An American Treasure.....Mellencamp will always represent the best The USA has to offer.....

  • @joant1629
    @joant1629 Год назад +1

    oh my favorite. saw him back then. wooooow.

  • @reneeallera5526
    @reneeallera5526 4 месяца назад +8

    This is my MOST favorite song of ALL it applies to today . Especially since we have all woke up . This song plays EVERY DAY, to start my day

  • @kevinknight8889
    @kevinknight8889 10 месяцев назад +3

    I was there..just turned 16..Big n her hubby took me..LOUD ASF ESPECIALLY THIS SONG

  • @alwaysluvmymusic5110
    @alwaysluvmymusic5110 3 года назад +8

    This is how I will always remember John Mellencamp. 💖💖💖💖

    • @johnmellencamp4166
      @johnmellencamp4166 Год назад

      Thanks for the love and support, it’s really nice seeing you here.

  • @gh9111
    @gh9111 2 года назад +3

    1987 when we were young with not a care in the world. Peace to all.

  • @dianewolfe3686
    @dianewolfe3686 8 месяцев назад +1

    Yes and communities were family! My Dad grew a huge garden to feed his family and the neighbors too! Wish I could find that way of life now!

  • @HODIUSDUDE
    @HODIUSDUDE 5 месяцев назад +9

    Maybe some day those words will be heard by future generations driving the highways that we built...Hope they have a better understanding.
    Heard this today on a road trip from NC to OH. The 30+ year old lyrics struck me. Timeless classic.

  • @huskynation2318
    @huskynation2318 7 лет назад +21

    And some tears. JCM is a master songwriter; his lyrics = like poetry - are the voice of a generation. " Tell ourselves we're still the young lions..." Indeed! Rock on!

  • @dennisdjy
    @dennisdjy 6 дней назад

    Feel good music. Love his songs. May they be shared and remembered fondly.

  • @MaineConservative76
    @MaineConservative76 6 лет назад +30

    I never realized how deep this song really is when I was a kid growing up in the 80's. Love this song even more!

  • @timcrawford8983
    @timcrawford8983 6 лет назад +5

    From one Hoosier to another, thanks John. Always good to return back to Bloomington, Indiana when we can. Stay true to yourself

  • @billybobsmusic
    @billybobsmusic Год назад +1

    John, if you see this. I am about the same age as you. smoked all my life. I found recently. That a few drops of Hemp seed oil on my tongue. everyday. I feel so much better! And it helps with breathing and your voice! Love your music my friend! Glad to see you still doing it! Some say that if you gargle with olive oil once in a while. That it helps your throat and voice too!

  • @jodiesipes910
    @jodiesipes910 7 месяцев назад +3

    Still love this song..
    2024!!

  • @reneeallera5526
    @reneeallera5526 4 месяца назад +11

    What happened to our world 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 . I have to watch this to get excited In the morning to get going 😢. Look at how happy EVERYONE was to be there , from JOHN and his band , to the THOUSANDS of souls in that arena . What a shame , these young kids will just except this mind control because they have mainstreamed it so quickly 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️
    I’ll say this , I may not know what day of the week it is , or what year it is , off the bat , but damn it I know what a woman is 💯💯💯 and I KNOW people aren’t animals because they feel like it !!! I don’t care how old I get , I will NEVER except the mind control . What they have done to our people is sickening

  • @suzannevaughn4310
    @suzannevaughn4310 11 месяцев назад +1

    We Hoosiers love John Mellencamp and his music no matter how old we get. Awesome music from an awesome time.

  • @JVoss-ny2xg
    @JVoss-ny2xg 6 лет назад +23

    "Where does our time go?" A humbling thought for sure. John's music is and always will be good at reminding me to reflect on those "good times" every now and then.

  • @mikestaak7951
    @mikestaak7951 Год назад +3

    Bring back the 80s

  • @trevorgordier3938
    @trevorgordier3938 6 месяцев назад +1

    Ahhh … good old rock and roll songs … just made you happy and dance with a little education in it for you too when you thought of the lyrics … and John was a POET with his words then … saw him 3 times … I’ll never forget any of them … and the violin ?? … when they played TO it was her birthday and we all sang her Happy Birthday after John let us know … good times … I’m gonna be 55 this year but whenever I hear John I think I’m a teen again … Thanks John … I’ll be playing you forever … 🤙🙏❤️🇨🇦

  • @IMIrishnSassy
    @IMIrishnSassy Год назад +12

    John is such a great storyteller! Love this album. ♥️✨️🤍

  • @paulaterrell7439
    @paulaterrell7439 3 года назад +27

    I played this song over an over ..... he sure knows how to dance ....... love the words of this song .....

    • @angrypatriot5392
      @angrypatriot5392 3 года назад

      I mean, as good as a white guy can dance I guess. 🤣

    • @rayjohnson2387
      @rayjohnson2387 3 года назад +1

      I tried to do the splits like that years ago...I still can't walk right lol

    • @justicemellencamp8339
      @justicemellencamp8339 3 года назад +1

      Hello ma’am I really appreciate your love and support over my dads music career 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

    • @cjturner2008
      @cjturner2008 2 года назад +1

      @@angrypatriot5392
      I'm white 32
      And trust I can outdance alot of people
      U just don't know!

    • @angrypatriot5392
      @angrypatriot5392 2 года назад

      @@cjturner2008 Right on man. 🤣👍

  • @nealsnarr
    @nealsnarr Год назад +1

    What is Awesome Video thanks John & The Band 💯 I love to dance in my Wheelchair ♿️ to this Song 🎵..

  • @boundlessobsession6266
    @boundlessobsession6266 4 года назад +32

    2020 and John still has a message in his songs that all blue collar people can groove with! Hats off Mr. Cougar Mellencamp🎩

  • @naperthrilldotcom
    @naperthrilldotcom 5 лет назад +8

    I'm 48. I still remember hearing him being called "John Cougar" on the radio. Then John Cougar Mellencamp. Then eventually John Mellencamp. Never really thought about it, but I grew up listening to this guy. I guess that's why I'm still not sick of him even after hearing every one of his songs 1,000 times.

  • @davewheeler8638
    @davewheeler8638 2 года назад +1

    He makes me proud to be a Hoosier! Have seen him in fort Wayne Indianapolis Los Angeles and Sacramento where I live! He's a true down home Hoosier God bless John mellencamp!

  • @JennyJesse7874
    @JennyJesse7874 6 лет назад +36

    Agreed goosebumps every single time I hear this. Reminds me of my family... My youth...I love you John. Thank you

    • @johnmellencamp4166
      @johnmellencamp4166 Год назад +2

      Thank you for the love and support, It’s nice seeing you here.

    • @Jeffrey-rn6ts
      @Jeffrey-rn6ts Год назад +1

      Song still makes hairs on my arm stand up and I fill it thru coarse thru me take me back to better days

    • @frank2185
      @frank2185 Год назад +1

      @@johnmellencamp4166 Your music is the greatest as far as this ole Indiana country boy goes.

  • @TomMullen-jy5so
    @TomMullen-jy5so Год назад +3

    Back when MTV still played videos 😊

  • @denisekinder6358
    @denisekinder6358 Год назад +2

    Man, he’s beautiful

  • @danlipcsey9934
    @danlipcsey9934 7 месяцев назад +137

    2024, anyone else??

  • @harleydavidson6851
    @harleydavidson6851 4 года назад +15

    How UN fortunate, We Never Realize HOW GOOD! Times Really Are! Untill there Not!! God to be Young Once Again!

  • @karolyncampo1526
    @karolyncampo1526 Год назад +2

    Have always liked John Cougar Mellencamp. Love his voice ❤

  • @anthonykuminkoski6898
    @anthonykuminkoski6898 3 года назад +14

    Americana at it's finest, grew up with his music, so simple and good. That woman on the fiddle is cute making that face at :13 to the accordion player. Kind of like, I got this down PAT, and digging it, how about you. Very well done. Semper Fi.

    • @farmasyst
      @farmasyst 3 года назад +2

      The accordion player died of a kidney disease within the next 8 years, I believe.

    • @anthonykuminkoski6898
      @anthonykuminkoski6898 3 года назад +2

      @@farmasyst He was and always bad ass. GB his Soul.

  • @frankebisch7168
    @frankebisch7168 6 лет назад +4

    The best Mellencamp band ever!
    R.I.P. John Cascella...🎶

  • @alanshotts3373
    @alanshotts3373 Год назад +1

    Awesome song thanks for all your songs you are the best

  • @ralphnothhelfer9086
    @ralphnothhelfer9086 Год назад +12

    Nothing but Goosebumps and some tears every time I hear John sing this

  • @markwysong1403
    @markwysong1403 Год назад +6

    I was at this concert at MSA in Indy. I also saw him at Riverbend in Cincinnati on this tour. I really enjoyed this concert, and his music. I agree that the accordion and violin in this song is exceptional. It makes the song. All of us know this part of the song, and it wouldn't be the same without it.

    • @marksmith4627
      @marksmith4627 Год назад +2

      I too was at this very concert! Saw Mellencamp 4 times over the years, all at the now gone Market Square Arena. I miss that arena.