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.
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!!!
@@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...
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!!!!
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
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. 😊
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.
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.
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"
@@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!
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!!!!
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.
@@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.
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.
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
Obesity is a national pandemic, never mind anything else. It kills more people for primary, secondary and teriarty reasons than anything else combined..." hey Ive got cancer" yes but you weigh 225 lbs and you are supposed to weigh 120lbs...rest my case. I have fataphobia
@@marswmnwhoever2188 I remember being amazed when the Big Gulp came out at 7-11. I never thought there could be a larger drink. Now a Big Gulp isn't even the third largest option.
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.
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
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!
+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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.....
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.
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
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.
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!! 🎼🎤🎼
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.
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.
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
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.
Soy de Costa Rica ,🇨🇷 y crecí en en esos años viendo a Mellencamp y esta canción tiene un gran mensaje y reflexión, es eterna ...para todas la generaciones...
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!! ❤️🥰🎸👍🇺🇸
I was 24 years old when the lonesome jubilee album came out in late 1987 I was 24 years old and recently married.my wife and I would sit on the floor and listen to the whole album and check it out was one our favourite songs. Here we are in 2020 and I’m 56 with married 33 years 5 grandchildren and still listening to John mellencamp ...some music just never gets old it’s amazing..
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.
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.
This song makes me think about how fast life goes. And about how much we need to slow down and enjoy life.
So True
I feel like that's the message.
Such a "right on". I wish kids now days would realize that
Absolutely
You're not wrong. There's a saying I heard recently that is 100% true: the days are long and slow, but the years fly by.
Violin girl is amazingly talented.
Lisa germano
And easy to look at!
I seen them live on that concert tour here in Kansas City great great show
Her dad was a teacher at John Adam’s HS in sound bend, In
She plays live with Simple Minds in 89 on the Street Fighting Years tour.
I was at this concert in Indianapolis Indiana when I was 15 years old. My first concert of many 🤘🤘🤘🤘
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.
It's like the come in and cut , some bands just don't get it , they try to drown each other out
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!!!
@@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...
Lisa Germano is on fiddle--she played with a number of bands including Simple Minds.
Truth. Also the drummer is one of the best in the business.
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!!!!
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
Some lost mine in 20
🪽🪽🪽
Classic!!!😢😊😂🎉
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. 😊
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.
Lies
He could really do them back huh lov 😔Him12/1/2024
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.
Cool story. You mixed the album version over audience mics, though, didn't you?
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"
You did a great job 👏 👍
@@mahcem lol totally, this is the album recording
Gotta say I love your work man👍
I love the fact that John Mellencamp is from Indiana and that he never strayed from his roots.........
Almost 69 years old…. Listening to JCM …
Let your Buddies Know that You Love Them ❤️
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.
Mellencamp is one of a very few performers who sound as good live as they do on the recording.
Too bad this is dubbed and isnt live
Unfortunately, they dubbed the studio version over the live performance.
Would luv to see hom live in Brisbane we all getting older ..still in 70s maybe can make if he hurry up
@@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!
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!!!!
I get chills every time at the violin after “all that we’ve learned about living”
EVERY TIME! For over 30 years.
It really is a great piece of music. I've always loved the violin too. Where has this type of music gone?
İt is badass! İ get that feeling too!
I love Lisa Germano (violin player)
@@Freemarkets1236 where has the time gone? Seems like yesterday that this song was released……
EXACTLY the same here. Wow..
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..
Amen 🙏
100%
My favourite
@@greenblaze2010 vvvxx
Absolutely buddy!
I'm 70, and the song still gives me chills.
64 here same here rock on dave
You still here man?
@@pbandj37 Yes, and I'm now 75.
Glad to hear! Keep on enjoying!
" all utility bills have been paid, can't tell your best buddy that you love him " Gets me everytime.
I don't ever question my own behavior
Nowadays not all of the utility bills are paid
Let Your Buddies Know That You Love Them ❤️
I Have 👍🏼
These other guys… IDK
Sucks 2 Be Them
It's 2023, you can tell your buddies you love them. It's not unmanly
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.
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.
Richard. He has turned into one of my favorite artists.
I remember the concert, last song all the lights on and everyone clapping in unison!!!! Best memory ever!👍😁💓💖💋
@@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.
I sometimes get the same way too!
Well said!
We need more of this today.
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❤
Im in that club
ME TOO !!! ✌️😁
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 😎
I'm reminiscing while watching this and realized 1987 is a long time ago in another lifetime.
I sure miss those days and better times.
The 80s were an awesome time. Just awesome.
I sure know where I wish I was Dec. 11, 1987 !!
This is what needs to come back. 70yrs old, these are memories that are here to stay
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.
Same, brother
We’re on the same page brother. Good luck to you
I wish I could get it touch with him my aunt worked for him for years she is not doing well
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
Same, my friend.
What a Classic song from a time I have nothing but fond memories of thanks mr Mellincamp.
Reasons why we miss the 80's: We all had great hair. No one had a cellphone. Obesity was rare. People minded their business. Great music.
You are so right ,Miss the 80s so bad,But we did have beppers.
You are right
Right on!😊👍🏿
Obesity is a national pandemic, never mind anything else. It kills more people for primary, secondary and teriarty reasons than anything else combined..." hey Ive got cancer" yes but you weigh 225 lbs and you are supposed to weigh 120lbs...rest my case. I have fataphobia
@@marswmnwhoever2188 I remember being amazed when the Big Gulp came out at 7-11. I never thought there could be a larger drink. Now a Big Gulp isn't even the third largest option.
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.
That’s a fantastic story man! Thanks for sharing!
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
@@NCJeanGenie
Nice!
So those were yours, huh?
"Two American kids growing up in the heart land"
@@FOH3663
Yes, it REALLY was that easy, simple, loving and innocent. ☮️💜
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!
were did music like this go I WANT IT BACK
+LOREK cox Everyone does...we all want it back
+LOREK cox Just turned 57, Nov 30 we will never see music like this again.
+allcot sad but true my friend
Gonna die with us I am afraid.
+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.
One of the best roots rockers ever…
I'm 57 now.....check it out. I was 27 when this song came out, still love the lyrics and the tale they tell.
What year twere you born sir
59
I am 64 now, and still love this song, and all of the 80's music.
R.E. Lopez Wow you're a wise sage
I echo your comments, except the '57' part.
I'm 68 yrs. and this is still my favorite song.
Same here Georgia, Not far behind ya. God, Where did the time go?
same here
58 here and i still love it.
The older I get, the sadder this song gets.
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
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
Wish you peace and happiness
That's Sweet man. Sorry about you losing your dad.
1987 - Damn near 30 years ago, and we still don't have a better understanding.
aint that the truth J-Me
This song is a cry out to the next generation. Keep crying it. ❤
Tom Miller yeah right. maybe we should have elected a corrupt lying bitch.. liberal Socialist
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.
It is still here and can be as long as you want it to be, either on CD,s or you tube.
John Mellencamp has a real message of what life is really about. No candy-coated b.s., like the crappy new music today.
I agree 100%
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.
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.
Yes .
Singers like John and bonjoi Bono abd my favorite I'd Bruce but I have all John cougar mellancamps albums he is an America
Those were the good days. I am 58 and grew up on these tunes.
I'm 52 and grew up on all this awesome music
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.
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.”
Still hoping….
Ridin' on the highways that we built....
Yes, let's hope they have a better understanding 💙
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.....
I am sorry you've been through a lot.
@@RohanHordern thank you
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.
Maybe we're the same person
Hope you're okay
He will be one of America's most favorite son's. He is legend In his own time. Live well John.
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.
Thanks for your sincere compliment and love, I’m not complete without you as my Fan 🌹🎻 I have you to be most thankful for 🎻🎻🌹
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
"Rain on the Scarecrow" is one of my favorite songs from him.
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
@@johnmellencamp9644 No time because you joined youtube 2 months ago you putz .
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.
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.
2024 and I’ve had this on repeat for 2 days!!! Funny how a song can creep in when you need it most ❤
My all time favorite Mellencamp song! Poetic genius!
The 80's were the best time of my life!!! The music was fantastic!! 🎶🎶🎶....
AMEN!
early 80’s.. j mellencamp best ever
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!! 🎼🎤🎼
Absolutely 1 of the best live performances ever captured...a true artist....great musician, great entertainer.
The audio is from the studio recording with the crowd added in.
@@WolfgangR5150 No it's not, I was there live.
John said he has never written a song that’s great , he should listen to this one again it’s his best work
Absolutely
Didn't know is hair was long
Never a big fan but I really like this song!! 2024
Still sounds great, was 27 when this came out....god I miss the 80’s
Damn me too 🥰💯❤
Me too.....life isn't much fun anymore....
Thank God we have the music....We can escape for a few minutes
Right
inthewick1 I was 21, the 80’s were savage as the kids say today !
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.
Absolutely spot on ..
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.
The 80's were the best day's in America. Every day was great
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
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.
When humanity was still pure 😀🤔😯😭🌺🙏👣🎶💦💖👆
Hell yeah. As long as our parents didn't find out. Now, we know. Lol
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?
My mother is Czech so CZECH It out.
I'm 1/2 Czech, so I love this.
I was never a Mellencamp fan,but when I first heard this song,I loved it!!!
I love the lady playing the violin she is great wow
Lisa germano
I love the violin player great song wow
Lisa germano
Soy de Costa Rica ,🇨🇷 y crecí en en esos años viendo a Mellencamp y esta canción tiene un gran mensaje y reflexión, es eterna ...para todas la generaciones...
1987 when we were young with not a care in the world. Peace to all.
God. We grew up in the best of times. Music was great and we loved life. No one owed us anything. We appreciated what we had. What happened?
one of they best singers ever
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!
You are RIGHT about Kenny , I totally forgot about that and he follows me on twitter and I could not place him for anything
Edward Anthony Leone John Cougar baby 💋👐
edward they really seem to enjoy the music they are playing. not just going through the motions so to speak.
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.
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.
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.
+Jeff Fisher I was there too behind the stage...thats when they still used to sell seats behind the stage
+Jeff Fisher Do you remember John getting pissed off at the director and throwing his boots off and lighting up a cigarette?
Jeff Fisher great story
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.
Jeff Fisher cool story!
Makes me think about hanging out at the sunoco station on the weekends in the 80s 😊
I'm a life long John fan but, this song is one of his best in my opinion. He's the real deal of a human being
I agree....best song he ever wrote. Classic
This music is relevant! Totally agree with you!! I never heard it the way I do today, its strange, but ita the truth
@iron maiden Agree...a close second for me
I agree it's my all time favorite of his !!
damn straight
I graduated in '85. Sometimes I forget how incredible this little Hoosier is. That is powerful stuff!
This song is forever in my mind...family...grandkids..
.time is short...cant tell your best buddy that you love him.....make time !
From Italy great man...john
WE will never have another great era for music as we all did in the 80's.
We had the 90's as well brother
@@coreyabell2497 and the 60's and 70's.. hard to find anything worth really listening to anymore
Naw. Once or twice. But the 60’s and 70’s took it
oh my favorite. saw him back then. wooooow.
My fav Mellencamp song 🥰
I’m glad it is, thanks for the love and support, it’s nice seeing you here.
This song STILL gives me butterflies... What an epic song
Hello ma’am I really appreciate your love and support over my dads music career 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
check it out go to work on Monday um so many will not and do not want to love this song inspiration !
I was there..just turned 16..Big n her hubby took me..LOUD ASF ESPECIALLY THIS SONG
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.
My favorite John Cougar song.
The Violinist is awesome
An American Treasure.....Mellencamp will always represent the best The USA has to offer.....
MELLENCAMP AND TRUMP.....NOT
My dad took my sisters to this concert, but at 7 I was told I was not old enough to go. I am still upset with him to this day.
Right there with you! My folks went to it as well… I went to my grandparents!! Although I was only 6 but still…. 😂
I stayed home with my mom. Great woman that she is, she is no John Mellencamp.
Personally my favorite song of his. Very honest and straight forward lyrics
I played this song over an over ..... he sure knows how to dance ....... love the words of this song .....
I mean, as good as a white guy can dance I guess. 🤣
I tried to do the splits like that years ago...I still can't walk right lol
Hello ma’am I really appreciate your love and support over my dads music career 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
@@angrypatriot5392
I'm white 32
And trust I can outdance alot of people
U just don't know!
@@cjturner2008 Right on man. 🤣👍
Nothing but Goosebumps and some tears every time I hear John sing this
Yep.
somebody needs to remaster these old videos this is great it's worth it
This is how I will always remember John Mellencamp. 💖💖💖💖
Thanks for the love and support, it’s really nice seeing you here.
Agreed goosebumps every single time I hear this. Reminds me of my family... My youth...I love you John. Thank you
Thank you for the love and support, It’s nice seeing you here.
Song still makes hairs on my arm stand up and I fill it thru coarse thru me take me back to better days
@@johnmellencamp4166 Your music is the greatest as far as this ole Indiana country boy goes.
Man, he’s beautiful
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!!! ❤️🥰🎸👍🇺🇸
How about that move... the dancing 🤩🤩🤩😛😛
Thanks for the love and support,it’s nice seeing you here.
❤
@@johnmellencamp4166 ❤
Back when MTV still played videos 😊
I'm 74 now... and that split he does at about 2:36 is amazing.
I was 24 years old when the lonesome jubilee album came out in late 1987 I was 24 years old and recently married.my wife and I would sit on the floor and listen to the whole album and check it out was one our favourite songs. Here we are in 2020 and I’m 56 with married 33 years 5 grandchildren and still listening to John mellencamp ...some music just never gets old it’s amazing..
GREAT STORY TO GO ALONG WITH A GREAT LIFE...CONGRATULATIONS
Who is listening to this song 2021. Classics never die.
Right here!
John is my boyfriend , he just doesn't know yet! Lol
Me! I’m always listening to this man!🎤🎼🎻🎷🎸
I thinkBob is but you’ll have to ask him to be sure
You know it!!!!!
Feel good music. Love his songs. May they be shared and remembered fondly.
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!
The best Mellencamp band ever!
R.I.P. John Cascella...🎶
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.
The accordion player died of a kidney disease within the next 8 years, I believe.
@@farmasyst He was and always bad ass. GB his Soul.
How UN fortunate, We Never Realize HOW GOOD! Times Really Are! Untill there Not!! God to be Young Once Again!
I want to go back!!
Wow like at the hair Mane!!!
Sooo... Almost 40 years of listening to this man. What does that tell you? He's that good
Bring back the 80s
ジョンの曲でこの曲が一番好きです、もう何十年も聞き続けて飽きることがない本当に大好きな曲、そして素晴らしいアーティスト
He is truly among the greats!
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.
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.
Dawg that Crowd Rules!! 👍