I saw him live that year in Mannheim Germany. The concert was among the best I have ever seen. I wish he'd come play Helena Montana (but give me advanced notice so I could save what are sure to be seriously overpriced tickets). But it'd be worth it.
Here ! Was privileged to attend his concert in my town last Spring and it was just as amazing as the previous concerts. Mellencamp writes from the depths of his heart and soul and we get it ! Thank you, Mr. Mellencamp.
Ahhh … good old fashion rock and roll songs with heart … the thing that made John was he was himself … there was no us and them … their was no our country your country … no coulors … it was for people who enjoyed it … Thanks John … still listening to you and I’m gonna be 55 this year … play brother play … we need songs like this and musicians like you now … 🤙🙏❤️🇨🇦
Another brilliant hít from Mellancamp. Takes me back to the 80s. 40years later, Im still cranking up the volume, signing snd dancing along to the best.
Beginning of Freshman yr of high school in September 1986. In a brand new city & school when the afternoons were still sunny & warm in Central Illinois. I'd get home from school, turn on MTV and they always played this video. Every time I hear this song, I go back to that sunny warm September afternoon 3:30 pm in 1986.
I don't Care if Somones Black or White-as long as he or She is "allright"-means to me No Criminal-No Terrorist or any Kind of that-Just a straight Person! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGIN!!🇺🇸💪👍✌️
I can verify that this was shot in Savannah because I worked on this shoot. I was in college at the time and a few of us were hired to be Production Assistants (gophers). I made a few deliveries to John's house on Hilton Head, SC, and was on the set for the Paper in Fire shoot. We also shot some beach scenes for Cherry Bomb.
@@tashamikle2329 wow. What are your memories like of the shoot, and John? Were you treated well? At the time, I wondered/hoped that it was all as wonderful as it seemed.
@@tashamikle2329 That's what I figured. I hope you are well, safe, and healthy in this world. At that time, I worried that you all were being used. After the shoot, you would go back to poverty and John would fly off in a private jet.
I don't remember what it was called, but there was a Mellencamp documentary that profiled this video. The story behind it was interesting. A real poor place in the south, and actual people who lived there. I wish I could remember what it was called so I could look it up. Might have even been about the backup singers. Bottom line, it was a fine moment.
This video touches the soul, I absolutely love how the town gets into this start to finish, what a beautiful video. I come to watch it when humanity gets the best of me. ❤
Saw him at the Johnny Mercer Theater in Savannah GA a few years ago. My daughter and son in law went.He said he had no clue.All the old people stood up and danced. And the building was moving.They loved it
This song and video always bring a big smile to my face and lifts my spirits. I love the unglamorous, real life setting and the unity that music brings to anyone anywhere.
Man this is Jackie A Kuttaineh GRIMM and this whole song and video brings me Back to Winter Haven FL and Florence Villa, the Black People's area of that Polk County Florida Good Old Boys exclusive and Segregated..aw thanks For the experience and the banality of iEVIL... wee Ones SAKES and Yeah I'm so sorry about... being helpless to incite Real change... ZAPPA and Zoomed into the Vortex. Bye now be careful Whose toes And kittens You stepped on.
I'm from Switzerland and I listen this music on my 6 month trip 1988 in a Van in Canada and USA. From Toronto to Vancouver, from Seattle to San Diego, from Las Vegas to New Orleans, from Miami to New York, the Sound of Mellencamp was my constant companion! The best time of my life!
I've loved Cougar's love for Black fok and Black music since he had a shout-out to "Sam Cooke playin' on the radio!" Oh and Johnny, I'm comin' to get you for kissin' that little Black Queen who turned out to be my wife! 😤😡 I'm just playin'! #RESPECT #luvmesumMellencamp
Love this jam! Everyone is gettin' into it! John was (and still is) colorblind! As is music! I don't care if you are red, green, yellow or purple! If you can dance or sing or play, let it happen!!
Colorblind is just the wrong way to look at it. Respect people for their differences instead of ignoring the unique cultures and lifestyles that can be directly connected to skin color.
@@buckfiden2594, but what if it is a one eyed, one horned flying purple people eater? He really just wanted a job in a rock and roll band... You're so fast to hate the purple people, but do you even know them? Why do you think you're automatically better than them? You're the one that is saying 'screw the purple people', but they might be great, just purple. I'll bet you don't even KNOW any purple people, let alone have them as friends... We don't need anymore purplist people in this world, we already have too many hating all the other 'colors' when we all bleed red the same. The only monsters here are those with closed minds, thinking they are superior because they aren't...purple.
You're Drunk & Young, You Haven't Even Begun to reach Out & Test The Waters Yet! There's so many Great songs to choose from that you'll spend the rest of your young Life Trying to Listen to them all. I'm 65yrs old, I smoke Pot every minute of Every Day & Enjoy the sounds of the 60's, 70's, some the 80's, very few in the 90's, and even less than the garbage these no talent bums in the 2000's! todays music is pathetic. start at the Beatles, list to them sing about Life, move on from there, Enjoy!!!
This song stands the test of time, still a classic rocker! Love the instrumentation here...banjo, fiddle, according, drums, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, stand up bass, lead & background vocals. It's such a great mix!
This song was an instant classic ... Never quite as big as it should have been (a little too aggressive and "political") but that's part of what makes it so good.
To me this is a perfect song, it's just the right length, it's got a great sound, great lyrics, it's simple yet catchy. Finally the main thing that makes it perfect to me is i can listen to it over and over again and never get tired of it and still enjoy it as much as the first time I ever heard it.
Yes indeed, we are probably now like our parents, complaining about the music of today (i.e. the 2010s, the 2020s have only just started) compared to when we were the age they were in the 1950s comparing their music to the 1980s.
@@martinbauer8395 Maybe in your case... I complained about mainstream music when I was a kid and still do...My parents hated music, so I became a musician...
You got that right brother! This was a time when we had real blood, sweat n tears music with a meaningful impact on the listener. 2019 still listening y'all! #realmusic #kickass #realartists #bestmusic #lovely
My son used to date the sister of the girl playing the violin. He also dated a girl whose grandmother taught Greg Allmond to play the piano. I’ve been near greatness!
Gee look at that racism back then. I can't stand this generation. Setting back our society by 60 years. Miss the 80s so much. We are the last great generation!!
One of my favorite songs that John Mellencamp has done in his career. I cannot stand still when this song plays. This song has a great selection of instruments, fast-pace, and great vocals. I like the version of this song on the video.
The great thing about this is how natural everything sounds compared to most of the over-produced late 1980s music. It's a brave man who can go against all the fads and trends of the time. This sounds timeless while most of the other music of the time sounds dated. I salute you John ! btw his recent albums are excellent too.
I love all kinds of music. But, this song touches my very soul. I feel free when I hear this song. I feel awoken and revived. There should be more music like this through out the world to bring peace to us all. May God bless us all..,.,.....
I LOVE John Mellencamp and everyone here in the south where I live, loves him too. Hell I have never met anyone that didn't like him. I really wish he would come out with new music, as my mama tells me, he could sing the phone-book and sound good LOL
I have friends and relatives in Indiana. I haven't been up there but they say Alabama is pretty much Indiana South. Country folk who like to have a good time. I dare say both states have changed a lot since the mid 80s unfortunately.
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I could watch him all day, every day. Young Mellencamp is an effen hottie!!!
Still sounds just as amazing today in 2024 as it did back in 1987!
I saw him live that year in Mannheim Germany. The concert was among the best I have ever seen. I wish he'd come play Helena Montana (but give me advanced notice so I could save what are sure to be seriously overpriced tickets). But it'd be worth it.
Who is here in 2024
Love this, favorite of his
Here ! Was privileged to attend his concert in my town last Spring and it was just as amazing as the previous concerts. Mellencamp writes from the depths of his heart and soul and we get it ! Thank you, Mr. Mellencamp.
Me 👋🏾
Yalls truly
Me 8/11/2024
Ahhh … good old fashion rock and roll songs with heart … the thing that made John was he was himself … there was no us and them … their was no our country your country … no coulors … it was for people who enjoyed it … Thanks John … still listening to you and I’m gonna be 55 this year … play brother play … we need songs like this and musicians like you now … 🤙🙏❤️🇨🇦
You are the best. I saw you at the Champlain Valley Expo in VT. Wished you could have played ALL night. You're the best!!
A happier time 😊
Another brilliant hít from Mellancamp. Takes me back to the 80s. 40years later, Im still cranking up the volume, signing snd dancing along to the best.
Never stop 🎉
Beginning of Freshman yr of high school in September 1986. In a brand new city & school when the afternoons were still sunny & warm in Central Illinois. I'd get home from school, turn on MTV and they always played this video. Every time I hear this song, I go back to that sunny warm September afternoon 3:30 pm in 1986.
What a Beautiful Memory ❤️
To Me that is what is so Great about music….. we can associate songs with good times in our lives 👀
His catalogue is amazing. This is just one example.
Crank it up 🎉
Been loving John Mellencamp.... since he was ...Hell..John Cougar 😂👍🎸😎
Yes,!! He was John Cougar back then
Me too!
I don't Care if Somones Black or White-as long as he or She is "allright"-means to me No Criminal-No Terrorist or any Kind of that-Just a straight Person! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGIN!!🇺🇸💪👍✌️
John was all about the music, he didn't see color or race! He was so awesome that way!
I had met John mellencamp
That's the way common people are - it's the politicians and the racist who see color - they make it a political agenda for voters
What's with the past-tense? Y'all know he's still touring, right?
Right @@m0nkEz
He was all that and still is. Thanks for the music John.
John Mellencamp his music just keeps getting better and better. I miss the days of when music had heart and meaning.
Everything about this song is amazing. Violin, tambourine, vocals…❤
I can verify that this was shot in Savannah because I worked on this shoot. I was in college at the time and a few of us were hired to be Production Assistants (gophers). I made a few deliveries to John's house on Hilton Head, SC, and was on the set for the Paper in Fire shoot. We also shot some beach scenes for Cherry Bomb.
I can to because i was the lil girl me and my sister in the video we lived in those houses
That looked like such an incredibly fun shoot.
@@tashamikle2329 wow. What are your memories like of the shoot, and John? Were you treated well? At the time, I wondered/hoped that it was all as wonderful as it seemed.
@@dex2er well i was young and in poverty then so any little thing meant anything to us u know especially a celeb back then in them days
@@tashamikle2329 That's what I figured. I hope you are well, safe, and healthy in this world. At that time, I worried that you all were being used. After the shoot, you would go back to poverty and John would fly off in a private jet.
People coming together for great music and fun. Totally awesome 😎. We need this today. No judgement just music, dancing and fun.
@Robin Dew
Well said.
Wouldn't the world be a better place if we all were like this ! 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 , something to consider
AMEN!!!!
Absolutely
Yes indeed, but it’ll never happen.
Maybe it’s not as bad as we think.
His songs were meaningful and not only is he a fabulous musician he should be admired for these songs which are still so relevant today.
DMTBKA
John Mellancamp knew more than anyone else how to make America great again.
AMEN!!!🤟
Yassss
Think about what you said when your voting - just saying
America is already great. We don't have to go backwards to maintain it.
LMFAO, HES A DEMOCRAT who is taking a hot sh*t on AMERICAN FARMERS TODAY!
As a Mellencamp fan for over 30 years i think this is his finest moment.
I don't remember what it was called, but there was a Mellencamp documentary that profiled this video. The story behind it was interesting. A real poor place in the south, and actual people who lived there. I wish I could remember what it was called so I could look it up. Might have even been about the backup singers. Bottom line, it was a fine moment.
This video touches the soul, I absolutely love how the town gets into this start to finish, what a beautiful video. I come to watch it when humanity gets the best of me. ❤
Isn't it strange how musical tastes differ amongst people.
I think that this is utterly dreadful.
@@toddh8463, like the past week or so?
@@lewis72, just curious...why?
👍 One of the best records ever, an all time favorite!
Thank you for a lifetime of lyrics and music that I have passed on to my son.
Love to see the diversity of different people all jamming together ❤
Agreed, would that this was the norm instead of the exception...
Brings a tear to my eye, every single time I watch this. Can we stop the division that corrupt people are forcing upon us? Damn, I love this video
tell it to the media the great divider to keep their ratings up
Then stop "backing the blue" when they shoot black people and then attacking the blue when they don't do what you want. And stop the crocodile tears.
Yup
The people know what's going on. It's just the ignorant ones spreading hate. We're all on this earth together, with all it's struggles
@@paulp1a we were heading in the right direction for many years, and something has gone terribly wrong.
There are a handful of American Rockers that stand out.....Mellencamp is in that group.....and his beat goes on.....
Saw him at the Johnny Mercer Theater in Savannah GA a few years ago. My daughter and son in law went.He said he had no clue.All the old people stood up and danced. And the building was moving.They loved it
Amen
Indeed he stands out by a country mile!!! ❤❤❤
Just a handful? Where you been the past 70 years?
Yes sir.....
This video is excellent
I love this music video - the everyday people coming together sharing and enjoying the power of music - priceless!
I like win his hair was long but he looks good now be 71 years t love back in the 1)80 1990 and now ❤❤❤❤
This song and video always bring a big smile to my face and lifts my spirits. I love the unglamorous, real life setting and the unity that music brings to anyone anywhere.
Great comment, Kathy; thank you.
This song was so Long missing in My Head now i'm almost 55 and i say it again this video Love it
Man this is Jackie A Kuttaineh GRIMM and this whole song and video brings me Back to Winter Haven FL and Florence Villa, the Black People's area of that Polk County Florida Good Old Boys exclusive and Segregated..aw thanks For the experience and the banality of iEVIL... wee Ones SAKES and Yeah I'm so sorry about... being helpless to incite Real change... ZAPPA and Zoomed into the Vortex. Bye now be careful Whose toes And kittens You stepped on.
The spokesman for the everyday common man, loved him for over 40 years...
I'm from Switzerland and I listen this music on my 6 month trip 1988 in a Van in Canada and USA. From Toronto to Vancouver, from Seattle to San Diego, from Las Vegas to New Orleans, from Miami to New York, the Sound of Mellencamp was my constant companion! The best time of my life!
One of the greatest songwriters of our generation!
underrated
I'm French and I saw him 2 times in concert in Paris. I'd like to see him again...
2024. I'm here listening to the great American songwriter that is John Mellencamp. Bow down to the master y'all! 🎉
Love this song!! Too bad we all can't get along like this! And just have some fun.
A true American artist! What a song! CRANK IT UP!
I've loved Cougar's love for Black fok and Black music since he had a shout-out to "Sam Cooke playin' on the radio!" Oh and Johnny, I'm comin' to get you for kissin' that little Black Queen who turned out to be my wife! 😤😡 I'm just playin'!
#RESPECT #luvmesumMellencamp
That was good all days!
Fiddle in the hood. Now that’s an instrument you don’t see often!
Love this jam! Everyone is gettin' into it! John was (and still is) colorblind! As is music! I don't care if you are red, green, yellow or purple! If you can dance or sing or play, let it happen!!
They were drunk
Colorblind is just the wrong way to look at it. Respect people for their differences instead of ignoring the unique cultures and lifestyles that can be directly connected to skin color.
Purple people sound bad, like a space monster, I say screw purple people unless they are choking.
@ Sherri Jones....Amen!
@@buckfiden2594, but what if it is a one eyed, one horned flying purple people eater? He really just wanted a job in a rock and roll band...
You're so fast to hate the purple people, but do you even know them? Why do you think you're automatically better than them? You're the one that is saying 'screw the purple people', but they might be great, just purple.
I'll bet you don't even KNOW any purple people, let alone have them as friends...
We don't need anymore purplist people in this world, we already have too many hating all the other 'colors' when we all bleed red the same.
The only monsters here are those with closed minds, thinking they are superior because they aren't...purple.
Watching Lisa Germano play the violin is like watching an angel !!!
She's great.
I love her she's the best
She is a beautiful woman and very talented.
Shes killing it on that fiddle and shes hot.
3:05 beautiful smile
Just watching this video makes my heart happy😊
pity this isnt in HD ,, after seeing all these hd music vids u can really hear the compression on the sd vids
The best music video ever made! A total tribute to human life!
BIG CALL.
Absolutely. And well said. I can’t believe i forgot about this.
You're Drunk & Young, You Haven't Even Begun to reach Out & Test The Waters Yet! There's so many Great songs to choose from that you'll spend the rest of your young Life Trying to Listen to them all. I'm 65yrs old, I smoke Pot every minute of Every Day & Enjoy the sounds of the 60's, 70's, some the 80's, very few in the 90's, and even less than the garbage these no talent bums in the 2000's! todays music is pathetic. start at the Beatles, list to them sing about Life, move on from there, Enjoy!!!
I have been listening to mellencamp since the 80s I am 54 know
This song stands the test of time, still a classic rocker! Love the instrumentation here...banjo, fiddle, according, drums, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, stand up bass, lead & background vocals. It's such a great mix!
This song was an instant classic ... Never quite as big as it should have been (a little too aggressive and "political") but that's part of what makes it so good.
..and hand clapping!! everyone gets to join in, woo.hoo👏👏👏
Savannah is my hometown😀👍🏿❤️
I LOVe This song! Best EVER ❤
I love at the end when the little girl gives him a kiss. So sweet.
To me this is a perfect song, it's just the right length, it's got a great sound, great lyrics, it's simple yet catchy.
Finally the main thing that makes it perfect to me is i can listen to it over and over again and never get tired of it and still enjoy it as much as the first time I ever heard it.
The 1980s were great musically. A lot of John Mellencamp's music brings back a lot of good memories
Yes indeed, we are probably now like our parents, complaining about the music of today (i.e. the 2010s, the 2020s have only just started) compared to when we were the age they were in the 1950s comparing their music to the 1980s.
There's a lot of great music from ALL eras, and even more crap... I can point a LOT of 80's hits that were absolutely unbearable.
@@martinbauer8395 Maybe in your case... I complained about mainstream music when I was a kid and still do...My parents hated music, so I became a musician...
好きな曲懐かしい😃
Great song to drive fast
THERE ARE NO MORE MUSICIANS THAT CAN DO ...THIS . 🤘😔👌💨
Honestly, if this song doesn't touch your soul, your already dead, just haven't stopped breathing yet!
Hello... Heeeellooooo reality check!!! And re-check!!
Amen!
This song gets no airplay today, but I remember it on MTV when I was a kid. Watching it now, it is timeless! What a great song and video!
The accordion and violin and slide guitar make this tune so good jus sayin
Whoa Baby!
I just bought a '92 Chevy Astro and found this cassette under the seat
Fr0zenMyst
No, you bought the cassette and got the car thrown in for free...
Lucky you!
scottyrocks9 Excellent comment. Thank you.
We just scrapped our 91' :/
That is real music. Heart, soul, and rhythm. Makes ya want to get up and dance with them ..
No Beethoven is, this "music" lacks feeling and intensity not to mention intelligence. Music has been shit since 1900.
@@allknowing145 yet here you are watching it
@@straightface No just telling you that classical music is superior to this rubbish
You got that right brother! This was a time when we had real blood, sweat n tears music with a meaningful impact on the listener. 2019 still listening y'all! #realmusic #kickass #realartists #bestmusic #lovely
All Knowing What planet are you from? All Knowing? NOT!
My favorite part is the older woman jammin' it up with her dancin' along side John! AWESOME STUFF!
Mee too. She looks Like my Godmother❤
My theme song❤
Songs from the heart and soul
My son used to date the sister of the girl playing the violin. He also dated a girl whose grandmother taught Greg Allmond to play the piano. I’ve been near greatness!
A brush with greatness as Dave would say.........
Still listening July 4th 2024.
BTW.. what baseball jersey is the other guitarist wearing?
Amazing, just amazing. The fiddle, banjo and amazing percussion arrangement is just sublime. Truly one of the greatest American artists...incredible!
Gee look at that racism back then. I can't stand this generation. Setting back our society by 60 years. Miss the 80s so much. We are the last great generation!!
Black and white together as well as the video ❤
One of my favorite songs that John Mellencamp has done in his career. I cannot stand still when this song plays. This song has a great selection of instruments, fast-pace, and great vocals. I like the version of this song on the video.
It was biblically inspired by King Solomon in the book of Ecclesiastics
A masterpiece - there is no better compliment!
Rain on the Scarecrow is also a fine jam .🤘
Oooooooo yeaaaah😮
That's right John Courger Mellencamp!
Not only did Mellencamp sizzle at this point in time but he was and is a real down to earth warm human being. Long may he live and prosper.
Good memories and thank you..
Just love it!! John has been around for so long and has stayed true to his roots!!! Love him!!
I love rock and roll!
Wow…what an intense performance!
I been looking for this song for 10 yrz
Real music for real people
Music bringing us ALL together! America at its best.
The woman playing the violin is so pretty........
Kinda
That's music to me.
🖤
Fantastic song, fantastic singer
You can really see John and the band connect with the rest of the group in this clip, beautiful
Everybody seems to be enjoying themselves.
The fact that John is wearing a quicksilver shirt put a smile on my face, not to mention the fact that this song is the essence of my childhood.
Great music
I noticed that as well . LOL
Music simply does not get a whole helluva lot better than this one.
On my darkest days, it was the music of John that kept me going and not giving up. I owe him.
Cougs wrote songs that had meaning while maintaining a fun feeling, and not coming off as self righteous or condescending. He's a musical genius.
great definition of him! life long fan
Such as The Nothing Really Matters and What if It Did album uncensored!
In a word ! amazing !!
yeah
exactly
well put
Well Said
Lisa Germano killed it. Her and Kenny added so much to John's band.
That was Mellencamps best band ever!
Don't forget Crystal Tallarico. That woman's a force. Ask Billy Joel.
Lisa Germano is a tiny thing! But she packs a whallup playing that fiddle. Such a cutie!!
I love The Lonsome Jubilee CD
Great album ❤
I love the violin
The great thing about this is how natural everything sounds compared to most of the over-produced late 1980s music. It's a brave man who can go against all the fads and trends of the time. This sounds timeless while most of the other music of the time sounds dated. I salute you John ! btw his recent albums are excellent too.
I'd love to hear a Thompson Twins version of this song lol ...
I love all kinds of music. But, this song touches my very soul. I feel free when I hear this song. I feel awoken and revived. There should be more music like this through out the world to bring peace to us all. May God bless us all..,.,.....
great jam , love it . john is so so cool and talented. God bless everyone in this video!
You got that right on ❤
Such a beautifull video
I seen John cougar mellencamp in Columbia Mo at the Blue Note I love that guy to this day
Awesome song and video I ❤it
I remember well when this came out back in the days and how hard it kicked. Still listening to it every know and then. One of the timeless tunes.
I LOVE John Mellencamp and everyone here in the south where I live, loves him too. Hell I have never met anyone that didn't like him. I really wish he would come out with new music, as my mama tells me, he could sing the phone-book and sound good LOL
he has new music, like a lot of it, how much of a fan are you?
I have friends and relatives in Indiana. I haven't been up there but they say Alabama is pretty much Indiana South. Country folk who like to have a good time. I dare say both states have changed a lot since the mid 80s unfortunately.
We love him in Canada too I've seen him live about 4 years ago he was great still.
I loved the music when I was in California and still love it here in Oklahoma! Great stuff
He is so gorgeous and so talented! Whew!!!
My FAVORITE!
This song takes me back to 87 in Toronto...his live concert, makes me feel 24 again. I luv his music and energy to this day.
This is probably the best song ever.