Pink houses john mellencamp meaning3/19/2023 It's hard to see now, ubiquity and 30 years having worn off all the interesting corners and edges, but Jack and Diane was a monster for a reason. I think the only record of his I currently own is American Fool (my brother bought this copy new when it came out). Posted by cdalight at 7:18 AM on March 18, 2014 THAT man - is a gem, and still obviously appreciates and loves what he does. That night left a real bad taste in my mouth for aging performers who feel they don't owe their audience anything anymore other than the supposed "honor of their presence." I suppose Mellencamp came off as badly as he did in no small part because of the joyous contrast that Fogerty provided. Literally walked off the stage and left us all going WTF? Ended the "performance" with one last song (which none of us realized WAS the last song). Maybe he was sick - but if that was the case, own up and share with your audience, don't just not give a sh** and come out and fake it because if you don't you don't get paid. Still love his music/lyrics - but lost a lot of respect for the man that night. Worst performance I've seen ever (and over the years I've seen a ton) Mellencamp was the equivalent of a wet rag oozed the feeling that he wished he was anywhere than where he was literally pretty much let the audience sing for him (not kidding - he basically stood there, started a song like Jack and Diane and then stuck the microphone in the air for us to sing the song) moved around the stage like a wet rag sucked the music muse and joy in the evening that Fogerty had left lingering right out of the air. Then oh boy - be still my heart - as good as that was, here comes Mellencamp & thinkin' I'm gonna never forget this night. Fogerty was a guitar playing whirling-dervish LOVING what he was doing energetic right-on and a joy to watch. Personal dream-concert-combo anticipation here. John Mellencamp with John Fogerty opening. thanks for the apparent mind-set foundation for this memory: Once you get that in your head, then success becomes less important and failure becomes not important." "We all want to world to turn on our timetable but it just doesn't. Or, the same song without inexplicable pink-clad 90's kids, here The video is hella 1991, and full of kids for some reason, but the sound is pretty modern and man, that hook. Several years after that though- after he stopped automatically going multiple-platinum - he did Now More Than Ever, which is my favorite of his songs. he came back out a few minutes later, in a yellow hard-hat, and played "Hurts So Good." It was never my favorite of his songs, but I always thought that was pretty funny. They either carried or walked him off-stage, I can't remember, but then. And it arced, must have been 20 horizontal yards from up there, and it floated through the air, hit him square on the head, and knocked him right off his feet. But- while he was playing, somebody lofted an empty half-pint (of Jack, probably) at him from halfway up the stands on stage-left. I wasn't a big fan when I saw him (and Loverboy!) open for the Who at Sundevil Stadium in '82 (?). "I need a lover that won't drive me crazy/ Some girl who knows the meaning of 'Hey, hit the highway' ". But I always kinda liked "I Need a Lover," from '79. John Mellencamp is one of those artists who only got good after he wasn't any good anymore
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