Love that this is a scratchy old recording. Really adds something to the memories of that time. One of the all time best romantic songs. John was sweet and smooth and the band was too. ❤

I've been a fan of Mr. Mellancamp since the 70s. Its 2024! I guess that excellent music just never gets old. Timeless!!

Best song ever, how was it not #1?? Amazing ‼️

NEVER seen this footage..Thanks!...LOVE this era of JOHN, especially! Man, that one guitar player he had! He was just a kid! His band was ALWAYS exceptional.

I miss the 80 s

@d.j.eighties7918

4 жыл бұрын

Don't we all...

@hikewithmike4673

2 жыл бұрын

me too!

@jamesbasham5439

Жыл бұрын

Definitely 👌

@deedeesigvertsen9157

Жыл бұрын

ME TOO!

@Code.Name.V

Жыл бұрын

👍

I love this song...just great! I miss this time...sigh.....😔

John Mellencamp’s first two albums were awesome. My favorites.

He is a complete pleasure!!! Love all his music... 🎶🎶🎶.. ❤️❤️❤️...

Wow, time sure has a way of getting on by! I remember watching this very episode as a 20 year old living in Knoxville, TN. We were all so young back then. Had it made and didn't even know it.

Brings back so many happy memories

I used to watch solid gold in 81 i was 11 & terribly in love with him bc of this song!

I remember watching this around 1981 I was 15 in love with numerous hot chicks from the small town I grew up in boy the memories somebody invented time machine and take me back the music today has no substance and no meaning or no soul my favorite song by John Cougar!

This video is a true treasure. Thank you for sharing!!!

Dude is awesome. Still making it sound good in his 70's.

I’ve always loved him ❤️😍

Soild Gold that John Mellencamp appearance on there was on WGN-TV Channel 9 in 1981. Also stops in Chicago on Channel 32 and Channel 50.

Love the Seymour Owls t shirt Johns high school!

@brmstn69

5 жыл бұрын

I believe that's Larry Crane who is also from Seymour, In

@thunderridge4830

5 жыл бұрын

I am from Washington State. I married a girl from Tell City Indiana. She had a family reunion in Seymour.

Love the Seymour shirt as well. We are Hoosiers.

Great song. Good old days

The guy in the tuxx on piano & sax at the time was a professor at Indiana University school of music. After the album "nothing matters and what if it did" I believe JcM never used a piano again in his arrangement there (I think they called him the doctor) after his departure on any other records .Larry Crane looks like he's 14 in those early years ,

@vernonmontoya2449

11 ай бұрын

The keyboard/sax guy in the tux is Eric Franklin Rosser. After he left Mellencamp, he moved to Thailand where he taught music to kids and became involved in child pornography. He had the dubious distinction of being one the FBI's Ten Most Wanted in 2000

I remember the Solid Gold Dancers and when Molly Hatchet did Flirtin With Disaster on this show. It has been so long that is all I remember.

Nothing but soul!

Love this one!🙂🙏💜🌈

@Starlight03690

Жыл бұрын

❤😮

I remember watching this on Solid Gold that night. 🤩

This is my man!!!!

Rob Lowe, James Brown and Mick all in one!

un grandisimo. musica fantastica en oro solido. soy setentero

All this band needs is Kevin Bacon and its complete.

Love!

@catzjazzcass4744

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm feeling old catz I am

Almost there but we got a few minutes before midnight 😘

This was the first time I heard JCM and realized his music wasn’t for my demo.

Gwhat a good sing! And a pretty boy..

Getting his James Brown groove on...I used to run around to this all nite. ♥

Rare***😳 Wow

Sam Cooke on the radio !!!

@bradskinner7877

3 жыл бұрын

Is that what he says? I thought he said Sanford.

@mrtv777

3 жыл бұрын

Sam Cooke playing on the radio

I saw this back when it first aired. I thought John was full of himself back then. But then he became cool later on.

Johns looking good but did anyone noticed the guy with the blue muscle shirt tho😍

@toddcrickmore7196

Жыл бұрын

Mr. Larry Crane- a highly underrated guitarist!

@OMARMINOUCHE

5 ай бұрын

So cute! I bet he got a lot of girls😂

The one playing the mandolin looks like he could be John's brother.

Is that Kenny on drums?

@gusmercado6704

7 жыл бұрын

I want to say no because I don't think he was with Mellencamp until '82, but I could be wrong

@slickmic6113

6 жыл бұрын

Paul Kaya no that's not don't think he's joining for another couple years but he's on the Jack and Diane album

@mrtv777

3 жыл бұрын

Nope

@tomf9292

3 жыл бұрын

Yes..that’s Kenny for sure! Like most of us he had WAY more hair.

@stuartstogdill2406

2 жыл бұрын

That sure is the legend Kenny Aronoff.

“In his hometown of Bloomington...” while his band member is literally wearing a Seymour High School t-shirt. I get it though, I’m from Columbus, my dad’s from Seymour (Dudleytown really, but no one would know where I meant if I said that), so Seymour it is. Also, I’m convinced that the numerous Mohlencamps and other various spellings, that are scattered around rural Jackson County cemeteries are in fact Melloncamp’s. That’d also mean they too came from roughly the same area on the German/Netherland border that so many Jackson County family farmer’s originally came from. Small tow- I mean, World.

What's with the hair? I like his long hair better... this is too clean cut but he still rocks. This is one of my favorite songs, after Jack and Diane.

@quentindugger5389

5 жыл бұрын

This was a few years before his long hair became public image.

Lip sync.

They are lip sinking aren’t they?

@RoyPage1970

2 ай бұрын

Yeah zoomer

That’s the name I like best! I know it and now it’s less suggestive. Well, that’s what is know in a real small town. Folks know just about everything about everyone. The most special thing was those real helpers were not radicals as today’s Democrats are!

Always found him musically boring....I was born and raised in rural "small town" West Kentucky,so I really don't like hearing about my boring upbringing in his lyrics...This is the same reason I don't like Country music...I like my Rockstar's to behave like Rockstar's and I like escaping my boring rural life with Music that doesn't remind me of it.

@stuartstogdill2406

2 жыл бұрын

You clearly have ZERO clue about what he is actually singing about.

@johnsullivan6756

2 жыл бұрын

I think Mellencamp has reached into many genre's through out his career challenging himself's creativity and the music to capture pop, rock , some folk, Southern rock overtones , blue , grass country, even progressive , and R& B sounds .