This song literally makes me, a 63 year old man, grew up in Indiana, cry. It’s my past life. I lived it. It’s gone. Only in memories.

@DragonBread100

5 ай бұрын

All good memories I hope🇺🇲✌️ I also grew up in southern Indiana, I'm almost 60.. Looking back on memories life with so much better in our days.. 🙏🇺🇲✌️

@sherry6010

5 ай бұрын

Jeff, I get it!! We grew up at the same time. Nothing can replace the 70's and 80's music...nothing! It was CHERRY BOMB!😅

@merilynclark7662

5 ай бұрын

I’m 60yo and just heard this song for the first time in years and it brought tears to my eyes. The 80’s don’t seem that long ago

@Wv8675

4 ай бұрын

I'm 32 been watching this video for about 20 years I would love to grow up in your guys generation no cell phones no social media

@nuggetella

4 ай бұрын

AI suggested this..? Is AI catching on or desperately digging deep..? 💪😇👍

When musicians had true talent. Damn i miss real music.

@Minispeeder88

Ай бұрын

Same

@StephanYourdam

Ай бұрын

Ditto

@jamesprior5930

16 күн бұрын

You have Taylor Swift what are you complaining about hahah . Lol she's useful as a tit on a bull

Who’s listening in 2024 appreciating and missing the 80s

@tyson80

4 ай бұрын

Take me back......

@Butterfly-tg3oz

3 ай бұрын

I would love to go back! Everything was simple & beautiful back then. Not like the crazy shit we have now!

@Butterfly-tg3oz

3 ай бұрын

I would love to go back to a simple, fun-loving time. Not this crazy shit that is going on! 80's was the best!!

@Sabbymarie75

3 ай бұрын

@@Butterfly-tg3oz 100% agree

@michaelmcchargue4391

3 ай бұрын

Yes that was the good old days when things were much more simple we didn't have cell phones God I wish we had them but we didn't we certainly wouldn't have gotten as much trouble things would have been so much easier but that's the way technology is but I do love my music and I do remember growing up in the 80s that was back when I was

1986, single, and the girls loved to dance to this tune. I HAD HAIR !!! Now in 2024, in my 70s and married to a wonderful lady that danced with me.

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

@rogeriofontoura3724

3 жыл бұрын

Forever

@denniswheeler4639

3 жыл бұрын

Who would give this song a thumbs down?

@b.j.stoner9065

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve loved this song from the first time time i heard it on the radio. I’m of the same vintage as John M. 😎🎶✌🏼

@richardwhite3066

3 жыл бұрын

meeeeee

@lindadani3452

3 жыл бұрын

Meeeee to!

A black lady here still grooving to “The Cougar” over 30 years later. I saw him in concert back in ‘86, I was 18! I loved how the crowd was so diverse! He is beyond talented, he played damn near every instrument.

@patsyhodge9071

3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Hi from NZ - over Australia way. Lol.

@rubytuesday9539

3 жыл бұрын

@John Mellencamp wow, you're actually here, commenting. I just subbed your channel. I'm not too familiar with your music but like this song, and a couple others from your hit list. Great to learn that you're an accomplished musician too. (I wish my high school experience would've been more like this song)

@SnowflakesOfDestiny

3 жыл бұрын

43 and this is relaxing house music, nostalgia on 1000

@nicholegreen6067

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I'm 37.. 8 don't know how I know this song. But I love it 😭😭😭.I'm more than sure my parents don't listen to this.

@MrStSomewhere

2 жыл бұрын

I turned 18 in 86 as well, I love John and love you too! Cheers to you and yours!

One of the greatest pop songs ever written. Perfect.

@user-lp2xt7cp4p

5 ай бұрын

Yeah. !!!

Thank God for Mellencamp for having the balls to make a video like this in 1987. The world is a better place for songs like this and an artist like this. Amazing.

@cjturner370

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@ubdkd

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@dreadnaughttactical

Жыл бұрын

I was arrested for Marijuana for the first time back in 1987.. those were good times.. I went to court and beat the case on a technicality.. walked out of court.. got into my car a free man.. and this song was playing on the radio.. and I have been jamming this song ever since!

@JohnSmith-yf5ys

Жыл бұрын

We got along better in 1987 than we do now.

@mquito

Жыл бұрын

I've heard he's tried to put an interracial couple on a vídeo since "Jack & Diane".

Makes me think of my wife and I ....an interracial couple back in the 80's ...we dealt with some ignorance but are still going strong ...married 27 years this year

@USMagazine1002

4 жыл бұрын

Carlos G I got sent to the principal’s office for acting like John Mellencamp while this black boy and white girl was dancing

@williamotey6707

4 жыл бұрын

Carlos G 👊🏿🖤

@inabind416

4 жыл бұрын

Carlos G Yaaasss! So happy to read that

@lovenotwar598

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats

@FlatBroke612

4 жыл бұрын

Carlos G when did you get out of prison?

This was my mothers favorite song. She just recently passed from cancer. I like to play this when i wake up because i can see her dancing and smiling in my mind everytime it plays 💟

@parkjamesshaw3189

4 жыл бұрын

THAT'S GREAT RACH. PRAYERS WITH U. #FUCKCANCER.

@kellywatkins6409

4 жыл бұрын

Great song to remind you of her, This was the last vinyl I ever purchased. It was the right sounds for the time. Nostalgia.

@melissaregister3669

4 жыл бұрын

Love this song

@melissaregister3669

4 жыл бұрын

The girl

@jengunter26

4 жыл бұрын

My Mama's too! She passed two years ago from cancer. I play this and I can hear her sing. Bless you and I'm so sorry, here's to our Mama's, may they dance together in heaven.

Loved Mellencamp since I was a young woman in the late 1970s, 62 years old and can stop singing and tapping my foot to his music. Soulful.

@ericlee2931

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100% But three was lot of great John Mellencamp all, though the 80s.. Hope you enjoyed those times also.

@carolfoster6814

Жыл бұрын

Me too! So cool 😎

@robertapate9128

Жыл бұрын

I'm 63... Feeling the same!! 💘

@janeypaul3172

Жыл бұрын

Same!! Love every song he ever wrote ❤

@RoseyA.Gonzzalez

9 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree. 62 yrs. Young. also n gets me up n dancing.

2024 still going strong and listening to the man 💕

"holding hands meant something baby" That lines is true and gets me every time. Holding hands was such a beautiful feeling!✌️

@SuperHardNFast

5 жыл бұрын

Very true

@willritter4076

4 жыл бұрын

I'd be honored if some John Cougar Mellencamp fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of JACK & DIANE and SOMEBODY'S BABY by Jackson Browne on my YT channel (tap on my photo go there) in tribute to the great musical summer of 1982. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital enhancements. Thanks and keep on rocking.

@sofiavalencia5930

4 жыл бұрын

Just to know you were with a friend. Love

@dannyholder9452

4 жыл бұрын

GOT THAT RIGHT!!!

@judybeckerault

4 жыл бұрын

So true! Way better than everything, anything, any time, all the time, anywhere. Holding hands. I remember.

Mellancamp is the soundtrack to my youth. I just love that dude. Thank you for being a poet. The Black community truly loves John. He was reaching out to us when it wasn't fashionable. Trying to bring everyone together.

@mariannboyd8256

3 жыл бұрын

Yes😘😘🌹✔

@mariannboyd8256

3 жыл бұрын

Leave it to tha Professor now ...

@MrStSomewhere

2 жыл бұрын

Much respect for John Mellancamp, In my youth he was teaching me not to be like the people that surrounded me. I regret that there was a time that I did not treat my brothers and sisters like equals, but I am so glad I am better than that now.

@RoughRider757

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrStSomewhereYou should be so proud of yourself for becoming a more caring person. That's what the world needs more of.

@MrStSomewhere

2 жыл бұрын

@@RoughRider757 Thank you for that, I really appreciate it.

65 yr. old man grew up in Evansville, Ind. been in AZ. since 84, had to find work back then! my family my life my memories, born in a small town, I can breath in a small town! When I think of John and his songs I think of my home. Thank you.

@marksmith4627

5 ай бұрын

I am also 65 and grew up in Evansville, graduated Reitz HS in '77. I'm still in Indiana, just outside of Bloomington. Grew up listening to Mellencamp, still remember when "I need a Lover" first hit the airwaves. Great times.

@user-dt1ue4qe4n

5 ай бұрын

Good people Ind. hard workers, enjoy those cold winters, take care. Pink Houses my favorite!

I'm 52 now and this song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it Oh to reminisce about your youth!! Innocence, freedom, and a long future ahead.

@janeypaul3172

Жыл бұрын

So true! I'm 62 and still li

@Mickydee773

Жыл бұрын

Me Too I just rediscovered this song.

@CatEyedGoddess

Жыл бұрын

I’m was born the last year for the Xer generation 1979. MTV was apart of childhood. This song and video is very nostalgic for me.

@mcclift9451

11 ай бұрын

​@@CatEyedGoddess I was born at the beginning for gen x,1966,and I remember listening to this song on MTV and the radio ,with my friends ,at the apartment on the beach, having the most carefree times of life,late 80s gen x was the best

@igman66

11 ай бұрын

yeah but he's kind of a douche

One of the coolest songs ever written. That groove is just timeless.

@jakespringer3643

3 жыл бұрын

John Mellencamp sang his heart out and had that beautiful story telling.

@robertjackson3819

2 жыл бұрын

David, you called it. What happened to the world that loved this kind of music?

@mythreecats2961

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@traceethornhill8130

2 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY

@ARon82

2 жыл бұрын

Thats when a smoke was a smoke

17 has turns 62. I’m surprised I’m still livin. Got some grandkids of my own. And somedays I still don’t know what to do. Lol.

@petercarrillo751

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 60 and age somehow creeps up... And loving it ... You're blessed and so am I

@paulfly3121

3 жыл бұрын

Yup! Right there with you man...

@josiehenderson7315

3 жыл бұрын

Amen! Same here

@greatestever9086

3 жыл бұрын

I’m turning 35 in September

@paulfly3121

3 жыл бұрын

@@greatestever9086 you're still a kid! Enjoy it! If you thought the last 25 years went fast, just wait and see how the next 25 go!

This is my moms favorite song n will always remind me of her. 💜

@parkjamesshaw3189

Жыл бұрын

God bless you Tracy. Wer here for you

@donparker4819

9 ай бұрын

HUGS

The 80s were the absolute best times ever. What a time to be a teenager and young adult. Such great times with friends.

That beat!! That violin!!! Those lyrics!!! This is music!!!

@kayshawnsimmons6822

3 жыл бұрын

That harmonic 🎶🎶🎶🥰❤💃💃💃💃

@Lolo-bq1oe

3 жыл бұрын

Yes bro!!! 🙌🏻

@chepo1956

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Just Beautiful!

@f-tech5497

2 жыл бұрын

I love Lisa Germano (violin player)

@rheahayes3149

2 жыл бұрын

110%….LOVE THAT VIOLIN & THIS UPLIFTING SONG❣️🇨🇦

"17 has turned 35.."that line gets me everytime.Classic song. Anything by John Mellencamp is GREAT! Cherry Bomb is my favorite.

@mackdaddie80

2 жыл бұрын

Everything

@davidkingsbury5019

2 жыл бұрын

Everything he has done kicks a** and rocks

@nuggetella

2 жыл бұрын

Small town, Check it out, big Daddy, it's all a winning streak..! If the world is to be ruled by feelings, what feeling should rule the world..? 😇 🍺❤🤙 👉😷💉 🌳🍏🐍 🌎 🔮 🤲 🎖 🇳🇱🇺🇲🇷🇺 💰 🦇 🕳 📈🖱📉

@randyfoley8481

2 жыл бұрын

Do u remember those days was the days of rod Stewart and mellincamp what was ur favorite Stewart sing mine was is down town train second strong #2 was hot legs lol

@lindagarcia8853

Жыл бұрын

Mine too, I also love those lines 😉

What a bloody tune! No frills no thrills just grooving

@jorgevazquez8637

Жыл бұрын

That is the perfect way to describe this song. Just grooving

John, I simply cannot thank you enough for this song.

@42awww

Жыл бұрын

@John Mellencamp John, what an honor to receive a thank you from you! I have been an admirer for....40 years now! Thank you.

@parkjamesshaw3189

Жыл бұрын

Afuckinmen

@robincarlisle4822

Жыл бұрын

So romantic and nostalgic

@ashpnk06p60

9 ай бұрын

well said 42

Seventeen has turned 63, got a few grandkids of my own and I still don't know what to do. Still rockin' out to this music !!!!

@charlenebeerline3858

6 жыл бұрын

I'm 61 and still love his music. Your only as young as you feel. Don't you think. Tina I have 4 kids and 10 grandkids and 2 greatgrandkids. . And been married 27 and half years. But I still rock out with my babies. Teaching them what music is all about. And I love it.

@tallulahmlocean6386

5 жыл бұрын

Heard this song when I was a senior in high school and that line 17 has turned 35always stuck to me. I’m 50 now and yeah I’m still saying yeah yeah yeah

@teresasancen1

5 жыл бұрын

Same here.. I'm 58yrs and have grandchildren. When they get into my truck, they put on their own today's music and must say I just can't get into it. Maybe a few here and there but no.. As soon as they're gone I go back to my Classic Rock from the 70's. The best decade in music and will always listen to it.

@Snakeywakeywhenever

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 11 about to be 12 and I love this song!

@laurenhaharockon9192

5 жыл бұрын

Tina Dalton alright!!! Very Cool & You R Not Alone!

A Black girl from inner city here, but I bet I can sing every one of his songs, as well as all of early 80s artists. Good music is for all! I just love it! 😍❤

@thedemetskys

6 жыл бұрын

According to John on this interview you can find on youtube called John Mellencamp 2017 Late-Night Interview ... his great grandma is black.

@asanta2023

6 жыл бұрын

thedemetskys wow...thanks for letting us know.

@tinytrucker4212

6 жыл бұрын

Don't matter what color you are a girl rock on I grew up on Marvin Gaye on cklw in Detroit on Motown music I'm a white boy from a small town in the country Marvin's great don't matter what color musics music it joins us all together down in the soul

@joannesimon7274

5 жыл бұрын

Love it! Love all music! It is the thread that keeps us human and humble.

@Zeldarw104

5 жыл бұрын

Me-2!! How cool is that?!😎🎤🎶🎶🎶👍👏👏👏👏💓

This is one of my favorite songs. Makes you laugh, smile,and cry at the same time. Always sing it and dance. Brings you back to the day. .

@cherokee7213

8 ай бұрын

67 and still listening. Still reminiscing and crying, lol

I love ❤️ this song 🎵 ❤️ 💕, it takes me back to my youth when I was young and free and just having fun and enjoying what I wanted to do.

"17 has turned 35.."that line gets me everytime.Classic song.

@kellyd.1330

8 жыл бұрын

Gets me too Joeann. I just turned 49 two days ago and this song just took me back to that awkward and skinny kid that couldn't seem to do anything right, unless it was on the banks of the river somewhere. Ahhh, there he was at peace and there is where he found himself and there, on those muddy banks, is where he would learn about love and life and how precious and sometimes painful they are. He would eventually find himself many miles away from this beautiful and sacred place but every two or three years he returns and breathes in those old memories and it is this song playing on an old radio somewhere in the background as he tells his young son of the adventures he and this old muddy river shared together when he was a boy. Life is good.

@johnellis6207

8 жыл бұрын

yes joeann I know the felling I just turned 59 good Lord willing I had a heart attack 26 days before my 59th .

@fallguye6011

7 жыл бұрын

17 has turned 42

@classiccarsclassicrock9433

7 жыл бұрын

Yes and now, it is "35 has turned 65" His birthday was yesterday. Happy birthday @John Mellencamp.

@phoebemedeiros2895

7 жыл бұрын

Best line ever!

As a Nigerian, I kept wondering myself as years went by why I was so addicted to John Cougar Mellencamp's music. Can't precisely say why. But I love his style, his simple down-to-earth lyrics. They wash me over with sweet nostalgia.

@edwardx4979

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome my Nigerian brother to the world of John Mellencamp and his great music!

@nancyan4242

3 жыл бұрын

James taylr up on the roof

@felixjarikresblog3587

3 жыл бұрын

@S Loveless: Know what you mean. Time were much simpler, sweeter, and dreamlike lol

@LadyTTennessee

3 жыл бұрын

Because it’s soulful and good music 💙

@patsyhodge9071

3 жыл бұрын

Thats so lovely Felix.

Missing my Dad... And John Meloncamp was/is his younger version doppelganger... the music takes me back to a better time.

I just moved from the big city and set my family up in the country, my kids are growing like weeds and experiencing real rural life... My son just met his first love. When i see them together I think of this song. I'm so happy for him ❤

i guess our generation will look back at the 80's the way our parents looked at the 50's & 60's in 2019 you start to realize that a simpler time was a better time

@bill4287

4 жыл бұрын

Some video clip pieces here looked to me like the '50s & '60s of which I could relate.

@josehinojosa9752

4 жыл бұрын

Hell, we’re starting to look at the 90’s under the same lens

@julieporter7805

3 жыл бұрын

No you will just think it was. Just like the kids of today will look at the 2020's with nostalgia. It's the time when you were a kid regardless iof when it was and what was happening in the world at large.

@francie2915

3 жыл бұрын

oh sweet girl I wish I believed that. But I fear my grandchildren and all children of these times will look back at dreadful changes and unprecedented suffering globally . And I can’t think of any music today that is uplifting the youth -the kind of music that gives hope, common vision and unity of hearts . What music will they feel united them when young in 2021? Sorry to be such a downer, and bless you for such hopeful thoughts anyway! 🙏💞🌟☮️

@julieporter7805

3 жыл бұрын

@@francie2915 Don't start with me. People are nostalgic for the early 2000's, 9/11 notwithstanding. I don't think anyone would have though people would be nostalgic for three Great Depression either.

This song makes me happy no matter what I'm going thru as soon as I play it

@nicolasaleksandra6722

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Holly

The best. What terrific memories. We saw him live at least 8ntimes. My husband and i are now in our seventies. Best times. You could go see the best live performers like mellencamp and not spend $800 for 1 ticket

Woke up at 4:30am with this song in my head. Don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve listened to it. Still good after all these years

@Heyoudummy

8 ай бұрын

Every day i wake up, i wake to a different song in my head. Never fails.

My favorite Mellancamp song ever! Makes you realize you need to enjoy the little things and make memories. Don't spend your life working. Enjoy life while you have it ❤

@jenniferpayne3400

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too

@robrubio7583

Жыл бұрын

Your so rite. Enjoy it,

2020 and still listening ....does this old heart good

@joeytan6045

4 жыл бұрын

The good old days when people were happy and the only "quarantine" you get is when you get grounded.. I miss those days

@myson102

4 жыл бұрын

rebekah mastro ... it sure does ‼️

@joanneroberts7190

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know what ya mean. I was 19 yrs old when this hit the charts. I still Mellencamp

@vg8345

4 жыл бұрын

Yep ditto to that !

@jacquissims8966

4 жыл бұрын

Still listening in 2020

Dancing meant everything and holding hands meant something baby wow how true that was back then.

Born in 1986 n have heard alot of music, searching high n low, n always love john cougar. Melloncamp n have come to think for years now, this is my favorite track by him, such a feel good song

As I grow older I appreciate this song and video more. Life keeps rolling

Man I miss being a kid coming home from school Turing on MTV and seeing stuff like this.

One of my deceased wife’s favorites, I loved it too every time I hear it brings back memories we had been together since we where teens married for 34 years she died with a rare type ob cancer only 36 cases in the United States so everything doctors did was research only lived 9 months I miss that woman so bad my our daughter looks just like her mom hard to bad the tears ever now & then

All I can do is sit and smile 🤣, excellent classic and I am old, but not so old that I can't enjoy this meaningful song

@davidvogel2909

Жыл бұрын

@Jimmy Audrey 🔙 Congats you are the winner!

People in 2020 need to watch a and listen to this, and chill out.

@foodandhomeprep8425

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@Paige-hu1ly

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely !, enjoy a bowl of blue dream 💙 sweet 💙

@edcooper5298

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they do, kick back and relax !

@kathleenmoore4726

4 жыл бұрын

RIGHT ON.🤪

@thevikingtitan7555

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Indeed

Anything by John Mellencamp is GREAT! Cherry Bomb is my favorite.

@Juliaflo

9 жыл бұрын

catherine draughn-tate Not only do you have taste, you have intellect. God be with you.

@bobdonahue4142

8 жыл бұрын

Me too

@bluejeans1773

6 жыл бұрын

Me too 😊

@Saabinseptime

5 жыл бұрын

me too

@michaelkachur6731

5 жыл бұрын

Scarecrow

My BFF and I would dance, oftentimes badly, whenever we heard this song. She died in 2009, but, to this day, I'll dance in her honour. RIP my sweet Bonita. ❤

@jonwoodard2222

Жыл бұрын

RIP Bonita! Remember you WILL see each other again one day my friend!!! Love from Tennessee

@WandaBell-cs4kr

6 ай бұрын

That's what I'm doing now. My love passed away,Jan3 2024. We danced all the time and we cooked and danced. My only true love.😢

I suppose Mellencamp was channeling the 60’s here but he accidentally gave the 80’s one of its signature anthems. 👏👏👏👏🇺🇸

I dated a girl for 4 years, lived in many different places together, each home we’d turn this on and dance around the house together. Even though we’re on different paths in life now, it’s one of my favourite memories, I’ll always love you B.

@harveyfedyk365

6 ай бұрын

What a grown-up way to tell us how much you care for the lady that was once a part of life. Good on you, my friend.

Art can touch people in powerful ways. This Artist and this song did that for me when I was a young Black kid living in small town America. It reaffirmed my desires and goals.

@riderskater7248

3 жыл бұрын

@John Mellencamp John cared enough to share his feelings on society way back in the 1980s, and that message really mattered to a lot of people but was especially powerful to the African American community. It was uplifting.

reminiscing in about the good ole days of the past 1987, and now people wish they were in 1987. Somethings will never change

Such a beautiful song, a priceless era gone, past, never coming back. I look at today society and it just is so sad. For me, the 70s that I grew up in it was an amazing time in history. I looked back at the richness of that era today and I feel blessed to have those memories

@laurabyers5172

Жыл бұрын

I'm well, although it's 1:44 a.m. in the morning because I can't sleep so this is what I do I listen to music

@honeybadger5933

Жыл бұрын

The 70's were the best. 🎶🎸

@barbaracampbell5830

Жыл бұрын

I understand that, children today don't have a clue how to live

@Thomassina1

Жыл бұрын

His music reminds me of my dear friends I had growing up; going to local parties, places, laughing, doing silly things while adulthood stretched out before us. None of us knew these fun, simple times would make such warm memories. Young people are open-minded and inclusive; we watched our friends do their own thing, and loved them regardless and they, us.

@robertapate9128

Жыл бұрын

Me too!! 💘

John is Indiana thru and thru, nostalgic tunes still brings tears to my eyes

@kathyjacques2688

4 жыл бұрын

I've never been to Indiana but all the people I've met from there are good solid hard working people

@ricklopezjr9781

4 жыл бұрын

ddr

@philliesfan1971

4 жыл бұрын

Is he though? His political views don't align with most Indianans, and I mean that as a compliment to John.

@SeaOrcRonnie

4 жыл бұрын

@@philliesfan1971 he's Indiana as fuck, all politics aside.

@johnnystir9796

4 жыл бұрын

@@philliesfan1971 What's an Indianan? We're Hoosiers!

As a vanilla guy that couldn't carry a tune if it were in a bag, I love this song. Love his background talent on all albums bc it just adds to his overall vibe - reminds me of a day when we were more solid as a country.

@heatherc0823

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that Michael. Simpler times. Here is still hoping and praying we will be united as a nation again...

@MichaelBrown-zp1sf

2 жыл бұрын

Never asign to yourself a stereotype.

@jamesbrown6385

2 жыл бұрын

We will unite!

@robertjeans9446

2 жыл бұрын

Van Halen Wants to know : WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE

@allisonmcinnisgale8538

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!!

It was nice of him to invite that teen couple to dance together in this video since their Mississippi High School wouldn't allow them to dance together at their Prom.

@brucej.willson4764

4 ай бұрын

Sauce?

I mean how can you not like this song

17 has turned 70 for John. We're all getting old.

@pbandj37

5 ай бұрын

17 has turned 72 for him now. We're not getting any younger and gettin' old ain't for sissies.

This is a great great song. 70 years old now. May God bless him with many more years to grace us with his talent.

Love John's music. Brings back great memories. Dancing and singing with my young sons. Today I still dance and sing with my grandchildren.

*4:29* This was my grandfather, Daniel 'Danny' Linne, as a teen living in Indiana, a mutual friend of Mellencamp. In this snippet, he is seen living life and having fun. He was a cool grandpa, who had some quirks and made not so great choices in life, but to me, he was still the coolest. He had a devious sense of humor and loved to joke. Overall, we loved each other; we had a pretty decent relationship for him being my only grandfather. He passed away rather quickly, too soon. I love this video-this song will always remind me of him and how much each of us should value life for what it is. Also, in honor of Veteran's Day, Thank you for your service, Grampese! (TM 3 SS NAVY '63-67 Vietnam)

@americanmouth15

9 жыл бұрын

Ginger Devlin Um...what?

@americanmouth15

9 жыл бұрын

james hall Nice trolling attempt,James. 10/10. We both know war is too complex to blame soldiers for everything.Fortunately for you, I am educated, and quite secure in my love and respect for American soldiers. Have a lovely day.

@americanmouth15

9 жыл бұрын

james hall You're state of thinking is so elementary..I'm sorry, I simply cannot argue with someone incapable of reasoning and the realization that there are too many aspects to war that there was and never will be one to blame or one cause to pinpoint. Sorry.

@americanmouth15

9 жыл бұрын

james hall Also, say what you will, my grandfather was a valiant soldier and grandfather,so nothing you can do will change my opinion, and you will continue to make yourself and your information look unjustifiable and full of nonsense.

@americanmouth15

9 жыл бұрын

james hall I don't understand what a commonly known fact has to do with disrespecting my public dedication to someone I held close to my heart. You're making yourself look worse and worse,so I don't understand what you're trying to accomplish..

Jesus , I love this guy....makes me feel 20 again....thanx John !!!

This song is a masterclass in folk-rock

"That's when a smoke was a smoke......and groovin' was groovin'" God Mellencamp was freaking talented

@WooBino.

16 сағат бұрын

It's actually *When a SPORT was a SPORT. 👍

@Dippydoo21

13 сағат бұрын

@@WooBino. That doesn't make any sense at all.... what does that mean?

A feel good song and I hope now that I’m 57 my kids will chill As they reach their 30’s and realize that pop Listened to music that was good for the soul and it allowed us to reflect on our years growing up... holding hands instead of having your hands held up because of you doing wrong. We settled things with our fist instead of a gun and we got over it. You went to a club to have fun and enjoy , not for drugs and looking for trouble. We listened to music that was good for the soul, not to motivate us to do wrong!!!!and left with a smile on our face!

@christineadams1284

3 жыл бұрын

Stan Stephenson So true, great comment. ❤️💃

@rheahayes3149

3 жыл бұрын

AMEN-WELL SAID.CHEERS FROM 🇨🇦

This song always reminds me of my Dad.. the 1st time I stayed with him for the weekend I got dropped off by my mum and uncle.. this song was on the radio. My dad's been gone for 21 years now but can still remember that day when I hear this song like it was yesterday. ❤❤❤

33 here and my father showed me mellencamp along with countless others. This particular song reminds me of summertime cookouts with family playing horseshoes and volleyball. Meanwhile, I was happy to have my soda poolside.

I accompanied the record with my accordion, still love that tune! Greetings from Hamburg

One of the most important musical artists of our time and he doesn't receive enough recognition.

@peggyfarnsworth3042

Жыл бұрын

My friend went to school with him 😊

Went to a couple of his concerts back when this song and Paper in fire came out! Had a great time!

I'm 73 living outside of Birmingham UK and this song makes me smile because of the girls I lost my mates came first !! Stupid !!!!!! But we had great times. It's great to have life love friends and memories. God Bless America Thanks John!!!!!

Happy 69TH birthday John Cougar Mellencamp…I hope you have a wonderful day love your music….

were did music like this go I WANT IT BACK

@lovedisshitrazzer

6 жыл бұрын

On youtube.

@gayecox3185

6 жыл бұрын

LOREK cox want 60s Music back!!!

@johnderossett5133

6 жыл бұрын

We'll never see music like this being made ever again, sadly :(

@joannesimon7274

6 жыл бұрын

it is at your fingertips!!

@wvangus82

6 жыл бұрын

I know you asked this a long time ago, but as much as I love/use the internet, it's the reason we can't have good music anymore. Nowadays, you can just convert KZread videos to mp3's and download any track you want. FOR FREE! You used to have to buy a 15-20 dollar CD just to get maybe one or two songs you wanted to have. Album sales kept billions of dollars flowing through the music industry. How many millions do you think recording artists make off album sales these days? It costs a lot to produce an album, but there's a fraction of the profit in it that there was before. It's kinda like not letting your weed guy make his profit, so he stops bringing you weed.

17 turns 51 dam i miss the days of my Youth setting joking with MY friends and listening for Cougar on the weekly countdown with Dick Clark Thinking about goin out the Lane to have a little fun. Thanks for the memories John!!!

@roxymcdonald8977

4 жыл бұрын

Roxy McDonald is from Prewitt NM

I heard this song on the operating table during a surgery and it brought me back to my youth.

i'm listening to this on the year anniversary of my aunts sudden unexpected passing. i remember all the events i went to where she loved this song and dancing to it. i'll see her again but boy do the tears flow. i hear it on the radio at work, and in the car from time to time and think of her :)

Remind me of good old days

I remember well, the year 1984 I just turned 18. Surfboard in one hand, radio in the other, and skateboard under My feet, jamming,play guitar by John cougar himself. I'm 54 years old, and still rocken with mr.cougar.

@christineadams1284

3 жыл бұрын

William Heddy We are the same age, Happy 55th this year. Great memories from 1984, not a care in the world. Now we are living Orwells 1984. ☹️

Those 80's albums still sound great. John's body of work is truly outstanding.

Brings me back to my youth in the 80s. Saw John in concert in Montreal with a pretty blonde girlfriend. Oh, I when I think back to those day, all I can do is smile...

Not only is his music timeless..I hear he's a real down to earth man..still living in his small town in Indiana..I believe..heard stories from friends on how he would go to the neighborhood McDonald's and just be in town..respect to him and the people who just let him live..I guess that's why Prince never left Minneapolis..I heard he did the same..to all my 80s babies..ROCK ON!!..real music sees no color..salute..

@parkjamesshaw3189

Жыл бұрын

Yep. From Muncie Indiana. Same place Bob Ross painted happy things

@thatsthewayitis1

9 ай бұрын

seriously? sees no color? its literally marketed based on age and race onto radio stations that do the same

How this is not on the streaming music services is crazy!!! Wonderful song of coming of age. On, such great memories for a gentler time. Now that I am way past that age, I still love this song. The backup singers are great as are the lyrics; listen closely. So sweet. Turn it up!

My brothers and sisters around the world seeing you reach out to each other has brought tears to my eyes.oh how wonderful our world could be if every human being could feel the way you feel.

WISH THOSE DAYS WOULD COME BACK😊

Well I lived on the outskirts of town In an eight room farmhouse, baby When my brothers and friends were around There was always somethin' doin' Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends Stopped by to see me every once in a while When I think back about those days All I can do is sit and smile That's when a sport was a sport And groovin' was groovin' And dancin' meant everything We were young and we were improvin' Laughin' laughin' with our friends Holding hands meant somethin' baby Outside the club "Cherry Bomb" Our hearts were really pumpin' Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah The winter days they last forever And the weekends went by so quick Went ridin' around this little country town We were goin' nuts, girl, out in the sticks One night me with my big mouth A couple guys had to put me in my place When I see those guys these days We just laugh and say do you remember when That's when a sport was a sport And groovin' was groovin' And dancin' meant everything We were young and we were improvin' Laughin' laughin' with our friends Holding hands meant somethin' baby Outside the club "Cherry Bomb" Our hearts were really pumpin' Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah Seventeen has turned thirty-five I'm surprised that we're still livin' If we've done any wrong I hope that we're forgiven Got a few kids of my own And some days I still don't know what to do I hope that they're not laughin' too loud When they hear me talkin' Like this to you That's when a sport was a sport And groovin' was groovin' And dancin' meant everything We were young and we were improvin' Laughin', laughin' with our friends Holding hands meant so much baby Outside the club "Cherry Bomb" Our hearts were really pumpin' Say yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah

@lorettagutierrez7798

3 жыл бұрын

Love all of his songs!! Just turned 50 on July 1st and his songs were such a big part of my teenage years!!❤

@michaelreidy8100

3 жыл бұрын

spoke was a spoke, Indiana lingo. not sport

@cherylkrause4998

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelreidy8100 sport was a sport is official lyric

@michaelreidy8100

2 жыл бұрын

wrong, he talks about lyric on howard stern , spoke is a midwest term for spoken word, @@cherylkrause4998

@kristyperez621

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I thought he said smoke

Got my 40th birthday Present seeing the great Man JCM live in Melbourne Australia What a night ❤🎉❤🎉

One of my top best songs ever! Reminds me of the 60’s and 70’s When people had morals respect and true fun!

I've been listening to Mellencamp for over 40 years. I'll keep listening until the end of my life. I love him and his awesome music.

"What you don't like John Cougar??"-Random quote, heard in the next aisle at a Walmart in Virginia

My favorite from Mellenncamp,use to sing and danse every time I heard that song,it make's me happy

John is such a great story teller.. he brings to life, days gone by. i love that he ended up with Meg Ryan. they're a great couple. Hearts are both suited for each other. :)

My beautiful wife 50th Birthday today. This is our song and I lovingly have a turn with her on the dancefloor of our favorite Hometown bar tonight. Peace and love.....

@christineadams1284

3 жыл бұрын

Brian Cook You are Blessed. ❤️❤️

This is THE best mellencamp song in my opinion -brings tears every time I hear it.I grew up in the 80s not the 50s, but I TOTALLY get it; THANKS JOHN!

This is my neighbor's favorite song. Every time I play it he puts a brick through my window to hear it better. JM still rocks in 2022.

@suemaher5282

6 ай бұрын

U made me laugh in London this morning thankyou

I’m a 57 year old woman and my heart still loves Steve Perry on this one. I remember when the “Vision Quest” movie/soundtrack came out. One of the best of the soundtracks ever. Ima Bay Area Girl! Day on the Greens! #510 #415 ❤

John has been in my life 40 yrs. Always..

@petersonlafollette3521

3 жыл бұрын

When I heard this on a juke in small town America it grabbed me just like any other dreamer struggling with socio-economic modern times...

Went and saw him the other night in Bloomington, he ended the show with this song, sounded great.

@ria9874

5 жыл бұрын

Curly Dupree The best show ever I bet

All I can do is "sit and smile." "Holding hands meant something, baby."

Whoever said “Classics never die” Cougar for sure! But also the man who introduced me to this music. Steven Smith he was a best friend for so many years, then I fell in love with this crazy man. He was a classic to he passed away September a couple years back. And I miss him daily I guess I listen to this when I want to remember the crazyness that I would not have had any other way. So this goes out to you Steven Smith “1969” with so much love from me and Crimpton who both miss you so much. I wish you were here beside me again!

Mellencamp and Springsteen spoke to true America. It just doesn’t get any better

@Nightmareman3

4 жыл бұрын

They are both leftists. Nothing true or American about them at all.

@FK-GOOGLE

4 жыл бұрын

Nightmare man clearly is a boot licking sheep!

@raunchdressing2204

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Nightmareman3 "My old man worked 20 years on the line And they let him go Now everywhere he goes out looking for work They just tell him that he's too old" John and Bruce are REALISTS. They subtly attacked Reagan and his administration because they SLOWLY destroyed the BLUE COLLAR, UNION, WORKING CLASS... they grew up with. 40 years since trickle down economics began... (and before this pandemic) the unemployment rate may have been low... BUT THOSE WAGES NEVER PROPERLY ROSE.

@Nightmareman3

4 жыл бұрын

@@FK-GOOGLE .....leftist logic. You guys are the best. Lol.

@dontdiscriminatehateeveryo9263

4 жыл бұрын

They are just democrats but full on socialists. I don't have to like a person to acknowledge their talent though.

Still listening in 2020. Does my 60 year old heart good

@christineadams1284

3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

@marycranshaw9715

3 жыл бұрын

me too.