Middle of the road right leaning… Great tune, and he’s aces when it comes to helping the Farmers of America. I hear this song in my head when ever I file a grievance with the union at my job.
I am a lifelong fan of JM, and LOVE how he dances and told him so when I met him at a CD signing in Manhattan. I have seen him in concert more times than I can count. He's an amazing songwriter, singer, performer and true to his beliefs. Never turned "Hollywood" either, still lives in Indiana. He's my Cherry "BOMB" as well as a Bad Boy type.......
The induction of John Mellencamp into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame is a very much deserved award. JM is an icon of the true roots of rock and roll...there is no entertainer that has not done more either for the plight of the American farming industry. Thank you for posting.
One of my favorite songs of all time! John says it best with"They think they're so cute when they got you on their conditions" ! Not to mention a great song to dance to, crank up in the car, or just plain rock out to!
"They think they're so cute ...", especially when they have the "will of God" on their side. "All religious notions are founded solely on authority; all the religions of the world forbid examination and do not want one to reason; authority wants one to believe in God; this God is himself founded only on the authority of a few men who pretend to know him, and to come in his name and announce him on earth. A God made by man undoubtedly has need of man to make himself known to man." - Percy Bysshe Shelley
@@rsu8689 Truly deep. The question is: what in us creates this God? What inside us requires stories to be written? What draws our hand to the pen? Is it fear? And what is fear except the anticipation of the future, or ripples of our past? Fear can not exist it the perpetual present, can it? A clear observation, not living in the past, nor thinking to the future is the only one capable of grasping at the eternal. Only a quiet mind is capable of listening for the voice of God. We can not see through crashing waves. Only through the calm still water is the truth clear and unobstructed by the focus on our own petty thoughts, likes, and dislikes. Thoughts, the result of our knowledge, past experiences, and cultural conditioning, are severely limited. By using limited tools, how are to approach the limitless?
I will never tire of hearing that song and the line "dying doesn't sound like that much fun! Come to Philly Johnny and bring that little tyke of yours too!
John has always been our only voice in the midwest! He has always stayed true to his roots and never forgets where he came from and who his fans are! And like, John, we don't really give a damn if people like him or not! Congratulations John and thanks for being our voice!
@John Mellencamp I'm not sure if my reply posted last night😥.I loved seeing your videos on MTV and VH1 from the beginning. You are authentic and honest, your lyrics represent the truth and struggle of working people..I'm commenting from the New Hampshire seacoast, my favorite place in the world.
I remember when I was riding in the car with my parents and Dad blasted this song in our station wagon and saw two boys fighting outside the school. Probably my dad egged them on with the song.😁
@John Mellencamp Making progress with documentary that I'm co-producing, but having on going financial issues related to basic survival. I have been taking care of a dear friend of 30 plus years, trying to help her survive, too; and get her on medical disability, kidney transplant list, etc
@John Mellencamp wooww.. John himself reply my comment!! I am doing good John, well, I had been listening your precious music since I was 10, and now I am 50s. You are genius and amazing!
Guess it must be time to evolve and leave behind all that is obviously wrong with Republicanism, Conservatism, and Trumpism. Come to the light our friend.
John Couger Mellencamp' Saw him in concert lare 70's ,early 1980:s . Im 65 now.. still like to Rock'! And Dance Dirty'*! Yeah " Baby ! 💋🖕😎🌹❤️🌻💀☮️🦋🤪✌️🤟💯🍭💛🍀
This is Jeff yoder the ol'broke down scooter tramp (ex-biker) and this song became a sort of anthem for a lot of us who were becoming adults when it came out what with us so called Baby Boomers coming of age and I still believe in the feelings John talked about in the song and I hope that the youngest of the Gen-xers will 😊👍 embrace this song the way my eneration did and continue to hold politicians responsible for what's happening to our country and what direction they're going to take to make sure that we stay the country we are supposed to be in the world 🌍 and as you might guess I think the politicians of the World cause more problems for the world than they're ever going to solve I hate to sound like the unhappy Vietnam veteran that this country wishes would just go away but guess what my generation was given little if any choice but to fight in the most unpopular war there ever has been and those of us who answered our country's call the way we were raised to have received and continue to receive the worst treatment imaginable from the people whose rights and freedoms we.thought were fighting for so any of y'all who think we were wrong had better think about the rights and freedoms you have and think about what those who fought in a war were told threatened those rights and freedoms have lived through and what we continue to live through to this day so you can have the freedom to voice your opinions about things every day no war has ever been a good thing and Vietnam was one of the worst but don't treat those who fought for you like they're criminals until you think very hard about what might have happened to you if they hadn't fought for what you have okay I'll end my rant and let y'all hopefully think about what I've said and remember that this ol'broke down scooter tramp (72 in July God 🙏 willing) won't be changing my thoughts and feelings any time soon if ever
I am right there with you! Sometimes you put aside the politics and just enjoy the music! I have always liked his songs and performances...just don't care to much for his views!
John Mellencamp is to the people of Indiana in the same way Bruce Springsteen is to the people of New Jersey. There's a thread to their music that weaves throughout those regions.
This is one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time!!!!
This will lift your spirits always!!!!
100% facts
The best thing about John is that he has never given a single solitary fuck. God, I love him.
I consider myself a "Right Winger", but I love JCM....this man can Rock and Roll!!!
Middle of the road right leaning… Great tune, and he’s aces when it comes to helping the Farmers of America. I hear this song in my head when ever I file a grievance with the union at my job.
Yep, Im pretty far right wing and I still listen and play.
Likewise .
Lol you're dumb asf John is a Republican
Same here!
You were moved by this man and his music. That's why you are here. John Mellencamp is a music legend and a part of our lives.
I am a lifelong fan of JM, and LOVE how he dances and told him so when I met him at a CD signing in Manhattan. I have seen him in concert more times than I can count. He's an amazing songwriter, singer, performer and true to his beliefs. Never turned "Hollywood" either, still lives in Indiana. He's my Cherry "BOMB" as well as a Bad Boy type.......
What do you admire most about John
😊C😂ool Congrats
Oh, he dances ok. Especially when he danzzed his crybaby azzz off the stage on March 17th, 2024. Toledo Ohio 😠 😡 😣
@@MarcosBryant-lj8ziabsolutely nothing
The induction of John Mellencamp into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame is a very much deserved award. JM is an icon of the true roots of rock and roll...there is no entertainer that has not done more either for the plight of the American farming industry. Thank you for posting.
One of my favorite songs of all time! John says it best with"They think they're so cute when they got you on their conditions" ! Not to mention a great song to dance to, crank up in the car, or just plain rock out to!
"They think they're so cute ...", especially when they have the "will of God" on their side.
"All religious notions are founded solely on authority; all the religions of the world forbid examination and do not want one to reason; authority wants one to believe in God; this God is himself founded only on the authority of a few men who pretend to know him, and to come in his name and announce him on earth. A God made by man undoubtedly has need of man to make himself known to man."
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
@@rsu8689 Truly deep. The question is: what in us creates this God? What inside us requires stories to be written? What draws our hand to the pen? Is it fear? And what is fear except the anticipation of the future, or ripples of our past? Fear can not exist it the perpetual present, can it? A clear observation, not living in the past, nor thinking to the future is the only one capable of grasping at the eternal. Only a quiet mind is capable of listening for the voice of God. We can not see through crashing waves. Only through the calm still water is the truth clear and unobstructed by the focus on our own petty thoughts, likes, and dislikes. Thoughts, the result of our knowledge, past experiences, and cultural conditioning, are severely limited. By using limited tools, how are to approach the limitless?
Great song to fuck to
it's nice to meet you and please read my comment
He sang the hell out of this. Amazing. Great song.
He still sounds good after all these years
And he still sounds good 13 years later.
LOVE THIS SONG! It is a classic... always turn it up in the car! We love you John! KEEP PERFORMING!
I will never tire of hearing that song and the line "dying doesn't sound like that much fun! Come to Philly Johnny and bring that little tyke of yours too!
Timeless performance for the ages, right there.
One of the greatest. I just love this guy.❤
1029a John one of my favorite songs. But all are my favorite. You ROCK
Still one of my fav songs from John Mellencamp , and so nice to see John’s son following in his dad’s footsteps into the music industry . Love it
John has always been our only voice in the midwest! He has always stayed true to his roots and never forgets where he came from and who his fans are! And like, John, we don't really give a damn if people like him or not! Congratulations John and thanks for being our voice!
Just love driving down the road blasting this song
That was an amazing performance !!!!
Man if this doesn’t put a smile on your face then something isn’t quite right
He is on my bucket list hope to fulfill soon
He is excellent. I love how he just says what is on his mind, but also his music tells a story. I grew up with his 🎶. Good man ❤❤❤❤❤
The bass player is so awesome! Thank you Sir!
My sentiments exactly 💙🇺🇸💙....Thank you for the most amazing songs of our generation.
@John Mellencamp I'm great, how are you? Thank you for sharing your art and inspiration, your music is embedding in the memories of my youth
@John Mellencamp I'm not sure if my reply posted last night😥.I loved seeing your videos on MTV and VH1 from the beginning. You are authentic and honest, your lyrics represent the truth and struggle of working people..I'm commenting from the New Hampshire seacoast, my favorite place in the world.
@John Mellencamp is this really John Mellencamp? Do you do this often?
Seen him live 3x,amazing performance.loved his music since day 1
A great song, I never get tired of hearing it.
He rocks my world and always has! 🥰🥰🥰
How this guy came up with this song is beyond me: amazing lyrics,....I bin playing his songs for years in my repatois👍
Because he is a no nonsense brilliant ass singer and songwriter!
I remember when I was riding in the car with my parents and Dad blasted this song in our station wagon and saw two boys fighting outside the school. Probably my dad egged them on with the song.😁
Love this song! My 2nd fav of all time. These guys have the balls to sing about how they see things.
Love Mellancamp. I fight authority too. And they always win. But i do love giving them hell. Thanks John
You don't have to apologize, we love you all the same.
"Happy Birthday!! To John Melloncamp & Family & Friends, & of course, the Fans!!!
God I love this blokes energy . one of the all time greats easy
Bloody right mate!
Hell y'all one of my favorites
Favorite song by him and he’s still got the pipes! Love it!
Agree. My favorite also
Yeah. He sang the hell out of it.
I still love this song
Absolute legend love him ❤
Great great great ...still great in 2020....and it will be great in 2040 👍👍👍👍
John I use to go the other way with your thoughts, but now I don't know.. But I have always been with your music.
Absolutely fantastic song. It is absolutely impossible to not dance to this if standing or move around on your chair if sitting.
Wow, so many of my memories a are wrapped up in JM music! Always a fan.. 💜
Only 312k visits , come on..!! This Is gold music
Probably going to have this song on repeat all day long. Great stuff
to be COMPLETELY honest i did do and/or probably will really LOVE john mellencamp
Dudes in tuxes cutin it loose,love it!
Great performance
John rocks and I think his voice just keeps getting better as he gets older due to the all the darts he smokes!!!
That was fantastic! Thanks for sharing the video.
@John Mellencamp Making progress with documentary that I'm co-producing, but having on going financial issues related to basic survival. I have been taking care of a dear friend of 30 plus years, trying to help her survive, too; and get her on medical disability, kidney transplant list, etc
I love this song 💘💘💘💘💘
John is a true legend.
I love this song
Jack and Diane have been fighting authority since I was a kid.
i realy enjoy this song today...i need it
The greatest live performance I have ever seen was John Mellencamp at Farm Aid in 1996 in Columbia, SC. Thank you John, For an incredible performance!
.........he even had this HIGH SOCIETY on their heels a rockin!
Love it! J M. I'M a proud Salvadorian-Canadian-American! :)
me too, i got this motherfucker's back.
2022 and still playing this tune. Greetings from Indonesia!
@John Mellencamp wooww.. John himself reply my comment!! I am doing good John, well, I had been listening your precious music since I was 10, and now I am 50s. You are genius and amazing!
I remember this summer hit from ‘84.
They should play more songs like this one excellent love it
Luv his song
Mellencamp...the hero of america.
I want this song to be the last song singing at my funeral.
Such a great artist!!!!!
Yea John! What a great song and great to dance to!
he has still got it after all these years
@prober45 I am a staunch Conservative Republican and I love this song.
I LOVE him! My very first concert- Scarecrow tour! Conservative Republican here, as well! It doesn't matter to me, love him no matter what!
Guess it must be time to evolve and leave behind all that is obviously wrong with Republicanism, Conservatism, and Trumpism. Come to the light our friend.
no wo ways about it folks.that man has still got the chops.
🥰so adorable to see john mellencamp, a Libra, talking & impassioned by archetypal libra things: injustice, rudeness, etc💓
🥰omg so fkng lovely😍
who cares what party u belong too etc............. john cougar mellencamp rocks period. always will be critics in the world no matter who u are.
That would be--Speck Cougar, Speck Cougar Mellencamp and Speck Mellencamp.
Cougars and Mellens , it's a win win ! 💯😂
SAW JOHN IN BALTIMORE 80 SOMETHING 19 INCHES OF SNOW EVERYBODY SHOWED UP JOHN ROCKED THE ROOF OFF THE CIVIC CENTER
I love this song!
That's rock n roll
All that's missing is Larry, Toby, and Kenny...Love JCM
ci sono voci che nascono proprio per cantare rock'n'roll!
He's very talented.. And the hair,. Nice!
Love this guy's music, especially American fool than there's this song.
Father and Son making music side by side. It doesn't get any cooler then that.
He does every day.
@ 0:15 It must be a Hoosier mentality, Growing up in Indiana, my dad taught to give it right back when I hear injustice, and not in a polite way.
Good stuff. Just makes you want to get up and dance
the right song for that place ;-) with these people in their smokings & evening dresses
Freakin' awesome!
You ar the best !!!! Janne from Swedwn .........
Awesome well deserved John Mellencamp!
Spec's like "Holy crap, am I really doing this? I'm really doing this!"
Not only does he still have his hair, but he passed on that lovely hair to his son...ah bless em'!
*Wipes the tear from eye*
Rock on John!
DK Dempcey Knight DK My daughter was his friend and we lived and owned his house it was an awesome run
DK Dempcey Knight DK oh the hair!!!!
i love you mellencamp's :)
John Couger Mellencamp' Saw him in concert lare 70's ,early 1980:s . Im 65 now.. still like to Rock'! And Dance Dirty'*! Yeah " Baby ! 💋🖕😎🌹❤️🌻💀☮️🦋🤪✌️🤟💯🍭💛🍀
Hello Lynn
How're you doing today?
Comment like this are priceless
Thank God
It's a pleasure meeting you here ❤
John's best song!
This is Jeff yoder the ol'broke down scooter tramp (ex-biker) and this song became a sort of anthem for a lot of us who were becoming adults when it came out what with us so called Baby Boomers coming of age and I still believe in the feelings John talked about in the song and I hope that the youngest of the Gen-xers will 😊👍 embrace this song the way my eneration did and continue to hold politicians responsible for what's happening to our country and what direction they're going to take to make sure that we stay the country we are supposed to be in the world 🌍 and as you might guess I think the politicians of the World cause more problems for the world than they're ever going to solve I hate to sound like the unhappy Vietnam veteran that this country wishes would just go away but guess what my generation was given little if any choice but to fight in the most unpopular war there ever has been and those of us who answered our country's call the way we were raised to have received and continue to receive the worst treatment imaginable from the people whose rights and freedoms we.thought were fighting for so any of y'all who think we were wrong had better think about the rights and freedoms you have and think about what those who fought in a war were told threatened those rights and freedoms have lived through and what we continue to live through to this day so you can have the freedom to voice your opinions about things every day no war has ever been a good thing and Vietnam was one of the worst but don't treat those who fought for you like they're criminals until you think very hard about what might have happened to you if they hadn't fought for what you have okay I'll end my rant and let y'all hopefully think about what I've said and remember that this ol'broke down scooter tramp (72 in July God 🙏 willing) won't be changing my thoughts and feelings any time soon if ever
John is a True Rebel!!
I am right there with you! Sometimes you put aside the politics and just enjoy the music! I have always liked his songs and performances...just don't care to much for his views!
esto es volver a vivir se que mi tiempo se acaba gracias DIOS por otro pedasito
This was great! Brought the house down, especially loved Speck with the suit and converse...just like Andy!
Speck's playing has
Where is the solo??? I can see it but not hear it! :-(
J(C)M = One of my greatest favorites!!!
Love the sound and energy.
Cheers from Berlin/Germany!
John Mellencamp is to the people of Indiana in the same way Bruce Springsteen is to the people of New Jersey. There's a thread to their music that weaves throughout those regions.
❤️🍀♾🌻🙏DANCE🦋