@@jh648662 l do that because people think because you are a certain race you only like a certain kind of music. In high school they gave a party for a caucasian girl and the kids of my race and her race played the iron butterfly and Beatles and British invasion groups songs and said that was her music so l told them thats my music also l love country and folk and rock and well as Motown and rhythm and blues and some hip hop. That's why l say l am a black Detroit 60's chick when commenting on songs cause many even today are still surprised if a black person likes Enya or Celtic thunder or anything like that. I love all races and music my husband is white . Thanks for your comment. 😀
This is song is about fighting the good fight even tough you continually lose. Putting up resistance to unjust authority is important. You might not see the benefits of defying injustice in your lifetime but if you carry on the legacy you might actually win for those you love beyond your death.
Contakum That is a beautiful comment. Seriously. As I'm getting older, I'm realizing a lot of the people who were demonized by our media and our society were actually right. Dare to think for yourself. Stand up for what you believe. We may not live forever - but our ideology will...
"growing up leads to growing old and then to dyin', and dyin' to me don't sound like all that much fun" has been in my head my entire life, and is as close to my life philosophy as I will ever find. Almost 40 years ago you could make radio songs with lines in that in it that would resonate for decade.
Still fighting authority everyday all day. Mellencamp you seemed so ahead of your time. Appreciate and love your music more and more. It only gets better, it never gets old.
@John Mellencamp I am very surprised and appreciative of your support and appreciation for your fans, along with your music - please let the music keep coming.
All the boys loved this song in the 80s. Parents thought it was a punk song. The boys got called punks for diggin it. It was a great song. 80s totally rocked. 57 now. Still love it. Great memories.
living on Social Security is where. A lot of us are already dead. It's the Circle of Life, bro. Getting old sucks, but it's better than the alternative, most days.
I’m 19 I’m assuming your generation is people born from the 50s to 60s we might have life better now days in some ways but one thing is for sure and that is are music is nothing compared to this
I was in a shitty mood driving to work this morning, and this song came on the radio and totally raised my spirits. Weird, I've heard it a zillion times but for some reason it just clicked today how much I like it. Catchy as all hell.
+Tuan Jim I feel ya 100% man. That happens to me so many times, I swear I'm in the shittiest mood on the way to work sometimes and when a catchy song like this comes on, my mood just gets so much better. Just shows ya how great Mellencamp is and how good Classic Rock is.
Yep. I love all kinds of music, from classical to jazz to bizarre avant-garde stuff to punk and metal, and everything in between, but I'm a total sucker for a simple, catchy tune.
I grew up on original MTV and while I always liked his music and videos as a child, as an adult I've grown to really appreciate him. Plus he's super hot here! I remember him being John Cougar Mellencamp. Legend.
First 3 seconds of this song instantly takes me back to my childhood. i remember riding around town with my aunt and this song blaring out the t tops of her 78 vette. im 38 years old now and time has gone by so fast. what i wouldnt give just to go back to the 80s for a week
My dad was a huge fan of John Mellencamp! I remember buying one of his albums for my dad’s 36th birthday! (1986!) He is definitely an the music of the Mid-West!
This song reminds me of my brother that passed away in 2005. He was always getting into a fight as a kiddo then as an adult he tested the authority but never anything illegal (no drugs) HE ALWAYS CAME OUT GRINNING! Rest In Peace Big Brother.
John Cougar Mellencamp I have been a fan of yours since before you made it in the music biz. Those were the good Ole days. Bloomington Indiana, Lake Bloomington. You were good then, you're even greater now. Miss you guy's, those days and Strombolli!!!
This song needs played now more than ever! I’m not talking police I’m talking about the man! He is stepping way over the line. Rise up we the people! 🇺🇸
When I fight authority it doesn’t always win, My family has a history of bucking authority and winning by the grace of God, I been doing that since I was a young kid and come out winning when God, Daddy, Momma, and my sisters and nephews and thier families got my back. however this songs’ got a talented singer and band and still rocks.
This was my nephews "fight" song back in 1990. They were trying to kick him out of school because he had AIDS. He was 13. He won and got to go back to school. Like John Cougar, we are from Indiana. Small town called Knightstown. He got the virus from being a hemophilia and having to have blood transfusions. Sadly, he passed away from complications from the desiese at 17 years old in 1995 Rest in heaven Paul ( PJ) Conley. Love and miss you forever!!! Still fighting for a cure honey!!!
RYAN WHITE!!! Yes, I remember the TV movie. So sad people were so cruel at the time, and so little understood was the disease. We've come a long way since then, but ignorance is still out there. Keep "fighting", and keep on keeping on. *hugs*
I am still listening in 2018 Mellcamps legacy.. Legacy that changed so many peoples lives, HE JUST DOESNT KNOW HOW MUCH HIS SONGS CHANGED MY LIFE.. I DONT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO W/O J.MELLENCAMP.. IM FIGHTING AUTHORITY JOHN, IM NOT SITTING DOWN DOING NOTHING..IT MAY BE A LOOSING BATTLE, YOU WOULD BE PROUD.. I KNOW I AM ...
"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." - "The Necessity of Atheism" by Percy Bysshe Shelley (They kicked him out of college for writing it.)
John COUGAR has and always will be the people's voice. His music is for all generations, it's our common ground that we can all talk about and relate to one another
This is the kind of song that gets you up off your butt and makes you move. It makes you feel alive. Great song that really rocks and has an awesome beat.
Almost by definition "Rock 'n' Roll" is about rocking the boat, rolling some stones - and kicking some ass. This song and video by John Cougar Mellencamp embodies everything I love about my favorite genre of music and of the human spirit.
John you are a legend in your own time and I love every song you have ever sung. And I really like to watch you dance. Would have loved to have seen you live!!!
Every time I hear this song I recall going on an emergency call as a young paramedic. The patient was drunk and giving everyone a fight and refusing care the police were forced to restrain him...just then as if on que, this song came on MTV in this guys house! No joke! Picture him and the cop rumbling around to this song. My partner just look at the tv, looked up at me and smiled.
F-ing Brilliant situation to find yourself witnessing. Cheers for having the awareness to soak in the humor of the situation. I love the directional advice as to pinpoint precisely what we should be looking for and to paint that in kur head.looking for, and more then all, i appreciate that exact humor and the outline of what even made it anything more then just being the exact moment that it was at the time, blah blah, ok there I'm rambling again, hell there I go with tears in my eyeballs again🤦🏻♂️* Suddenly like a bolt of lightning, starts waiving shoulders and fists to an into drum break with Johnny🤷🏻( holy shite, this dude needs to get a grip,)
Funny you mention it, a band called Andead covered this song and substituted the chorus of "I Fought the Law" for the "Oh Nooooo" part...and it fits in very well, oddly enough.
***** That's because John said when the song was being written he had "I Fought The Law" in mind and wanted it to sound similar or something like that. I can't remember it all but it's on his Wikipedia page.
I'm mostly a punk rock kind of guy, but this song has always been inspirational to me. I feel like it's one of those songs that captures the anti-authority punk rock ethos, but sneaks it in with a catchy blues-rock sound that more people will hear. And in a way, that makes it even more subversive and effective.
@Mark Berenger it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i am were and will be REALLY REALLY selective with country since it LITERALLY always has been REALLY LOW in TALENT and i did do and/or PROBABLY will EQUALLY really LOVE rock metal and punk
+George Vreeland Hill Yeah, I've noticed that. Only a handful of artists can do that. Maybe partly due to his longevity as a musician, and the universality of his appeal.
+valair Universality might not be the exact right word in this context. John Cougar Mellencamp is well known around the world, this is true. He does however have a reputation for writing songs from a very 'American' perspective. There are many large countries with billions of people who have either never heard his music or if they have heard it they just can't identify with it. Asia, large parts of the former Soviet block, and the Sub-continent wouldn't and don't have any idea what the 'coug' is talking about. Pink Houses, Jack and Diane, Rain on the Scarecrow - just to name a few have billions of people that just have no idea what JCM is singing about at all. I would say Longevity - yes, Universality for North Americans - absolutely...for North Americans specifically.
Logic Makes Sense Yes, universal among Canadians and Americans. E.g. a lot of his music is about the confluence/dissonance of urban and rural life, which has been an ongoing theme here and in the USA for a long time. It would get a wtf? in many countries.
Mellancamp was right on with this one. His group is Tight! This is one of those kickass numbers with a dynamite opening riff, and the rest is rhythm and Bass. Notably that drummer really does his job!
Damn i am blessed as a child. This what my mom and i would listen to music. Till the sun came up Funny what to day bring. Memory i can't wait for her to get out. Happy 2020 fourth of July from phx,AZ
Yes, , this characterised American spirit in 84 when President was Reagan and previous one was Nixon BUT NOT in Trump's America because that authority was different. r/iamverysmart
Also: "I don't trust the government,” Mellencamp said in a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone. “I don't trust the Democrats. I don't trust the Republicans. I'm a little bit more Democratic than I am Republican, but really I'm a socialist." What a way to misappropriate a song just because you thought it agreed with you. Woof.
Wow! I hope I'm not the only 15 year old girl who thinks John is just so cute here and his music KICKS ASS! I hope to see him live soon, he is on tour. I've never seen him before.
This song came out when I was 13. I don't know if it's me or the feeling of this music, but when I feel old, tired, and cynical, I play this and recall what it was to be young and idealistic. We get distracted by the business of life (as Authority wants us to be, so we don't pay attention to what it's doing). That distraction cost us a lot under Bush, and so I'm listening to this more and more these days, just to stay vigilant. Keep fighting authority, people.
This was popular on MTV when I was a kid. Great songs can be forgotten, but those great songs live forever when they’re discovered by younger generations.
This black Detroit 60's chick loves this song ! My father heard it on the car radio and laughed he liked it too. Brings back great times and memories.
Uh-Huh was his best album!
Imagine identifying yourself by your race and gender…
@@jh648662 l do that because people think because you are a certain race you only like a certain kind of music. In high school they gave a party for a caucasian girl and the kids of my race and her race played the iron butterfly and Beatles and British invasion groups songs and said that was her music so l told them thats my music also l love country and folk and rock and well as Motown and rhythm and blues and some hip hop. That's why l say l am a black Detroit 60's chick when commenting on songs cause many even today are still surprised if a black person likes Enya or Celtic thunder or anything like that. I love all races and music my husband is white . Thanks for your comment. 😀
@@jh648662to show people that all music is my music country, folk, rock, soul, rhythm and blues and hip hop.
@@jh648662sometimes it's got to be done to Express other layers.
Mellencamp once said that as becomes older this song becomes more true.
So he's grinnin' more than ever then?
This song more than anything I listened to as a kid/teenager has more affect on me than anything.
So true
Facts.
more true in lockdown
My Mom loved this song.....she will be gone 30 yrs this Feb.....she was only 42 yrs old.....miss you Mom
I'm 45. I love it. She was my age.. im so sorry about your mom.
Boys and girls remember 80s music is the best decade ever don't you ever forget that.
No way. 60s music is better. I lived through both decades. Mellencamp is very good, however. A true rocker in the 60s mold.
@@chicklets4ever51 I agree. I too lived through both and 60s wins hands down though 80s is a lot better than all the autotune you have now.
Even when i was a well-mulleted thrash metal punk in the mid 80's, I still loved this song. The opening four lines are timeless.
And dying to me dont sound like all that much fun haha
This song is punk as fuck
Yo tambien bro
@tipihedroncollider How silly, you label yourself and other things.
@tipihedroncollider It doesn't get any more Punk than this jam.
This is song is about fighting the good fight even tough you continually lose. Putting up resistance to unjust authority is important. You might not see the benefits of defying injustice in your lifetime but if you carry on the legacy you might actually win for those you love beyond your death.
Also known as being honorable. Does not matter your politics, it matters you're just doing the next right thing - always.
@@Nihaowilson The problem with that statement is that politics do matter for determining what the next right thing is.
Um, troll much?
@@Nihaowilson He's right, though. Even if he is a troll.
Contakum That is a beautiful comment. Seriously. As I'm getting older, I'm realizing a lot of the people who were demonized by our media and our society were actually right.
Dare to think for yourself. Stand up for what you believe. We may not live forever - but our ideology will...
"growing up leads to growing old and then to dyin', and dyin' to me don't sound like all that much fun" has been in my head my entire life, and is as close to my life philosophy as I will ever find. Almost 40 years ago you could make radio songs with lines in that in it that would resonate for decade.
I've turned 37 for several years now ... this has been my anthem for the better part of three decades!!
Still fighting authority everyday all day. Mellencamp you seemed so ahead of your time. Appreciate and love your music more and more. It only gets better, it never gets old.
@John Mellencamp I am very surprised and appreciative of your support and appreciation for your fans, along with your music - please let the music keep coming.
same here, fuck authority!
LOL mellencamp was a moron
Check it out and hamburgers and hot dogs check it out
I love his sarcasm and wit, in the lyrics of all of his songs, and his apolitical wisdom.
All the boys loved this song in the 80s. Parents thought it was a punk song. The boys got called punks for diggin it. It was a great song. 80s totally rocked. 57 now. Still love it. Great memories.
Proud to say that my generation was a fighter. Where is that energy today?
living on Social Security is where. A lot of us are already dead. It's the Circle of Life, bro. Getting old sucks, but it's better than the alternative, most days.
I’m 19 I’m assuming your generation is people born from the 50s to 60s we might have life better now days in some ways but one thing is for sure and that is are music is nothing compared to this
I'm 29 and I heard my grandma play this for most of my life. It's my top 3 favorite songs. It'll never get old
I was in a shitty mood driving to work this morning, and this song came on the radio and totally raised my spirits. Weird, I've heard it a zillion times but for some reason it just clicked today how much I like it. Catchy as all hell.
+Tuan Jim I feel ya 100% man. That happens to me so many times, I swear I'm in the shittiest mood on the way to work sometimes and when a catchy song like this comes on, my mood just gets so much better. Just shows ya how great Mellencamp is and how good Classic Rock is.
Yep. I love all kinds of music, from classical to jazz to bizarre avant-garde stuff to punk and metal, and everything in between, but I'm a total sucker for a simple, catchy tune.
Oh yeah! If you don't move to this one you must be totally hard of hearing. It gives new meaning to Sexy.
Same here.
This. Is. Rock 'n Roll!
I want this played at my funeral.
Same here .
Just because it's that badass...
@@NickStewart-yu6cy I lived it when i was young out ran the cops twice what a blast lol.
Saw him once late 90s early 2000´s in the small venue in MSG, (Paramount?). The best concert I ever saw. Thanks JCM
Sometimes you just need to hear this song, regardless of what you’re fighting 💙 💪🏻
Heard this song for so many times in the 80's..now on the end of july of 2023..and authority still wins...damn!
This is the song you hear on the radio and cannot help but sing along to.
Farmer's kid now truck driver. I ❤ this song, play it everyday. RIP Dad
I grew up on original MTV and while I always liked his music and videos as a child, as an adult I've grown to really appreciate him. Plus he's super hot here! I remember him being John Cougar Mellencamp. Legend.
Great song, for us underdogs...power to the PEOPLE !!!
Underdogs?
power = electric chair?
Lol, Yes My friend! Power to Us Underdogs
Dork
We need this song now more than ever
First 3 seconds of this song instantly takes me back to my childhood. i remember riding around town with my aunt and this song blaring out the t tops of her 78 vette. im 38 years old now and time has gone by so fast. what i wouldnt give just to go back to the 80s for a week
ROCK OF THE 80'S WAS REALLY SOMETHING TO REMEMBER, HEAR, ADORE, EVEN DANCE!!!! thanks John Mellencamp
why u typing in all caps screaming at us do you know hit cap lock button
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@@ace404108 no no itean fight
My dad was a huge fan of John Mellencamp! I remember buying one of his albums for my dad’s 36th birthday! (1986!) He is definitely an the music of the Mid-West!
Mellencamp's lyrics are up there with Springsteens.
This song reminds me of my brother that passed away in 2005. He was always getting into a fight as a kiddo then as an adult he tested the authority but never anything illegal (no drugs) HE ALWAYS CAME OUT GRINNING! Rest In Peace Big Brother.
❤
I was born in 2005 rest in peace to him 🙏🤍🕊️
John Cougar Mellencamp I have been a fan of yours since before you made it in the music biz. Those were the good Ole days. Bloomington Indiana, Lake Bloomington. You were good then, you're even greater now. Miss you guy's, those days and Strombolli!!!
This song needs played now more than ever! I’m not talking police I’m talking about the man! He is stepping way over the line. Rise up we the people! 🇺🇸
FJB. LGB
Too bad John is such a liberal cuss.
When I fight authority it doesn’t always win, My family has a history of bucking authority and winning by the grace of God, I been doing that since I was a young kid and come out winning when God, Daddy, Momma, and my sisters and nephews and thier families got my back. however this songs’ got a talented singer and band and still rocks.
This was my nephews "fight" song back in 1990. They were trying to kick him out of school because he had AIDS. He was 13. He won and got to go back to school. Like John Cougar, we are from Indiana. Small town called Knightstown. He got the virus from being a hemophilia and having to have blood transfusions. Sadly, he passed away from complications from the desiese at 17 years old in 1995 Rest in heaven Paul ( PJ) Conley. Love and miss you forever!!! Still fighting for a cure honey!!!
There was a lot of ignorance back then (still is), but HIV-AIDS is pretty much completely controllable now.
Sorry for your loss...but he won the fight for his education
RYAN WHITE!!! Yes, I remember the TV movie. So sad people were so cruel at the time, and so little understood was the disease. We've come a long way since then, but ignorance is still out there. Keep "fighting", and keep on keeping on. *hugs*
God Bless him in heaven, amen
God bless him rip 🙏
Mellencamp is the king of the drum break. Mellencamp rules. Keep fightin, John.
Cruisin the back country roads , just blastin this great song!!
I hear this song in my head all the time; never gets old
this song, and video takes me back to Friday Night Videos on NBC. 1983/84. the 80's was GREAT growing up in/80's kid.
For me, the same year, it was Night Tracks on TBS (still WTBS then).
Always loved the song, but haven’t watched this video in 35 years probably. Such a cool concept. This was when MTV was at its zenith.
this song was all over the radio and the video was all over MTV when it debuted in 1984.
Spring of '84
Damn I was born in 2005 guess I missed it by little over 20 years 😂
I am still listening in 2018
Mellcamps legacy.. Legacy that changed so many peoples lives, HE JUST DOESNT KNOW HOW MUCH HIS SONGS CHANGED MY LIFE.. I DONT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO W/O J.MELLENCAMP..
IM FIGHTING AUTHORITY JOHN, IM NOT SITTING DOWN DOING NOTHING..IT MAY BE A LOOSING BATTLE, YOU WOULD BE PROUD.. I KNOW I AM ...
Right behind you. Can't imagine no Johnny. Rock on!
Be proud of your battle! The scara the wins and the Journey! JCM is truly the soundtrack of my life
U Rock!!!
@@cjturner2008
U Roc to 🤘😎🤘
I am still listen in 2022
the song is about the futility of fighting in what you believe, but the majority will always take you down. But don't give up!!!!
flinx &pip this is one of the best songs
"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."
- "The Necessity of Atheism" by Percy Bysshe Shelley
(They kicked him out of college for writing it.)
They aren't the majority. Just the authority.
@@gratefuldavid sometimes authority feels like the majority, maybe, thanks for word fix...
Love you John!!!!!
John COUGAR has and always will be the people's voice. His music is for all generations, it's our common ground that we can all talk about and relate to one another
Lol don't he hate the nickname cougar?
John Mellencamp and his band will play anywhere. That's what made me admire this band and great artist.
Been thinking about this song all weekend and finally stopped to listen to it! Peace!
The more you listen, the better it gets!
One of the catchiest songs ever. I can play this over and over and over again.
Have loved this guy since start of career.fav song..Minutes to Memories
Listening to him always puts me in a good mood! I like looking at him too, especially now that's he's older...HANDSOME!
Saw him 7 times! He always rocked!
Great song! Happy Birthday John Mellencamp
"you dont need no strength, you need to grow up son"........some men really need to hear that.....
yeah, how else could we tell them 'GROWING UP LEADS TO GROWING OLD AND THEN TO DYING AND DYING TO ME DOESN'T SOUND ALL THAT MUCH FUN'
you need both growing up means taking care of yourself mentally emotionally and physically you cant take care nobody you cant take care of yourself
Badass song. REAL MUSIC.
That man can put a tune together..
It seems like yesterday. Yet so long ago. Thanks. Philadelphia USA ❤️
This is the kind of song that gets you up off your butt and makes you move. It makes you feel alive. Great song that really rocks and has an awesome beat.
Almost by definition "Rock 'n' Roll" is about rocking the boat, rolling some stones - and kicking some ass.
This song and video by John Cougar Mellencamp embodies everything I love about my favorite genre of music and of the human spirit.
Great rocking song. John Mellencamp put out some really good music in the 80's.
This song never ages!
Fantastic rocker from his 1983 album released as a single in 1984 !!!
How true even these years later, "THE AUTHORITY" still wins!!!!!
not anymore PRESIDENT TRUMP!
trump is the epitomy of "authority". the abusive kind.
john miller really?
And we still fight. Even if it's just for shits n giggles.
@@johnmiller5991 L
"growing up leads to growing old and then do dying" truer words have never been spoken
I've been 37 for a few years now ... this has ALWAYS been my anthem!
Favorite one of the many. Absolutely AWESOME ❤1043AM
John you are a legend in your own time and I love every song you have ever sung. And I really like to watch you dance. Would have loved to have seen you live!!!
Always loved all his songs. Awesome singer and person. I met him several time in Bloomington Indiana or Browncounty. Very friendly.
Every time I hear this song I recall going on an emergency call as a young paramedic. The patient was drunk and giving everyone a fight and refusing care the police were forced to restrain him...just then as if on que, this song came on MTV in this guys house! No joke! Picture him and the cop rumbling around to this song. My partner just look at the tv, looked up at me and smiled.
That's the beauty of music, it transports us to another time and place and memories good and bad.
Truth is always greater than fiction!
Love it!
This is my favorite comment, everytime i watch the vid i have to scroll down and find it .. I've been there but as the restrainee.😂😭
Dah
F-ing Brilliant situation to find yourself witnessing. Cheers for having the awareness to soak in the humor of the situation. I love the directional advice as to pinpoint precisely what we should be looking for and to paint that in kur head.looking for, and more then all, i appreciate that exact humor and the outline of what even made it anything more then just being the exact moment that it was at the time, blah blah, ok there I'm rambling again, hell there I go with tears in my eyeballs again🤦🏻♂️* Suddenly like a bolt of lightning, starts waiving shoulders and fists to an into drum break with Johnny🤷🏻( holy shite, this dude needs to get a grip,)
This was my brother's favorite childhood song.
Rip
Tim Scott
4/21/1977 - 7/12/2024
One of John's really underplayed songs (damn, not even 2 million views since 2009!), and he was such a hot, good looking guy back then!
Congratulations on posting the most infantile comment I've seen all week, and that's saying a lot.
What's that got to do with the song? lol. Bernie's my homeboy. I'm sure Mellencamp supports him too, as he's quite liberal
it's fine cause most of his plays are on cassette tape, not youtube
yess 😍
I'm not gay I love females but fuck yess he had the voice and look's
I grew up to this. will always love it. especially since my dad passed.. reminds me of him
Thx
Great music is hard to find these days. Love this song never gets old.
This takes me back to Yesteryear...! Highschool 😊
takes me to high school....1985.....dang...these were the years.....and yes...they always won.
This song kind of reminds me of "I Fought the Law".
Funny you mention it, a band called Andead covered this song and substituted the chorus of "I Fought the Law" for the "Oh Nooooo" part...and it fits in very well, oddly enough.
***** That's because John said when the song was being written he had "I Fought The Law" in mind and wanted it to sound similar or something like that. I can't remember it all but it's on his Wikipedia page.
I thought that was a buddy holly song?
A Fantastic Tribute! John, you are Genius!
@@subscribeifyouluvcatsmeow4587 It's a song performed by the "Bobby Fuller Four"
Child hood memories of the 80 s
Always loved this song. It's been decades since I've heard it! 😍
music has been part of my life, my daily living I breathe music 🌹🎻🌹🎻, thanks for your love and support, I have you mostly to be thankful for 🌹🎻❤️🌹🎻
thanks John for a great song, I hope this new generation keeps fighting for the working man.
This song never seemed to get as much airplay as JCM's other songs but it's a great, catchy, fun song.
They like to throw it in your face too eh?
I love this song!!! Come on, nothing like this music!!!!
One of John's best works. I used to be an "authority fighter," but now I'm older so I can only balk authority now and then. Peace y'all!
Don't give up the fight
hey, I love this song! it rocks people! :-)
I'm mostly a punk rock kind of guy, but this song has always been inspirational to me. I feel like it's one of those songs that captures the anti-authority punk rock ethos, but sneaks it in with a catchy blues-rock sound that more people will hear. And in a way, that makes it even more subversive and effective.
I'd love to hear it redone punk...alternative,maybe clash
it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i did do and/or PROBABLY will EQUALLY really LOVE rock and metal
@Mark Berenger it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i am were and will be REALLY REALLY selective with country since it LITERALLY always has been REALLY LOW in TALENT and i did do and/or PROBABLY will EQUALLY really LOVE rock metal and punk
See I love the anti government message of punk but hates its style of music. Much prefer the bluesy sound. 😂
You’re so dark and moody and mysterious Todd.
He is 72 years back was hot win he was in he's 20 30 now still hot❤❤❤❤❤
Pure Masterpiece! Sometimes Authority wins, sometimes the Little King wins.🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹
Big shout out in heaven to Ryan White . Been since April 1990 that he passed. We will always remember you . AUTHORITY ❤️❤️😢😢
John Mellencamp always put you in the right mood for anything.
We all have memories connected with his songs.
+George Vreeland Hill Yeah, I've noticed that. Only a handful of artists can do that. Maybe partly due to his longevity as a musician, and the universality of his appeal.
+valair Universality might not be the exact right word in this context. John Cougar Mellencamp is well known around the world, this is true. He does however have a reputation for writing songs from a very 'American' perspective. There are many large countries with billions of people who have either never heard his music or if they have heard it they just can't identify with it. Asia, large parts of the former Soviet block, and the Sub-continent wouldn't and don't have any idea what the 'coug' is talking about. Pink Houses, Jack and Diane, Rain on the Scarecrow - just to name a few have billions of people that just have no idea what JCM is singing about at all. I would say Longevity - yes, Universality for North Americans - absolutely...for North Americans specifically.
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Yes, universal among Canadians and Americans. E.g. a lot of his music is about the confluence/dissonance of urban and rural life, which has been an ongoing theme here and in the USA for a long time. It would get a wtf? in many countries.
Dying don't sound fun...but it may be now
Mellancamp was right on with this one. His group is Tight! This is one of those kickass numbers with a dynamite opening riff, and the rest is rhythm and Bass. Notably that drummer really does his job!
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Yup...I never saw him live but you just gotta love the sound and tone of the peavy guitars and amps...
@@kelliohalloran3517 this is John Mellencamp not P!nk..
John mellencamp, was my favorite songs from him 80" s 90" s. Miss them teenage years ! Things & tuff times now ! God bless himAmen stay safe john
this song got me through many long days in the hay field on the tractor with the walkman . love it and still do
I love this song. A favorite of mine!
It has been a perfect playing for me having a lovely and awesome Fan like you, thanks for your love, I have you mostly to be thankful for 🎻🌹🎻🌹🎻🌹
makes me wanna dance 😊
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Are you ? What? Just say unicorn 😂
Lol thats because the intro sounds borrowed from Foot loose!
Thanks for your sincere compliment and love, I’m not complete without you as my Fan 🌹🎻 I have you to be most thankful for 🎻🎻🌹
Mellencamp and band gave fans GREAT ROCKING MUSIC throughout the 80s and 90s......❤LEGENDARY❤
Damn i am blessed as a child.
This what my mom and i would listen to music. Till the sun came up
Funny what to day bring.
Memory i can't wait for her to get out.
Happy 2020 fourth of July from phx,AZ
This song once characterized the American Spirit. That same Spirit bearing a helluva shiner and a chip on the shoulder. I miss ya America.
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I will fight authority until the day that I die 💯
I miss this America 🇺🇸 too!!!!!
Yes, , this characterised American spirit in 84 when President was Reagan and previous one was Nixon BUT NOT in Trump's America because that authority was different. r/iamverysmart
Also:
"I don't trust the government,” Mellencamp said in a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone. “I don't trust the Democrats. I don't trust the Republicans. I'm a little bit more Democratic than I am Republican, but really I'm a socialist."
What a way to misappropriate a song just because you thought it agreed with you. Woof.
wow, look at all his songs, great stuff
Oh man the memories ☺️❤
Hello Carolyn
How're you doing today
Comment like this are priceless
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It's a pleasure meeting you❤ here
Phenomenal song. One of my favorite Mellencamp songs, for sure. Love it.
Wow! I hope I'm not the only 15 year old girl who thinks John is just so cute here and his music KICKS ASS! I hope to see him live soon, he is on tour. I've never seen him before.
This song came out when I was 13. I don't know if it's me or the feeling of this music, but when I feel old, tired, and cynical, I play this and recall what it was to be young and idealistic. We get distracted by the business of life (as Authority wants us to be, so we don't pay attention to what it's doing). That distraction cost us a lot under Bush, and so I'm listening to this more and more these days, just to stay vigilant. Keep fighting authority, people.
You still fighting authority 13 years later?
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I saw him in concert years ago and his music and lyrics are so energizing and powerful that I want to move shout and dance just as I did then!
Thanks John... from Argentina!
The kid at the end made me smile from ear to ear :))
I wish he would whip their asses
one of the best rockabilly songs
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One of the best concerts I ever seen in the 80s growing up Virginia John Cougar pink houses
This was popular on MTV when I was a kid. Great songs can be forgotten, but those great songs live forever when they’re discovered by younger generations.