🎵 John "Cougar" Mellencamp - Small Town REACTION

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[@mikemartin8747]

I live in Indiana, and he never left Seymour Indiana. it's all true. love you guys.

[@pleutron]

Compared to indy, yea seymour is a small town. But I don’t consider Seymour a “small town” lol.

[@Terri6868]

@@pleutron I live in Seymour for 51 yrs. Not as small now but back in the day it was.

[@markbaker3013]

Up northeast in corn country Tipton

[@joshellis6963]

He lives on lake Monroe. So yeah he left Seymour and went to Bloomington lol

[@pleutron]

@Sub if you are against antifa and BLM if you have a Super-Walmart, you’re really not a small town 😜 small towns are lucky if they even have a Dollar General lol

[@HiddenCharmhome]

Yes he brought his I think 2nd wife from LA back to Indiana. He still lives there! Live his best life as an artist- he’s amazingly talented!

[@michaelparsons5299]

Yes, John Mellencamp grew up in Seymour Indiana. It's a country town. A lot his songs reflect the heart and soul of America. And his songs reflect him. Wonderful!

[@cherylwheeler1981]

I'm very proud to be from his community...Small Town..yes what he sings is true...

[@johnphillipsjr7238]

Thanks captain obvious 🤦‍♂️

[@cherylwheeler1981]

@@johnphillipsjr7238 be nice

[@ginao8935]

Yep that’s a true song about him. He says he doesn’t want to live in NY or LA. He likes his life in a small town. And good for him!!!!

[@janeschreiner9641]

I’m from Indiana, too. John lived most probably the same kind of childhood we did - kids left their homes in the morning, took off on bicycles - played, explored, laughed, pretended, learned, and were expected to be home by the time the street lights came on. We absolutely had a blast. No one worried that their kids might be kidnapped or taken. Things were much simpler. None of us would have ever even considered staying indoors all day, staring at the TV. There was life outside, and plenty to enjoy. And trust me… we wouldn’t change any of it!

[@charlier711]

Historic, nostalgic, and a wonderful peek into small town America, at least what it used to be. Well done Mr. Mellencamp from Seymour, IN.

[@Terri6868]

I live in Seymour & yes this is the way the downtown still looks.

[@bobtony6036]

you not from seymour, i know everyone from seymour, and you not here, you probably from north vernon..........

[@Terri6868]

@@bobtony6036 I’m from Columbus lived in Seymour for 51 yrs. My husband is from Seymour, He Had gym with John even tho He was 2 grades ahead @ basketball practice. John went up to make a basket & hit him in the nose. Course got a bloody nose. Just wondering are you relation to Dr Bob? Cause he was my anesthesiologist about 3 times. Use to come to my church every other week.

[@tylercatron9783]

@@Terri6868 what's up jackson county! I'm from Crothersville. I live in Louisville now, but was in seymour a couple weeks ago. I use to work at the great escape movie theater there. I was surprised the tumbleweed restaurant was gone... that was somewhere I ate at growing up alot.

[@cshubs]

@@Terri6868 I lived in Indy for 16 years. I know about Columbus being a center of architectural greatness! I also know a girl named Stacia M. who lives there.

[@richard_n]

Most celebs who still live in small towns where they grew up are usually treated quite well. The town realizes that they are choosing to live there because they love the place, they could live anywhere but chose to stay there. Plus the people treat you like a person, not an image or brand.

[@lewellyncrunkmeyer1512]

John Mellencamp and Bob Seger are 2 of Americana's great treasures. Great storytelling and songwriting about life in the Midwest. Not from there, but the older I get the more their songs mean to me.

[@carlgibbons5777]

No surprise that they are both Democrats either. They understand the real American struggle and inequality so many Americans face.

[@potatos_4_free]

@@carlgibbons5777 sorry but democrats haven't been the party of the working class for a couple decades now. They're famous now so of course they don't understand anymore.

[@joepaskowski9091]

Great, nostalgic song! And I think it was autobiographical for him--John’s a small town kinda guy at heart!

[@ssshane071]

Played this at my brother's funeral. Having grown up in a small town in Oregon it rang true with us as well.

[@debjorgo]

Quite a few years later, when John had kids and had settled down a bit, John told this story on himself: He'd recorded a new album and told his kids he was going to shoot a video of one of the songs. His kids said, "Daddy please, whatever you do, please, don't dance." I'm guessing the kids at school teased them about their dad's dancing in his videos. They didn't know the school kids would have found something to rag on him about, no matter what.

[@chuckconner3694]

It’s 100% true Lex. I know a guy who grew up with Mellencamp in that exact small town (Seymour, IN). He wrote a song for his sister called To MG Wherever She May Be. It’s on his second album. Mellencamp set aside back stage passes for him when he came through Atlanta 35 years ago.

[@Terri6868]

Yes all true I live in Seymour 😂

[@revwillyg6450]

Wasn't the LA doll Mrs. Mellencamp number 2? I think he's past 4 now!

[@galenstone9097]

Terrific song. John was the last of the really great American storytellers in rock.

[@johnnytable844]

Is. He's not gone yet.

[@galenstone9097]

@@johnnytable844 Well, I just meant that He hasn't been on the charts in awhile.

[@easyrolling]

The lead single from one of the best mainstream rock albums of the 80s. He cemented his legend with this call to mid America. Nice reaction..

[@matthewashman1406]

Completly agree, fantastic album

[@chantellecline6945]

Definitely agree with this.

[@matthewcall3961]

I grew up in small towns across southern Missouri, most only a little above or under 1,000 people. This is absolutely one of my top 3 favorite songs of all-time and every time I hear it (which is a lot), it always takes me back.

[@cabel000]

I grew up in mid Missouri and couldn't wait to get out of there. After college, i moved to the city and it was great for a young single guy. But after I got married and starting having kids, I moved back home to raise them. This song represents exactly why i did that.

[@twanphanijphand6429]

Shout out to poplar bluff😂

[@kyleanspach3457]

I was born and spent my childhood in the city. At 11yrs we moved off grid and I attended school in a really small town population 350-400. As a city kid, I hated it at the time. (Nowadays I look back with fond nostalgia.) Moved to a college town of about 20k and settled in for decades. I think this is the small town life that John talks about in this song; big enough that you can still have a private life, small enough that everything's familiar and there's still a sense of community. I now live in the city where I was born and regret having come back.

[@jeffreyflint6286]

Outta the park! Mr. Mellencamp got it and that's the truth! Every songs a winner. Listen to - paper and fire.

[@brandyperry-giotis9962]

John was born in Seymour, IN in 1951. At that time, they had a population of 9,600. Idk if that's considered "small" or not. Imho it is. Hope this helps. 💜😁💜

[@moose2577]

That's pretty big for me. I grew up in a town with less than 200 people. But at least there were 20 or 25 kids within 5 years of my age to hang out with. It was awesome.

[@markvanderstelt8999]

Haha it has ballooned to 21.500 people the size of LA now .😄

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

John Mellencamp sings about his life experiences most of the time and this song is about his life down to the home movies! It’s all true! I’m from a small town and I want to go back someday to retire there! ❤❤

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you'll love his "I Need A Lover" !!!

[@DaP84]

This was Small Town 😛

[@surlechapeau]

@@DaP84 thx. I'm officially losing it 😀

[@DaP84]

@@surlechapeau lol happens so easily 😁

[@davidstephens6462]

John is about as humble and polite of a person you'll ever meet. He's done so much for the Midwest farm folks, actually farmers everywhere. Him, Willie and Neil Young founded Farm Aid in the 80's and are a major part of it still today .

[@blakerh]

Lol. No he is not polite. I have ran into him in Bloomington and he was not nice at all.

[@lenaburns]

Yes all true! He grew up about 15 miles from where I grew up in Indiana and my parents had many mutual friends with John! ❤

[@stephenvolkov3436]

The part where he says"thats where they'll probably bury me"gets me everytime.

[@Cammieflage13]

I grew up in small town Wallaceburg, Ontario 🇨🇦 back in the 70's and it was great. No cell phones, no computers and pretty much no cameras because we couldn't afford one. Portable cameras weren't a big thing yet. We did however have our own version of a cell phone system. Pay phones back then all had a telephone # and you could call them so we would call all over town to find out who was hanging out where or what was going on. Great times!

[@jennyjenny4501]

I absolutely love this song! It takes me right back to the small Colorado town that I was blessed to grow up in.

[@markvanderstelt8999]

i bet the small town you are talking about is Denver 😀

[@jennyjenny4501]

@@markvanderstelt8999 grand junction, Colorado

[@markvanderstelt8999]

@@jennyjenny4501 that was a joke i know it is not Denver Haha.

[@jennyjenny4501]

@@markvanderstelt8999 ☮️

[@sharonsheridan2696]

I'm from a small town, grew up in a small town. As I drive my kids to and from sports and activities, I always point out the beauty in what we see on the ride. Old barns, stone farm houses, the creeks, fields of corn and veg, the deer and bunnies etc. Sometimes they say they wish they live in a housing plan with kids nearby to play with. I acknowledge, but remind them of the large yard they have and the woods that they have explored. The experiences they've had vs the other kids. They understand and I don't think they'd change their location

[@billsly8982]

John and Bob Seger are the best storytellers and singers to come out of the Midwest! You should do Janis Joplins Work Me Lord live from Stockholm. I think this is a very good live performance from her.

[@theritchie2173]

Brad keeping it real - "I don't think it's that simple".

[@kimetherington2252]

John Cougar Mellencamp is from a small town in Indiana and still lives there, he wrote and sung songs about his life in the small town! He's still making music and loves to paint in his Art Studio, great painter by the way! He's done a lot for the music industry and has raised a lot of money for charities...

[@Terri6868]

I live in Seymour In, & the pics are all from around my town. My husband went to school with John. He lives in Bloomington now about 40 miles away. I spent most of my time at the roller rink. Suggest “Rain on the Scarecrow.”🔥🔥

[@loristone9242]

I am a fifth generation Texas girl, and this song makes me feel right at home. 💖 And I think Lex is right, social media probably has somewhat changed that small town life vibe to a degree. Another great reaction.

[@debrabeck9630]

If you live in a big town, find your small town within it. Everyone needs the sense of belonging conveyed in this song. Love it.

[@randytorres8211]

Mellencamp wrote this song about his experiences growing up in the small town of Seymour, Indiana. Many entertainers from rural America settle in big cities where the action is. Mellencamp tried that, moving to New York City after he got a record deal, but it didn't take: he felt overwhelmed and creatively bereft. He moved back to Indiana and stayed there the rest of his life, setting up his own recording studio, Belmont Mall, near the tiny town of Nashville, Indiana, so he wouldn't have to go into a city to work. Many songs have been written about looking to escape the confines of small town America, but Mellencamp celebrates it in his music and life, most vividly on this song. The media portrayed Mellencamp as the champion of small-town America when the song was released. He downplayed his title as "voice of the heartland," saying he was simply writing about his life, not trying to make a statement. But to those living in small towns across America, his music was inspiriting. David Masciotra, author of Mellencamp: American Troubadour, grew up in the small town of Lansing, Illinois, and was one of many who felt validated by this song. "'Small Town' is an immensely important song in the recent history of American music because of exactly what he said: It celebrates the life that one can live in a town that is off the cultural map," Masciotra said on the Songfacts Podcast. "It affirms the dignity and integrity and value of the people who reside within those towns. When he wrote it, it wasn't his intention to become the 'Voice of the Heartland' or the keeper of the small town, but with all due respect to Mr. Mellencamp, I don't think that he gets to decide. Bob Dylan said that he didn't want to become the voice of his generation in the '60s. Well, once art exists outside the wider culture, it really becomes out of the control of the creator and it becomes something that embeds itself in the lives of the listeners. And for me, it affirmed the value and the dignity and the relevance of where I lived." The music Mellencamp listened to growing up in the '60s was a huge influence on his work, and he often put bits of classics songs from that era in his tracks. On the bridge of "Small Town," you can hear the riff from The Supremes song "Back in My Arms Again." Mellencamp wrote this song after having a number of conversations with folks from New York who seemed to think he - and everyone else from the middle of the country - was a rube. "I wanted to write a song that said, 'you don't have to live in New York or Los Angeles to live a full life,'" he told Rolling Stone in 2013. "I was never one of those guys that grew up and thought, 'I need to get out of here.' It never dawned on me. I just valued having a family and staying close to friends." Why was "Small Town" a hit? Mellencamp attributes it to a simple reason: it makes people feel good. He thinks many of his songs don't do well commercially because they make people confront problems, like the plight of American farmers. (Songfacts.com)

[@gandalf679]

I still live in a "small town"...have for 63 years, except for my stint in the Army, it's pretty accurate for most small towns...but as we age, so do small towns, growing into bigger towns...enjoy your channel immensely, you always manage to make this old man smile when you react to "our" music we grew up with in the 60's and beyond...Rock ON!!

[@dustinreynolds6008]

I moved from a big city to a small town in the mid 80's. I was 8 years old. I have more great memories from my first summer in a small town than my whole life in the city.

[@joefroelich4934]

I grew up in Indiana. His music definitely has a Indiana vibe.

[@willblood7082]

John definitely grew up in a small town in Indiana. The cool thing about that is everybody knew you since you were a kid and became famous, so when you go back no one bothers you they just say hey John how’s it going good to see you. It usually not that way in larger towns and cities.

[@tiggerwoods100]

I don't know but growing up and I am 60 years old. I still remember the names of all my neighbors. I still remember what days I use to set time aside to help out the elderly ones. Cutting grass. Doing grocery shopping for them. Mostly because I knew I would get some homemade cookies or a nice piece of pie. Going to my grandma's house and seeing the note on the table saying she went to the post office. Knowing that the post office was right next to the local bar Maryann's. lol Great times where everyone knew everyone and kids where free to dream and be anything they wanted to be. Seemed every tree had a tree fort in it, so you had a place to hide your smokes. Life was great. Today I feel sorry for kids. Everything is manufactured for them.

[@kathybwell]

Absolutely LOVE how this song depicts small town life. I grew up in a small town, Ben Lomond Ca, before social media. It was the *best*!

[@markvanderstelt8999]

i bet you remember when HWY 9 was a Dirt Road 😊

[@terryconnelly484]

Small town Gladys Virginia. I graduated with 50 people in my high school class 25 black 25 white.. Most everyone got along and helped each other out in the community

[@exFirejumper]

When I used to get homesick - this was the tune, that reminded me, that I could always go back home, load up on love and then go back to school with new strenght to carry on with my education and goals. Today, everytime I hear this song it´s an awesome reminder of how lucky I´ve been -

[@ramontieso1208]

Growing up in a small town all I wanted was to get out. I did but now I’m back. I am somebody here.

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here..,Quentissential 80's Pop Rock!!..Looove it..Soooo Relatable!!.."The Cultural Norms of that specific small town."...My Brother is a Country Music Star(I've never mentioned here)..But when we're home..(small town)People always want to talk to us!.!.And we Love it!!

[@brucevidito4923]

I didn't grow up in a small town but where I now reside in Missouri I have the luxury of experiencing small town life. It's all about God, family, community and definitely patriotism. Hard working farm folk of mainly corn, soybeans and cattle. They are generous beyond belief. I feel blessed to be grafted into a family of awesome people.

[@marjolewis9405]

What general area of Missouri?

[@brucevidito4923]

@@marjolewis9405, do you know where the I-70 Hwy 65 junction is ? I'm real close to that.

[@tackle47]

I know it as I grew up in NW MO and live in Columbia now.

[@jodieturner6350]

I'm happy in my small town.❤ john knows how to write and sing great songs ❤🇺🇸❤

[@SRHS83]

I've lived in small, medium and large towns when I was growing up because my dad was in the Navy and worked for the FAA. Each has their appeal for different reasons. It's cool to know everyone but there can be downsides to it too. I liked having the local swimming pool close to us in one small town in Kansas we lived in. It was walking distance so spent a lot of time there in the summers we were there.

[@tabithamedlin1332]

Oh yeah im 15 again back in Belton,SC where i grew up. We only had 2 red lights and shared a high school (BHP-Go Bears!)with an adjoining little town And we never locked our doors,just the safe!🙏🏻

[@donstuard2546]

I moved from a major metropolitan in Ohio to a small town in Tennessee when I was almost 12 in 1972. It was a culture shock even though we visited family in this town many ti.es prior. I have made many life-long friends in this town. It was great to learn how to be self sufficient for the thi gs that come in life. Also learned many skills from living in the country.

[@carlgibbons5777]

The snare drum on this track is MASSIVE. Mr. Kenny Aronoff whacking the skins. One of the top studio drummers in the country and toured with too many bands to mention as well. Met him at a drum clinic. Super nice guy to boot!

[@southernstingray2743]

Legendary John Cougar . We seen him in the late 80s here in Perth. Awesome show. Cheers n great reaction from you folks. 🍻👏👏👏👍🦘🇦🇺😎

[@jayconant3816]

Bitter sweet song and video by John the old clips remind me of where I grew up still live close to there but the time period video clips remind me of what my town was like back then

[@emptybraincase4181]

being from southern indiana, i can promise he started there and never really ever left. he regularly hosts free concerts on the lake for the community. he can go to the grocery store and just be himself without the celeb hassle.

[@thor8580]

Been a country boy my whole life the older I get the more I don’t want to leave it.. Thanks guys😎

[@wadsworthaaron]

John Mellencamp's songwriting in the 80s through mid-90s was nothing less than brilliant. Living in Bloomington, Indiana through Mellencamp's peak, you'd have been hard-pressed to find a more supportive fan base, too. I miss timeless music like this being released.

[@bradcolorado8149]

Just drove through Indiana.. probably drove past him...yes Mellencamp met a Los Angeles woman after he got famous..brought her back to Indiana

[@rsw1227]

Here's a song that I rediscovered again recently. It's a shame how songs get forgotten. This song got a lot of airtime. JOHN COUGAR: "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)"

[@stormy7722]

John lived that music, its pretty evident. One of the best.

[@Littlebigbot]

I live in a small western KS farming community. I've done the big city gig and I'm in heaven here. The sense of community is unbelievable.

[@TLF1]

Great to see Lex back xoxo ❤

[@mtdreams72]

Grew up in Jordan, Montana. Population around 300. 16 kids in my senior class. 85 miles from the nearest Walmart and McDonald’s. 165 miles from the nearest shopping mall. Was a great way to grow up. Riding bikes all over town. No need to check in because If you we’re screwing off they would know before you got home cuz someone knew you and would tell them. No locking your car or house. Hunting season every truck had a gun in it at school. No reason to worry. So this song was always one of those that hit close to home for me.

[@trod3898]

I grew up in a small town. I talk to the same people I still talk to the same people I was with in 1st grade! I had some of the same classmates from 1st grade to high school graduation. Yes, we left our doors unlocked, and you could come home to seeing one of your friend's sitting on your couch, waiting for you. I'm so glad I had that experience...nothing like it!

[@Buydirectincstore]

Love All of John Cougar's Music! Yes, he is from small town in Indiana and Married his wife in LA and Moved her to Indiana & I believe he still lives there to this day, he Never forgot his Roots.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

This song is about my hometown.. Here in Good ole Seymour, IN. 😛

[@thereal_fatshady6920]

I am born and raised from Johns small town Seymour Indiana, in fact i just moved from Seymour a yr ago to Columbus 20 miles north. Growing up in a small town is just like you see in country music videos and this video... its hanging with your family and friends around a nice fire drinkin cold beer and talking about and making memories....

[@claverhouse1]

I now live in the Highlands of Scotland, and was born and brought up in small north East Scottish towns = i have always fucking loved this song, small town memories are universal

[@joelwonder5362]

I live in Bloomington so it's pretty common to see John around at basketball games and restaurants.

[@VintageReplay]

Absolutely John still lives in Bloomington Indiana and was actually born in a smaller town just down the road from BTown called Seymour. One thing about John is that his genuine and definitely speaks his mind.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

He was born in Seymour Indiana. Yes this is a true story can’t you tell by the pictures and home movies? He got famous for his talent and hard work

[@Terri6868]

I was born in Columbus but I’ve lived 51 years in Seymour. 🎃

[@fabian4ever69]

I love this song!!! I was born in a small town, educated in a small town....i still live in a small town.

[@Sixwheelin]

I get tears watching that video as I grew up like that in a small town. It was just like that. Roller skating, working together, church, hometown sweethearts lol wow thanks y'all. Great reaction.

[@uptown4cozzmo]

John is big time garage band n I love it!!

[@MtnMan-ny6vu]

I used to listen to my Mom's cassette of "Scarecrow" by JCM all the time when I was a kid in the 80s. I still love this song no matter how many times I hear it.

[@evilervcowart6234]

I grew up in a small town. I went to school in that small town. I learned about life with my friends in that small town. I had a blast exploring nature in and around that small town. I fell in love for the first time in that small town. I became a man in that small town. I had my heart broken in that small town. Eventually I moved to a city in another state. I had a lot of good times in that city. Late at night my thoughts would inevitably lead me back to that small town. I really missed making memories in that small town. Finally I came back home to this small town. And I can't imagine a better place to be. Keep rockin' and stay heavy! Wishing everyone peace, love, and good happiness stuff from the mountains of northeastern Alabama 🖤🤘

[@barbarino2000]

I pulled up next to an old pickup truck at a red light in Bloomington, Indiana in the early 90s. I looked over…and it was John.

[@bruceday4036]

Johnny had his groove on. Nice

[@jlip4308]

I grew up in a small town in the 60’s & 70’s and we didn’t lock our door. Different now in that same small town.

[@p.j.graham9395]

Indiana boy here. Always wanted to see John live, but never had the chance. However, he came through Raleigh recently with FarmAid and he was nothing less than spectacular!

[@kenvarnold3659]

This, and the acoustic version, are my favorite Mellancamp songs...

[@wcgcapone]

I grew up in a town of 5000, we didn't have Internet at school until I was a freshman in 1994. I hated living there at the time, but it was a pretty good place to grow up looking back.

[@lindseyholl8821]

He married an LA model named Elaine Erwin and brought her back to his hometown in Indiana so she became "small town" just like him. I've met him and his wife alongside of Springsteen at the Devon horse show where they were just two dads watching their kids compete. They were both so cool about it. They were so nice. I was a little horse kid then and they both were very nice to me and my dad as we sat next to them.

[@3DJapan]

He may well have been from a small town. His other big song Jack & Diane also was about a small town.

[@timothyskaggs3811]

I have lived in a small town for most of my life it is great and people did help each other out

[@FuzzyBuddz]

my family comes from Decatur Alabama, I grew up in Cleveland Ohio. I have a very small town family even though I grew up in a big city. my mom had 2 brothers and 6 sisters. too much love for the big city I grew up in, we occasionally had to go back to the farm in Bama to remember where that love came from. I love y'all.

[@glenngotling657]

Yep, he was born and raised in Seymour Indiana, a small farming town in southern Indiana - population 21,000 although it was smaller back when he was born.

[@mckrackin5324]

He was born and raised in Seymour Indiana and now lives on a lake just outside Bloomington Indiana. Yes, he took his city girl back to a small town ;)

[@rjmidwest6911]

John grew up in a small town Seymour Indiana and still lives nearby in Bloomington Indiana. It's not as small as it once was but definitely not a big city. He lives on a popular lake there, we spend alot of time on that lake in the summer and his house is very visible.

[@pricey6177]

Hey Lex, John was born in Seymour Indiana so he is from a small town. One of my fave songs of his, was lucky to hear him sing this live when he toured with Sheryl Crow a decade a whiiiiiiiiiiiie back.

[@paulashanks3129]

I live in a town of 500 people. The other day 3 of my neighbors ran out of their houses to help me catch my dog who got out of my gate. ❤😊❤

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love this song. As a Midwest boy myself

[@austinamburgey]

fun fact, you can still catch john mellencamp attending Indiana University basketball games. He's a season ticket holder and one of the prides of our great state! A lot of small towns here! Other notable celebs from Indiana: Larry Bird (small town), Michael Jackson, David Letterman, James Dean, Mick Mars (motley crue)

[@tomnorthcutt4754]

that man is an american treasure

[@douglassellers7528]

Small towns are great. Everyone knows you good or bad. I live out in the country. Closest neighbor is 1/4 of a mile away. Love it

[@DrChili44]

John is from Seymour, but has lived just outside Bloomington for a long time now. Of course, he also has other "homes" in NYC and other places. His run of hit records were recorded at a studio in the hills of southern IN, in a TINY little place known as Belmont, which is between Bloomington and Nashville, Indiana.

[@joedonlewis9820]

There's A LOT of people who are in small towns or from a small town. They want to be represented too. Johnny Cash did songs that named cities. My favorite is Big River but the best City song ever is I've Been Everywhere.

[@TotallyTVNATION]

I'm originally from Philadelphia and moved to Phoenix, AZ... huge town... 2 years ago when my daughter was born we moved to Kearny, AZ... Population just under 2000 people! There's no denying that small town atmosphere.

[@chantellecline6945]

This music video just gives me so many feels as I am from Bloomington In and seeing Seymour and Bloomington in the video is great! Also, Mellencamp lives in Bloomington Indiana still to this day.

[@seiraeiramasil2302]

Yeah, I know what it's like to live in a small town, I live in the same state Mellencamp is from but, in a different small town. If you live in a small town long enough, you'll find everybody knows everybody. My mom and dad's families lived here since they were kids and I've lived here all my life. The pictures shown in the video is reminiscent of my childhood, this was an awesome reaction , thanks!

[@JMD1965]

Brad got it right... I was a farm boy... I heard the trains off in the distance, occasionally a plane flying overhead... All I wanted as a teen was to shake off the dust & dirt, go out into the World and travel, live in a city and make my way and some money and security. Well... now in my 50's... I've done all that. Married, had my kids and got them off to their life... Now all I dream about is retiring and buying some land with some elbow room BACK in a small community somewhere. Get back to what I had then. In other words, you can leave home, but home NEVER leaves you.

[@toddwinchester328]

John Melloncamp born and raised in Seymour IN about 50 miles south of Indianapolis in Southern Indiana.

[@leahsweany4726]

That was his small town Seymour, IN he now lives in Bloomington, IN . I live here in Seymour my husband born and raised here and went to high school with John's sister.