John Mellencamp - 'Cherry Bomb' Reaction! A Ode to the Good Old Days!

[@EightPieceBox]

The mixed couple dancing was a big statement when he's singing about the late 60s in rural Indiana. He doesn't get enough respect.

[@kathybwell]

That’s an auto harp that John’s playing. I have one I use my in preschool class. Love this song, haven’t heard it for a while, thanks for starting the week off right!

[@jhamptonjr]

In Kentucky when I was growing up it was called a zither. That might be a colloquialism for my area though.

[@msmrsro]

From small town Indiana where he still lives and paints. He’s a big supporter of farmers and rural America.

[@KWP1111]

Paper in fire and pink houses. Try those.

[@shanedesselle2590]

Yes, Paper in Fire! And Scarecrow

[@Donna185]

Scarecrow and Pink houses for you and me!

[@Noelle0026]

Definitely Paper in Fire!

[@jeanniedebartolo5965]

Paper in Fire and Crumbling Down❤

[@ericaweiler94]

Such a great artist! More great songs from him to try are Jack & Diane, Authority Song, Crumblin' Down, R.O.C.K. in the USA, Small Town, Little Pink Houses....and so on! Several of his songs are on my Roadtrip playlist. This was a fun, nostalgic one for me. Much love from Oregon! ❤

[@trudydavidson528]

Can't' forget Scarecrow... another good one!!!

[@FrancisFry-bf5zk]

Now I’m 61 years old now I totally get it. Life goes by but memories remain

[@MarioBattaglia-yx4cb]

The instrument Mellencamp's uses is a autoharp string instrument. He normally uses a variety of instruments in his songs like the guitar, mandolin, harmonica, banjo, accordion, keyboards, saxophone, melodica, pennywhistle, autoharp, claves & fiddle (violin).

[@4yules]

paper and fire from this album is another must hear...hes a great songwriter

[@QuicknStraight]

Saw him on the Lonesome Jubilee tour, the album Cherry Bomb is on, back in 1988. Front row seats. One of the best gigs I've been to. Lonesome Jubilee is a brilliant album. I still remember all the lyrics! Thing about JM is that he tells a great story in his lyrics. BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM IS CALLED "CHECK IT OUT"

[@markvanderstelt8999]

i thought that was you at that show

[@KrazyKatLadyx2]

Mellancamp was a Midwestern rocker, always a touch of nostalgia in his music. I always enjoyed his music 😊

[@tracycartwright3340]

Mellencamp is a very talented man who just happens to dance like he's having a mild fit. Always catchy, always fun.

[@deegomez2089]

Lol....💯🎶🎵

[@karowak1]

I dance just like that

[@Thedesignflawplus]

I love how 80s songs about nostalgia for the 60s make me feel in the 2020s. All the feels. Loved this song when it came out, but it hits different now.

[@Lovejazz01]

Same here 👍🏾✌🏽

[@deniseadkins9668]

Paper and fire!!! He rocks on that song.

[@tonitemperance9960]

Mellencamp is Middle American, but has spoken for all of us. Great story teller ❤ Love you guys! Listen to: I ain't even done with the night. An ode to James Brown ❤

[@bamachine]

'Little Pink Houses' and 'Authority Song' are my two favorite songs of his. I like most of his stuff but those two are my playlist songs.

[@farginargle]

Thanks for this, I forgot what a great singer John Mellencamp is!

[@christopherhuot2826]

Gr8 tune, John Mellencamp is nostalgia 😅😊

[@coolguy123278]

Great song! One of his earliest hits, Ain’t Even Done With The Night is another good one. Rain On The Scarecrow, Pink Houses….are also terrific.

[@kathybwell]

Thanks Vaughn for that. Great suggestion!

[@nickrizzi4927]

Great reaction to a great song. Minutes to Memmories is a brilliantly written and performed song. Btw Crystal's resumee is beyond stunning. Truly mind boggling what ahe has accomplished. Seen her live over the years with all the greats!

[@kentzepick4169]

@@nickrizzi4927 LOVE Minutes to Memories. One of my favorites.

[@Vee1music-lover]

Don’t know if y’all r related or what but I absolutely adore y’all! Love love love your reactions! Can’t believe this song is 37 or so years ago! Loved it then and love it now! Was pregnant with my oldest child then and sure brings back some great memories!✌🏻😎

[@caseyfowler5416]

So many great songs! Saw him last year in concert-fabulous! Keep going down his catalog, you won’t be disappointed. My very favorite is Ain’t Even Done With The Night ❤

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

I just saw him in concert last year still puts on a great show with a great message in his music.

[@weezy8029]

Great song!!!

[@Noelle0026]

I live down the road from John’s home town. All of his songs are great!

[@donjoe8518]

oh my, sucha jam...my fav of hid by far! and hes got the hits

[@Lovejazz01]

My love for music is so diverse, I could listen to some jazz, rock, soul, rap, pop, even some country , so it was no surprise that I loved MTV in the 80’s . In the first few years of MTV they only played rock, but they became very diverse and you heard some great sounds from different kinds of artists. We grooved to all of it, and John Cougar Mellencamp gave us so much cool music and he himself added many of other kinds of sounds in his music over the years .

[@librarylady13]

💜💜💜 Love John Mellencamp! One of my favorite songs by him.

[@dawngipe6324]

Thats the year i graduated...😂87. I saw john in the 80s and again in the 90s. I took my daughter to see him for her first concert ever. She was 5, so it had to be summer of 99, right before she turned 6. To this day, she listens to a lot of music, but she likes him still and a lot of the other music i made her listen to growing up. She saw Kiss when she was 6. Lol. Except she hates the Greatful Dead. When she was a teenager and guitar hero and rock band was big, i used to play the song Truckin by them really loud just to annoy her.😂😂😂

[@sbalsamo410]

It’s called a zither. Often used in country and folk music. This is such a lovely song. 💜

[@loisrogers9042]

He's got some really good ones! I like his videos too😊

[@shaundikes]

Jcm is a great song writer. My mother's family had a lake cottage in the same area as his family. He was quite a bit younger. Mom said back then he was just little Johnny. Who knew?😊

[@maryreilly5092]

This is just pure Mid West vibe from way back in the day!

[@tonyaristide2582]

He was a breath of fresh air when music was taking a nose dive back in the late 70s early 80s.

[@thorgt8197]

I don’t think so. Music was awesome in the late 70’s early 80’s

[@Renkk17]

John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane - Tumbling Down - Authority Song - Hurts So Good - Pink Houses - Small Town - Paper and Fire

[@susanyaworski5895]

A big Mellencamp fan always.

[@kdavis9943]

Paper and Fire! The music video is great.

[@leisastalnaker3790]

I love John. He still lives in Seymour Indiana.

[@martharobison3184]

❤ this song, always have. This is a feel good song for sure❤

[@m.gideonhoyle409]

For another, harder side of John Mellencamp, try Rain on the Scarecrow. The man had so many flavors.

[@Zhipfan]

Paper and fire 🔥

[@gloriaricarte1622]

Loved this reaction.It gets you moving if your alive ❤❤

[@msmrsro]

I went through a John Cougar phase in college. Got to see him in concert on this tour. Good tunes.

[@julzy3]

🍒💣❤🔥 “That’s when a smoke was a smoke”

[@daledodson1279]

The actual lyrics are “That’s When A Sport Was A Sport .” I think everyone knows it as a smoke, though. He just says sport with such a midwestern accent it sounds like smoke.

[@julzy3]

@@daledodson1279 just like me to be singing it wrong for 37 years 🤪

[@daledodson1279]

@@julzy3 You’re not the only one, I’m sure 😁

[@karenj3611]

Paper in Fire!!

[@alejandrobojorquez6181]

VAUGHN MASON & CREW -"" Bounce,Rock,Skate,Roll (Remastered) "" 1979 🎸🎹 OLD SCHOOL FUNK and R&B SOUL DANCE CLUB JAMS w/ FIRE! BASS INTRO Great Vocals very Catchy and Groovy Tunes Great for Cruising down the Street and Turning up the Volume Bass on your STEREO CAR SYSTEM or Listening 🎧 on your Home Stereo System too Great Bass & Drums Beat , Highly recommend this Artist from 1979

[@terrygarcia897]

Saw him 3 times. John cougar. John cougar Mellencamp. John Mellencamp. Late 70s Wichita falls. Tx and the farm aids 1986 1987 Austin.

[@karenmikalofsky5287]

This is my favorite Mellencamp song 😊

[@jesselobo3213]

My favorite from John, a great song.

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

A song I just never want to end

[@timfrazier7589]

His music was so good back then and he went democratic and he got crazy!!!!

[@lindasalvaterra1304]

Timeless classic!

[@EarthWalker2023]

Absolutely 💯 fire

[@davidjudd951]

I've seen him live three times.

[@nickrizzi4927]

Little guy could move

[@markvanderstelt8999]

i thought that was you at those shows .

[@davidjudd951]

@markvanderstelt8999 Same here.

[@brians2869]

Dark song; but so well written.... thanks for looking at it

[@christines1709]

Hey - 40ish years later I found out the name of this song! Fun!

[@schmedrake5429]

When John Cougar first hit in the early 80s I lived near him. And you'd see him out and about shopping and whatnot. No entourage. Nothing. And people pretty much left him alone. But it was cool being in college and having one of the biggest stars "among you" and singing about things that happened at places you know.

[@barryhickman6911]

I've always LOVED this song! Another great reaction by you guys!

[@RichjojoCehura]

I've always loved this song 😊😊😊

[@stevendibasio9991]

Crystal Taliefero has also been in Billy Joel's band for 35 years.

[@1bigrowdy]

Aint Even Done With The Night ...official video one of his first hits when he started under the John Cougar stage name

[@singluna888]

You really cannot go wrong with any John Mellencamp song.

[@jeffjones6221]

Mellencamp has a sh!t load of great tunes!

[@oobespoons]

great song! great artist!

[@paulashanks3129]

Pink Houses❤🎉 the official video. Shows where he is from and slows things down.

[@timbaker6540]

Very good live as well

[@Bennromansince1955]

good men; always enjoy ya'lls stuff!!

[@franticrage73]

Such a feel good song! Probably my favorite in many ways.

[@dianelindquist9796]

Great feel good song!!

[@cindyshawver9986]

Please do "Crumblin' Down" !!!.....one of my John Cougar favorites !!

[@jamesvomsaal]

Just feel good music recollection song to think back when

[@Indy1831]

“Paper in fire” is a great song of his you should check out.

[@kajabrill2404]

John's got some incredible stuff! ❤

[@robrobertson4619]

Nice reaction choice! For your next John Mellencamp please try “Check It Out”. He also does a nice duet with India Arie called “Peaceful World “. Official video on that song😉👍

[@Catnlarry50]

That instrument is called autoharp

[@jimnicosia5934]

I saw him live at Saratoga Springs.

[@judithrunyon186]

You need to listen to "Wild Nights." It's probably my favorite Mellencamp somg.

[@patswanson2870]

As others have said it is an autoharp. I think John Sebastian of the band Lovin Spoonful and June Carter Cash (Johnny’s wife) also played one.

[@charlesburris6314]

One of my favorites but " Check It Out" might be more so. Have a great day, guys.

[@dawngipe6324]

R.O.C.K in the USA is a great song from John too

[@gingers.5933]

Try his "Paper in Fire" and "Crumblin Down".

[@stephencoan79]

Every time your thumbnail pops up on my feed I think it's De La Soul.

[@MarkSouza-bh6sv]

AMERICANA💪🇺🇸

[@JamesLynch617]

Guy's a hit machine

[@bastark6926]

Pink Houses next, IMO.

[@Mariosilvagt3]

The small instrument tha John Mellon was playing is a portable harp!

[@artharrison9586]

I always have heard that those instruments were called autoharps.

[@dougskriver6216]

A spoke was a spoke {what you said was what you meant } and groovy was groovy.

[@scottlong7352]

How about Mellencamp’s Cuttin’n Heads? Wondering why no reactions to it on KZbin? Too controversial and maybe not allowed on KZbin? An important song all should hear, and one of his best in my opinion. Anyway, love all 3 of you comments on things. Thanks

[@andrearodriguez9005]

Check out Paper and Fire. Do the video. My favorite John Melloncamp song 🔥

[@markvanderstelt8999]

Crystal Taliefero was Hired by Billy Joel in 1989 and is still in His Band to thins Day.

[@debimiller4913]

I think that he was playing an Autoharp, you should listen to Crumbling Down.

[@naturesounds-ib5dh]

2nd that

[@yevettebrinegar6699]

While everyone has suggested his older works, I’m gonna suggest a later one I the y’all will like. Check out I’m Not Running Anymore… you’ll definitely get it🙂

[@garyherman7391]

The instrament was a zither or autoharp.

[@bigdaddyeb56]

Talking about the Old School

[@candywright64]

I hate to be a drag but, what about the symbolism of a young black man dancing with a young white woman? As I recall, at one time, that was considered a no no. I think a young man was put to death because of this. So sorry to have to point that out but, I think it something Mellencamp is trying to get across. Idk, just my take.

[@mirasolbalaga5616]

I agree. I thought they would have noticed. That’s not being a drag, because it was intentional by Mellencamp. He originally wanted Jack and Diane to be about an interracial couple.

[@thomassilverstein6699]

The instrument was a Alto harp

[@DonnaVito-dv6ek]

I think it is called a auto harp??? I remember it music class in the 60s and 70s

[@The_Jasonian01]

That was an autoharp

[@janetsilverhawk7204]

Auto harp is the instrument