The instrument you're asking about is likely a mandolin. And this song takes ME back, because it came out in 1980, when I was 12 years old and had just started listening to rock and pop music. 🙂
@UncleCharlie111x22 жыл бұрын
It never gets old!!
@raymo67952 жыл бұрын
...I was 13 Kimberly...the song is kind of and of corny and trite...but not to a 13 year old boy, it all rang true at the time. JCM did several songs with this flavor.(Jack and Dianne)..takes me back too Kim...roller skating, ice cream stands, carnivals and game rooms....and pimples! JCM was still "JC" at this time, and was ever present throughout jr High and High School...Here's to our Gen X youth Kimberly, Peace and love young lady
@bergiefbaby2 жыл бұрын
Bluegrass music is pretty big in the area where Mellencamp grew up so it makes sense.
@screwyootube12 жыл бұрын
I was 15, and I agree... It was a great time to be a kid, growing up with an abundance of great music coming out! I'm making a playlist of the great music, specifically from 1979 & 1980, every time I think of/re-discover a song that takes me back to that time!
@kimberlinibambini19882 жыл бұрын
I was 10 and fell in love with the melody instantly!🙂
@Shrykespeare2 жыл бұрын
This was actually John's second-ever Top 40 single. (The first was "This Time".) I think it was the first song of his that I ever heard. You've still got a few miles left down this road, though, so good news! "Crumblin' Down", "Authority Song", "Lonely Ol' Night", "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Tribute to 60s Rock)", "Rain on the Scarecrow", "Paper In Fire", "Check It Out", "Pop Singer", "Jackie Brown", and "Get a Leg Up" are awesome. I think you'd also love a duet he did, "Wild Night", with Me'shell Ndegeocello.
@ashleycrawford19742 жыл бұрын
I Need A Lover was his first Top 40,This Time was second,this one was his third Top 40 and first Top 20.
@Shrykespeare2 жыл бұрын
@@ashleycrawford1974 You are right! Thanks for the correction!!
@ashleycrawford19742 жыл бұрын
@@Shrykespeare Similar to what you said my mom said this was the first one she remembered hearing and it was her favorite of his,she was a big fan.I have been a fan since I was 8 in 1982,when the first one I remember hearing by John was Hurts So Good,and I loved it.
@bigsteve92792 жыл бұрын
Released as ‘John Cougar’… later became known as ‘John Cougar Mellencamp’, then reclaimed his real name on his label, ‘John Mellencamp’
@raymo67952 жыл бұрын
"Love and Happiness" was good one
@kenhayhurst3742 жыл бұрын
Can't think of a bad Mellencamp song, but this one has always just smacked me in the feels.
@robertg73962 жыл бұрын
other bangers from him, are; "Rain on the scarecrow" "Paper and Fire" and "Crumblin' down". Hopefully you can get to those. 😃
@BillGraper2 жыл бұрын
They used "Crumblin' Down" in a neat way on an episode of Knight Rider. I remember catching up on that series about a year & a half ago, and that was one episode I was looking forward to seeing again. :)
@imcrystalclear34482 жыл бұрын
Yes, "Paper In Fire" is one of my favorites! ♥️
@tracybeetem38242 жыл бұрын
And Cherry Bomb
@chrisoakley58302 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know who the Female vocalist was that sang on... Crumbling Down?
@MegaHello2022 жыл бұрын
“Check It Out” is also a good song
@surlechapeau2 жыл бұрын
Jay & Amber, you'll love his "I Need A Lover" and "Authority Song"!!! edit - fun fact- this album was produced by Steve Cropper, the bearded guitarist from the Blues Brothers!
@jersey392 жыл бұрын
Yes! These two songs are a must!
@goldenbuckeye55362 жыл бұрын
I Need A Lover has to be the full version. The 2.5 minute intro is bliss!
@elegantgypsyrose53282 жыл бұрын
Both of these are bangers but also Little Pink Houses
@surlechapeau2 жыл бұрын
@@elegantgypsyrose5328 they reacted to Pink Houses May 18, 2022
@chrisdecosin19702 жыл бұрын
That sound in the background you're hearing Jay is a mandolin. His version of "Wild Nights" with Me'Shell Ndegeocello is something special!
@kbusby48242 жыл бұрын
John has a lot of great songs. Lonely Ol' Night, I Need a Lover, Rain On the Scarecrow, Paper in Fire, R.O.C.K. in the USA, Rumble Seat are just a few. He also did a great cover of Van Morrison's Wild Night. I was fortunate to see him on the Scarecrow tour in 1985. Great concert at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois.
@papabearlives99952 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget Hurts so good.
@StasiA702 жыл бұрын
I saw him there too! I'm from Champaign Urbana.
@kbusby48242 жыл бұрын
@@papabearlives9995 They already reacted to it. That is why I didn't mention it here. It is one of my favorite songs by him.
@papabearlives99952 жыл бұрын
@@kbusby4824 thanks, I will look for that one. They have so many it's hard sometimes to get to them all.
@jeffcobb27342 жыл бұрын
"I Need a Lover" the long version is definitely the most epic John Mellencamp song.
@_blueskies2 жыл бұрын
Ooohhh wow, I haven't heard this in a minute and yet I know all the lyrics. One thing a Mellencamp song always does is paint a memorable picture.
@stevesilva27802 жыл бұрын
Another attribute of a Mellencamp song that is inescapable, is its characteristic "American-ness". You know when listening to his songs that he can be from nowhere else but the USA.
@michellemccall65112 жыл бұрын
@blueskies Same thing happened to me yesterday. Out of no where a couple of verses of a Pink Floyd song that I hadn't heard in years came streaming out of my mouth. I can't even remember the name of the song but still felt pretty impressed with myself that those two verses came out so easily. 🤣 it's always amazing what an imprint music can have on us, life long. ❤
@mikekling2 жыл бұрын
Great early song from Mellencamp! Please check out his Van Morrison cover of "Wild Night" a duet he did with Meshell Ndegeocello!! Love you guys, keep smiling! 🎶🥰🎶
@seanellio2 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh. That song is EPIC!
@rufust.firefly49512 жыл бұрын
Key West Intermezzo around the same time also was a great song.
@adamianosp Жыл бұрын
@@rufust.firefly4951 love this one
@nitwitt50 Жыл бұрын
AGREE❤
@debbiel.16552 жыл бұрын
Ya'll really should do" Paper and Fire" and" Rain On The Scarecrow". Keep up the great work. Ya'll are so much fun to watch.
@txheadshots2 жыл бұрын
I just suggested the same two songs. Great minds
@michaeldavis61712 жыл бұрын
Absolutely "Rain on the Scarecrow " my favorite
@debbiel.16552 жыл бұрын
@@txheadshots yep:)
@tomflorio7363 Жыл бұрын
amen!
@chrisoakley58302 жыл бұрын
Don't know if anyone expected John Cougar to become a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer when he first came out but he certainly deserves it. He's had a great career.
@beth72152 жыл бұрын
Hopefully in the songwriters HOF too
@rileyandmike2 жыл бұрын
The “live” video for this is HILARIOUS. They were on a TV show and told they would have to lip sync - so they intentionally did a horrible job and it is so funny to watch
@aaronmccracken73512 жыл бұрын
The "sax" solo in that clip is priceless...
@johneldridge86782 жыл бұрын
Soooo awesome!!!
@randyhpward88292 жыл бұрын
I remember waking up to that show & saying - WTH? Kitschy is all I can say. Loved it!
@lisafults66832 жыл бұрын
Yep. That video still lives in my memory after all these years.
@corihulet7392 жыл бұрын
I was sorely disappointed to see they weren't reacting to that version. It's so great!
@tmatt00012 жыл бұрын
MY fave John Mellencamp song!!
@ericsmith66152 жыл бұрын
Wife here...This is one of his earlier hits..Amber he ABSOLUTELY has a down home feel..Grew up with his music.., Will always Love it!!!
@samuraikaoss14552 жыл бұрын
You need the live version with him in a sweater and the back ups in pink tuxs.
@tjhunger86442 жыл бұрын
Mellencamp sets a mood that's for sure, feelings of nostalgia perhaps, of a time gone by and a longing for something lost, but it's more. It's an 'impalpable Americana'; you can't quite put your finger on it, but it's ingrained in every American. If you're an American you can identify with John
@DJHolte2 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@tjhunger86442 жыл бұрын
@Sam P for sure
@markgriffin9617 Жыл бұрын
Forgot this song even existed. But as soon as I heard it it brought back hundreds of memories. Thank you!!
@randytorres82112 жыл бұрын
Per Songfacts John Mellencamp got married at 18 and had his first child a short time later. He knew the vagaries of young romance and fear of commitment quite well, which certainly qualified him to write this song about a couple deeply in love, with the guy unsure what to do and the girl reassuring him. Mellencamp, though, is an observational songwriter and hardly ever writes about himself. "I see things that other people don't see," he said in his Plain Spoken DVD. "I pay attention to detail. That's where my songs come from. They're not about me." This method of songwriting proved very successful and comes into play on this song: There was probably a time when your heart was beating like thunder, etching a memory so powerful you can remember the song that was playing on the radio.
@panamas68652 жыл бұрын
The clap is EVERYTHING!!
@halftag152 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I haven't seen anyone mention this song. "Hand to hold onto". You won't regret it!
@juliereinhardt24294 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Great song!
@ronnix232 жыл бұрын
Funny that you compared Mellencamp to Springsteen. They did a duet together just last year called Wasted Days that I hope you get the chance to check out.
@aaf08122 жыл бұрын
Ha! I was just going to say that!
@jamessinacore69912 жыл бұрын
Lol. I just made a similar comment before seeing yours. I hope they listen to it, I really like that song.
@jessejamessimons4832 жыл бұрын
All right my babies.... That somewhat tickling sound at Jay likes is called a Mandolin. When I was a freshman in high school I remember hearing this song. and I knew this guy was going to go somewhere. In the mid-2000s, I won 2 tickets to see him in concert. I took my friend Chuck Adment before he passed away from cancer. Rock In Peace brother 😇
@brianpollock77002 жыл бұрын
My favorite of a huge stack of his hits. You have to understand that this was John Cougar and nobody knew who John Mellencamp was yet. I wish you would have watched the official video or his appearance on American Bandstand. Both have back up singers who eventually have to drag John away from the mic.
@Jessica_Roth2 жыл бұрын
I'm actually wondering if this is a re-recording. It seems less frenetic than I remember from the video. And that's not the album cover for "Nothing Matters and What If It Did?", but I don't know if John did a remake. Could just be my memory is off. Edit: not a re-recording, but probably a remaster. The mix is clearer than on the original, that's what was throwing me.
@bigsteve92792 жыл бұрын
Right! I saw John Cougar on American Bandstand too!
@kimmycook26982 жыл бұрын
Lonely Ol' Night, Rain On The Scarecrow, Authority Song, Crumblin down...he is such an awesome singer!
@Earcandy732 жыл бұрын
I love John Mellencamp. He represented my teen years. The Authority Song will blow you away!
@Cynthia...2 жыл бұрын
I love this guy, Jack and Diane is a great one and Small Town as well.
@charlessarver83502 жыл бұрын
My exwife's brother and he were really good friends at one time she is actually one of the ones doing the clapping on this recording.
@thomasfinnell96812 жыл бұрын
"Rain on the scarecrow", "Paper in fire" and "Lonely ol' night".
@davidbland6878 Жыл бұрын
This is my absolute favorite John Cougar Mellencamp song.
@josephkriegel3162 Жыл бұрын
I just think you two are the best. God bless you and I wish you all the best. Keep it up it makes so many of us smile out here who need it.
@leannewilson71842 жыл бұрын
😍My 80’s teenage heart-thob! You MUST HEAR “Authority Song”.
@Guiltless7652 жыл бұрын
John Cougar Mellencamp has such a huge library of good music..Hurt So Good is a great tune as well.
@ericlundgren46232 жыл бұрын
Absolutely my favorite song of his and there are a bunch.
@jersey392 жыл бұрын
I Need A Lover and Authority Song are definitely worth checking out
@librarylady132 жыл бұрын
One of my faves from John. 💞💞💞💞💞
@1177kc2 жыл бұрын
I forgot how great this song is! I love all his stuff!
@happymethehappyone83002 жыл бұрын
John (Cougar) Mellencamp "Paper In Fire",, "Rain On The Scarecrow" & "Key West Intermezzo"
@MrsScootsey2 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen John live about 4 times throughout his career. He never disappoints!
@donnadubyak6504 Жыл бұрын
Me too about 4 or 5 times. Played this and under the boardwalk first time I saw him.
@raymorgan27802 жыл бұрын
Definitely In Johns Top 3 All Time Greats!!! He Really Was Light Years Ahead of Many of His Genre!
@marybaillie89072 жыл бұрын
If I Die Sudden Crumblin' Down Paper In Fire Jackie Brown John is so relatable and his songs are so comparable to every day life experiences and great memories through out his life and the common person's life. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
@midnightblackrose002 жыл бұрын
Many years ago my husband and FIL worked for a moving company. While out on a run for the company one day they stopped at a truck stop. My husband went inside while my FIL pumped fuel. My husband gets back to the truck and my FIL is talking to a guy putting fuel in a tour bus. They talk for a while, shake hands, and go their separate ways. My FIL gets in the truck and tells my husband what a nice he just met. My husband looks up in time to see John Cougar Mellencamp getting back onto the bus. He was the one pumping fuel!
@billyf28332 жыл бұрын
Amber, The reason why it is hard to clap with, is because even though the clap is on the downbeat, the accent is on the upbeat right behind it. That's the "hook". This song has a swing to it that has swagger, yet it's about coming of age innocence. I loved this song since 1980 when it came out.
@rebeccalynn18042 жыл бұрын
My favorite Mellencamp song!!!
@nataliesmythe76432 жыл бұрын
From the day this song came out, it has been my #1 favorite of mine from John Mellencamp
@donnagonatas31552 жыл бұрын
omg!!! This was me and my ex husband song! it was 1980. We were 20 and both lived with parents.. That didn't bother him but I was a middle child of six kids. Dad was a strict Irish Catholic so overnights, weekends or God forbid living together was out of the question. So we were married within a year! So that's why this was our song! ♥️
@johnnyp628 Жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite song by John. I love the drums, and it definitely takes me back to a feeling in my youth.
@lrsrosebud2 жыл бұрын
I vote for “Rain On The Scarecrow” as your next Mellencamp reaction!
@mtkims2 жыл бұрын
My husband's favorite artist! We've had the great pleasure of seeing him many times. He never disappoints!
@potooleftl2 жыл бұрын
Amber-absolutely stunning transformation of beauty and kindness.
@lem01neАй бұрын
I grew up and still live in the county just to the north of where John grew up and lives. I hadn't listened to any of his music for a long time, and I'm so glad that you guys enjoy it so much and it's brought me back. Thank you
@bertisjordan10852 жыл бұрын
"Pink Houses" and "R.O.C.K in the USA" are also great songs by him!
@jmwall242 жыл бұрын
I have good news for you, they've already done Pink Houses! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJmwpmuZaJaVg6M
@elegantgypsyrose53282 жыл бұрын
Yep. Little Pink Houses is one of my favorites
@Shellgrit2 жыл бұрын
Yes they've already reacted to Pink Houses
@dawnpatrol7002 жыл бұрын
This is one where the music video is best. He and his band do the syncopated dances of the 60s and even the James Brown fake collapse skit
@jerihalter13392 жыл бұрын
I love his music. Brings back great memories. Thank you for your wonderful reactions. I wanted to tell Amber how great you look.
@jeanstrickland24452 жыл бұрын
This song is so good , thanks for picking it 😊
@alfredgalan60772 жыл бұрын
John is that good old midwest Made in the USA type of guy, I’m surprised no body has mentioned the song “ a hand to hold on too” that ones as good as this one, Pink houses is another great song you can really hear his vocals on that one .
@CuttinEJ2 жыл бұрын
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) is his very best song. You’d love it 🥰
@tammyjohnson7953Ай бұрын
Seen him in concert few times..this has always been my fav❤❤
@leslieheuertz2022 жыл бұрын
This is one of my all time favorite songs from him. A coming af age song.
@pattyrosales12492 жыл бұрын
Paper in Fire by Mellencamp. An absolute MUST for reactions.
@nadzee71012 жыл бұрын
Big thanks to John for all the fantastic music and also for all of his hard work supporting Farmaid.
@db49822 жыл бұрын
I could listen to John Mellencamp all day. I think you'd really enjoy 'Paper in Fire.'
@mdanam2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this this is absolutely my favorite song by John Mellencamp. I do wish you had done the original video because he does a very fun doo-wop band kind of take with the song. The instrument that you like so much is a mandolin . (Which brings to mind another great tune that uses it called mandolin Wind by Rod Stewart.) suggestion for a future reaction is the title song from his album scarecrow. It had a very big impact on me when I was much younger. R. O. C. K. In the USA was also on that same album, and it is an absolute banger. With shout outs in the lyrics to some of the greatest artists who ever lived.
@rickspivey34102 жыл бұрын
Authority song is a great song also
@dinohalupa39552 жыл бұрын
Back in May, 81...I flew with 80 other Hoosiers to Orlando to start Navy bootcamp. With all of us from Indiana, every time we had a break from being tortured, Johnny Cougar was played. We all knew the words to this song by heart.
@williamoldenburg44682 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten all about this song. Thank-you for bringing it back to me.
@MHume632 жыл бұрын
This takes me back to my senior year in high school. Loved this song then and still do!!
@davidspoonemore27212 жыл бұрын
I need a lover, HIS BEST, LONG VERSION…
@SoOutrageous2 жыл бұрын
One of his best. Keep playing Johnny!
@auralfixxation67022 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite songs of his. This song just makes you feel good. And by the way, you must give it up for his band and creating the music.
@dawnpatrol7002 жыл бұрын
The clap is part 2 of 3 simultaneous notes. It starts along with the snare drum and the clap echoes for the second note. Third note is the piano chord. All played super quick
@jillpeterson81962 жыл бұрын
I've always liked his stuff. He's for the working class, and does good things.
@rickholeman90452 жыл бұрын
You guys should watch the official video for this song, with John and the band dancing as a 60s pop group. It's hilarious.
@melaniebrown46602 жыл бұрын
Such a great song. One of his best imo. Enjoy!!
@danieldeanmasterfinisher4715 Жыл бұрын
You can take the boy out of the farmland , but you can’t take the love out of the Heartland ❤ They are either picking a fiddle or a mandolin to make that sound
@survival76912 жыл бұрын
This is the first song of his I ever heard. I was hooked!
@tvgator12 жыл бұрын
This is back earlier in his career when he was JOHN COUGAR. You guys need to do LONELY OL' NIGHT, and I NEED A LOVER THAT WON'T DRIVE ME CRAZY, and THIS TIME. There's still a ton of his songs you haven't touched yet.
@steveanderson28384 ай бұрын
FYI..Mellencamp is an old school Motown fan and it is a major influence on his style. I seen him in Bloomington,IN and it was one of the best show/concert ever..17 instruments at once..and of course John's style of Anarchy..✊🏻✌🏻
@billallen13072 жыл бұрын
He opened for Heart in 1982 and as much as I love them he blew them away.
@charlenecross282 жыл бұрын
Love this. Wat memory of him I remember.
@gordonpearson7494 Жыл бұрын
one of the most underrated songs of listening experience
@RosieM19702 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs of his!
@wordgiesworld548311 ай бұрын
“…they have a way of taking you back…” Music does that for me. Could be a song, a riff, a lyric, a melody…something that sends me back in time. Could be a memory surrounded by the song, could be a lyric that brings me to a certain event. The song that does it for me every time is Chesney’s Anything But Mine. The opening lines about the amusement park take me back to the 70’s in Buckroe Beach, VA. Keep up the great work, cheers!
@deedee678882 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge fan of his, and this is one of my favs. I'm glad you revisited his work!
@littlebutohwow Жыл бұрын
I love that you did this one..when he was still Johnny Cougar..before he became known as John Cougar Mellencamp and before he became known as John Mellencampz.
@asticou2 жыл бұрын
I first the video of this song when he was John Cougar Mellencamp. Loved the nod to James Brown. Bought the LP. Seems like an eternity ago.
@violettompkins2062 жыл бұрын
YES! I love this song! Love John Cougar ✌❤🎶
@rhondaburkhardt84312 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite John Mellencamp song! Thanks for giving it a listen.
@simon-tt5gk2 жыл бұрын
thats one of my favorit of mellencamp
@Cheryltwin20122 жыл бұрын
I first became acquainted with Mr. Mellencamp in 1979 when he released "I Need A Lover". This one came out in 1981 from an album called "Nothing Mattes And What If It DId?". It was a contractual obligation album and that's reflected in the music. This was a great cut off that one though. His next album "American Fool" was his break-out album but that was in 1982 for a different label. I believe he was still on Scotti Brothers Records when this one was done. But it's typical Mellencamp, full of nostalgia.
@charlespresser17562 жыл бұрын
He didn’t really plan on being a musician. He wanted to go to art school. While he was in NY to apply for art schools, he happened to drop off a few demos at a couple of record labels before he headed back to Indiana. By the time he got back, he had a call from one of the labels, but none of the art schools.
@chipdamutt1082 жыл бұрын
The night I met the love of my life we ended up driving around listening to the cassette tape of the album "Nothing Matters and What If It Did". "Ain't Even Done With the Night" became our song. Miss you babe!
@Renkk172 жыл бұрын
John Cougar Mellencamp - Crumblin Down - Paper and Fire - Rain on the Scarecrow - Pink Houses - I Need a Lover - Authority Song
@billofalltrades26332 жыл бұрын
John is an amazing artist!
@lisahaverluk40372 жыл бұрын
Love him!!!!!!!!!
@christineputman48502 жыл бұрын
Prolific song writer Awesome performer Supporting small towns America and stands for justice in a blended multicultural society of freedom and patriotism Thank you
@jen_alanfromchicago532 жыл бұрын
One of the founders of 'Farm Aid' with Neil Young and Willie Nelson 👍🚜
@mygaylefriend Жыл бұрын
I watched him perform this on American Bandstand... I think I was 11 yrs old at the time. I knew right then he was gonna be big. This is still my favorite song by him to this day.
@TommyCobb-hl6yz7 ай бұрын
My favorite Mellencamp song,my late wife and I danced to it in the day
@thepunadude2 жыл бұрын
indiana boy, used to come on the 'tom n dave' show 20yrs ago ... funny guy! and very talented!