Mellencamp's on now, singing "Small Town."

[NightTrain]

Unlike far too many DUers, I like Mellencamp's music. I think of him as the poor man's Springsteen. And I'm pretty damned poor!

[name not needed]

1. I'm from NJ. It's the law to be a Springsteen fan

:)

[Sugarbleus]

10. Love Springsteen too....where is he BTW?

[JerseygirlCT]

15. That's what I was wondering

(Ducking 'cause this will upset people, but I can't help myself...)

Why go for Mellencamp when you can have the real thing?

[PA Democrat]

2. Surrounded by a sea of American flags

It's our flag too! How DARE they question OUR patriotism!

[NightTrain]

OK, he sucked as John Cougar, but...

...that was because he had no creative autonomy over his music. Once his label backed the fuck off and let Mellencamp be Mellencamp, he got real good real fast!

"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A!" :headbang:

[RockaFowler]

3. John Cougar

I still think of him as John Cougar. I love him, too!

[stevebreeze]

11. Melloncamp please

Cougar was a name forced on him by the record Co's

[RockaFowler]

4. John Cougar

I still think of him as John Cougar. I love him, too!

[Tatiana]

5. Wonderful song! He was great! n/t

[Sugarbleus]

8. Notice the flags came out for the first time???

WOOHOO JC............love that guy!

[wndycty]

6. I loved the line. . .

. . .my wife was 13 when I wrote this song. . .as we say "he keep's it real!"

[Cybergata]

7. I have always liked Mellencamp's music

It is great he is singing here.

:hippie:

[JPJones]

9. Scarecrow was one of the great albums of the '80s

The production was fantastic - listen to the drums on that album. It was unified in theme (the family farm) and was anti-Reagan to boot!

[AlFrankenFan]

20. I know it was the first Mellencamp album I bought

Course, a little late, cause I bought it 15 years after it's release :D (it was made before I was born lol)

[LWolf]

12. I was hoping for "To Washington."

:evilgrin:

[Melodybe]

13. We have all the good names. The repugs have nothing.

[NightTrain]

17. Well, James Brown did endorse Nixon in 1972.

I still love the man's music, though! Brown's, I mean. :silly:

[AlFrankenFan]

18. Oh I know me too

But I love Small Town equally as much :loveya:

[NightTrain]

19. "Pink Houses" would've been good, too, but...

...I'm guessing the DNC considered it too "cynical" for the message of hope they wish to convey. :shrug:

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

14. I like Mellencamps music, too....

.....always have. I think he is a Midwestern version of Springsteen, though hes not copying Bruce.

Mellencamps had some great tunes.....Pink Houses, Cherry Bomb, etc. And hes also been an activist around rural issues.....the town he comes from, Seymour, Indiana, is pretty blue collar, too.

[AlFrankenFan]

16. I LOVE MELLENCAMP!

:loveya:

It was a great performance, and I like that line he threw in: "My wife was 13 when I wrote this song."

[JPJones]

21. Not to be a twit, but wasn't that Edward's theme song? nt

[AlFrankenFan]

22. Yes it was n/t