So were Jack and Diane

[lost-in-nj]

the poster children of american kids
or not????


:hi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lWvcmgfcSg


lost

[SPKrazy]

1. just a little diddy...

i dunno

i always liked the song

and Cougar then Cougar-Mellencamp, then Mellencamp

:hi:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

11. That's ditty...

This is Diddy...

[alphafemale]

2. The early eighties was a great time to come of age.

Lots of great movies and songs.

And MTV MEANT something.

They actually played...gasp...videos.

All...the...time.

[lost-in-nj]

3. ya know

I tell my kids
about the beginning of MTV
you would see videos... them the astronaut
i always thought they were rewinding the videos!!! LoL

NO COMMERCIALS, NO VJS, NO STUPID SHOWS

just videos....


lost

[alphafemale]

4. And Michael Jackson wasn't a freak yet.

Well...not completely, anyway.

[pokerfan]

5. Then Jack got Diane Pregnant

And man that was all she wrote
And for Jack's nineteenth birthday
He got a union card and a wedding coat
They went down to the courthouse
And the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
No flowers, no wedding dress
_____________________

Yeah, fucking great song.

[LostinVA]

6. You're thinking of "The River" by Bruce Springsteen

This is "Jack and Diane"
Little ditty about jack and diane
Two american kids growin up in the heartland
Jackies gonna be a football star
Diane debutante backseat of jackies car

Suckin on chilli dogs outside the tastee freeze
Diane sittin on jackies lap
Hes got his hands between her knees
Jackie say, hey diane lets run off
Behind a shady tree
Dribble off those bobby brooks
Let me do what I please
And jackie say a

Chorus:
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone they walk on

Jackie sits back reflects his thoughts for a moment
Scratches his head and does his best james dean
Well you know diane we oughtta run of the city
Diane says, baby you aint miss no-thing
Jackie say a

Chorus:
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone

Gonna let it rock
Let it roll
Let the Bible belt come down
And save my soul
Hold on to 16 as lang as you can
Changes comin round real soon
Make us women and men

Little ditty about jack and diane
Two american kids doin the best they can

And this is "The River"
I come from down in the valley where mister when youre young
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
Me and mary we met in high school when she was just seventeen
Wed ride out of that valley down to where the fields were green

Wed go down to the river
And into the river wed dive
Oh down to the river wed ride

Then I got mary pregnant and man that was all she wrote
And for my nineteen birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle
No flowers no wedding dress
That night we went down to the river
And into the river wed dive
On down to the river we did ride

I got a job working construction for the johnstown company
But lately there aint been much work on account of the economy
Now all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they vanished right into the air
Now I just act like I dont remember, mary acts like she dont care
But I remember us riding in my brothers car
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks Id lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath shed take
Now those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse
Is a dream a lie if it dont come true
Or is it something worse that sends me
Down to the river though I know the river is dry
Down to the river, my baby and i
Oh down to the river we ride

[pokerfan]

7. Really?

Now I just act like I dont remember,
Diane acts like she don't care
Oh yeah life goes on,
Long after the thrill of livin is gone

[Deep13]

8. Jack arrested for violating restraining order and...

...for refusing to pay child support to Diane.

[Javaman]

13. Only later to find out it wasn't his kid. Diane is now a crack whore. LOL nt

[Deep13]

16. True, but the gas station robbery was still his idea. nt

[Javaman]

18. true, but it's because she needed money for a fix. nt

[messiah2012]

9. Were they the two young lovers with nothing better to do?

[lost-in-nj]

10. Yup

All they did was
suck on chili dogs outside the tasty freeze!

WELCOME

:hi:

lost

[messiah2012]

12. I thought they got high and watched the tube.

[LynneSin]

19. Did you hear what happened when they decided to cut loose?

:cry:

[messiah2012]

20. Something about a man and a castle I think.

The whole story reminds me of King Lear.

[LynneSin]

21. Well it turned out to be a great big hassle

:cry:

[SPKrazy]

23. Billy Joe Shot A Man

while robbing his castle

Bobby Sue took the money and ran

wait

:blush:

wrong song, not Jack and Diane :rofl:

[Connonym]

14. I need to start a Mellencamp appreciation thread

I don't think he gets enough credit for his talent. Plus he's got the really cool liberal activist thing goin' on. He's not a poor-man's Bruce so much as he's a midwestern-man's Bruce.

[LynneSin]

15. I thought that was Billy Joe and Bobby Sue...

....you know, those 2 young lovers with nothing better to do!

[malta blue]

17. Psst....

I know Diane.

[Parche]

22. Jack And Diane

Jack Vitter cheated on Diane with Jill, then they both fell down the hill and died.......The End