Favorite "John Mellencamp" Song (1 Viewer)

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Mellencamp.

 

[GilbertGrape]

Jack and Diane. Nothing else is even close. 

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Rain On The Scarecrow: 

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

 

[elguapo07]

Rain on the Scarecrow but Human Wheels is a close 2nd.

 

[JoeSteeler]

 

[jon_mx]

I did this 6 years ago and got these results.

Hurts so Good     7

• Pink Houses  30​
  
   
   
• Jack And Diane  37​
  
   
   
• Rain on the Scarecrow  13​
  
   
   
• Small Town  13​
  
   
   
• R.O.C.K. in the USA    3
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  3
• Jackie Brown  5​
  
   
   
• Paper in Fire  12​
  
   
   
• Cherry Bomb  10​
  
   
   
• Peaceful World  0​
  
   
   
• Authority Song   16
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• Your Life is Now
  1
   
• Dance Nakid
  2
   
• Lonely Ol' Night
  3
   
• I need a Lover
  11
   

 

[jon_mx]

The songs I missed on your list were Crumblin Down, Check it Out and Hand to Hold on to. 

 

[Das Boot]

Great artist, one of my favorites, so many to choose from.

Pink Houses and small town are both anthems, I went with small town.

 

[Poncho]

all are junk....

 

[jon_mx]

all are junk....

Thanks Posty.

 

[The Kansas Comet]

Pink Houses is in the poll twice, by the way.  Voted Small Town.

 

[Willie Neslon]

Pink Houses is his opus.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

I like most of them but since we're voting for favorite and not best, went with Authority Song. Almost a personal anthem.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

I had to go Authority Song in a squeaker over Lonely Ol Night.

 

[identikit]

Not on the list:

Ain't Even Done with the Night

https://youtu.be/DagIivbPlCU

 

[Mad Cow]

all are junk....

Your face is junk

 

[St. Louis Bob]

You say that I'm the boy who can make it all come true

 

[rockaction]

Authority Song because of Jimmy Eat World barely over Lonely Ol' Night and Little Pink Houses.  

 

[The General]

Check it out

 

[massraider]

Pink Houses.

Jack and Diane leading the poll?  Come on now, old timers, pull it together.

 

[FUBAR]

Fond memories of college, putting on his greatest hits cd and having good times with the future wife.  

Voted paper in fire but that could change every day. 

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Ain't Even Done with the Night

 

[The General]

This guy, Steve Miller Band, and Beastie Boys take me back to college days. 

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Ain't Even Done with the Night

I would have guessed you liked Little Pink...uh...Houses.

 

[Wrigley]

I've always like Key West Intermezzo

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Ain't Even Done with the Night

That's what I said 

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I've always like Key West Intermezzo

Very close 2nd for me. 

 

[[scooter]]

"Small Town", but only because of this video:

 

[simey]

"Check it Out" is my favorite.

 

[Van Dyman]

Crumblin Down is the song that made me pay attention to this guy, so it gets my vote.  

 

[simey]

Ain't Even Done with the Night

I haven't heard that song on the radio in ages, or "This Time" that was also on that album. 

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Ain't Even Done with the Night

Also Human Wheels and Wild Night even though it's a remake, prefer it over Van Morrison version.

ETA Also Cherry Bomb.  Brings back a great memory.  I was 16 when it came out and I went camping with a couple of buddies and their GF's.  One of the broads brought a girl for me but she didn't meet my expectations which at that time were still pretty low. Buddies were hooking up with their girls and chick brought for me went off crying because I didn't like her.  Remember sitting by the fire, Cherry Bomb playing on the radio, I drank peach Schnapps and smoked weed/smokes.  It seemed perfect.

 

[ROCKET]

Not his best but Rumbleseat is better than many on the list

 

[otb_lifer]

'Human Wheels' for me, and it's not even close. 

 

[JuniorNB]

I think Jack and Diane is his masterpiece. Great song. 

Of those not listed, I like Justice and Independence '85 and I Need a Lover. 

 

[Jayrok]

It starts with a little diddy..  

 

[JohnnyU]

Jack and Diane is absolutely the worst Mellencamp song.  Hell, he was booed off the stage in one of his concerts playing that song.

 

[whoknew]

Jackie Brown is my favorite - but I celebrate his entire catalogue. 

 

[Jayrok]

  ^^ this ####in' guy... 

 

[Keerock]

I knew my wife was right for me when she called him John Cougar MenstrualCramp

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Forgot about Minutes to Memories.  Damn, that's a great song.

 

[lod01]

Not on the list:

Ain't Even Done with the Night

https://youtu.be/DagIivbPlCU

Here's you winner.

 

[JuniorNB]

Jack and Diane is absolutely the worst Mellencamp song.  Hell, he was booed off the stage in one of his concerts playing that song.

 

[Da Guru]

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[In The Zone]

20 hours ago, [scooter] said:

"Small Town", but only because of this video:

Just came to make this exact post. Never gets old.

 

[17seconds]

Not a huge fan of all his stuff but if he did Super Bowl halftime opening with Small Town, then J&D, and ended it with Pink Houses it'd be pretty great.  Not medleys, just those 3 songs.

Would be a very American feeling SB