Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Records I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved: An Occasional Feature (Special Fuck "Jack and Diane" Edition)

From 1985, and the deservedly smash hit Scarecrow album, please enjoy John Mellencamp and band with their oddly less familiar ode to that 1920s kind of dirty sexual wink-wink automotive accesssory the "Rumble Seat."

I think it's the best song on the record, but hey -- what do I know?

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Steve, love him or not that man
can write a song - did you catch him,with Sammy Hagar- great painter, my bias but the Authority Song,strikes my heart
Rob
Rob

Alzo said...

Not a Mellencamp fan, but ya gotta love 'R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.,' complete with Twilley-esque bg vox and an ocarina solo!

Phil Cheese said...

I saw John & band two years later in 1987 for The Lonesome Jubilee tour, and damn it was good! His band was total kick-down-the -door, and the set list was dominated by Scarecrow & Jubilee songs. Funny guy too as he told us he was disheartened to see Beatles "Revolution" used in that Nike sneakers commercial, and now his "worst nightmare was waking up on a Saturday morning 20 years from now and seeing two Pop Tarts on TV coming up to one of his songs!"

Alzo said...

Yes. One PopTart would be 'Jack' and the other 'Diane.'

Anonymous said...

Phil- too funny
Rob

dorethyroad@aol.com said...

One more thing, correct if you are a bigger gear head but that looks Iike
a 53/54 Chevy Bel Air.
Beautiful Car
Rob