![]() ![]() During the 1980s she also appeared on albums by Simple Minds and the Indigo Girls. A memorable ten minute medley of Crumblin’ Down with an extended raunchy. For seven years she toured and recorded as a member of Mellencamp's band, 3 4 appearing on The Lonesome Jubilee (1987), 5 Big Daddy (1989), Falling from Grace (1991), Human Wheels (1993), and Dance Naked (1994). (also a member of Ian Hunter’s Rant Band), the band delivered powerful performances of Rain on the Scarecrow where Germano shined along with Lonely Ol’ Night. We want to play the songs that are fun and danceable and that they can sing along to. John Mellencamp performs at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco Friday night. Mellencamp formed his first band, Crepe Soul, at the age of 14. He was born with spina bifida, for which he had corrective surgery as an infant. “The cool about Mellencamp is you can literally do a two-hour show and hear hit after hit after hit from start to finish,” he said. Mellencamp was born in Seymour, Indiana, on October 7, 1951. Some of the songs the Art Theater audience will be treated to include the namesake “Small Town,” “I Need a Lover,” “Cherry Bomb, “Authority Song,” “Rain on the Scarecrow,” “Pink Houses” and “R.O.C.K. The American Dream (from Chestnut Street Incident, 1976) Then known as Johnny Cougar, John Mellencamp’s debut album is full of unlikely 60s cover songs and slick, glitter-styled production. Hobart’s will be a two-hour show, he said. in the U.S.A.', 'Paper in Fire', and 'Cherry Bomb'. It just comes down to the length of the show, he said. Mellencamp rose to fame in the 1980s while 'honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style' that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles, including 'Hurts So Good', 'Jack & Diane', 'Crumblin Down', 'Pink Houses', 'Lonely Ol Night', 'Small Town', 'R.O.C.K. With so many hits, whittling down a set list can be a challenge. The whole entire night is really a singalong.” ![]() These songs were a part of their growing up and it’s so fun to see them dancing and singing along and having fun. Like many songs on the album, it deals with social inequality and the disparity of wealth in America. “From my standpoint, I think it takes people back to (when) they were growing up. by John Mellencamp Album: The Lonesome Jubilee ( 1987) Charted: 86 9 License This Song lyrics artistfacts Songfacts®: This was the first single from Mellencamps ninth album, The Lonesome Jubilee. I have a 25-year-old daughter that can sing right along to ‘Hurt So Good’ or ‘Jack and Diane’ because these are songs that have been on the radio for forever and a day and they’re still good today. “I think that’s what makes him so iconic as well, that these songs have stood the test of time. Everyone can dance to these songs everyone can sing along to these songs,” he said. ![]()
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