John Mellencamp: Five Favorite Songs

The sound that he developed for The Lonesome Jubilee was outstanding, and I absolutely love "Check It Out".

 

Theo and Weird Henry
Pink Houses
Check It Out
Jackie Brown
Cherry Bomb

Am I really the first vote for “Theo and Weird Henry”? Incredible song about friendship.

 

I don't think anyone at the time thought he could top, or at least equal the popular and critical success of "Scarecrow", but that's exactly he did with "The Lonesome Jubilee", and one could arguably say, while creating a whole new sound for himself in the processs.

 

Always loved the haunting melody, and guitar solo, fantastic song from an under appreciated album. I've always wanted to hear John play it live.

 

Have to go with 4 hits and 1 deep track
1. Crumblin' Down
2. Paper in Fire
3. Small Town
4. Rumbleseat
5. Justice and Independence 85

 

• 1.Minutes To Memories 2.Jackie Brown 3.Longest Days 4.Positively Crazy 5.What If I Came Knocking?

 

1) Paper in fire
2) Human wheels
3) ROCK in the USA
4) What if i came knocking
5) Cherry Bomb

 

I have no idea who this Mellencamp is? I liked John Cougar till me moved from the C section (just after Big Daddy in the UK) in the record shop.

I Need A Lover
Authority Song
Rain in the Scarecrow
R.O.C.K. In The USA
Paper In Fire

 

Rumble seat
Danger list
Key west intermezzo
Rain on the scarecrow
Longest Dayz

 

Jack and Dianne
Hurt So Good
Small Town
Pink Houses
Wild Night

 

Authority Song
Meh
Meh
Meh
Meh

 

No one else likes Pop Singer?

 

I'm not familiar with the albums, just the singles. Really need to check out his albums as I like almost every thing I've heard so far

1. Jack & Diane
2. Rain On The Scarecrow - John really nails the vocal on this very powerful and emotional song
3. Pink Houses
4. Small Town
5. R.O.C.K In The USA

Underrated artist

 

PLAY GUITAR
KEY WEST INTERMEZZO
DANCE NAKED
I NEED A LOVER
PINK HOUSES

 

Cherry Bomb
Check It Out
Play Guitar
Minutes to Memories
Paper In Fire

 

Hard to choose only five:

Pink Houses
Cherry Bomb
Human Wheels
Wild Night
What If I Came Knocking

Honorable mention:
Small Town
Our Country
Crumblin' Down
Rain on the Scarecrow
Teddi's Song (When Christmas Comes)

 

The set is worth acquiring IMO if you can get them inexpensively. Thank You and Walk Tall are worth getting the sets for, plus there's a DVD with some additional material included.

 

Pop Singer
Check It Out
Get a Leg Up
The Full Catastrophe
My Aeroplane

 

The Full Catastrophe

 

For those not familiar with "The Full Catastrophe".

 

Love and Happiness
Human Wheels
Authority Song
What If I Came Knocking
I Need a Lover

 

This thread made me give my old copy of Scarecrow a good cleaning and spin... I forgot how good minutes to memories is!

 

What if I Came Knocking
Paper in Fire
Martha Say
The Real Life
Troubled Land

 

The coolest pro women/feminist song you'll ever hear from a guy.

 

Man its hard to limit it to 5 per albums here are some others

Love and Happiness
Brothers
Last Chance
Down and Out in Paradise
Play Guitar and Martha Says (good to see this getting some love)
They're too Tough (now that is some cowbell)

and of course all the other songs named in this thread. THIS MANS CATALOG is STELLAR