John Cougar Mellencamp Lyrics
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1. Troubled Man
1. Troubled Man
2. Sometimes Theres God
2. Sometimes Theres God
3. The Isolation Of Mister
3. The Isolation Of Mister
4. The Company Of Cowards
4. The Company Of Cowards
5. Tears In Vain
5. Tears In Vain
6. The Brass Ring
6. The Brass Ring
7. Freedom Of Speech
7. Freedom Of Speech
8. Blue Charlotte
8. Blue Charlotte
9. The Courtesy Of Kings
9. The Courtesy Of Kings
10. Lawless Times
10. Lawless Times
Other Songs A Brand New Song A Graceful Fall A Little Night Dancin A Ride Back Home Again Tonight Aint Even Done With The Night Alley Of The Angels American Dream American Son Another Sunny Day 12/25 Authority Song Baltimore Oriole Beige To Beige Between A Laugh And A Tear Big Daddy Of Them All Born Reckless Break Me Off Some Brothers Can You Take It Case 795 Chance Meeting At The Trantula Cheap Shot Check It Out Cherry Bomb Chestnut Street Chestnut Street Revisited China Girl Circling Around The Moon Close Enough Clumsy Ol World Coming Down The Road Country Gentleman County Fair Crazy Island Crazy Ones Crumblin Down Cuttin Heads Dance Naked Danger List Days Of Farewell Death Letter Deep Blue Heart Diamond Joe Do You Believe In Magic Do You Think Thats Fair Dont Forget About Me Dont Misunderstand Me Dont Need This Body Down And Out In Paradise Down In The Bottom Dream Killing Town Each Day Of Sorrow Easter Eve Eden Is Burning Emotional Love Empty Hands Factory Farewell Angelina For The Children Forgiveness Freedoms Road French Shoes Fruit Trader Gearhead Get A Leg Up Ghost Towns Along The Highway Golden Gates Good Girls Goodnight Grandmas Theme Great Mid-West Hand To Hold On To Hard Times For An Honest Man Heaven Is A Lonely Place High C Cherrie Hit The Road Jack Hot Night In A Cold Town Hotdogs And Hamburgers Human Wheels Hurts So Good I Aint Ever Satisfied I Need A Lover I Need Somebody If I Die Sudden Im Not Running Anymore In My Time Of Dying In Our Lives It All Comes True It Dont Scare Me None Jack And Diane Jackamo Road Jackie Brown Jackie O Jailhouse Rock Jena Jerry Jim Crow J.M.s Question John Cockers John The Revelator Joliet Bound Junior Just Another Day Just Like You Justice And Independence 85 Key West Intermezzo Kid Inside Lafayette Last Chance Let It All Hang Out Let Them Run Your Lives Life Is Hard Lonely Ol Night Longest Days Love And Happiness Love At First Sight Lovin Mother Fo Ya L.U.V. Make Me Feel Mansions In Heaven Martha Say Mean Melting Pot Miami Minutes To Memories Miss Missy Mr. Bellows My Aeroplane My Sweet Love Night Slumming No Better Than This No One Cares About Me Nothings For Free Now More Than Ever Oh Pretty Woman Our Country Overture Paper In Fire Peaceful World Pink Houses Play Guitar Pop Singer Positively Crazy Pray For Me R. Gang Rain On The Scarecrow Rave On Right Behind Me R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. Rooty Toot Toot Rumbleseat Rural Route Sad Lady Save Some Time To Dream Serious Business Shy Sidewalk and Streetlights Small Paradise Small Town Someday Sometimes A Great Notion Stones In My Passway Sugar Marie Summer Of Love Supergirl Survive Suzanne And The Jewels Sweet Evening Breeze Take What You Want Taxi Dancer Teardrops Will Fall Thank You The Americans The Big Jack The Breakout The End Of The World The Face Of The Nation The Full Catastrophe The Kind Of Fella I Am The Man Who Sold The World The Real Life The Same Way I Do The West End The Whore Theo And Weird Henry Theyre So Tough Thinking About You This May Not Be The End Of The World This Time Thundering Hearts To Live To M.G. To The River To Washington Tonight Too Much To Think About Too Young To Live Troubled Land Twentieth Century Fox Under The Boardwalk Void In My Heart Walk Tall Warmer Place To Sleep We Are The People Weakest Moments Welcome To Chinatown What If I Came Knocking When Jesus Left Birmingham When Margaret Comes To Town Whenever We Wanted Where The World Began Wild Angel Wild Night Without A Shot Without Expression Women Seem Worn Out Nervous Condition Young Genocides Young Without Lovers Your Life Is Now Youve Got To Stand For Somethin
Other Songs A Brand New Song A Graceful Fall A Little Night Dancin A Ride Back Home Again Tonight Aint Even Done With The Night Alley Of The Angels American Dream American Son Another Sunny Day 12/25 Authority Song Baltimore Oriole Beige To Beige Between A Laugh And A Tear Big Daddy Of Them All Born Reckless Break Me Off Some Brothers Can You Take It Case 795 Chance Meeting At The Trantula Cheap Shot Check It Out Cherry Bomb Chestnut Street Chestnut Street Revisited China Girl Circling Around The Moon Close Enough Clumsy Ol World Coming Down The Road Country Gentleman County Fair Crazy Island Crazy Ones Crumblin Down Cuttin Heads Dance Naked Danger List Days Of Farewell Death Letter Deep Blue Heart Diamond Joe Do You Believe In Magic Do You Think Thats Fair Dont Forget About Me Dont Misunderstand Me Dont Need This Body Down And Out In Paradise Down In The Bottom Dream Killing Town Each Day Of Sorrow Easter Eve Eden Is Burning Emotional Love Empty Hands Factory Farewell Angelina For The Children Forgiveness Freedoms Road French Shoes Fruit Trader Gearhead Get A Leg Up Ghost Towns Along The Highway Golden Gates Good Girls Goodnight Grandmas Theme Great Mid-West Hand To Hold On To Hard Times For An Honest Man Heaven Is A Lonely Place High C Cherrie Hit The Road Jack Hot Night In A Cold Town Hotdogs And Hamburgers Human Wheels Hurts So Good I Aint Ever Satisfied I Need A Lover I Need Somebody If I Die Sudden Im Not Running Anymore In My Time Of Dying In Our Lives It All Comes True It Dont Scare Me None Jack And Diane Jackamo Road Jackie Brown Jackie O Jailhouse Rock Jena Jerry Jim Crow J.M.s Question John Cockers John The Revelator Joliet Bound Junior Just Another Day Just Like You Justice And Independence 85 Key West Intermezzo Kid Inside Lafayette Last Chance Let It All Hang Out Let Them Run Your Lives Life Is Hard Lonely Ol Night Longest Days Love And Happiness Love At First Sight Lovin Mother Fo Ya L.U.V. Make Me Feel Mansions In Heaven Martha Say Mean Melting Pot Miami Minutes To Memories Miss Missy Mr. Bellows My Aeroplane My Sweet Love Night Slumming No Better Than This No One Cares About Me Nothings For Free Now More Than Ever Oh Pretty Woman Our Country Overture Paper In Fire Peaceful World Pink Houses Play Guitar Pop Singer Positively Crazy Pray For Me R. Gang Rain On The Scarecrow Rave On Right Behind Me R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. Rooty Toot Toot Rumbleseat Rural Route Sad Lady Save Some Time To Dream Serious Business Shy Sidewalk and Streetlights Small Paradise Small Town Someday Sometimes A Great Notion Stones In My Passway Sugar Marie Summer Of Love Supergirl Survive Suzanne And The Jewels Sweet Evening Breeze Take What You Want Taxi Dancer Teardrops Will Fall Thank You The Americans The Big Jack The Breakout The End Of The World The Face Of The Nation The Full Catastrophe The Kind Of Fella I Am The Man Who Sold The World The Real Life The Same Way I Do The West End The Whore Theo And Weird Henry Theyre So Tough Thinking About You This May Not Be The End Of The World This Time Thundering Hearts To Live To M.G. To The River To Washington Tonight Too Much To Think About Too Young To Live Troubled Land Twentieth Century Fox Under The Boardwalk Void In My Heart Walk Tall Warmer Place To Sleep We Are The People Weakest Moments Welcome To Chinatown What If I Came Knocking When Jesus Left Birmingham When Margaret Comes To Town Whenever We Wanted Where The World Began Wild Angel Wild Night Without A Shot Without Expression Women Seem Worn Out Nervous Condition Young Genocides Young Without Lovers Your Life Is Now Youve Got To Stand For Somethin
John Cougar Mellencamp is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician,
painter and occasional actor known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock which emphasizes
traditional instrumentation.
He has sold over 40 million albums worldwide and has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States.
-Wikipedia
Also Known As: Johnny CougarJohn Cougar
John Mellencamp
Born: October 7, 1951 (age 72)
Height: 5' 8" (1.72 m)
Spouse(s): Priscilla Esterline (m. 197081)
Victoria Granucci (m. 198189)
Elaine Irwin Mellencamp (m. 19922011)
Children: Michelle from his first marriage to Priscilla Esterline
Daughters Teddi Jo and Justice from his second marriage to Victoria Granucci
Sons Hud and Speck from his marriage to Elaine Irwin
Genre(s): Rock, heartland rock, roots rock, folk rock, hard rock, folk
Instrument(s): Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Occupation(s): Musician, singer-songwriter
Active From: 1976present
Associated Acts: Mitch Ryder James McMurtry Me'Shell Ndegeocello Chuck D India.Arie Trisha Yearwood Little Big Town Joan Baez
Did You Know:
• He holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number-one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, with seven.
• Mellencamp is one of the founding members of Farm Aid, an organization that raises awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land.
• He is of German and one-sixteenth African-American ancestry
• He was born with spina bifida, for which he had corrective surgery as an infant
• He formed his first band, Crepe Soul, at the age of 14
• He eloped with his pregnant girlfriend Priscilla Esterline at the age of 18 and became a father in December 1970, six months after he graduated from high school.
• His daughter Michelle became a mother at age 19, making Mellencamp a grandfather at the age of 37.
• He dated actress Meg Ryan for over 3 years after his divorce from Elaine Irwin
Awards:
2008
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2008
2001
Billboard Music Awards Century Award
1988
Edison Award for The Lonesome Jubilee Rock/New Wave (buitenlandse herkomst)
1982
Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Hurts So Good"
Quotes:
"Rock'n'roll starts between the legs and goes through the heart, then to the head. As long as it does those three things, it's a great rock song."
"Forget all that macho sh*t, and learn how to play guitar."