![]() “Pink Houses” took on an extremely large idea and found a way to embody America in a three-verse pop song. But throughout its offerings, one track really challenged the boundaries of a typical 80’s rock song. 1983’s Uh-Huh was as gritty, homeland, and humble as pop music could get in the rise of the “greed decade.” Tracks like “Crumblin Down” and “Authority Song” became instant hits and remain radio staples to this day. Mellencamp may have been willing to reluctantly compromise on his name early on, but he was never willing to compromise his music and ideals. Mellencamp was finally allowed to put his real last name on the record when he did the highly anticipated follow-up to his breakthrough hit under the proper title of “John Cougar Mellencamp.” ![]() Mellencamp, the singer-songwriter struggled to establish an identity, which became one of rock’s most infamous tugs-of-war. His 1982 breakthrough hit “Jack and Diane” helped make Mellencamp a household name – but not by the name those close to him knew him by. ![]() Related: “John Mellencamp’s ‘American Fool'” While many were trying to break artistic boundaries in the new medium of video, Mellencamp showed humble images of his small hometown and the idiosyncracies he sang about. The Indiana rocker carried a torch for middle America into the MTV age with lyrics and stories pertaining to life in small-town U.S.A. At a time dominated by synthesizers and excess, there was Mellencamp smoking cigarettes in ripped denim and swinging an acoustic guitar bigger than his torso. Mellencamp was undoubtedly a champion of Americana in the 1980s. Second was Bob Seger which I’m still convinced to this day was a vehicle to mellow his brazen exterior and channel his sentimental side. The first was his premiere musical love above all else, Aerosmith – hometown heroes and rockstar extraordinaire. The majority of his collection consisted of three musical discographies. Half of the time the stereo would be set to the local classic rock station, and the other half would be from his personal CD collection. His garage would often emit the sounds of frustration from his work and the music that helped mask the former. I know it.Growing up in rural Massachusetts my father was a welder, mechanic, and most of all a hard worker. ![]() The Pink House then is a stoic symbol that hard times are gonna be with us always-but we Americans just have to keep going to make America better. As his Meowing Cat voice gets angrier and sadder, Johnny Rebel just cries in Sad and Enraged Indiana Tears. The Indiana Hoosier Kitty Cat is angry and enraged!-Meow!-Mellencamp rages "Ain't That America for You and Me!"-as if things will never change! What's most shocking is the hopelessness on the sad rocker. In angry heartland classic rocker Pink Houses, Mellencamp angrily writes about inequality-how the American people don't have it so good after all. To Paraphrase his Midwest Guitar Friend Madonna, Nobody's Perfect. Even with Obama in Office, America will Never Be a more perfect union! John Mellencamp understands this fact better than anyone in Rock. What was one was the truth-it's no anything but! America is full of hypocrisy and lies. The ideas that our founders espoused are now old-fashioned. Little pink houses babe for you and me, ooo yeah ooo yeahĪs we celebrate Independence Day, I think America has to be reexamined and reevaluated. Little pink houses for you and me, ooo, ooo yeahĪin't that America, hey we're something to see babyĪin't that America, oh the home of the free, 'Cause the simple man baby pays the thrills, Little pink houses, for you and me, oh baby for you and me He says: "Lord, this must be my destination"īut just like everything else, those old crazy dreams Little pink houses for you and me, oh for you and me Oh but ain't that America, for you and meĪin't that America, we're something to see babyĪin't that America, home of the free, yeah "Hey darling, I can remember when you could stop a clock" He's got an interstate running' through his front yardĪnd there's a woman in the kitchen cleaning' up evening slop
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