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Mellencamp, John Couger Mellancamp, John Cougar Melloncamp, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Cougar Mellancamp, John Cougar MelencampHere's what I told my son Speck, who's always fighting everybody and fighting himself. I know you consider yourself a dangerous young man but I'm a dangerous old man. A dangerous old man can use anger to his advantage. He's cagier and smarter. He knows what he's doing. A young man just has outbursts. Submitted by: Buckeye Scott
| Painting is harder on me than being onstage. I stand 8 to 10 hours a day. I used to consider it a hobby but now I don't. It's hard to be taken seriously because I'll always be considered a celebrity painter. Being a rock star has been a pain in the ass all around. *****NOTE - some of his paintings are featured on his albums' cover art ***** Submitted by: Buckeye Scott
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Q: Why did John Mellencamp join the Catholic Church? A: Because it Hurts So Good. Submitted by: Indy Gent
| Why didn't they let John Mellencamp in the Army? Because he forgot his Cherry Bomb Submitted by: Rich
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Known informally as: John Hoosier Melonhead. Submitted by: Buckeye James
Known informally as: L'il Bastard. Submitted by: June Buggs
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Falling From Grace" | He played the lead role, a burned-out country singer, and also directed. - Indy |
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Authority Song" | The only mention of the word "authority" is in the line "(Well) I fight authority, Authority always wins" but there is no mention of the word "song" anywhere in the song. - Isac |
"Key West Intermezzo" | No mention of any of the Florida Keys in this song, only "I saw you first" and something about crucifying John Lennon. - Indy |
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
John Mountainlion | A synonym for Cougar, his original nickname. | George |
John Mellenrot | The old man is losing his ripe sound. | Mr. X |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Pink Spouses" | "Pink Houses" | Regina Haniger |
"Stink Houses" | "Pink Houses" | Regina Haniger |
"Skink Houses" | "Pink Houses" | Regina Haniger |
"Thundering Farts" | "Thundering Hearts" | Regina Haniger |
"I Love Seka In The USA" | "R. O. C. K. In The USA" | Paul B |
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Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Thundering Hearts," | Hearts cannot produce thunder. | Odie Garfield |
"Lonely Ol' Night," | Nights cannot get old or lonely. | Rock Maninoff |
"Human Wheels," | Wheels are not part of the human body. | John Phillips Screwdriver |
"Cherry Bomb," | No bomb is a cherry | Rich |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," Backstreet Boys | "Lonely Ol' Night," John Mellencamp | |
"Two People," Tina Turner | "Jack And Diane," John Mellencamp | |
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn," Poison | "Hurts So Good," John Mellencamp | |
"Love Bites," Def Leppard | "Hurts So Good," John Mellencamp | |
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Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Rain on the Scarecrow" | "Don't Vote for Trudeau" | G_RandomPerson |
"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." | "L.I.C.K.? Stop It, You Must Pay" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
"Little Pink Houses" | "Little Bleak Houses" | CML |
"Pink Houses" | "Ain’t My America" | The Offenders |
"Jack and Diane" | "Becc And Ryland" | CML |
"Driving in the Rain" | "Driving in the Night" | Duc4AmIRight |
"Hurts So Good" | "Out for Good" | The ISOlators |
"Wild Night" | "Thursday Night" | Duc4AmIRight |
"Jack and Diane" | "Pete and Amy" | Arch Vile |
"Small Town" | "Big Town" | Darius Whitehead |
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Song Name | Product | Submittor |
Pink Houses | Sherwin Williams paints | Owen Money |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
Yours Forever | Divorce Court/ Lawyer | Tatiana |
Hurt So Good | Women's Domestic Violence Helpline | Tatiana |
Hurts So Good | Dominatrix, Hospital, Counsellor | Kitty |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
You Dropped A Bomb On Me The Gap Band | Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp | You Dropped A Cherry Bomb On Me | Edward |
Lonely Boy Paul Anka | Lonely Ol' Night John Mellencamp | Lonely Ol' Night Boy | Opie M. |
One Of These Nights Eagles | Lonely Ol' Night John Mellencamp | One Of These Lonely Ol' Nights | Serafina |
I Can't Dance Genesis | Dance Naked John Mellencamp | I Can't Dance Naked | Chandra |
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"Cherry Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: And Google was Google
Original Lyrics: And groovin' was groovin'
| "Small Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Still hate the city enough to say
Look who's in the big town But my baby's in a small town Original Lyrics: Still hayseed enough to say
Look who's in the big town But my bed is in a small town |
"Small Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Look who's in the Big Ten
Original Lyrics: Look who's in the big town
| "Small Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Got nothing against the Big Ten
Original Lyrics: Got nothing against the big town
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"Hurts So Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's that girl?
Original Lyrics: Hurts so good
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I thought it had to do with a song titled "Who's That Girl" |
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"Peaceful World"
The Funny Lyrics: Looking down the nose is what people say
Why They're Funny: Well now of course, If you were looking up your nose at someone, then either you have a major injury or the someone is a booger!
Submitted by: Tony Finington
| "Jack And Diane"
The Funny Lyrics: Suckin' on chili dogs
Why They're Funny: This lyric makes me crack up every time I hear it. Can't you just picture two young lovers sucking on the same chili dog, Lady-and-the-Tramp style? That being said, it could probably go under "Nonsensical" as well.
Submitted by: Alexander
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"Emotional Love"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Such emotional love...
Why They're Repetitive: 'John Mellen Cougarcamp' is a funny name!
Submitted by: Mike Hack
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"Jack and Diane"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Hold on to sixteen as long as you can
Why They're Nonsensical: 16 of what? He gives a number, but doesn't indicate what it quantifies.
Submitted by: Quyjibo
| "Again Tonight"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Girl's got lightning underneath her skirt.
Why They're Nonsensical: Girls can do just about anything they want. But I know for a fact that girls can't produce massive electrical charges under their skirts. It just sounds too far-fetched.
Submitted by: Opie M.
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"Cherry Bomb"
The Insincere Lyrics: One night me with my big mouth a couple guys had to put me in my place
When I see those guys these days we just laugh and say remember when Why They're Insincere: Hey guys remember when you beat the snot out of me? Ha ha, those sure were good times.
Submitted by: Mark M
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"Pink Houses"
The Insulting Lyrics: There's a woman in the kitchen
cleans up the evening slop Why They're Insulting: Seems that John is insulting a woman's cooking, by calling it "slop"
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
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"Pink Houses"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: And he looks at her and says,
'Hey, darling I can remember when you could stop a clock.' Why They're Inappropriate: It sounds like this is supposed to be a guy complimenting his wife, but I've only ever heard that line used as an insult (to imply that someone is incredibly ugly!).
Submitted by: Michael S.
| "Crumblin' Down"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: But I know I'm a real good dancer.
Why They're Inappropriate: That's nice, John, but it isn't going to help you very much when the walls come crumblin' down.
Submitted by: Ingrid
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"You've Got To Stand For Something"
The Dated Lyrics: I've seen Miss America in a girly magazine, I bet you saw that too
Why They're Dated: The "Scarecrow" album came out in 1985 and during the previous year the reigning Miss America Vanessa Williams was forced to surrender her crown when it was revealed that she had posed for Penthouse prior to the 1983 pageant. When the photos came out the scandal erupted. There's been no such scandal for the pageant since and Vanessa, who already made history by being the first black Miss America, went on to a successful music career.
Submitted by: Buckeye Scott
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"Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)"
The Lyrics: This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon
Who They Mention: John Lennon
Submitted by: Rock Maninoff
| "Peaceful World"
The Lyrics: Racism lives in the U.S. today
Better get hip to what Martin Luther King had to say Who They Mention: Martin Luther King, Jr. - US civil rights activist
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
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"Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)"
The Song Lyrics: This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon.
Song They Mention: An indirect reference to the Beatles song "Ballad of John And Yoko", when John sings "The way that we're going, they're gonna crucify me."
Submitted by: Frosty The Cat
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"Lonely Ol' Night"
Opening Lines: She calls me up and says "Baby, it's a lonely ol' night."
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Small Town"
Opening Lines: I was born in a small town.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"I Need A Lover"
The Lyrics: I need a lover that won't drive me crazy
Why: When the subject is a person (a human being), the correct pronoun should be "who", not "that".
Submitted by: RJSchex
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"You Got to Stand For Something"
The Lyrics: I've been to Harlem County
And I've seen Paris, Texas And I've spent some time in Rome I've met a lot of funny people in a lot of funny places But the MidWest is my home Why: Harlem County; Paris, Texas; Rome, the American MidWest ( John "Hoosier" Mellencamp is from Indiana).
Submitted by: Scarecrow Scott
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"R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To '60s Rock)"
The Lyrics: Beat-up cars with guitars and drummers
Goin' crack, boom, bam Why: "Crack! Boom! Bam!" sounds more like "Crash! Boom! Bang!"
Submitted by: Mickey D.
| "Cherry Bomb"
The Lyrics: Ahh!
Why: "Ahh!" was used between the second chorus and the instrumental break. I go "ahh" 4 steps higher than JMC's "ahh" part.
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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"Jack & Diane"
The Lyrics: A little ditty 'bout Jack & Diane
Two American kids growing up in the heart land Jack, he's gonna be a football star Diane's debutante, back seat of Jacky's car Why: This song wouldn't be the best ringtone choice if your cellphone rang in front of a guy named Jack and a girl named Diane (especially if Jack's a football player).
Submitted by: Kerry
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