John Mellencamp Pink Houses Live Rock Hall of Fame Ceremony

[kaleb7]

My god that bass is so powerful on this version. 5 string really enhanced the sound to me.

[pavella2228]

love this song!!!

[shawnwiggidy]

It doesn't get any better than that...I luv it

[cjboog11]

Springsteen and Mellencamp are both fantastic artists. I wish there were more young artists like them today.

[Gr8ful2588]

Nice fiddle there too

[traveler94965]

Mellencamp is a story teller, right up with Woody Guthrie.

[slowtoast]

Very few bands can bring it this hard.

[musiconfigure]

SWEET!!!!!

[ctrygardener]

This guy is "flat out rockin' - Been a fan for years! Won't get this on the radio - Just hard ass, heart felt rockin'! Just proves you don't have to top a chart to to be hot!

Tell it like it is and TEAR IT UP!

[Paul8820]

Mellencamp didn't win his fans by going "commercial" or going pop (Justin Bieber). It's been homegrown poor mans rock n roll for 3 decades. I respect the man for it.

[dacrd]

they should have turned his mic UP

[bendavis83]

I am really diggin' that fiddle solo.

[tinapbutler]

LONG LIVE JOHN MELLENCAMP!!!!!!!!!!!

[eymoose]

People people cmon we all know that those guys are all mere penuts compared to iggy pop

[jagerjack1]

check rolling stones list of greatest artists and greatest albums, springsteens all over it, mellencamp no where to be found! johns last album was his best in awhile but it's still a poor mans nebraska album...  buy darkness on the edge of town than shut the fuck up!!!

[sharonkayb]

That violinist is great!

[jagerjack1]

are you people really trying to compare springsteen and mellencamp, john is good but bruce is a top 10 alltime....get real please!!!!!!

[sharonkayb]

@jagerjack1 No to springsteen. Hell yes to mellencamp!

[GBeret83]

Bitchin' version of this song!! It was Mellencamp's night, and he knew it, too.

[lonesomeriver13]

Amazing...My Favorite Singer Song Writer.

[AidoDaho90]

MELLENCAMP = VERY POOR MANS SPRINGSTEEN

[yournextnightmare]

mellencamp is good dont get me wrong but having seen bruce springsteen live 3 times id like to see how he really compares because springsteen is one of if not the best artist to come out of america

[jcjrII]

Folk singers should not be compared.. It's not how many top whatever's they have.. It's about listening to the message they are try'n to send us.. Mellincamp and Springsteen are both masters at this.. So shut up and listen!!!

[scotpeirson]

We have to respect the perspectives that Springsteen, Mellencamp, and Bob Seeger all write from--the areas which they represent. Bruce represents Jersey, always has in his writing. John represents Indiana; in many ways has a tougher core from which he writes than Bruce...and so does Seeger. But honestly, do any of us really revere "Born To Run" more than "Pink Houses" or "Against The Wind"? Those are all magnificent songs. Convince me otherwise...

[GuillermoMarconi]

Now THAT was TASTY. If the only highlight in the clip was the shot of Billy Joel rocking OUT to the performance, it would have been a 10 on a 10 scale. But the whole clip is a "10," because John has had his ride on the Fame Roller Coaster. The fact that he could put OUT with such fire in 2008 confirms what I've known about the man all along...he's the real deal. The "John Cougar" thing was his agent's idea. When he broke free, he found his real voice. Thanks for posting.

[trade0714]

Springsteen is more hype than anything. Maybe a few songs that might last 20 years. With maybe 15 more he'll qualify to carry Mellencamp's jock strap

[BrandonCrazyTV]

@trade0714

dude...you're gay!!! springsteen has set the bar for all the rockers with any heart...and as far as jock straps are concerned...spit it out cause it aint yours dickhead!!! you cant compare springsteen to anyone as he is surely in a league of his own...far more complicated music than mellencamp whom we all still love, but his music is much less complex that bruce springsteen!!!!

[lonesomeriver13]

@BrandonCrazyTV That is whats so Great About Mellencamp. He can Deliver the same message without all the complexity and Metaphors and Still Make the Song Sound Just as Beautiful. I Love Springsteen Personal Choice wise I Choose Mellencamp Over Him Because Where Springsteen Is Consistent in His Records No Two Mellencamp Records are the Same. Now On a Talent Scale Both are Equal. A 10.5 For Both of them !

[iaintmadatchu1]

aint it funny how music makes some people look like there havin a fit deslock1 lol!

[canucklehead2004]

both are absolutely fantastically good artists, and are very similar in what they sing about and are musically about. Both should be praised, not compared.

[deslock1]

Who's the chick with the fiddle having the conniption fit?

[NTC335]

名曲だぁね☆

[jcjrII]

If ya cant type boy shut up

[dwinsett1]

a good ol' Indiana boy who made good.....

[lotharjones7]

John Mellencamp inducted into the Rock n'Roll Hall of Fame? When did this happen? Sorry, I've been living in the UK for the past five years. Anyway, good on him.

[minutes2memories58]

Don't try to tell me there's a better American artist than this man, go listen to his many, fine songs and you'll see i'm right.

[kehjr05]

I agree, I think his songs are more true to the heart than of Bruce Springsteen's.

[PoliticsAddict]

sorry guy, i love mellencamp but springsteen is the boss. as far as american rockers go, Springsteen>mellencamp

[krist300]

i gotta disagree, Mellencamp has 10 songs that will be played 100 years from now, springsteen, maybe four.

[PoliticsAddict]

and springsteen has 20 songs. its a fact of music. they don't call springsteen the boss for nothing. he owns. hes obviously not better then zeppeling or floyd but def better then mellencamp. who do you think influenced mellencamp? springsteen!

[dacotah11]

I still get chills. he makes me feel good about this country. Just like a lie'n pres-politician more people relate to this than the b.s. we hear from all media and people in power. bless him. rott inhell u people who think to much. i really work for a living. this means most of you stupid bastards.

[sluv2600]

@minutes2memories58

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty are pretty good too. Oh and don't forget Bob Dylan

[fvilledutchman]

Great talent and great songs, but he is still the same cocky, smart-ass kid that went to school at VU (Vincennes University) in the early 70's.

[030609114]

That was simply incredible.

[molly195957]

Mom & Dad built a house in Anchorage, AK that I was raised in. It was a great house but they painted it PINK!! I love this song! Later we moved to Oregon and bought a farm and we lost everything but John was doing farm aide and brought out our the farmers plight. Damn, those farmers worked so hard and lost everything.

[stevebeagle]

SICK FIDDLE DOLO

[brady3249ers]

As American as Apple Pie baby!!!

[lgwelsh1]

When you think of the Heartland, you think of John Mellencamp. True American in every sense of the word.

[JORGEPSOUSA911]

Nice patriotic song for Memorial day.

[smeclause]

i got to see this whole band live and that fiddler girl is very intense

[EmergencyIan]

Has always made me and Indiana proud to call him a fellow Hoosier.

- Ian (from Evansville, Indiana)

[jacob3996]

ya got that right!

- Jacob (from Frankton, IN)

[stevebeagle]

that fiddle solo was sweet.

[jimconc]

A true american with VALUES. John makes me proud to be an American. Hall of Fame is well deserved

[markillos31]

que bien mellencamp,usted se merece ese premio y muchos mas, los que hablamos español,tambien apreciamos tu musica,volvamos todos al pueblo pequeño, y a las casas rosadas ...felicitaciones..pretty cool

[dakblk]

knitty50 you following mee??

LoL's

Cheeers John o/*

Ure ROCKIN' Kokomo

When ya gonna be on Bob&Tom : )

[sugarmarie1980]

Classic. Just like you. Wait a minute, I meant class act...always.

[knitty50]

John, you rock!! You make me proud to be a Hoosier!!