John Mellencamp - Walk Tall

[marbrasil67]

small people , big heart ...

[crysiboni]

My new baby has two months, he has Achondroplasia (that means that he is a little person or dwarf) and now, I know that PERFECTION COMES IN ALL SIZES. I love my baby. People must to learn to find the qualities in every person. Everybody is special in is own way.

[gordazacatitos]

Excellent. Just f'n excellent JM. Keep it goin bud! I do have to say this John, you have you finger on the pulse. You are in sync with the people man. Some people, can't buy that. Love your music man. Lookin forward to the next batch of tunes.. <3 :)

[princessnekonivardi]

I think the little person is pretty dang hott, and I have thought this since I was in 6th grade, I am now a junior sooo... you do the math on how long I have been crushing on him. XD

[chad3232132]

Leave it to Mellencamp to completely obliterate hate and intolerance in one amazing song. Every person should be afforded the dignity to walk tall.

[hurtsogood100]

One of the many things Iove about John Mellencamp's music. So much of what he does has so much meaning behind. People could learn to appreciate the world and everything in so much more if there were more people spreadind messages like these.

[ewolram128]

tiny people scare me

[GoldenPig2012]

Hell, there isn't a single one of us not judged "less than" by someone else and, at some point or another, most of us have judged, too, embarrassingly enough. The point is, in my opinion, is believe in the best of who you are and realize everyone else is, too. I'm me, I'm OK with that.

[acexjack]

Good video :)

im sick of all this hate in the world.

[Supermaam]

My cousin was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago at the age of six. As an attempt at boosting morale, I'd made a mixed c.d for my aunt and uncle, and this was the first track. Now, we're counting down to March 10, 2012 when we get to hear those two glorious words: cancer free. My cousin has found a way to walk tall, and on March 11, I'll bet he'll be walking ever taller.

[funnybubble5567]

we had to watch this in english today and i almost cried

[18pinksugar]

what is the girl's name in the video

[2005rosebud]

I was in a detox center for narcotics and happened to see this video.

It was an inspiration to me. I am still sober 7 years later.

Thanks for your spirit.

[TheROSSBAY]

Did she say "take me away" at 4:00?

[Brightwing1994]

@TheROSSBAY That is what it looks like, though I doubt you'd be able to find out for sure. It makes sense though too, so I'd put a bet on it.

[zch1998]

5 people are racist hillbillys who actually found out about "internet"

[she9829]

Awesome song and video.



[twengkiedo]

wow...this song & video made me cry.

[iiFamaz]

the five people disliked it just becasue it was on vevo

[journeymen2008]

Its the stature of a person's heart and soul that makes them walk tall in God's eyes. This is one of the best videos ever.

[Mattandjeffhardyfan1]

I heard this song when I was really yung I beleive on the courtry music video channel :) i've always liked it to .

[Otherstuff16]

That's Peter Dinklage from Game of Thrones! He plays Tyrion Lannister.

[Cupchun]

nigger dating a white female, disgusting.

[AspieKing26]

@Cupchun

FUCK YOU you god damn KKK wannabe! Every human is their own person and can date whoever the hell they want. So go and grab your stupid white hood and go back to the deep south where you belong!

[goosefreak94]

dam nigger and a white woamen what the hell is going on here

[BBPCxBLACKxHAWK]

@goosefreak94 You can tell you are a redneck by the way you spelled woman.

[zch1998]

@goosefreak94 you hillbilly racist i am surprised you figured out about the internet

[Bobsunckle1]

I like this video :) plays on so many different things and just takes itself seriously enough to be poignant without being down your throat.. I like the message of just how pointless inherited hate is :)

[admgrn]

good message, a little cheesy though

[TheDcbray74]

Love the "cougar" but screw vevo an censorship!

[jacksonator1111]

To all people who are confused btw the last lines in the first verse are different on the video and on the radio because the lyrics are somewhat controversial and are as you think on the single and album versions, hope that helps(:

[lrhnfd29]

Cant believe this video was filmed in my town.

[jacksonator1111]

@lrhnfd29 Which town is that?(:

[lrhnfd29]

@jacksonator1111 Hanford, California

[jacksonator1111]

Shall we all go and throw those three haters in a caravan and throw petrol bombs at them? I think so(:

[Coffeevaccine]

Yyy

[DruDixon777]

Great message in this song

[sonofasaylor]

Walk tall or brother don't walk at all...

[sonofasaylor]

He has made some great videos over the years…

[sonofasaylor]

great song...

[oberstsilver]

this video was so sad;( thank god for the ending:D:D:D:D

[MrMetallicFalcon]

3 discriminators

[taybabyyy1]

awwee ): thats sadd

[kronlof2]

On his current tour this songs shines!

[blondiesara29]

I love how this video portrays the segregation of dwarfs from "regular" people. It gives a different light on dwarfism. It uses the techniques that racist segregation used, except with a different kind of people. Best music video on Earth.

[MsWanderer3]

3 people don't know how to walk tall.

[777HaZeY777]

does it really take like 7 grown men and 2 pickup trucks armed with rakes, sticks,bats, and molitove's to take on ONE midget. xD

whhhaatt puusssiieess

[devilfromhell1]

n when dude hit ole girl in the face that fucked up

[devilfromhell1]

them fuckin guys make me wanna punch them for wat they did to ole dude haters keep hatin on em but u see karma a bitch

[TheDatsyukian]

Fuck ppl as haters what the hell is wrong with u!

[memike8]

@angelcity, oh yea lol trust me were pretty fun

[memike8]

@angelcity haha i get that a lot.

[angelcity6]

@memike8 :) and most have cheerful personalities too or at least the ones i've met :D

[boyscoutbill]

I think Randy Newman had it right...

[zartanhatesyou]

@boyscoutbill Randy Newman was being sarcastic, he is fairly short himself

[angelcity6]

The music video made me cry and smile at the same time, the lyrics are really wonderful!

[angelcity6]

OMG I'M IN LOVE!

[eirilover17]

I love this song and video so much. I always end up crying during it lol. John Mellencamp is the man!

[drezden42]

I live where this music video was filmed = ))

[memike8]

this song inspired me and for good reason. i am a midget and i know how this guy feels, in a different sense though. i go through adversity like that almost every day and still i wake up every morning with a smile on my face.

[angelcity6]

@memike8 Small people make me want to give them a bear hug they are so cute :3

[SturkMusic]

be careful of those who come in Jesus name but don't believe that he came at all..

[crckrockstdy]

i.love.this.song.

[fms51]

1 Person Walked Tall

[PixieChic447]

I love this song so much and I love the video :)))

[jazmyn559]

Hey i live there haha, and my dad works and one of those places shown, :P good song too :)

[GideonFrost]

I love this video so much

[maxxxx1972]

Bob Seger first class dude...believe me!!!!!!

John is a copy....

[MrRanarick]

Saw this one in the 1980's and 1990's, still hasn't lost the beat. 'Small Town' is old, but still good.

[MrRanarick]

It reminds me of his earlier works. Much like what you would see on MTV during the 1980's. It's good to see him still at music.

[shoot2fil]

John rock so hard

[Kinselli]

This applies to so much more than just discrimination. I sing this to my teen girls all the time.

[jtmichaelson]

Another brilliant video.

[skipwilsonreloaded]

Lyric change! The original (I guess it's original) version has the lyics

"so be careful of those who kill in Jesus' name

who don't believe in killing at all"

Why the alternate lyrics? I suspect the Republicans...

[TRAWETS64]

It's good to see the drunk white dad and the angry black guys getting along. Sure they wanted to kill a midget but, it shows progress man. Well done John Cougar.

[sonade43]

one of the greatest ever i haved loved his music for over 20 years keep rockin John thank you for many great memories with my husband for over 25 years

[EDtheIslander]

Awesome video.

[KrimzunWulf]

I love this song, it proves the fact that no matter how much people hate you, you can always find that one decent person, or if you're lucky, those few decent people. I cried the first time I heard this song, I saw them throw the fire into the man's mobile home and the look on the girls face. I saw myself as that girl a lot of the time. In my opinion, the part that made me the happiest is when she whispered "Take me away." into his ear, and then they take off, the look on her dad's face.

[iluvrocknrap]

theres one thing that ive learnd in my 19 years on this planet is that you judge a person by there who they are as a person and the choices and how they came out of those because people make mistake we should not judge them bye looks of skin and colour.i have a friend that ALL my other friends hate but you know what as long as i live here a friend is a friend and i think if you have at least one then then you can do alright because everyone needs a friends

[ProfessionallyRandom]

Love this video. Really brilliant. And the main guy is the most attractive little person I've ever seen! ^^

[BishopGarnier]

Not only in America, but every where in the world.

[TheToystory5]

when they burn his caravan the lil guy should turn up with a shotgun :) !!!!!!!!!!

[KrimzunWulf]

@TheToystory5 No, that would only incite more hatred, the point of this song is to get through life without returning the hate you get. Make yourself better than others by letting them know that their actions don't affect you. In essence, "Walk on".

[smurfmanser]

@osamabeenfartin, and @hellbutterfly,

Why are you arguing? this is youtube, its not like it matters.

Great video!

[TheToystory5]

0 haters that how it should be !!!!!!!!

[Javbuff2008]

@TheToystory5 Not anymore( there 5 dislike)

[janfromcanada]

The simple minded and informed can easily be led astray...and those that can connect the dots....

[geo12cool]

lol the cybermonkey thats funny....oh and by the way did you feed you fish today????

[thecybermonkey98]

@geo12cool hahahahahahahahahahah screw you

[thecybermonkey98]

im really big aka in pants

[21mrconnor]

This song is so beautiful. we got rid of racism so wuts the poin r people just so low that have to find someone to discriminate some how? its so sad but my favorite is the end where he is alive and it makes the peoplke just look stupid and how love always conquers all.

[Xxmrrj3xX]

i bet the dad regrets what he did

[OsamaBeenFartin]

Hey Mellon-head....Stay out of politics, and telling people what to think! Go back to singing your dumb songs about scarecrows, and sucking on chili dogs behind the Tasty-Freeze!

[peacelovecrazygirl]

@OsamaBeenFartin STUP UP this is a beautiful song!

[Hellbutterfly18]

@OsamaBeenFartin

fuck you

[OsamaBeenFartin]

@Hellbutterfly18 What an intelligent response. Hey Brat...Go hang out at the mall, or go to the dentist, and get those teeth fixed! Don't worry about what people are commenting about on YouTube. Also, clean your dirty room.. (Yes, I can see you.)

[Hellbutterfly18]

@OsamaBeenFartin

1) my teeth are just fine. Go check yours.

2) why shouldn't I? You obviously do.

3) My room IS clean. More so then yours

4) I find it a waste of time to use big words and fancy sentences when dealing with people as closed minded and illiterate as yourself. I figured a simple 'fuck you' would be better suited to your simple vocabulary.

[clstone11]

love it but why did he change the words.. "be careful of those who kill in jesus name, who don't believe in killin at all" those are good words, i liked em.

[GetScarred13]

i knew this song, and all the lyrics, but it really never hit me.

the video made me cry so much, why cant everyone just be accepted for who they are?

love ya mellencamp<3

[familyguyfantastic]

this is my all time favorite song along with other mellencamp songs , and im only 13

[razorbackndc]

Here's a shout out to all my fellow Progressives!

[razorbackndc]

Here's a shout out to all of us who NEVER voted for George W. Bush

[LambertLover15]

This is really sweet and thoughtful, I like it a lot

[Bojoe777NaBl]

@kevman2009 whoa, that is weird, because i am the 151,160th person to watch this XD well, not person, viewer i suppose

[undvadrei]

This is so thought-provoking and beautiful.

[raiders2000]

semily, hey i think the actor in the "walk tall" video is Peter Dinklage

[raiders2000]

..so many brilliant shots, this needs to be made into a movie... with the same actors and characters.. a full length movie ..id pay to see this in a heart beat :)

[raiders2000]

..important song, and meant for EVERYONE who has ever judged others that are different than them.. which is pretty much all of us :( ..but, see, people get insecure and hateful when they see someone they don't understand... they feel the need to judge them and than hate comes in.. as God says, "love one another" .. POWERFUL SONG and video..

[melanieoxx]

Count the number of hits this man has...amazing...hear him daily on the radio..lightens my day......walk tall.....walk tall...... baby.....

[ZARockPT]

Great Video as are all the others with great motivation lyrics!!

God Bless J.M

[vieta1972]

The BIGGER man won :) GOTTA LOVE IT

WALK TALL

[afbabigrl19]

Midgets = give me panic attacks :(

[3rdday1]

this just goes to show. people are to judgmental people can be. DONT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!!!!

good job mellencamp

[itsbrad212]

I have never once cried while listening to a song....until I saw this video!

[semily91]

Does anyone know the actor that played the milk man in this video?

[X5728]

Simple, true, and powerful. Got to hand it to Mellencamp he is talented. 

[woodlandpezrez]

we need to walk tall in these most difficult of times.

[redsox34215]

stereotypes be-gone

[ctoregan]

I've been a long-time Mellencamp fan, back when Jack and Diane was new. He has been an influence in my life, and has formed my liberalism along the way. He always surprises me with tunes like this. I just wish he'd quit smoking! :-) We need him around for a few more decades...

[njnivek]

John's videos were always great

[yngvaigilbsteen]

I wonder when certain groups of people are going to get tired of being pandered to?

[KOSMICKEN09]

truly one of the best live performers I have ever seen....

[Steacy783]

Kick my complacent a'ss,,:)!!!! Thanks for post !!:)

[plucelyk]

i cry when i watch thiws vid because by best friend moved away and this song makes me think of her

[crazyunclerex]

Damn, what a really good vid, typical John Mellencamp, he sure knows how ta say it, don't he?

[maff8466]

why were the lyrics changed at the end of the 1st stanza???? album version is "So be careful of those who Kill in Jesus' name, who dont beleive in Killing at all" Still one of John's many great and poignant songs.

[Zasadel]

This has to be one of the most depressing videos, yet one of the most inspiring songs I've ever heard. Personally, I know they're just actors, but the principle they represent makes me want to just deck them all in the face. This video has such a deep and true meaning, and it's beautifully constructed, just like the song. I'm a usual metalhead, harder rock kind of guy, But god damn if this doesn't click just in the right spot. 10/10

[Jordan123456789bean]

Oh my god!!! People are sick. Like seriously he is a VERY good and talented singer. And SO WHAT!!!!! He is small. So! Who cares!

[kjbdds]

I dont know. I've often felt the same way towards midgets.

[bigfootfans]

i feel so bad for the midget,,,also that shows that some people are cock blocks lmao,,,but really i feel bad for the midget

[cckicker19]

@bigfootfans Pity won't help anyone

[billybenj]

short people kick ass XD

[dmf666frownyface98]

This video makes a lot of since to me, A lot of people are mean and still are. I think its wrong to be mean to the little people because it is not their fault who they are.

[cckicker19]

@dmf666frownyface98 It's wrong to be mean to anybody no matter what

[SAILINJUNKIE]

REMEMBER.........HONOR ALL!

[FlurryJK2]

sexy midget

[artistsixteen]

I just love this video,it really touches my heart, great idea should be made into a movie!

[Lightsfan28]

I'm so happy I saw this on Tv that one day :p this is really beautiful! <3

[ctoregan]

I always get misty eyed when the girl approaches, says "Hi, Daddy" and he smacks her. :-( The rest of this video is obvious, but this part is hard to accept. Not that I don't believe it, but rather it's the most hurtful. At least the little guy is expecting this kind of treatment. What an awesome, great, wonderful and horrible video. :-S

[wolfes95592]

i started to cry a little bit while watching this in school

[liveitgreen]

i thought this ong was from dave matthews GREATTTTTTTTTTTT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG

[cqsteve1]

I've never seen this before, but it confirms my belief that Mellencamp (and whoever did the video) is brilliant. It shows how stupid any type of discrimination is, whether it be colour, religion, size-ism or gender based. Thanks for posting it.

[wolfermike]

@cqsteve1 ....and sexual orientation

[MyJunior1975]

@cqsteve1 The video was directed by Chris Milk, who's best known for two of Kanye West videos- "All Falls Down" and "Touch The Sky".

[TinkerBell2175]

I love this song, it shows what different people have to take from people who want to stay in old time... Discrimination is bad in any form and I have even seen it with me, a white woman, dating a well educated black man, it is sad how some people want people to act as they do....I hope one day everyone will be accepted for who they are and not what they are whether tall, short, black, white, young, old, etc...

[bhedrock]

I'd like to think that things are changing. And I believe they are. I'm generally a conservative guy, but discrimination of any kind really upsets me. This video was great. You should read "Born in a Small Town" the John Mellencamp biography. He is truly a great American.

[MrMas61]

@bhedrock Totally agree . Im on the right of the political scale and I cant stand any discrimination. I may not agree with somebodys lifestyle but nobody deserves to be discriminated.

[riverlioness]

@TinkerBell2175

That is very insightful. I am always a little saddened by people's pettiness. Frankly, I don't know what some people are thinking. There is not enough time on this earth for discrimination and so we might as well make it quality time. So many people miss the point of unconditional love for one's fellow human beings.

[sjollema40]

I don't think I've ever seen a video or heard a song dealing with "height" discrimination....this was a nice surprise!

[DavidLorne]

This is just awesome. My first time seeing this video and hearing this song. I just love it...the music, the message. A song with great lyrics. Where do you hear songs written with a social conscience these days? Great work Mr. Mellencamp. Keep up the fight.

[TheZphillips]

this is a great song

[JeronimoPalma]

What a beautiful video! Just like a short movie...

[crazyunclerex]

SHORT movie??? no pun intended right?

[xxSUPERSICKxx]

This was filmed in my town!! :D

[xclairelynn]

Om my gosh i love this video so much(: its so sad but so cute at the same time. Love it!