![]() ![]() Mellencamp has sold over 30 million albums in the US and over 60 million worldwide. His latest album of original songs, Sad Clowns & Hillbillies, was released on Apto widespread critical acclaim. Mellencamp has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning one. In addition, 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. He has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States. 'Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone'. 'Well then, there, Diane, we ought to run off to the city'. Scratches his head, and does his best James Dean. in the U.S.A.", "Paper in Fire", and "Cherry Bomb". Jack he sits back, collects his thoughts for the moment. Mellencamp rose to fame in the 1980s while "honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style" that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles, including "Hurts So Good", "Jack & Diane", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town", "R.O.C.K. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, actor, and film director. It spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and is Mellencamp's most successful hit single. Info: "Jack & Diane" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, then performing as "John Cougar." Described by critics as a "love ballad", this song was released as the second single from Mellencamp's 1982 album American Fool, and was chosen by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as one of the Songs of the Century. Two Ameri-can kids doin' the best they can Oh Yeah he's sayin' life goes on, long after the thrill of livin' is gone Oh Yeah life goes on, long after the thrill of livin' is gone Change is coming 'round real soon make us women and men ![]() Holdin' on to six-teen as long as you can ![]() Let the bible belt come and save my soul Scroll Stop Speed Chords: Hide Show Top Bottom Right Mellencamp’s hero, Jack, has other things on his mind than holding hands at the prom, telling Diane to Dribble off those Bobby Brooks/Let me do what I please. ![]()
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