This tie-in with tour sponsor Turner Classic Movies, however, only worked moderately well, as the noise from the crowd made it really hard to hear the dialogue. That was underscored during a 30-minute opening segment where snippets from some of Mellencamp’s favorite classic films - 1954’s “On the Waterfront” and 1960’s “The Fugitive Kind,” both starring Marlon Brando - flashed on a big screen at the center of the stage. He cares a lot.Īnd he certainly cares about old movies. And he works really hard to put on a show that matters both to the audience and to the musicians onstage. His comments to the crowd on Friday - the first half of a two-night stand at the venue - made it clear just how much the art of songcraft still matters to him. Retrieved October 4, 2010.He’s still championing social issues through song, both in his older numbers and in the new ones he’s been writing. "John Mellencamp: No "Pink Houses" for NOM". ^ Mellencamp Asks McCain to Stop Using Tunes Archived June 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine."Mellencamp Music for McCain? Like Paper & Fire". ^ a b Amy, Argetsinger Roxanne Roberts (February 6, 2008)."Pink Houses, Black Lives, and John Mellencamp's Misunderstood Legacy". "The Real Meaning Behind John Mellencamp's Song Pink Houses". ^ "Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles".Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. ^ "John Mellencamp art exhibit set to open in DeLand".^ Classic Tracks: John Cougar Mellencamp's “Pink Houses” Archived at the Wayback Machine.^ a b Pink Houses: John Mellencamp : Rolling Stone.Mellencamp's views on same sex-marriage and equal rights for people of all sexual orientations are at odds with NOM's stated agenda" and requesting that NOM "find music from a source more in harmony with your views than Mr. At Mellencamp's instruction, his publicist sent a cease and desist letter to NOM stating "that Mr. In 2010, "Pink Houses" was used by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) at events opposing same-sex marriage. In January 2009, Mellencamp played "Pink Houses" at We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. Mellencamp contacted the McCain campaign pointing out Mellencamp's support for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and questioning McCain's use of his music in response, the McCain campaign ceased using Mellencamp's songs. "Pink Houses" along with "Our Country" was played by Senator John McCain at political events for his 2008 presidential campaign. The song was also used at events for Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign. In 2004, the song was played at events for Senator John Edwards' presidential campaign. Ironically, the song came to be used in political advertisements and campaign rallies, especially by conservatives. The repeating line in the chorus of "Ain’t that America" was meant to be sarcastic and cynical. Mellencamp had intended Pink Houses to be a lesson on race, class and survival in America. At an October 2014 press conference, he stated: "A long time ago, I wrote a song called 'Pink Houses.' Now when I hear that song, all I can think is: 'Why didn't I do a better job on the last verse?' If I had written it today, the last verse would've had more meaning." Charts Chart (1983–1984) Mellencamp has stated many times since the release of "Pink Houses" that he is unhappy with the song's final verse. "He waved, and I waved back," Mellencamp said in an interview with Rolling Stone. There was an old black man sitting outside his little pink shotgun house with his cat in his arms, completely unperturbed by the traffic speeding along the highway in his front yard. Recorded in a farmhouse in Brownstown, Indiana, the song was inspired when Mellencamp was driving along an overpass on the way home to Bloomington, Indiana, from the Indianapolis airport. 447 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1984 and No. It was released on 23 October 1983 album Uh-Huh on Riva Records. " Pink Houses" is a song written and performed by John Cougar Mellencamp. John Cougar Mellencamp singles chronology 1983 single by John Cougar Mellencamp "Pink Houses"
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