6/19/2023 0 Comments John mellencamp lyrics![]() Meaning (to me) that wealthy people can go on vacations to wherever they want without a care in the world (and no thought for those who don't have the means), but working class people can't do that, their "thrills" cost them big-time - either in the form of bills for vacations and other things they can't afford (loans, credit card debt, etc.), or by turning to drugs as an escape from the endless cycle and struggle of living paycheck to paycheck. ![]() BUT (on the other hand) "the simple man pays for thrills - with bills, and pills that kill". My interpretation of those particular lyrics is that they refer back to the line "Well there's people, and more people, what do they know.Go to work in some high rise, and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico". Checotah James from NcThis comment is for "John from 72712".Today's(21st c.) music is little pink pop songs. A big row of houses(subdivision) all identical. George from Vancouver, Canadahmmph, I'd heard, in the '80s that this song is referencing the cookie cutter houses that stood or he lack of imagination in modern American architecture/etc. ![]() There is a little bit of Jackie Brown in all of us. Well done John! Your songs have always been my favorites. I loved the spirit and talent of the kid way back then, and have loved his music and career that followed. He sometimes was bare-footed and did not have a pen, pencil, or notebook, but always had a guitar on his shoulder and a big smile on his face! He would often sit around for hours playing and singing for/with his classmates after class. ColoradoJohn was a student in one of my Geography classes at Vincennes University in the early 1970's. ![]() Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Little pink houses babe for you and me, ooo yeah ooo yeah Little pink houses for you and me, ooo, ooo yeahĪin't that America, hey we're something to see babyĪin't that America, oh the home of the free, 'Cause the simple man baby pays the thrills, Little pink houses, for you and me, oh baby for you and me He says: "Lord, this must be my destination"īut just like everything else, those old crazy dreams Little pink houses for you and me, oh for you and me Oh but ain't that America, for you and meĪin't that America, we're something to see babyĪin't that America, home of the free, yeah "Hey darling, I can remember when you could stop a clock" Mellencamp is currently on the road for his Live and In Person tour, which runs through late June.He's got an interstate running' through his front yardĪnd there's a woman in the kitchen cleaning' up evening slop Orpheus Descending arrives on June 2 and is available to preorder now on CD, vinyl and digital. Here's the trick: Silence is complicity. Fuck antisemitism and fuck anybody who says anything in that manner." I don't give a fuck if you're Jewish, Black, white, tutti frutti, I don't care. "I cannot tell you how fuckin' important it is to speak out if you're an artist, against antisemitism, against all forms of hate speech," he said. In November, he honored entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and offered a full-throated condemnation of antisemitism. Never at a loss for words, Mellencamp has been particularly outspoken about a variety of social issues lately. The LP follows Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, which Mellencamp released in January 2022. "The Eyes of Portland" arrives roughly one month after Orpheus Descending lead single and opening track " Hey God," which found Mellencamp condemning rampant gun violence.
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