Mary I back you 100%, while I dont have anything more to voice about the whole John and Elaine ordeal, you have every right to talk about it.  This is a John and Elaine section and you have not said anything offensive.  I appreciate your input on the topic and enjoy reading your posts.  I do not enjoy reading some of the other posts about recipes and using songs to help them voice there opinion, its childish and quite simply uncalled for.  This is the beauty of free speech and the internet.  And if you don't like a certain topic then don't read it.  As long as everyone is being respectful you have a right to talk about anything that is Mellencamp related. In fact if you dislike the topic so much create a new topic about disliking this topic.  Thats how this works people.

Mary thank you again for you input and feel free to post what you'd like about this subject, I will be reading.

"beige to beige thats all it is these days"

I like that, such a great song and video

The food stuff is supposed to make you stop talking about john and elaine, but this is a john and elaine discussion, so mary you are more then welcome to talk about it 

"beige to beige thats all it is these days"

Awesome list; fruit trader, chance meeting at the tarantula, worn out nervous condition, positively crazy, just like you, and jerry were all very close to making my top 50.  Those three albums that those songs are from (Mr. Happy Go Lucky, John Mellencamp, and Cuttin Heads) are so underrated. Also enjoy seeing Beige to Beige on there, one of my favorites.

Lets see some more lists people, lol

No Better Than This
Don't Forget About Me
Thinking About You
Save Some Time To Dream
A Ride Back Home ( Hey Jesus)
Longest Days
Our Country
Forgiveness
Rural Route
Walk Tall
Worn Out Nervous Condition
It All Comes True
Absolutely Crazy
Jerry
Another Sunny Day 12-25
Human Wheels
Beige To Beige
What If I Came Knocking
Rodeo Clown
Last Chance
Love And Happiness
Pop Singer
Theo And Weird Henry
Martha Say
Cherry Bomb
Rooty Toot Toot
Empty Hands
Paper In Fire
Rain On The Scarecrow
Minutes To Memories
Between A Laugh And A Tear
Small Town
The Authority Song
Pink Houses
Jack And Diane
Crumblin' Down
I Need A Lover
Ain't Even Done With The Night
Mansions In Heaven
Troubled Land
Don't Need This Body
For The Children
Fruit Trader
Chance Meeting At The Tarantula
West End
No One Cares About Me
Just Like You
Yours Forever
To M.G Wherever She May Be '' acoustic version''
Sugar Marie ''acoustic version''
Down And Out In Paradise

and no I didnt forget about "Hurts So Good" I just can't listen to it anymore haha

Had a little free time today, heres the list, obviously its a constantly evolving/changing list...haha

Starting at Number 1

Save Some Time To Dream   
Big Daddy Of Them All   
Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)      
Check It Out   
Minutes To Memories   
The Real Life   
Pink Houses   
Wild Night      
Cherry Bomb   
Mansions In Heaven      
I'm Not Running Anymore   
Rodeo Clown   
Beige To Beige   
Authority Song      
Rain On The Scarecrow   
The End Of The World   
Human Wheels   
Deep Blue Heart   
Walk Tall   
Void In My Heart   
Death Letter      
Peaceful World   
Small Town   
Your Life Is Now   
The World Don't Bother Me None   
Paper In Fire   
Lonely Ol' Night   
Country Gentleman   
Ghost Towns Along The Highway      
Hard Times for an Honest Man   
Thinking About You   
I Need A Lover   
Our Country   
Last Chance   
Women Seem
In Our Lives   
Sugar Marie   
Crumblin' Down   
Jack And Diane   
The Full Catastrophe   
Right Behind Me   
Eden Is Burning   
It All Comes True   
Forgiveness   
Ain't Even Done With The Night   
Now More Than Ever   
R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.   
Life Is Hard   
Melting Pot   
To The River   
If I Die Sudden   

he doesn't look very Midwestern all of sudden

"Do as I say and not as I do.
They've taken your picture off the wall.
How does it feel to be the big daddy of them all?"

I think it's 1903-2003 (remember, he always says she lived to be 100). He said in an interview with Howard Stern in 1996 that he hated all the tattoos he had and that he wished he never gotten them. Stern was thinking of getting one and John strongly advised him against it. So of course, John goes out and gets another tattoo sometime in the last few weeks. Not sure what's happening to John all of a sudden. Things got real weird seemingly overnight. 

Haha no kidding, talk about taking a 180 geeez.  Remember though he does describe himself as a walking contradiction, haha

Sales for No Better Than This are up on Amazon! Only $5 right now, buy a copy for a friend

It seems pretty official now a source close to Meg Ryan says they have been dating for several weeks now and John and Elaine have been separated for awhile.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/01/04/meg.ryan.john.mellencamp.ppl/?hpt=Sbin

Walktall I hear ya this is unbelievable.  I hate the tabloids but damn they sure seem to get a lot of things right these days, its not like it used to be were it was all false.  I have heard numerous reports that the martha vineyard sighting is true also. Im going to try and make light of this now that it has been a few days. I think this could all be great news for John's music, all publicity seems to be good publicity these days, maybe more people will check out the new album.  Maybe being with Meg will fuel him to keep making new music.  Maybe this Stephen King play will be really cool.  Maybe hes happy now.  I just dont know what to make of it right now, but I do know I feel bad for Elaine and the kids.

PS. doesnt it just seem wrong that Mellencamp a self proclaimed small town boy that no longer wants to be a rock star is acting completely the opposite right now.  I mean seems to be like a rock star status secret relationship with Meg Ryan all while spending time in the New York City and Marthas Vineyard (gross).

Hey guys I didn't mean to start anything, I just have an opinion and that is that John MAY have messed up.  I go to his shows and buy his music. I will continue to do this, hes the only artist that I enjoy investing money into.  Im sure that John is a good person but hes abrasive, I wont use the word grumpy anymore. Lastly I hope that this is'nt true but several reports today have stated that John and Meg Ryan are now a couple and she has been at several of his shows.  Im sorry guys its just that right now I am going to take Elaines side, I hope you can all appreciate that I can be a fan of John and his music despite this.

 http://www.showbizspy.com/article/223072/elaine-mellencamps-husband-john-mellencamp-hooks-up-with-meg-ryan-report.html

I'll leave it at this, its sad to see the relationship that made john a better person over with, I wish him the best of luck finding what makes him happy

It's just my frustration talking, I just feel like his cocky/grumpy/sarcastic attitude we all find funny in his interviews spills into his home life.  I know this doesn't seem fair to speculate but his track record in relationships isn't very good. I'm sure john has a good heart and wouldn't hurt a fly, but he always has that attitude that leads me to believe it may have had something to do with the breakup. This is just my opinion I'm sorry if it offends anyone.

sadly its true