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Title: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: sugarmarie_1980 on August 19, 2011, 08:58:11 pm ...according to this tweet by Masterdisc.
Masterdisk 26 years ago today, John Cougar Mellencamp's "Scarecrow" released on Riva Records, mastered at Masterdisk Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: jamiebeets on August 19, 2011, 10:21:03 pm Damn I'm old...
Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: sugarmarie_1980 on August 20, 2011, 09:08:27 am I'm probably older! 31 years following JM come September.
Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: jamiebeets on August 20, 2011, 09:50:50 pm You got be beat by a few. I became a Mellencamp fan the second time I heard "Hurts So Good"(82). Oddly enough, the first time I heard it I thought it was a pretty dumb song by a dude who wasn't very good. The second time I heard it I thought, "You know, that song isn't all that bad". Mellencamp has been my favorite singer since then.
Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: Mellenfan71 on August 21, 2011, 08:18:17 pm Cant believe you have been that long!
Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: Smalltownboy on August 24, 2011, 08:52:42 pm For me, Pink Houses did it. It's the one that got me hooked. I love that song back then, still love it. Another one was Small Town.
Mike Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: sugarmarie_1980 on August 25, 2011, 07:00:41 am I became a fan, from a second row stage left seat, at a Kinks concert on Sept 9, 1980. John Cougar and the Zone was the opening act. I was unfamiliar with his name but knew "I Need A Lover" and "Ain't Even Done With The Night" from radio play. John's show blew me away and I became a fan that night. I remember him jumping on Mike's back, sitting on the side of the stage to sing "Great Midwest" heard the infamous "I Need A Lover" with an added obnoxious remark and covering "Hang On Sloopy" with some racy lyric replacements. So yeah, in a few weeks marks 31 years!
Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: jamiebeets on August 27, 2011, 07:38:12 pm It's funny that you mention "Aint' even done with the night", because John doesn't seem to care a whole lot for those early records, at least that's what I've been led to believe. I think the "John Cougar" album was fantastic as was "Nothin' Matters". A little on the pop side, but great records all the same.
Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: sugarmarie_1980 on August 27, 2011, 09:36:03 pm It's funny that you mention "Aint' even done with the night", because John doesn't seem to care a whole lot for those early records, at least that's what I've been led to believe. I think the "John Cougar" album was fantastic as was "Nothin' Matters". A little on the pop side, but great records all the same. You're so right. He really doesn't seem to care for these songs. I embrace them all. He always made a point to make every record different. I can car jam to John Cougar as much as I can to Life, Death, Love, and Freedom. Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: Mellenfan71 on August 29, 2011, 07:36:36 am Quote I remember him jumping on Mike's back, sitting on the side of the stage to sing "Great Midwest" heard the infamous "I Need A Lover" with an added obnoxious remark and covering "Hang On Sloopy" with some racy lyric replacements wow, Thats something you would not see today :D Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: sugarmarie_1980 on August 29, 2011, 07:44:12 am Quote I remember him jumping on Mike's back, sitting on the side of the stage to sing "Great Midwest" heard the infamous "I Need A Lover" with an added obnoxious remark and covering "Hang On Sloopy" with some racy lyric replacements wow, Thats something you would not see today :D HA! No, it isn't. He is fast approaching 60 though and he mentioned several years ago his daughters told him he is getting too old to dance on stage...that he looks silly. I was really bummed when the Paper and Fire dance stopped. LOVED those moves. Title: Re: Scarecrow Released 26 years ago today... Post by: Mellenfan71 on August 29, 2011, 09:31:41 am Quote I remember him jumping on Mike's back, sitting on the side of the stage to sing "Great Midwest" heard the infamous "I Need A Lover" with an added obnoxious remark and covering "Hang On Sloopy" with some racy lyric replacements wow, Thats something you would not see today :D HA! No, it isn't. He is fast approaching 60 though and he mentioned several years ago his daughters told him he is getting too old to dance on stage...that he looks silly. awwwww :'( He is sooo not to old! He still looks great and still gets a little groove on during his shows ;D He obviously still enjoys it. |