First time ever hearing John Mellencamp "JACK AND DIANE" Reaction

First time ever hearing John Mellencamp "JACK AND DIANE" Reaction | Asia and BJ

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@harveybojangle475 2 жыл бұрын

The song's message is: Life isn't always easy as you get older and the responsibilities add up. So, enjoy the good times of youth while you can.

@custardflan 2 жыл бұрын

Alternatively, I think it also means you live a long time with the decisions you make when you are young.

@johnphillipsjr7238 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks captain obvious

@custardflan 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnphillipsjr7238 ????

@michaelasay8587 2 жыл бұрын

Well the US is pretty crappy now.... especially with Biden.

@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelasay8587 The USA has been a shit hole for a long time. you just haven't been looking.

@carollittle1059 2 жыл бұрын

He had some monster hits.

@roberttompkins6489 2 жыл бұрын

After all the years since its release-you realize how prophetic the lyrics were about life.

@markwillis675 2 жыл бұрын

Great Midwestern story teller. "Rain on the scarecrow" is a very powerful tune.

@rejectedjeepers7317 2 жыл бұрын

He raised the awareness of farmers. It is best to watch the video and interview with farmers on official video too

@lrsrosebud 2 жыл бұрын

@@rejectedjeepers7317 Definitely need to watch the official video for that song, much more impactful.

@imrocSupermarketRefrig 2 жыл бұрын

Hits home well

@pyroman6000 Жыл бұрын

He started FarmAid with Willie and Neil, too.

@JennyJohn50 2 жыл бұрын

Life goes on...once you have responsibility, it all changes. Enjoy the moment time of being almost an adult, being carefree and having a level of independence, but dont have the stress of having to support yourself yet. That's always how I've interperted that song. Really fun y'all! Thanks, y'all Rock! 😊

@dagmar.6954 2 жыл бұрын

John's style of singing or genre is called heartland rock as he sang a lot about blue-collar, farmers & truckers themes. He has had so many hits especially in the 80's such as "Hurts So Good", "Jack & Diane", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town", "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.", "Paper &n Fire", "Cherry Bomb" etc.

@ronkrupovich7152 2 жыл бұрын

Love all these songs. Cherry Bomb is one of my favourites because of the way, as a married man with kids, he reminisces about the days of youth

@willasacco9898 2 жыл бұрын

I like that term - heartland rock. That is exactly what it is. Love it.

@shanefraser7764 Жыл бұрын

Cherry bomb is aJam❤🎉🇳🇿🌏

@pfcampos7041 2 жыл бұрын

I love John Cougar Mellon Camp! So glad you are reacting to him. You should also do Hurt So Good, Pink Houses, White Paper In Fire, Small Town, Cherry Bomb, Authority Song...and more.😁💗🙏

@fitzyfresh843 2 жыл бұрын

Rain on the scarecrow

@nonplayerzealot4 2 жыл бұрын

Crumblin Down

@pharaoh2537 2 жыл бұрын

He's basically telling teenagers don't rush to be grown. Enjoy the moment. Enjoy being children. Cuz when you get to be an adult everything changes.... And when you look back the years are gone... Life goes on...

@tonismith3707 2 жыл бұрын

You need to hear "Hurts so Good", another great one by him.

@davidbarr49 2 жыл бұрын

Also, Cherry Bomb and Ain't even done with the night.

@joanmayfield4791 2 жыл бұрын

You need to watch 'John Mellencamp, Me'Shell Ndegeo Wild Nights' the way he mixes his sounds.

@thumplife792 2 жыл бұрын

To me this song is insanely sad. Depresses me every time I hear it. I grew up in the same state, not far from where John Mellencamp did. The areas he sings about in a lot of his songs are exactly like here. "Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone" is one of the saddest lines ever. Probably because it's so true. I'm 42 and all of the magic is gone. There's not really any new experiences, nothing to look forward to except getting older. My Diane passed of cancer years ago. Those days were electrifying and everything was new. Now, not so much.

@peterwalsh2470 2 жыл бұрын

I feel it.

@bethanythatsme 2 жыл бұрын

🖤🖤🖤

@solojohno1 2 жыл бұрын

It's rough. I feel it, too. I think we can resurrect some of that magic, though. It isn't easy, and doesn't happen over night. But, it is worth trying. What else is there for us to do? . And I'm sorry about your Diane. I wish there was something we could do about these tragedies. They never leave us, and it sucks.

@susiestone5644 2 жыл бұрын

You're only young once and sadly it goes by way to fast. aka you wake up one day and you're 'old' , but still have 40-50 years of life to go.

@msw8966 2 жыл бұрын

I'm with ya....

@midnightblue6668 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best coming of age songs ever written and the performance is heartfelt!

@renaymatthews6929 2 жыл бұрын

Little Pink Houses and Small Town are good ones from him as well. I see someone made a list below and ROCK in the USA and Hurts So Go are good ones too. His songs are just a good feeling.

@michaelparsons5299 2 жыл бұрын

Great song. Incredible rift. Sounds like it was written yesterday!

@JustOneSue 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to have those simpler good times back again😔

@technopirate304 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the 1980s one of the daytime soap operas(The Young and The Restless) had two characters also named Jack and Diane. The couple were having a tumultuous on again off again affair. The producers heard about this song and actually got the rights to play it during one of their scenes.

@suzanneprock7286 2 жыл бұрын

Wild Nights, Aint Even Done With The Night, pink houses, hurts so good, etc....., he has alot of great songs!

@mrnobody9104 2 жыл бұрын

every town has a story that closely resembles these lyrics. that's the beauty of his songs and it makes them relatable to us all!

@dr.burtgummerfan439 2 жыл бұрын

One of my college classmates back in the 80s was named Diane, she had a boyfriend named Jack, and she wore Bobbie Brooks shorts. She came to hate this song.🤣

@mrnobody9104 2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.burtgummerfan439 I can imagine why, somebody's treasure always translates to someone else's trash!

@angiewhite1402 2 жыл бұрын

So true !

@angiewhite1402 2 жыл бұрын

Lol great song! Small towns

@mrnobody9104 2 жыл бұрын

@@angiewhite1402 timeless 8).

@garykelly5710 2 жыл бұрын

Asia got a beautiful voice

@glennplesnarski3730 2 жыл бұрын

Jack and Diane is mentioned in a couple of top country hits currently be played on radio. I liken John Cougar to Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger and Jackson Brown all great song writers and story tellers about everyday life. Was fortunate to see John Cougar in concert and he put on a great show.

@timishere1925 2 жыл бұрын

I hate to nitpick but it's John Mellencamp. Cougar was a stage name used over 40 years ago and John couldn't stand the name.

@teensymom1420 2 жыл бұрын

John was born and still lives in southern Indiana. Being a proud Hoosier myself, I can safely say he is our native son. I have seen him live many, many times, even when no one really knew he was. I hope you get more into his songs. Cherry Bomb, ROCK in the USA, Again Tonight are great ones just to name a few. He hit the big time when he released Hurt So Good, Jack and Diane on his album American Fool. I really love his album before that Nothing Matters and What If It Did. Great album title and every song was great. Jack and Diane is just about living life to the fullest while you are young.

@TheChick24 2 жыл бұрын

"Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone" one of my favorite lines of any song

@ajclements4627 2 жыл бұрын

It’s about being young while you can, ‘cause being an adult can suck lol.

@russlanders6518 2 жыл бұрын

I have a friend that is a songwriter …. He always says write what you know 🤷‍♂️😂😂….

@The_Rev_Show 2 жыл бұрын

If you haven't heard this song but most lyrics are "suckin on a chili dog" you're really missing out.

@harpergras 2 жыл бұрын

Since this song first came out...I`ve been saying that verse in the song "Life goes on, long after the trill of living is gone ".

@lisas572 2 жыл бұрын

Loved laying on my bed with headphones on and listening to John Mellencamp as a young teen in the early 80's.

@medgal7 Жыл бұрын

Loved John Cougar, but more partial to "Pink Houses", "Rain on the Scarecrow", "R. O. C. K. In the USA", "Lonely old Night", "Authority song". He's a great storyteller... glad you both are listening. ❤

@rubyleuty9417 2 жыл бұрын

I love Little Pink Houses. John was the singer song writer for growing up in the Bible Belt. He lives in Hilton Head, SC. His daughter was on the Bravo reality show, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She wanted to go to CA and be an actress. He told her he would pay her way through college but if she went to CA she would do it on her own. She went to CA. She married a guy who installs sophisticated alarm systems for big corporations. They do very well. She was on the housewives show for 3 or 4 seasons but was fired. She didn’t bring anything to the show.

@barrelhorse56 2 жыл бұрын

Great song thank my mom to let me listen to this songs and great reaction Asia and bj 🥰‼️ and love the drum solo and great singing Asia ❣️❣️❣️

@Braveheart0484 2 жыл бұрын

I first took notice of John Mellencamp with the song, "Crumbling Down." Went and bought the 45. Like others he's a great story teller.

@annother3350 2 жыл бұрын

Jack was just keeping his hands warm on a cool evening 😉

@georgianajones2346 2 жыл бұрын

Love John Cougar ! Got to see him in concert one year on my birthday! Greatest birthday ever! He’s got some really great songs! Pink Houses is one of my favorite alone with this one

@jerrybourland3346 Жыл бұрын

I was born in 1954. This song takes me back to my teens in "small town Oklahoma" where we would "cruise main" sit out by the drive in restaurants and just laugh and talk, maybe holding your squeeze! We could cruise all night, well until closing time plus a little, on a couple bucks woth of gas! Good times!

@lindadixon4341 2 жыл бұрын

You have to watch the actual video, not the lyrics. He is so DOPE! This song is about 30 years old and I am a Mellencamp life long fan!

@bobbyscarfo2544 2 жыл бұрын

Here's a lil ditty....in November 1987 I saw John Cougar Mellencamp at The Spectrum in Philly, Lonesome Jubilee Tour...backstage passes...went to the concert with a leg cast from breaking my ankle playing hoops a week prior, anyway, in the "Green Room" after the show there was no place to sit except one long table, my ankle was killing me so I sat at the end of the table not knowing it was for the band. Long story short John entered with the band, he approached me and asked what happened, I explained, he left momentarily and came back with a Heineken for me and a Sharpie to sign the cast. The entire band signed it....I still have the cast as I made a "planter" out of it.

@susanelkins3068 2 жыл бұрын

BJ! You caught the best lyrics! Well done! Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can Change is coming 'round real soon Make us women and men

@Triggerhippie70 Ай бұрын

So I grew up during this time and my mother was crazy about John Mellencamp and this was her favorite song so I heard this a lot in our home. Hes amazing

@darrenchapman7500 2 жыл бұрын

Asia and BJ….Johns got several songs that are Nostalgic or makes you look back in your life. “Check it Out, Lonely Ol’ Night, Rain on the Scarecrow, Pink Houses, Minutes to Memories”!

@madmex2k 2 жыл бұрын

Never heard the Jessica Simpson song, but I checked it out. She did bite the music from John Cougar Mellencamp. Asia got a good ear for catching it. Also, believe it or not, I have never heard Asia sing, that little bit of acapella of Jessica Simpson was on point! Asia got some pipes!

@karenrussell3326 2 жыл бұрын

Growing up in the Heartland. Life goes on after all the problems of our teen years. I grew up in Indiana just a few miles from John Mellencamp's home town. He explains it perfectly.

@dickcnormis1444 2 жыл бұрын

He has a really great rock style song called ,I Need A Lover Who Won’t Drive Me Crazy, it’s a real banger.

@markmurphy558 Жыл бұрын

Along with Bob Seeger, Mellencaamp is the voice of the American Midwest, extolling the simple pleasure and lamenting the sadness of loss within the Amarican dream. No shades of grey, just black and white in the Great American Middle.

@jerickson725 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not even going to begin listing his great songs, because there are too many; you can't go wrong! Early 80's many of us gals had quite the crush on Mr. Mellencamp, lol!

@juliewhite7469 2 жыл бұрын

Yes we did ! 💘

@kfslat 2 жыл бұрын

Yes we did

@jennyboo9604 2 жыл бұрын

♥️♥️♥️♥️

@carlastanley1138 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!😊😉

@tasblade1 2 жыл бұрын

This is a rabbit hole y’all should explore....Pink Houses,Small Town,Rain on the Scarecrow,Cherry Bomb just to name a few

@2zxodcfm 2 жыл бұрын

Love John Mellencamp Americana tunes. I find him quite unique. Try Cherry Bomb next. I believe you'll love his always worthwhile messages.

@blackkatt777 2 жыл бұрын

That acoustic guitar riff came from Tracy Chapman's Fast Car. This is my second favorite Mellencamp song. The first is Little Pink Houses.

@trinityluv8560 2 жыл бұрын

LEGAND . Never truly got this song till " LIFE MOVED ON " .Great reaction. #peaceandstaywild

@renee9365 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to see you reacting to John Cougar Mellencamp. He will always be John Cougar to me because that's who he was when I first started listening to him. Jack and Diane was his first hit but he had many others. A few of my favorites are Cherry Bomb and Hurt So Good. Those songs were the soundtrack to my teenage years.

@billallen1307 Жыл бұрын

As you age you will appreciate this song more and more. This song was on every hour on the radio on the redneck riviera (Panama City to Pensacola Florida) the summer before college. The things that thrilled me then no longer do. Life goes on. Long after the thrill of living is gone. Hold on to 16. Changes come around and make us women and men. And now pushing toward an old man.

@Mona.555 2 жыл бұрын

Finally! John Mellencamp has many great songs about life. Great artist! Try his latest “Grandview”. Also “Pink Houses” from the 80’s

@71viking 2 жыл бұрын

This awesome 'coming of age' song came out when I was about 10 or 11...early puberty (get my drift?! lol) But I'll never forget listening to it on the radio back then. Top 10 all time for me, easy. Thanks guys!

@Indy1831 2 жыл бұрын

John Mellencamp is one of the best singer/songwriters ever………..He has many,many hits & is a great live entertainer!

@Lisa-dn2gx Жыл бұрын

You know when you're getting older when you hear a song that came out when you were a senior in HS! Can't believe it's been that many years... it's flown by!!

@that-avr-drummer 2 жыл бұрын

There's a handful of songs that immediately bring me back to my childhood, the good old days of the 80s, and this is one of them!

@ericwilliams1031 2 жыл бұрын

Some of his early hits "I Need A Lover (That Won't Drive Me Crazy)" and "Ain't Even Done With The Night" from when he went by just John Cougar. Record company made him use that name.

@nadeydaquiroz4051 4 ай бұрын

I hadn't listened to this magnificent work of art in a while, what a voice, the melody, and lyrics. It is simply perfect. I love, love you John Cougar.

@gallery963 2 жыл бұрын

His first hit "Ain't even done with the night" is also about teen love.

@peetwine4018 2 жыл бұрын

His first hit was "I Need a Lover"

@geraldgore2247 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta check out Scarecrow

@Mainecoonlady. 2 жыл бұрын

Young people today crack me up. Sixties was the rebellion and sexual revolution decade, 70s was about protest and civil rights. The 80s… we just wanted to have fun. Sex drugs and rock and roll baby, behind that shady tree! Woohoo! Y’all ain’t foolin us. You were 16 once too. Grab the good times while you can. Soon enough we are grown with jobs , kids and a lawn mower. We had fun while we could.

@darrenmiller6927 Жыл бұрын

Okay Asia AND BJ, you did it again. You took me all the way back ro high-school with that, again. Boy the changes came around, I'll be 58 soon. Not my favorite of his but I loved it when it came out. He has many great deep soulful songs. Hard not to love brother John. A real story teller.

@ThePittsburghToddy 2 жыл бұрын

This guy has a bunch of really good songs. Try ‘Pink Houses’!✌🏻

@dethdef 2 жыл бұрын

"I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" by Jake Owen, a recent country song that was inspired by "Jack & Diane" not sure if anyone mentioned this yet cause there are over 250 comments already didn't check em all out, but thought I'd mentioned it anyways.

@davidavi8554 2 жыл бұрын

This was one of my favorite song in high school back in '82=83', and still love it today. It's got smooth singing Cougar, great beat, great drum solos,, and the mTV official music video is just good ole American classic rock feel to it.

@tinanickerson1006 2 жыл бұрын

Its the small town theater....when your a kid the thrill of experiencing things and learning that there are consenquences down the road to actions we take that cause people to have to grow up and you lose the innocence of youth in the process. It is the point where we all have to grow up and become resposible adults and not quite as free to take risks without consequences as we get older. :)

@vickiconley3638 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! John Mellencamp! Let's go.

@gabrielgibson9081 2 жыл бұрын

This is a song that Mellencamp was prepared to drop. Wasn't going to record it or put it on an album. He had the lyrics but couldn't come up with the music, everything came up empty. He had a connection with Mick Ronson the solo artist that was David Bowie's and Ian Hunter's guitarist. He shared it with Ronson and he did the musical arrangement that sealed the deal and made the album cut. It was Mellencamp's biggest hit. You should check out some Mick Ronson.

@irresistablegraceinchrist6690 2 жыл бұрын

This one of my 'Go To's'' on my Karaoke nights.. always will be because it's a fav and one of the first songs I ever sang in live karoake!

@dynofx1132 2 жыл бұрын

You released this on my 50th birthday. I started the 80's at age 8 and ended the decade just entering adulthood. Amazing time to be a kid

@victorcarrasco3040 2 жыл бұрын

I like the way Asia thinks. Her interpretation of it, at least from what I heard was, the song, Jack was kinda saying " hit it and quit it" and life goes on.😂😉✌️😎🎶🙏🌹❣️💯

@chrystiholt5273 2 жыл бұрын

He is awesome in concert!!!

@August377 2 жыл бұрын

"Dribble off those Bobbie Brooks (Jeans) let me do what I please." Whispered tis line in many a pretty girls ear. Boooom.

@marinabrennan7695 2 жыл бұрын

You have to check out John Melloncamp's "Just Another Day" You will both love it!

@nenelles-dancelikenobodysw8511 2 жыл бұрын

His song SMALL TOWN is awesome!!!

@chadro_g1145 2 жыл бұрын

If I remember right, the claps where not meant to stay in the song. It was being used as an early form of a click track to help him keep time. Once the manager, or producer, I forget which one, heard the difference they convinced him to keep it in. I cant imagine the song with out it.

@eddiekoch3901 2 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to my teenage years. Gotta listen to "Ain't Even Done With the Night"

@user-or1ye3iz6d 2 жыл бұрын

Love this song, still ❤️

@keithetherington678 2 жыл бұрын

React to John Mellencamp video, Pink Houses. He has a lot of great music this one of favorite songs by this artist. He's in the song writer's hall of fame and rock in roll hall of fame. Him , Bob Seger and Bruce Springsteen are 3 of America's best song writers in my opinion.

@Renkk17 2 жыл бұрын

More John Cougar Mellencamp - Crumbling Down - Pink Houses - Hurts so Good - Authority song

@dianedollion6126 2 жыл бұрын

As you can see, by my name, a lot was assumed when this song came out. I often had to let young fellas know I did not like chili dogs and I stay away from trees. Down boy... Down! Ha!

@bryanhickey7317 2 жыл бұрын

"Authority Song", "Pink Houses" and "Hurts So Good" and lots more

@barryroberts6796 2 жыл бұрын

Minutes to memories..John mellenccamp.good song

@mccoymrm Жыл бұрын

Asia's facial expressions and BJ's depth of thought make your channel golden!

@jimowen3764 2 жыл бұрын

Jessica Simpson's song "I Think I'm in Love with You" used an instrumental sample from the John Mellencamp song "Jack and Diane".

@jbsskid 2 жыл бұрын

So many great songs with memories attached!!!!!!

@jmuraidajr Жыл бұрын

The small town I'm from was DeMotte, Indiana but I used to go Deer hunting down around Seymour, Indiana where John is from!!

@SuperGorgar Жыл бұрын

Asia, you have an awesome voice. I'm convinced more than ever that you are the singer in the "makes me crazy" theme song!

@ratface324 2 жыл бұрын

Sooo many gems by JM, Small Town, Scarecrow, Lonely Ol Night and Little Pink Houses to name a few.

@robertstoner8244 Жыл бұрын

This song came out when I was 20. And didn't think much about that line till now I'm 62. It's gone

@dr.burtgummerfan439 2 жыл бұрын

John Mellencamp could write a song about a guy walking to the mailbox and it would still kick ass.

@cshubs 2 жыл бұрын

It's hard to believe these songs are about 40 years old. Holy smokes!

@dalee72 2 жыл бұрын

Next year it will turn 40 years old. 😉

@tonyabomia7217 2 жыл бұрын

I was 12 years old when this song came out. I feel old now.

@cshubs 2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyabomia7217 About the same as me.

@shawnnixon2811 2 жыл бұрын

Summer of 82 this was my favorite song

@jek4837 2 жыл бұрын

Great memory, Asia. She defiinitely used the song. When her song came out I remember being shocked it had taken so long for someone to sample Jack and Diane. I grew up in the midwest (like John Mellencamp), and my parents had taken us to a Tastee-Freez. I looked it up just now and had NO clue that Tastee-Freez originated in my hometown (Joliet, Illinois)! I knew Dairy Queen originated there, but never knew Tastee-Freez started there as well. Coincidentally enough, I grew up in a little pink house (one of my other favorite Mellencamp songs). Great reaction!

@Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny 2 жыл бұрын

one of John's videos from back in the day was filmed close to my hometown of Effingham, IL...in Cowden, IL. I wanna say it's Pink Houses...was filmed in a field next to the covered bridge in Cowden, or so ive been told.

@jek4837 2 жыл бұрын

@@Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny That's pretty cool. When I grew up, Joliet was kind of where the outer Chicago suburbs was transitioned from city to rural and farm areas, so I got a little of both worlds. You definitely grew up in a place that any of those classic Mellencamp songs would make you think about.

@MyargonautsJason 2 жыл бұрын

So many great songs from John you can check out including Cherry Bomb, Pink Houses, Check it Out, and Paper in Fire, but one song from later in his career that I think you would really enjoy is Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) - great flavors in that one!

@davidedghill6682 2 жыл бұрын

I’m compelled to suggest “Rain on the Scarecrow” and “Jackie Brown” as two of John Mellencamps best, but least known compositions. They both have a very powerful message that resonates today as much as they did when he released them. Much love from Australia ❤️

@michaelmabrey6969 2 жыл бұрын

Scarecrow is my fave from JCM

@ursulaturner7980 Жыл бұрын

This song is so true... life goes on... AMEN

@johnthegreek5836 2 жыл бұрын

John Mellencamp’s music continues to keep getting better and better, he’s a very talented artist

@custardflan 2 жыл бұрын

"Suckin' on a chili dog outside the Tastee Freeze." My teen years poetically summed up. I think it was Robert Hilburn of the lA Times called Mellencamp the poor man's Bruce Springsteen. Pretty close. Others to check out, Pink Houses, Small Town.