John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow

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John Mellencamp

14 жыл бұрын

Official Music Video for Rain On The Scarecrow performed by John Mellencamp.
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@williamcreel624 3 жыл бұрын

I sit and cry every time I watch this. Unless you have farmed and know this lifestyle you will not understand. I am a 4th generation farmer and I see it all slipping away. I fight every day to manage this land. Between the government, cheap prices of grain, the weather and experiences it seems like a losing battle. The only thing that keeps me going is, I was brought up to never give up. Hold your head high and keep the family legacy alive no matter what it takes! This song holds a lot of truth behind the words that are spoken!

@petermcdougall1152 3 жыл бұрын

Man keep it going! We hear you and support you! God bless America!

@toysoldier46552 3 жыл бұрын

Keep fighting, my grandparents lost the fight back in the 90's Then in the early 2000's I lost my factory job due to those companies closing their doors here in the States. I'd write a fucking book but hell, it's the same story for millions of us here in the United States, which are feeling less united day by day.

@scottdougherty4251 3 жыл бұрын

Hang in there. .sometimes its darkest before dawn

@farmboy2848 3 жыл бұрын

Give out but never give up.!!

@edswope28 3 жыл бұрын

@@scottdougherty4251 we are still a long ways from dawn.

@dannick1319 4 жыл бұрын

This song was written in 1985, 34 years later we are still facing the same problems. Something is wrong with society.

@supertanker9681 3 жыл бұрын

We are more concerned about celebrities and other countries than our own.this will sadly never change

@carlgustav945 3 жыл бұрын

The system is broken thanks to the voters who voted in the ones bent on destroying the country from within. This is how a civilization falls; from within due to conflict.

@johnnylightning1967 3 жыл бұрын

democrats are destroying America

@daviderwin4705 2 жыл бұрын

This has been a problem forever. From serfs to bankers victims those most involved with everyone's survival have been underrepresented because farming may be the most necessary occupation on Earth, but it ain't sexy.

@quinnwhite2648 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnylightning1967 no, voters who vote just for politicians from their own party, and not for the ones that are the best choice for the position just because they belong to another party are the ones truly responsible for what is going on today. If people actually voted for the right candidate, and not just the one that the party they belong to endorses, you wouldn’t have half of these loony politicians in office.

@mr.mcewan9261 Жыл бұрын

John wrote this in 1985. In 1985 I was just like the 3 guys in the intro. Government FHA forced me into bankruptcy that year. Took my machinery, took my cows, took my land, which meant they took my home. Homeless for 3 months wife, two kids under 5, lived out of a car. Got a good job that lasted 35 years. Now that I'm retired, and not focused on work, I think about the 1980s all over again. Nothing has changed farmers still struggle and gamble on the future every day. Some day the world will pay the price of its blindness.

@DavidSmith-nj3jo Жыл бұрын

I don't know if you like the band "Disturbed", but they have a song called "Another Way To Die" that addresses that, too, man. Our endless maniacal appetite, as they say, has left us with nothing in the world that we claim to love. You Farmed and your Family provided food and necessities for thousands, but the greed and corruption of our Government destroyed that, along with millions of other people who also lost their ability to provide the commodities our Society relied on....? God Bless you, and we are glad to see that at least you survived with your Family and were able to move on, enjoy your retirement!

@eako2107 Жыл бұрын

very powerful. We see you.

@repairmanjoe8081 Жыл бұрын

Damn right they'll pay. I am 57 and my dad is 85. We had to sell our dairy cows in 2018. The neighbor girl's cried so hard. My dad was in a complete daze. The auctioneer wanted everything to go, but I told him no, we kept our Youngstock and I also did not let him "gut out" our barn. We now raise and sell beef and dairy cows. We also raise cash crops. We were screwed by one milk plant for 3 years and so was 2 other farmers on our truck just because it was not a full load. The total loss on that was over 265k. And no we never recovered from that one. I needed both hips replaced when I was 54. My back never stops hurting. My son is determined to farm. He is 15. I will do everything in my power to help him succeed.

@lostwizardcat9910 11 ай бұрын

I grew up where he did, i know exactly who the schepman he references is, i knew him on a very personal level in fact. He was an auctioneer here in Seymour Indiana, we bought a couple of used tractors from an auction he was doing, and we ended up having him auction off most of the land we owned a decade later.

@repairmanjoe8081 11 ай бұрын

@@lostwizardcat9910 that positively, purely, fucking sucks 😤. I feel your pain and am truly sorry for your loss.

@margaretlaroque4298 11 ай бұрын

I am a farm owner, I have all my life known the pain and pride in it. Farmers are the backbone of this country USA

@Bretreagenisaqueer 2 ай бұрын

Actually …… farmers are not even close to being the backbone. I farm 15000 acres of mostly soy beans. Do you eat those!????

@JasonGeske-ui2xl Ай бұрын

Thank you for all that you do for us! I remember running around on the farm as a little boy and getting into everything, My uncle still teases me about it almost 50 years later lol!

@mickwaters6924 19 күн бұрын

No they aren’t lol

@Greg-io1ip 5 күн бұрын

They tried to make it about white nationalism. All farmers understand black sharecroppers needed alliance with all farmers. If you are at the mercy of Wall Street arbitrary commodities pricing AND Climate Change AND Water Source restrictions ... Who's not understanding how our grocery stores' shelves actually work? You cannot shoot food onto the shelves. You cannot join hate cults dividing Americans and solve problems. You cannot elect corrupt politicians and expect fair prices for the yield. Willy, Young and Mellancamp aren't popular with Maga Mass Consumption. Gee, wonder why?

@dingushussey4100 Жыл бұрын

This song should be played every day on every radio station until people recognise how long people like John Mellencamp have been calling out the greed and corruption of the bankers and mega corps. Love this song and it still makes me angry enough to cry.

@selenapozzoli4267 Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@adamcosta4182 Жыл бұрын

And he gave into those corporations

@georgeinfante1106 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Are hearts bleed for America farm's

@Logos8 11 ай бұрын

Jews

@Binknew 11 ай бұрын

@@adamcosta4182 Good song but you right.

@jiggjohns1028 4 жыл бұрын

This song is more relevant today than it ever was

@justmonijesse6582 4 жыл бұрын

Jackie Treehorn yes

@lulutaken1076 4 жыл бұрын

but you have donald lol

@s9292 4 жыл бұрын

yup

@garretthunterhodges 3 жыл бұрын

Jackie Treehorn Trumps done more for farmers and our country than most presidents have in 30 years

@ala2121 3 жыл бұрын

@@garretthunterhodges What? Is...is that why SOOOO many are having to throw away meat, euthanize livestock, dump milk....what are you talking about

@Aleph3575 Жыл бұрын

Never forget what this song is written for and what it is about and how, almost forty years later, it is still insanely relevant.

@gilbertjimenez185 Жыл бұрын

Everything thing we eat comes from the American farmers and rancher. We need to take care of our veterans, farmers and ranchers. Without them we would not exist. Wish more people would understand that like you do.

@eako2107 Жыл бұрын

sadly I am seeing how it is still the same from when I was a teenager nearly 40 years ago. Song is just as relevant.

@carolgladfelder272 Жыл бұрын

@@gilbertjimenez185 I also understand it very much.

@therealjayseh 11 ай бұрын

CORRECTION* MORE RELEVANT NOW THAN EVER BEFORE!!!

@LarryVarner-zq5zd 10 ай бұрын

Amen, Love this song. One of John's Best along with Cherry Bomb.

@yayakelley7771 2 ай бұрын

I was a midwest farm girl and my family went through this during the 80’s. Four generations of proud farmers. My Irish ancestors landed in Southwest Michigan because it was much like their homeland. This song means so much to me. Always makes me cry.

@wordup897 Ай бұрын

I grew up in NW Indiana and married a girl from Niles Michigan. Ancestors worked in the steel mills of East Chicago. They also got shafted. Always the workers.

@GOFLuvr Ай бұрын

The memories made me cringe hearing this song on the radio for the first time in decades. It also made me think of what will happen if the population of bees significantly drops off to to the point to where crops fail on a mass scale.

@barbarawagner5938 4 жыл бұрын

Remember ONE thing without farmers WE all go down. GOD bless all the American Farmers.

@kevinmcdonald6477 4 жыл бұрын

@@foobarmaximus3506 It's a good thing to be self sufficient, but you shouldn't be sanctimonious about it. Who's to say the locusts won't come for your crops this year

@miguelmarquez4192 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmcdonald6477 right! The point of the other guys statement was to stand together. Yes, you can be self sufficient but hail, drought, pest, theft, and poor leadership can affect us all. When you rely on yourself alone, any and all of it can bring you to your knees and liable to have someone buy your livelihood out from under you...or repo if you borrowed.

@johncopple6479 3 жыл бұрын

@@miguelmarquez4192 Correct! No man is an island unto themselves .

@tonyallen6510 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@thecapone45 3 жыл бұрын

The hell is WE? You think I and others won’t take out ass outside and hunt or try to grow out own food? Idk about you, but a great country singer once said “A country boy can survive”. Hell I look like starving just cause farmers quit doing what they do.

@manueldiggs9525 6 жыл бұрын

as a black man, let me say that JM is the bomb. I have enjoyed his music since the 80's.

@beanvillen24 5 жыл бұрын

Manuel Diggs why do you have to state your black, no one cares, why keep it alive, im white and love all kinds of music

@denisatchley6721 5 жыл бұрын

I guess he is saying this isn't typically black people's type of music. He was completely. So stfu

@steves5113 5 жыл бұрын

Working guys don't see color. Only politicians do as they try to separate us.

@pineapplepenumbra 5 жыл бұрын

@@beanvillen24 I think it's interesting when people like music that isn't typical of their stereotypes. I like a *very* wide range of music, but then again, I don't really fit into any typical racial stereotypes, being mixed race.

@gordonkahl7001 5 жыл бұрын

As a man, I agree JCM is the bomb.

@kylemarzion2814 2 ай бұрын

Man its sad reading some of these comments. God bless all you farmers. Thank you for all your hard work

@Brian-zp1df 2 ай бұрын

Grow a garden

@JamesBrooks-ft1tp 12 күн бұрын

Thank you for your words, I am a 4th generation farmer in East Tennessee we raise beef cattle and hay, and I feel each and every word of this as I lost part of my land to loans. So again thank you for your words.

@davidluz8971 10 күн бұрын

who listens to it in 2024 👍🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@SaltyViking 9 күн бұрын

They’re seizing regenerative raw milk and culling organic chickens. Late stage Monopoly sucks. I wonder when the pitchforks will show up in Washington.

@BillyBatchelor 5 күн бұрын

I listened in 88

@charlesreader 4 күн бұрын

alot us,alot of us.............................

@BillyBatchelor 4 күн бұрын

@@charlesreader yes !

@jasonbeer8818 4 күн бұрын

I do and the song still holds it ground today.

@peggyhouse1954 8 жыл бұрын

My (then retired, but not for long) Grandpa killed himself in 1985, the year this song came out, when I was a teenager. He had farmed his whole life in Illinois near the Indiana border, which is why this song rips me to the core, because my Grandpa was part of an epidemic of farmer suicides that should have been prevented. I'm grateful for the lyrics even now, and the close relationship I had with my own Grandparents, and to the countryside where I spent so much time with them. John Mellencamp speaks to my heart and always has.

@havicmyers7011 8 жыл бұрын

+Peggy House Now the government is throwing ranchers in prison, calling them terrorists , so they can take their land.

@faizaziz6206 8 жыл бұрын

God bless your grandpa's soul

@jameskelly3509 8 жыл бұрын

+Peggy House I am sorry to hear about your Grandpas suicide. I wish the Government did more for the farmers back in the 80's!!!! I would have saved a lot of farms...And farmers!!! Thanks so much to John Mellencamp for bringing such attention to Farmers. No Farmers....No food!!!!

@Refuge51 8 жыл бұрын

+Peggy House , First accept my deepest sympathies for the tragic and yes preventable death of your Grandpa. Secondly, I remember reading of a woman so desperate, she threw herself into a fire. And third what a betrayal of America's lifeblood. :(

@fourrussell 8 жыл бұрын

+John Z When someone commits or attempt to commit suicide they are not thinking properly because of the desperation and lack of hope. While it is easy to label that person as weak that doesn't put yourself in their mindset and only taunts their memory and their family. It is but only for God's grace we are allowed to live each day with a sane mind.

@fordfarming7700 4 жыл бұрын

As a struggling dairy farmer the thought of selling everything I’ve ever had just kills me I hope it never comes down to it. It’s what my family has done on the same ground for 7 generations and almost 200 years. Just keeping my head to the grindstone and never quitting

@ih1206 4 жыл бұрын

Ford Farming hang in there man. I’ve watched my old man nearly loose it all trying to keep the farm going and he survived. My brother and I are stepping into new roles as he tries to retire now. It’s hard to start farming, it’s hard to keep the family legacy going.

@deeanna5814 4 жыл бұрын

We’d die without you and those like you. I see you. Thank you doesn’t cover it.

@kevinjasper6620 3 жыл бұрын

VeganEllyn You know nothing ! You are spouting liberal lies.

@tonyjenkins272 3 жыл бұрын

Stay Strong!! 💪💯

@margiefinson7551 3 жыл бұрын

Keep fighting Ford Farmer, I am 6th generation on my farm, it is almost as bad now as it was when John wrote this song, but we will survive somehow. Keep your head up!

@scotthugins7672 2 жыл бұрын

I have never farmed a day in my life and I have never been so moved by a piece of music. That whole album was from the heart.

@lostwizardcat9910 Жыл бұрын

You wanna be really moved look into the town that inspired this song, Dudleytown Indiana im related to 20 of the 25 people that live there. My family owned the largest family owned farm in Indiana for 30+ years, only 1 or 2 of us still farm the land because its simply not profitable. I still remember my father telling me what my grandpa said the day dad turned 18 "Get out of the house and go get a job, farmin' alone cant pay for 2 families."

@andrewturner1714 Жыл бұрын

Try 'cost of living' by ronnie dunn

@whitemale2230 Жыл бұрын

Take it from me. Farming is constant stress and worry that the bank is gonna steal your land at any moment; or the government will make some dumb new rule or tax that screws you over.

@dirtpounder Жыл бұрын

@@whitemale2230 My granddad's friend took a slug one night behind the outhouse after he'd decided to become a trucker; it's awful what they do to the farmers. Assuming you're in the business, I wish you the best of luck, for whatever it's worth from a stranger.

@whitemale2230 Жыл бұрын

@@dirtpounder My brother inherited a cattle ranch from my blood-related uncle (who was childless and died from brain cancer in 2017); and I basically work for my brother. The thing is, my brother was young and didn't have a high credit score or anything, so we got screwed by both the inheritance tax and the banks. My uncle's cancer just suddenly struck him and he died within 3 months, he was only able to communicate with a pen & paper because the speech center of his brain was affected. I think he didn't have the time or awareness to put it into a trust or whatever. We had to sell 1/3rd of the land initially to help pay the tax, but we're still hanging on. One good thing is we make really good hay with irrigators and fertilizer, and we're trying to sell hay in addition to cattle; since people around our area don't have access to that quality/quantity of hay on average, especially when there's a drought. Either way, I'm considering getting a wage job to help pay my own expenses. I don't plan on suicide though, no matter what happens. I want to be around to help take care of my family as long as I can.

@williamchappell9858 10 ай бұрын

This song is so relevant now U have so many farmers today struggling to make it or make ends meet in 2023 This song is for all the farmers all over the world this song is for you!

@toledojeeper2932 2 жыл бұрын

Farming...one of America's most dangerous jobs but one of America's most satisfying jobs . Loved driving the tractors and taking the crops in. Lost my brother and dad to farm accidents...but farming is still in my blood even though those days are long gone .

@carolgladfelder272 2 жыл бұрын

I hear ya. 😪

@cullenosbourn3304 7 ай бұрын

There’s 97 crosses planted in the courthouse yard , there’s 97 families who lost 97 farms. I think about my Grampa , my neighbors and my name, some nights I feel like dying , like a scarecrow in the rain. I just love this verse . I wish I could have met mine . This song has powerful lyrics . I think I was 15 when this song came out in 1985 .

@wordup897 Ай бұрын

@luke5100 He is one of America's finest songwriters for sure. He also was a great comproser and developed a complex music style that was all his own. Lots of influences obviously, but he mixed them into something original.

@rmx01indiana 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think anyone, in all of music, had their finger on the pulse of the Heartland the way Mellencamp did in the 80's. Brilliant musician.

@eako2107 Жыл бұрын

Nobody had more midwest in the mid 80s than Mellencamp, no sir.

@ohguy1991 11 ай бұрын

@@eako2107 Makes sense with him being from Indiana

@twilightzone1776 4 ай бұрын

YOU DAMN SKIPPY........

@marshallstacy6243 3 ай бұрын

Born and raised Hoosier. John is to us what Springsteen is to New Jersey. Elvis to Memphis.

@farming_in_maine3435 2 жыл бұрын

This song really hits home in 2022. One of the last dairy farms in my local area. Sad to see a lot of beautiful farm land being built up to houses. God bless to everyone this year

@stevecordes6214 2 жыл бұрын

My family Homestead here in Minnesota in 1885. I was the last one to dairy farm here. I sold the cows in 2018.

@beckyboo1433 2 жыл бұрын

That's what they want, to starve us into dependence. I started a big garden this year. 😞

@farming_in_maine3435 2 жыл бұрын

@@beckyboo1433 yes they do! The farmers of this great nation need to joint together and say hey this shit has to stop. No farms no food.

@Florida46 2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly why my home town of Kansas City has been called a "suburbanized farm town" for many years. Starting in the 70's numerous real estate developers bought out a lot of farmland and slowly but surely turned it all into nice upper middle class suburban neighborhoods. KC is still a very spread out city. You literally have to search to find things to do on the weekends. KC has Arrowhead stadium, oceans of fun and world's of fun, the Sprint center, the KC power and light district, and that's about it. KC is 1 of the most boring cities in the country.

@farmboy2848 Жыл бұрын

Hog farm in NC. Independent. Last one In our county .. dairy is tougher .. keep working ! . Hard to win sometimes

@keithkirchner9139 2 жыл бұрын

Retired now. Just managed to get by with a cheese making/ dairy operation for 14 years. Loved the tangible aspects of haying to milking and selling 1000 lb of high end cheese each week, just enough to get by with PT employees. Then a market price crash...lost 50K working 100 hr weeks in 3 months. Best farm plan going forward: 600K loan to make 15K per year if all goes well?? Back to a 8 - 5 job to pay it off. I don't know how anyone can make it unless they have a ton of money in the bank to start. Still love the land and still on the farm. But no longer the same and 90% of the local farmers are gone. This song is about the pride in one's profession and one very few appreciate that it sustains there very existence every day.

@BB_The_Impaler 6 жыл бұрын

Sigh, when will people understand that this is not a Republican vs Democrat fight. This is a fight of the people against the political class that thinks they own us.

@Wardup04 5 жыл бұрын

REPUBLICANS care more. JFK would be considered a hard core Republican these days. These Dems HATE any American success. God bless President Trump. And he supports our farmers. God bless them as well....

@tammyguffey4945 5 жыл бұрын

So.......Republicans vs Democrats then?

@SMP1993 5 жыл бұрын

Wardup04 lol

@Wardup04 5 жыл бұрын

@@tammyguffey4945 Unfortunately, BINGO. Today's Democrat is a socialist bent on changing the founding of this country. American success means leftist failure. Successful farms means we're not dependent on the government for a hand-out or other countries. We reclaim our sovereignty. So the way they're set up today, the answer to your question, despite its sarcasm, is a very serious yes.

@bornfree1410 5 жыл бұрын

That political class is the Demonicrats

@rscott2187 9 күн бұрын

John a true blue Mid- Western American. Saw him in concert 1985, wrote my first letter to a congressman about the plight of our farmers, due to Johns urging. Happily married to a farmers daughter, God Bless our farmers, God Bless America! and God bless John help him to quit smoking please Amen!

@JohnAllsopp-jk2mn 2 ай бұрын

Also, if you have food on youre table, thank a farmer. If you have food every day, thank a trucker. The backbone(heart) of America.

@nickelgoat822 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you to all the farmers that keep America going. we see you. 👍👍💪💪

@leehuff2330 5 жыл бұрын

If you ate today, thank a farmer, If the food got to your table, thank a trucker, If you ate in peace, thank a veteran.

@henryhorstmann4174 5 жыл бұрын

YUP

@devandulin6073 5 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

@jimmiecain7835 5 жыл бұрын

@@devandulin6073 thank you 🚜

@tylerlaw9694 5 жыл бұрын

nickelgoat822 I’m a trucker and I appreciate you boys keeping America fed

@andreamize1402 10 ай бұрын

God Bless our Farmers and for John getting the message across! Blood on the Scarecrow/Blood on the Plow. Our Farmers keep this Nation fed and deserve respect and dignity. Preach. ❤️🙏JM

@chriskendall3979 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most heartbreaking songs ever written. Down under here in Australia this is a daily tale also. So many multi generational farmers forced off the family land after years of losing money for every crop they sell or every litre of milk they sell to a huge supermarket conglomerate. A song even more poignant and relevant today than ever sadly.

@frankhonest8799 2 жыл бұрын

Hello 👋 how are you feeling?

@youjoker9647 Жыл бұрын

Imagine how the indigenous population feel? Of course that doesn't make your situation any less sad. We're destroying the Earth and its inhabitants. Indigenous people all over the world have suffered this for hundreds of years though.

@randybonner9870 Жыл бұрын

Y'all still have the plight that Midnight Oil sang about in Blue Sky mine. I'm an American and that made me sad to hear that song

@v1e1r1g1e1 11 ай бұрын

@@youjoker9647 Horseshit. The indigenous don't give a shit for the ''Invaders''. All they're praying for is for the whole European Invader Experiment to fail in an almighty crash so they can lord it over the ruins and say ''Good riddance! Told you so!! Die, Invader!!''

@kellyboon4918 10 ай бұрын

@@youjoker9647.... Do you actually understand what indigenous means.....

@dwayneard5997 7 ай бұрын

If this song doesn't get you Fired Up....well then there's something Terribly wrong....the sad part is it's an accurate portrayal of the Plight of the American Farmers.... Thank you... John for bringing to All ours Attention....in such a Powerful manner.... Music....!!!🙏👍😢

@MrTacos33 3 жыл бұрын

My dad finally had to hang it up for good 6 years ago. I still remember the phone call I got from him that day telling me he just loaded the last cow up, next thing he said was “I hope you’re not disappointed in me”. I watched him fight for what little he had my whole life and the line in this song “son I’m sorry it’s just memories for you now” guts me every damn time

@farmboy2848 Жыл бұрын

If you know you know !

@johnny1corinthiansfaithhop583 Жыл бұрын

🙏❤

@stevecordes6214 Жыл бұрын

That's what I feel when I decided to sell my dairy cows 4 yes ago.

@54chewbacca 8 жыл бұрын

What's sad is it's 30 years later and nothing has f*cking changed

@whynot6867 8 жыл бұрын

Alot has changed Ray, Just not for the Better!

@54chewbacca 8 жыл бұрын

Yep....

@anymongus 8 жыл бұрын

+Ray “rayray” Sexauer It's changed- it's even f#*king WORSE. Just terrible.

@donaldschlosser6964 8 жыл бұрын

shit farmers that own there own land are making a killing now

@anymongus 8 жыл бұрын

+Donald Schlosser Yes, well in the more western states it's a fantastic opportunity to explore new energy sources here in the US. But we obviously still need farmers for food and milk. So I get what you're saying. Have a good night.

@SteveLoves2Fly Жыл бұрын

I have been spending more time in the Midwest and heartland of America. And I drive by miles and miles of corn and soy fields. These people are great. Honest, sincere, just very= decent folks. We rely on them and should never take them for granted. Bless the American farmer!

@mrallen4188 Жыл бұрын

Probably his best song, the lyrics are hauntingly beautiful

@Aleph3575 Жыл бұрын

Horribly underappreciated because of what its about, which is the true tragedy because of that very reason.

@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295 Жыл бұрын

@@Aleph3575 True. I am not a big Mellencamp fan but love this song. Even though I am a city boy now (firefighter) my 1st job from 13-16 was on a farm and the work ethic never left me.

@smill1985 Жыл бұрын

And REAL!

@mctavish23 Жыл бұрын

@@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295 Well said.

@frankstoeffler4504 8 жыл бұрын

In 1988, I worked as a repo for Rent-a-Center and I had no problem with the job... I went to repo a TV and the renter told me she sold the TV for crack. I quit the job when I had to repo a refriderator, washer, and dryer. I had to watch this family take all the food out of the fridge so I could put it on my truck.They were just a family on hard times. Later that night, I heard this song on the radio... the line "Calling it your job Ol' Hoss don't make it right if you want I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight." Stuck like an arrow in my heart... I quit the next day. `nuff said...

@allaroundgaming8102 5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't do the fridge that's fucked

@zipjay 5 жыл бұрын

That brought me to tears :(

@robertmoore8821 5 жыл бұрын

I hear you man.There isn't enough money out there to make me force another family to go without.I would have to quit before cutting off somebody's electricity.

@shawnmoore9551 5 жыл бұрын

Frank Stoeffler i'd love TO be a repo MAN now that's a COOL JOB

@777865ll 5 жыл бұрын

@@shawnmoore9551 would ya? i went with my partner to repo a honda suv up in the mountains of north carolina, we go to the town, and went on out to the address, which was about 18 miles up in the hills on a dirt road, no street lights, no phone service, nothing but dark, got to the address at a small wood siding house and i grabbed the repo order and went to the door, porch light came on and the door opened, a young woman came out and i told her what was up, she started crying as 3 little kids came out the door and stood behind her, the suv was in the yard, so my partner was hooking while i was talking, i asked if she had stuff inside it, she said yeah and started unloading it, the oldest kid said mom im hungry and she told the kid wasnt nuthin she could do till grandma came and picked them up the next day if she had the gas... so i asked why she aint paid on the suv, she said been laid off for 3 months, husband left her now all the food had run out, long story short, i told my partner to put the thing down and he was pissed, but i gave her 100.00 bux and the keys and told her id be back in 45 days, well, i went back, she had caught up her payments, and gave me my 100.00 , i got back to the office and quit, fuck being a repo man, ITS NOT A COOL JOB

@curtisjackson7658 4 жыл бұрын

My mom went to school with JCM I’m from his home town and people need to realize that without farmers we have nothing god bless the farmers of the USA

@jmarrin100 15 сағат бұрын

Loved this song as a teenager and didn’t understand why. Now as an adult I get it and it makes me very upset but glad Mr Mellancamp recognizes the issue. I just cried listening to this and as a lawyer want to make positive changes for the farmers.

@urbanabrandon Жыл бұрын

75, old farm boy but had no way to follow that life; but glad I learned the value of hard work. That has served me well all my life.

@user-ek3df5ki7e 4 ай бұрын

Don’t know if I’m saying what I want not great on this digital crap but we need to put our heads down and keep going

@robertlamb7513 3 жыл бұрын

This song holds a special place in my heart. As a 45 year old man who as a teenager could only stand and watch as the man my grandfather who raised me and I will always call pop had it all auctioned off cause of the cancer that was killing him. As the song says to just memories for me now. And to see how politicians and Hollywood treat rural America is disgusting to me

@rebecca75588 3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree w you so sorry that happened to you

@WoodRabbitTaoist 3 жыл бұрын

I'm the same age as you and the same thing happened to our family farm in 1987, minus the cancer.

@aprilchance5269 2 жыл бұрын

Same. Memories. I started driving at 10. Old Ford while Pop (grandfather) walked behind and planted . I kept it going til we couldn’t anymore. But I still live in the property. And I wouldn’t trade my roots for anything.

@derrickbarnes5352 2 жыл бұрын

Deepest sympathy for you. I can actually say that I know EXACTLY how you feel 100%. My grandfather died of leukemia and we lost our farm . Losing the person to totally heartbreaking and losing the farm is like losing your roots and another family member at the same time. To me it wasn't that the land belonged to us , but we belonged to it and to this very day I feel the loss clean down in my soul.

@rickastleygaming119 2 жыл бұрын

Get this man to 100 likes this comment is amazing

@GeoffreyGentryMusic 6 жыл бұрын

Shame you don't hear this song on the radio. It's still relevant and still needs to be heard.

@il-yi2lo 5 жыл бұрын

That's why it isn't played

@kylehackman4406 5 жыл бұрын

It's still played on local Indiana radio.

@mikeycianchette8471 5 жыл бұрын

I just heard it on the radio in Maine!

@fnjesusfreak 5 жыл бұрын

First of all, that's WHY it isn't played. Hits a bit too close to home. :P Secondly, yes, it's more relevant than it ever was.

@matthewredfield1598 5 жыл бұрын

It's on Radio Paradise in pretty regular rotation. Thanks Bill.

@12groney Жыл бұрын

One of the most American songs ever written. Love of country.

@halojet9161 Жыл бұрын

I'm 15 and have never farmed but my father is a construction worker and this song makes me think about how America is losing its heart. I might be to young to truly know but it saddens me to see the worker, the foundation of our nation being forgotten or forced away in favor of the white collar worker who complains on social media. To any small farmers left know that I will always respect you. Please keep fighting. I don't want to see what's left turn into city.

@mctavish23 Жыл бұрын

Well said. Excellent insight.

@k2991 8 ай бұрын

Thank You......❤. That means a lot.

@k2991 8 ай бұрын

4th generation small cattle farmer from North Arkansas here. Thank You. That is truly a breath of fresh air...... especially given Your age. My our Lord bless You. ❤

@wordup897 Ай бұрын

Check out My City Was Gone by The Pretenders.

@chajo1313 8 жыл бұрын

One of the most underrated Songwriters, Humanitarian's of our lifetime, a singer for the common hardworking American,

@gingerdoll 5 жыл бұрын

He really is. He's like the Springsteen of the Midwest. I wish he was as well respected.

@josephhickman9013 4 жыл бұрын

What ever happened old hoss the auctimeer schepman ?

@dutertefan 4 жыл бұрын

Also his first album which was released in Australia Johnny Cougar: A Biography is one of the best albums ever.

@eliasarias9925 3 жыл бұрын

Yessss!!! I prefer John Cougar than Dylan or Springsteen...

@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272 Жыл бұрын

A singer for all hard working western folks - this world is gone and it's a shame !

@allendunbar6983 4 жыл бұрын

I am 14 and in a long generation of dairy Farmers, but all of our equipment is old from the 80s'(the good ol days) and lack of profit is driving us down. the song hits me like I am that son, or my son will be that son. I will not let the legacy end.

@kennethhedden1846 3 жыл бұрын

Yea libtards love them some China.

@lori4782 3 жыл бұрын

@@kennethhedden1846 Exactly

@LadyIarConnacht 3 жыл бұрын

Diversify - the best policy for farmers. Market directly to the customer, stay away from GMO and glyphosate, grow crops as well as dairy. We need you.

@powershift5439 2 жыл бұрын

Keep driving a Ford and it will... Jk.. I've got a couple furds.

@mikemorris3028 2 жыл бұрын

I was 14 when my dad, a fourth generation dairy farmer died the same year this song came out. I grew up knowing the value of keeping the old equipment running, even our 2 John Deere B’s from the late ‘40’s and early ‘50’s. We were not able to keep the farm going after his death and this song really hits close to home. I hope that your family is able to keep fighting on.

@davidokin124 2 жыл бұрын

I love this song. The American Farming family has fed the world for hundreds of years. They need and deserve all of our support. Without the American farm the world would need food desperately.

@Grasshopper80s4ever Жыл бұрын

Makes me think of growing up on the farm when I was a kid.... miss my grandparents everyday

@shawno6496 4 жыл бұрын

Read those lyrics today. As relevant as ever. This is an angry song, an anthem actually, captures the mood beautifully.

@glenngarman2871 3 жыл бұрын

This is not an angry song but it damn sure ought to make you angry! It's a beautiful song of what once was and we gave it up.

@glenngarman2871 3 жыл бұрын

If you like this song then you need to check out Jethro Tulls farm on the freeway. It's on the album Crest of a Knave. Bad Ass Tune!

@nickhill8612 3 жыл бұрын

@@glenngarman2871 Alright I will check it out and thanks.

@michellebarnes1063 3 жыл бұрын

Gives me chills how real it is

@willdigg1448 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of Mellencamps best songs and it brings a strong message about no appreciation or help for the farmers out there.

@charlesallen9693 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Mellenccamp, If this is indeed you, please keep doing what you do. Your music benefits all of us.

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Жыл бұрын

John Mellencamp is a national treasure.

@TariusShinobi 5 жыл бұрын

I come from a Family of Farmers! Much #Respect to All The Farmers!

@scottfox7642 5 жыл бұрын

Much respect to you. From farmer to farmer.

@lelandshubert2224 Жыл бұрын

Like many 40 something's that grew up in the Midwest in the 80's, this song is the best story of my life growing up. Went to Boot Camp 9 days after I graduated from high school to get away from the Auburn State Bank and Sherman Feed and Supply. I missed it once in awhile, but there was nothing left, had to do something. I wasn't going to turn into one of John Chaney's (banker) indentured servants.

@Donathon-xt2nl 10 ай бұрын

Hits hard....my grand dad looked at the butts of his team when he plowed his field... . damn proud to be his grandson

@MichaelBrown-bb7eb 2 жыл бұрын

This song hits to the bone those of us who had relatives who farmed in the 80's.

@frankhonest8799 Жыл бұрын

Hello 👋

@scottieray 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Southeast Missouri in New Madrid County and still remember Wayne Cryts taking back his crop. The early 80's was when corporate farms got big and that just killed the family farm with 500-1000 acres.

@jerryhulburt8527 2 жыл бұрын

I was there, southern Minnesota hit hard. Family farms lost. I gave up a job so a family friend who lost everything could continue. Never regretted it, and I believe I was rewarded with a richer life because of it.

@stefaniehegmann6250 2 жыл бұрын

Best regards from Germany. A beloved song from the 80s, but still as relevant today as it was then 😢 My absolutely great respect to all farmers 👍

@marcoceccarelli6415 2 жыл бұрын

Where I live in Pennsylvania a lot of German descent people. Immigrants from all over Europe came to Scranton Pennsylvania to work the coal mines they saved their money up and bought farmland.

@joecat916 2 жыл бұрын

My granddad was Pennsylvania dutch he actually took care of German POW's at a sawmill in Pennsylvania. It was a good life growing up on the farm. Lots of food, lots of hard work!

@heatherc0823 5 ай бұрын

We stand with you Germany!!! Let this song be your rally cry. 🥰❤🙏🎶🙏🎶🥰

@princesstna925 4 жыл бұрын

This song is more relevant today in September 2019 than ever before

@douglasdudley3113 4 жыл бұрын

I was there in the 80s helping my grandpa load dairy cows when the government bought out all small farmers out, cows having calves in trailers sad day

@johnmellencamp9644 3 жыл бұрын

it's pretty remarkable how many people my music touches.... I think I am very lucky in that way, I think I have you to be the most thankful for 🎹🌹🎹🌹🎹🌹.

@traviscarr6536 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, JCM replied to y’all’s post ! 😂😂😂😂

@johnmellencamp9644 3 жыл бұрын

@@traviscarr6536 I don't have time to talk much here, write to me on my privately on Google Hangout,celebritystar262@gmail.com,I’ll keep in touch over there

@dmmjsm 8 жыл бұрын

wow- this song is even more powerful now.

@amandajohnson3872 8 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@benschmidt3967 8 жыл бұрын

+Donna M indeed.

@matt8787fat 8 жыл бұрын

+Donna M Ya especially here in the midwest. Farmers are still hurting and we have lost most of our good paying manufacturing jobs to mexico and china because of bought and paid for politicians and endless greed.

@benschmidt3967 8 жыл бұрын

You have to give credit to the Mexicans looking after their own people whereas the American people get shafted by companies who go overseas not because its any better in quality but the labour is cheaper or they can skip past laws. Greed it is. They have never grown corn, wheat yet take our work and give little- I hope it comes back them in spades. Ford moved the plant to Mexico not because Mexican workers had the skill or even the company loyality bottom line thinking shows what sort of people are responsible for the decline of America- Teddy Roosevelt days seem far away. Also corrupt elements of the American system also let the Mexican cartels 10x worse than even in Noriega day. The day of reckoning is coming sooner or later. I heard the Mexicans are too pricey to employ they might move to China instead...a vicious cycle also with the bottom line as the only motivator. Mellancamp song is still more true to this day.

@matt8787fat 8 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Its a race to bottom.

@trevorhunt3076 2 жыл бұрын

This song stands for all farmers.. truly more relevant now than ever. God bless americas farmers

@scottfox7642 2 жыл бұрын

Amen🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@tcb9775 2 жыл бұрын

Not just farmers bro. It's about all Americans or people around the world living through hard times. What I mean is how the government takes away everything, resulting in harder labor for the working man.

@ericheine2414 2 ай бұрын

I met John at Sky Blue recording studio in Sonoma California. He was a serious musician and he had dreams. He said he was going to change his name to Cougar that he was getting no promotion as Mellencamp. The master of the studio Chris Hackney said you do whatever you have to do to make your career work. John was in either an old Chevy or a GMC truck with Indiana plates. His musical equipment was wrapped with old carpets and packing mats. It might have been as early as 1973. It's really cool to see how well he did. Bravo John.

@maryalico4313 3 жыл бұрын

JM is a symbol of the real goodness in America. His music and statements made through music are so right on and touch one's soul and heart deep. My hats off to him a million times over.

@davidtaylor524 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mary,hope you’re okay ?

@ladypalomino3151 2 жыл бұрын

Farmers, dont give up. Jesus will pick His time to Help us. Thank you john for helping and caring for the Farmers. We adore you here in Indiana.

@andymack75 2 жыл бұрын

taking his sweet fucking time.... He was helping Aust beat Eng in the cricket recently, which has sidetracked him a bit. Will be back to the farmers just as soon as he has given all the AIDS to babies in Africa.

@davidculp7594 2 ай бұрын

Man there has never been a more real song for the working man. I'm checking the fence with grandpa man i miss those days. Still checking that damn fence. You passed the guard down to us boys

@jasongulley2323 Жыл бұрын

This song is more relevant now more than ever. Now more than ever. between today's greedy big corporations, our very corrupt government, I know farmers are being treated anything but fair. I love this song. The music itself + the lyrics are so spot on. I grew up in the 80's, and today's music just don't make the cut for me. 80's has some of the very best music out there.

@pyrddaddy2579 2 жыл бұрын

3:08 John sings live, no reverb. Such a talent in writing and performance.

@eako2107 Жыл бұрын

Very rare for music videos

@emmanuelgoldstein4371 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciating the drum work of Kenny Aronoff now more so now than ever.

@The_McD 2 ай бұрын

Might be the most important song John has written.

@lynne-sheltiesrock2322 Жыл бұрын

I still can't listen to this song without crying for the family farmers who lost everything...

@JohmathanBSwift 10 жыл бұрын

My step father said that the farmer was The Backbone of this Country.

@huntermontgomery8456 5 жыл бұрын

More than just the backbone. The farmer is the backbone and the hand that feeds. People need to stop biting.

@andymabbitt8538 4 жыл бұрын

truck drivers are the backbone of this nation without them even the farmers couldn't do it

@leslieanncaples1850 4 жыл бұрын

I believe your father

@markcheek6577 4 жыл бұрын

This is probably the best song John Mellencamp wrote and his best album.

@lindagardner8106 Жыл бұрын

This guy so awesome bought all those farms back.For the people that owned them, he should be proud in life of what he did.

@patrickwalker8378 Жыл бұрын

Unless you have farmed you really don't know what this song is about. The land made me so proud but nothing is left.

@starvoyager7313 3 жыл бұрын

This is more than a great song/video, it's a time capsule for an America that will never be again. Artists are the true keepers of time, of history, of place. Art doesn't lie. ✌☮🌎💫

@tcb9775 2 жыл бұрын

You got that right brother

@wethepeople1981 2 жыл бұрын

all art is propaganda.

@berndjenter4005 2 жыл бұрын

@@wethepeople1981 Why ?

@charleebrown7188 3 жыл бұрын

The snare drum that starts this song is about the most powerful snare ever. What a tone-setter for a great album.

@zon3665 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you John. Great songs. Great messages.

@shanekixmiller2133 Жыл бұрын

I'm not a farmer myself, but I'm a born and raised Hoosier through and through. And I'm very proud of it. It's a great part of the country that doesn't get very much recognition at all. And it's a damn shame. This song brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. And the music video that accompanies it drives the point home even better and gives you a taste of what it is like to live in indiana. This is my favorite song . I really think if everyone in the world had a chance to grow up out in the country, the world would be a better place.

@lostwizardcat9910 Жыл бұрын

The song is based off of my hometown, that part about "400 empty acers" was actually a reference to my family's farm. And it pains me to say that its only gotten worse, the town is currently only home to about 25 stubborn people and I'm related to 20 of them, we used to be the largest family owned farm in the state now only 1 or 2 members of the family still farm. The rest either sold it, died from stress related illnesses, or simply lost the farm to the banks. I remember every single year up until I was 12 I would go to funerals for family members that were either younger, or not much older than I am now. My great uncle, a man I never got to meet but heard a lot about, was about to lose his share of the farm to the bank because of a drought and shot himself on the front porch in his rocking chair one morning while he had his coffee.

@kerriesciberras4658 6 жыл бұрын

Chills up my spine, what a truly great song, sending love to our American brothers from Australia

@marcoceccarelli6415 2 жыл бұрын

Same to you my next door neighbor was a Vietnam vet when I was a kid growing up back in the eighties. He told me Australian soldiers were tough as nails and love to drink and fight.

@spiralpitfall 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks from Michigan

@patrickdiehl6813 4 ай бұрын

John, I just want to thank you for always keeping it real and bringing Music to our lives that makes us think and be better to one another. From the early days of CCR to the present you're one of the few that can make my soul feel the meaning you are trying to convey. May the grace of God shine on your soul.

@CarolWilliams-uy7ll Жыл бұрын

This song brings tears to my eyes and I'm a sml town gal..God bless John for all his work w/FarmAid as well as farmers and produce handlers where would we be without YOU?

@GOFLuvr Ай бұрын

Well said. Without farmers, we literally wouldn't be able to put food on our tables.

@frankisfrank69 4 ай бұрын

I've been loving Mellencamp since 1982 (so for 41 years). This song is one of his greatest. That whole album is great. Prescient and chilling. Amazing music. Wonderful art. Thanks John.

@brianlinville439 8 жыл бұрын

great song! Like the American Indian said, someday people will realize you cant eat money, better take care of the land and farms

@DamienOBrienJ 8 жыл бұрын

I thought you might be Interested in the original Quote by Alanis Obomsawin in 1972. "Canada, the most affluent of countries, operates on a depletion economy which leaves destruction in its wake. Your people are driven by a terrible sense of deficiency. When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money."

@myalaskalife5837 5 жыл бұрын

Damien O'Brien chilling words

@lowellmorse6723 5 жыл бұрын

Russell Means said..."We are ALL on the reservation now".

@bustersmith5569 5 жыл бұрын

Lowell Morse damn,,, very well said !! and its true,,,,

@brendaatkins2450 4 жыл бұрын

Lowell Morse, no doubt*

@joeyw8521 2 жыл бұрын

I live 20 mins where this video was made southern Indiana. I've talked to many old farmers because I love there stories an all say same thing on farmers an suicide you got a 4 generation farm an it goes under in your hands farmers felt they let there fathers an grandfather's down an that must be so hard. God bless American farmers. An also godbless singer's an people that help out with farm aid an other things.

@richardlacey4923 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Louisiana..I always come back to this vid a couple times a year because everything in it is real reality...I’d love to hear their stories

@melissabroadstreet7018 Жыл бұрын

John has ALWAYS been 50 years ahead of us and I’ve enjoyed him being the soundtrack to my life m. Me and my daddy used to drive around and scream these songs

@waynesmith8431 2 жыл бұрын

Hurts my heart to listen to this song. JCM nailed it with this one.

@mrthewubbie 3 жыл бұрын

" I fought authority, but authority always wins". He gets it. We will never give in, we will never give up, authority may win today, but tomorrow is ours.

@limestonecowboy9219 5 жыл бұрын

Me and my family lived this song! My dad lost his dairy farm in 84! We lived 20 miles west of Seymour Indiana were John is from. It's 98 crosses not 97..

@michelledudley5934 2 жыл бұрын

Never will forget those days of Grandpa saying get that planter filled while I go check on a well and pump. That evening the new combine came down the lane, with lights on, was something to see. Along with that smile on my grandpa's face. Thanks for this song Mr. John...really hits home.

@rodolfonieto8134 6 ай бұрын

My family were farmers in OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS , MISSOURI TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA. THIS SONG STILL MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.

@tomservo5347 4 жыл бұрын

I experienced this as a kid on a small farm during the 80's. My Dad nearly lost everything when he tried expanding and prices went completely down the drain. Caused my parents a lot of stress and they never really patched things up between them but stayed together mainly for us kids. They were also able to hold on to our 320 acres and sacrificed a lot to keep it. The 80's were an absolute nightmare for farmers and millions of small farms disappeared only to get swallowed up by ever expanding big operations that over-produced keeping prices low. Good for the consumer, not good for the grower. Today, a single farm is working at least 8,000 acres and they're even feeling the pinch with ever increasing costs and way too much reliance on chemicals. Don't even get me started on Monsanto's devious practices. Nothing has really changed as I believe by design the smaller operations got squeezed out by corporate farms. Control of the food supply isn't possible with millions of independent operators but easily done by controlling a few huge ones. The ones with money can basically buy representation in our Congress to tilt the playing field in their favor-NOT a free market at all. Banning lobbyists, and implementing term limits would be a great start. One ray of light I see is the ever increasing demand for organically produced food, and consumers wanting to know where their food is coming from. I hope someday to capitalize on this as going organic is feasible with limited acreage whenever I someday take the reins. The growing hostility to private property owners will be another headache I foresee with today's political animosity enabled by a largely ignorant population that's easily swayed.

@bonitadiablo 2 жыл бұрын

Monsanto is trying to steal and control all the heritage seeds from American farmers and pushing their GMO agenda. Form seed co-ops before it is too late!

@userofname1 2 жыл бұрын

Tom, thank you. Please keep the truth going. Don't give up!

@mollylarkins7075 3 жыл бұрын

Betcha the guy in the intro that was silent was a hell of a farmer. He’s a listener and learner, while agreeing with common sense.

@Bama-Crazy-3666 2 жыл бұрын

DAM TRUE JCM🇺🇸 GREAT MUSIC BROTHER STAY STRONG J.C.M. AN THOSE STILL HOLDING TIGHT WITH YA BROTHER 🇺🇸👀

@ronnie8252 10 ай бұрын

Here it is 2023. And nothing changed. They should never let the American Dollar leave this land. And the politicians are beyond crooks. God Bless You all American Farmers . Not only farmers now but the USA as we know it.

@leroy9979 3 жыл бұрын

Never really understood the lyrics until now. How pertinent in today’s society. As an Australian I see our farmers having to contend with drought, floods and bush fires all in one year. Then facing the combined might of the processors for a fair price for their produce. We would all starve if not for the farmers. Show respect.

@daddyrabbit4570 10 жыл бұрын

The few folks that gave 46 negatives on this have not a clue who feeds them

@tommyonepercenter 10 жыл бұрын

they buy at the supermarkets where they Make the food .

@96money96 5 жыл бұрын

True farms make most the food but many people still grow their own food and hunt and gather wild food.

@cumminspower-oo9xj 5 жыл бұрын

Not to be an ass but I can name 1or 2 corporate operations many large farms are family owned but you don't get the feel because if all the employees and saving seed is a thing of the past I'd rather plant new gmo seed to ensure a proper crop to feed my livestock and not be short because my saved seed didn't pan out and not all farms are huge my family and I milk 70 cows run row crops on 320 acres and raise our steers to 400 lbs and sell them as feeder calves and that supports 5 people

@michaelmartin4493 5 жыл бұрын

@@cumminspower-oo9xj Yes, let's ignore potential health side effects of seeds that are genetically engineered by man, because we know that man never makes mistakes. My family has farmed every single generation, and rarely have we had a shortage.

@michaelmartin4493 5 жыл бұрын

@baw0909 I agree completely. The reason that the government wants corporations to shut out family farms is so that they can control the food supply. If one controls food distribution, they control the people. Ho Chi Mihn used this tactic during the Vietnam War. He held the rice, and only rationed it to villages that his his weapons, soldiers, or provided intelligence. The villagers were often forced to deny aid or information to US troops.

@jayholewinski 22 күн бұрын

Mr. Mellencamp, this song has always been one of my favorite songs. I dont work the farm. But I am a hard working American who has watched "politics" WRECK not only Our Nation... but the world as well. So sad.

@youtubeme7195 Жыл бұрын

Indiana is my home, this song always gets me, in fact, most of Johns music does.

@youtubeme7195 Жыл бұрын

When I was young, I grew up in the chicago burb of Hammond, and then I moved a little east, and I would wake up to the cocks crowing, and think about Johns music. Much later I married an Australian woman who is from farmland in Australia, and she asked me, "Thats what it means when a cock crows." and I said "yeah, it's beautiful." she said, "If we move back here, I want to be a hoosier." To live in the farmland, of the great grain, and the great plains, is a beautiful thing. My wife would have moved 12 thousand miles to be a Hoosier, becase Indiana is polite and beautiful.

@atomic_guy3528 Жыл бұрын

@@youtubeme7195 I moved from southern Indiana to lisle in the west Chicago burbs. It’s just a different lifestyle, but Ik many people from my childhood that would do anything to get out of the country

@scoterjones38 7 жыл бұрын

Callin' it your job ol' Hoss shore don't make it right, but if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight.

@brian5o 4 жыл бұрын

As poignant today as it was back in the mid 80s, if not more so. One of my favorite John Mellencamp songs by far. That’s one hell of a high bar.

@phantom0456 Ай бұрын

As sad and relevant as this song is today, I still love seeing glimpses of mid-1980’s Americana in this video. The old tractors look just like the one my grandpa had on his farm back in the day, and the picture @1:35 of the barn and the gravel path leading to it looks so similar to his barn and the gravel path to it that it makes my heart ache. It’s saddening that family and independent farmers have been forced to the wayside by corporate greed and government incompetence.

@robindew9072 8 ай бұрын

Still love John Mellencamp still today. This is an amazing song even today in Oct. 2023. Still rocks. Still has lots of meaning

@casstelles 2 жыл бұрын

I love the intro about the farmers talking about farming. There's many truths about their commentary, but the last part is the best. Want to buy a farm? This sums up the farming industry. I can only tip my hat to those who continue farming.

@twicepaidfor8248 2 жыл бұрын

These are John's cousins, they took over the farm right after the heyday of farming in the late 70s, can't say I wouldn't have done the same you could do no wrong

@tomservo5347 2 жыл бұрын

The joke I've heard growing up on a farm was always "If you win the lottery and want to blow it all in one go, start farming!" If these crazy environmental laws start taxing farmers for each cow they own it's absolutely going to wreck them because beef has been the ONE clear profit-the ONLY one for that matter. My Dad has said for decades that farmers desperately need another cash crop instead of just corn and beans. During the early 90's we and EVERY other farmer got out of raising pigs because megafarms wrecked prices and made it cost more to feed them than what you got at market. I remember .29 cents a pound back in '92. By 1995 no one was raising pork anymore.

@7viewerlogic670 2 жыл бұрын

@@twicepaidfor8248 I was wondering where those farmers were today, didn't know they were his cousins.