John Mellencamp Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen Tribute 

Wow, this man took that song & made it his own in such a phenomenal way.

This song hits you different when John sings it. Here 2022, 30 years old and still listening to these classics.

Anybody who thinks Mellencamp "stunk it up" on this song just doesn't get it. It was meant to be a different treatment, and it was well done to the point of being masterful. The performance was heartfelt and intense. Artists want different takes on their work. It makes them a well spring of creativity. The Boss was proud!

Little Pink Houses, Jack & Diane - My Home Town (ALL) Born In The USA.. Thank you Mellencamp & Springsteen for years of great awesome music..

I saw John in concert at one of the last concerts at Irvine Amphitheater. Bruce was sitting next to me in the seats. He jumped on stage and sang this with John.

Absolutely love this version. It's outstanding!!

Very powerful....made it his own....he did just enough to make us want more....genius

One of the greatest singer songwriters ever in my opinion

Kenny Aronoff loved smashing that kit to that song, one of the few who can go toe to toe with mighty max !!!

Am I the only one that heard this, that truly got what he did here? He didn't just do it "his way". He did it in the only way he could have done it. Both Bruce and John had a song that was often misunderstood and misinterpreted to be a "patriotic song" when in fact they were not. Bruce had "Born in the USA" and John had "Pink Houses". Those 2 songs share the same spirit, as soulmates. What John did here in this performance, was sing "Born in the USA" in the spirit of "Pink Houses". Go listen to the acoustic version of "Pink Houses" and then come back and listen to this one again, and you will hear it. He could not have made it any more obvious unless he made it a medley.

Exactly as it should''ve been done by Mr. Mellamcamp! Bravo!!!

I see and hear John's respect for his peer musician in this rendition. Nice.

He’s one of the best drummers of all time...not a question

@1:13 when Bruce reaches back and grabs his wife's hand for moral support is EVERYTHING! LOVE THAT!!!

Absolutely flawless. Melloncamp and Springsteen have always been two of my favorite artists. They sing from the heart, they sing from the soul.

Love this version of the song. John Cougar just Rocks 👍👍

Good to see Kenny drumming with his old mates again. For you that don't know Kenny has been at the top of the drum world for years now. I about soiled myself many years ago when he was drumming for Elton John big production

JOHN WAS DOING THE SONG HIS WAY!! loved his rhythmic vocals , just sittin' on a diff accent of lyrics! thought is was justice to the song, how else do all of you think that great hoarseness in cougar's voice would come through!!

I’m a die hard Bruce fan and I love it Bruce isn’t the easiest to cover bc his writing is incredible and a lot of people don’t get it

John Cougar Mellencamp deserves a Kennedy Center Honors Tribute.

We need a John Mellencamp Kennedy Center Honors.

wow.... I love the take that Mellencamp brought to this song.......

That was an incredible cover by Mellencamp. It was powerful and moving.

Great to see Kenny Aronoff and John Mellencamp back together!!!

wow. I love how he sang this. He made the song shine.

This was one of the best things I've seen on tv in years. The whole show was amazing. I laughed and cried. Music is a powerful thing.

Nothing pays more than the proud smile the Boss has in his face...

Still two greatest musicians John and Bruce!!!! I always wanted to take a part in John´s consert . Unfortunately I had to mis his Copenhagen concert because my mother died after true fight against cancer.

So good to see John and Kenny playing together again.

outstanding from another great American singer/songwriter!

people are smoking crack to think that sucked! Loved every tribute to Bruce that night!

How awesome is this version ;) very surprising twist, Bruce ;) impressed John Is Bruce's friend of course he's good. They all are. Thank you

My two Heros in the song of my youth time. I love it!!!!

John or Bruce can't choose. Love both and both are American rock music icons. I'm from NJ so Bruce gets a very slight edge :)

Incredible artistic rendition.

that was brilliant!

Mellencamp rocks. Great tribute to the Boss.

Song done with love for Springsteen. And they all knew it.

Kenny Aronoff Jr. Rock N' on the drums he's a great guy and one heck of a drummer!

True respect for the Boss. An honor by John to Bruce Truthful tribute to the real deal of the words of this song

I noticed the word Patriot used in some comments...this is not a song of patriotism for the U.S. it was a protest song about how the U.S. treated Veterans returning from the Vietnam War....which was very bad. Pro Veteran....not pro American Gov't.

The man is a genius.

Great song and a great artist

One of the favorite artists my dad introduced me to(mellencamp). This version of the song hits a bit different, I like it.

Pure goosebumps. What a tribute to the best musicians in the world. Phantastic!

Just take as look on The Boss’s face ad it reflects the utmost respect for Mellencamp. WOW

Great interpretation which conveyed the real pathos of the song.

My own parents were flaming arseinines and thought that the Kennedy Center would never have long hairs and any of that damn loud rock music in it! Another reason I'm glad to be an American orphan! What a fantastic video, thanks!

John Mellencamp really nailed this song.

I'm nuts about both of them. They are in great spirits when they perform..

And, this my friends....is a tribute....John Mellencamp rocks.

@nackerly I totally 110% agree with you. I remember seeing this when it was on and when JOHN M. walked out I said Here comes "Born in the USA"!

HAPPY 63 JOHN , ENJOY YOUR DAY!

the perfect person to do this song

it was awsome!!!

this song resonates.. so many of my family served in Vietnam..

"Born in the ..." is one of those songs that came to my mind to thoughtfully.

awesome! long live the Boss,well done John

Love Bruce Springsteen for a moment I thought I was looking at Robert DeNiro that was nice performance

Amazing version

Only John could come up with his own style and make it work !! 👍😊🎤🎸🥁

Kenny Aronoff is an incredible musician!

Your all over analyzing the concert. I proud to be an American and I am also proud to show it!!! We all should be so proud!!!!

Two of my favorite artists.

I saw this tour in Toronto! So amazing!

So Great!!!

Great version of a great song

This is a lovely tribute to Bruce. I’m glad John made it his own. Obviously,I prefer the original but this is great!

that was great. thanks for posting.

...perfect cross over, Mellencamp - Springsteen.... NOW, let's have Springsteen tribute to Mellencamp, right?.....

Great to hear Kenny and John back together again!

After reading the lyrics 30 years ago, not once did I think this was a patriotic song!

John did Bruce proud!

Very cool and different. You can tell Bruce gets it. The stylistic difference.

Amazing.

Wow!! Amazing!!🔥🔥❤️

Rockers of that generation understand.

Yo no nací en los Estados Unidos, pero me quito el sombrero ante tan grandes músicos y buena música.

Never seen that before ..fuckin classic Mellencamp ..I love Bruce both r icons ..100 %

My heart will always beat for Bruce

Always love John Mellencamp one of my all-time favourites sad to see cigarettes ruined his voice

Excellent!!

Love this done in an acoustic vein.

Born down in a dead man's town The first kick I took was when I hit the ground You end up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up Born in the U.S.A. Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hand Sent me off to a foreign land To go and kill the yellow man Born in the U.S.A. Come back home to the refinery Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me" Went down to see my V.A. man He said "Son, don't you understand" I had a brother at Khe Sahn fighting off the Viet Cong They're still there, he's all gone He had a woman he loved in Saigon I got a picture of him in her arms now Down in the shadow of the penitentiary Out by the gas fires of the refinery I'm ten years burning down the road Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go Born in the U.S.A. I was born in the U.S.A.

Nobody kicks John's ass as good as Aronoff!!!

He's just an out of this town Best everything .... freaking love him.... Saw him in 2017 .... this guy sound's the same as back in the 80's he is priceless 🎶🌞😘❌⭕🙋👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦😍😍😍😍🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹💖💖💖

great - thank You, John Mellencamp! God bless You! Love and light on Your way! Reverend Markus Maiwald/ Meitingen/ Bavaria/ Germany

both are great both my time

Un grande tributo a Bruce !; Grandissimo John!! 🤗🤗🤗💔💔💔💝💋

Great version by Mellencamp

this is AMERICA all the way my very favorite people

kids man i tell ya..! first off.. there would be no bruce springsteen without a john cougar mellencamp!! so trust me john didnt stink up the song i could listen to john all day

this is awesome. sounds like a Mellencamp song!!

Nice work

I'd never thought I'd see old Mellencamp sing Born In The USA. Great tribute! Also, awesome to see Kenny and John on the same stage again. Didn't knew about that back in '09 when I first saw this, I didn't really get into Mellencamp until recent years. It's also pretty interesting that Mellencamp choose to do this, have Bruce and John done ANYTHING togheter? Not that it matter but since Springsteen and Mellencamp are heavily related to eachother in terms of genre and lyrics you'd think they should have done more stuff togheter throughout the years.

Great job. The original belongs to Springsteen. Nice tribute

2 legends for the price of 1

I just dont understand you americans, you have two world class artists and you use your time arguing which one is best instead of enjoyin both of them. Bruce is great and John is great. Ask them and i think both of them will agree. greetings from a fan from Finland.

is fantastic

Nice version, well played.