John Mellencamp performs Pink Houses live at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City March 10,2008
Mom & Dad built a house in Anchorage, AK that I was raised in. It was a great house but they painted it PINK!! I love this song! Later we moved to Oregon and bought a farm and we lost everything but John was doing farm aide and brought out our the farmers plight. Damn, those farmers worked so hard and lost everything.
que bien mellencamp,usted se merece ese premio y muchos mas, los que hablamos español,tambien apreciamos tu musica,volvamos todos al pueblo pequeño, y a las casas rosadas ...felicitaciones..pretty cool
He was the 80's Bob Dylan. For those of us who grew up in the Midwest in the 80's, we witnessed the very things Mellencamp wrote about. The decline of the family farm was a big deal. I remember driving the interstates and seeing signs on farm land written by farmers pleading for help. Unfortunately, most died out and now all we have are corporate farms. Rain on the Scarecrow is his masterpiece in my opinion.
both are absolutely fantastically good artists, and are very similar in what they sing about and are musically about. Both should be praised, not compared.
We have to respect the perspectives that Springsteen, Mellencamp, and Bob Seeger all write from--the areas which they represent. Bruce represents Jersey, always has in his writing. John represents Indiana; in many ways has a tougher core from which he writes than Bruce...and so does Seeger. But honestly, do any of us really revere "Born To Run" more than "Pink Houses" or "Against The Wind"? Those are all magnificent songs. Convince me otherwise...
@BrandonCrazyTV That is whats so Great About Mellencamp. He can Deliver the same message without all the complexity and Metaphors and Still Make the Song Sound Just as Beautiful. I Love Springsteen Personal Choice wise I Choose Mellencamp Over Him Because Where Springsteen Is Consistent in His Records No Two Mellencamp Records are the Same. Now On a Talent Scale Both are Equal. A 10.5 For Both of them !
Folk singers should not be compared.. It's not how many top whatever's they have.. It's about listening to the message they are try'n to send us.. Mellincamp and Springsteen are both masters at this.. So shut up and listen!!!
Oh yes! Just because a magazine made a list of the greatest artists and albums of all times means it must be true. If Rolling Stone says it, it must be true. And Justin Bieber must be a great artist because he was on its cover. Seriously though, just because Rolling Stone says something, doesn't make it so. I'm sure there are many great albums and artists that didn't make their list and many that did who are overrated.
and springsteen has 20 songs. its a fact of music. they don't call springsteen the boss for nothing. he owns. hes obviously not better then zeppeling or floyd but def better then mellencamp. who do you think influenced mellencamp? springsteen!
