Posts tagged John Mellencamp
25 Songs That Bring Tears to My Eyes

One, I didn’t include Christmas songs.  A lot of Christmas songs get me.  Two, I didn’t include anything too personal, although if it’s not somewhat personal, you’re not going to feel it enough to be moved to tears.

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The Lonesome Jubilee - John Mellencamp (Jeremy)

I grew up six miles down the road from the house John grew up in on Indiana Highway 11.  Me, just north of Jonesville in Bartholomew County, and he just north of Rockford in Jackson County.  Of course, he’s 28 ½ years older than me, but as I was becoming aware of music, his musical shadow was a long one in Southern Indiana.  Some of my earliest memories are of driving around on the country roads and my folks having a collection of great cassettes in the car: Eliminator (ZZ Top), Learning to Crawl (The Pretenders) and Uh Huh and American Fool by John. 

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