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According to John Mellencamp, "Jack & Diane" was based on the 1962 Tennessee Williams film Sweet Bird of Youth. [8] He said of recording the song: "'Jack & Diane' was a terrible record to make. When I play it on guitar by myself, it sounds great; but I could never get the band to play along with me. That's why the arrangement's so weird.
The song is a tribute to John Mellencamp's 1982 single "Jack & Diane", and credits Mellencamp as a co-writer for incorporating that song's guitar riff. Rolling Stone writer Chris Parton described the song: "Owen's updated version highlights the original's impact on present-day America, while a regular Joe reminisces about falling in love to the tune years before."
"I Think I'm in Love with You" is a song written and produced by Cory Rooney and Dan Shea for Jessica Simpson's 1999 debut album, Sweet Kisses. It contains a sample of singer-songwriter John Mellencamp's "Jack & Diane" (1982) and was released as the album's third and final single in mid-2000; in Japan, it was issued as the album's second single in February 2000.
On the Rural Route 7609 is a box set by rock singer/songwriter John Mellencamp that was released on June 15, 2010. [1] The first part of the title refers to the song "Rural Route" (which is included in two versions) from his 2007 album Freedom's Road and the fact that Mellencamp's music and lifestyle have always been very rural in nature, and 7609 references that the set spans Mellencamp's ...
The film The Legend of Jack and Diane began production in Los Angeles in January 2022; according to film news website Deadline Hollywood, the makers were inspired by Mellencamp's song "Jack & Diane" and are in talks with Mellencamp's team about music for the film. [75]
The song is described by Nash Country Daily as being "about facing the world head-on and not letting life get you down." [3] Its lyrics contains a reference to John Mellencamp's 1982 single "Jack & Diane" – the song opens with line "I wonder if Jack and Diane ever made it". [4]
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Mick Ronson – guitar and background vocals on "Jack and Diane" Toby Myers – bass, background vocals; Carroll Sue Hill – keyboards, background vocals; Greg Edward – engineer; David Thoener – engineer on "Pink Houses" Sarah Flint – background vocals on "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." John Cascella – keyboards, accordion; Lisa Germano ...