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The Penguin Discography: Jack & Diane




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Jack & Diane
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John (Cougar) Mellencamp

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Date Performance 1998-00-00
Running Time 5:56
Performers John (Cougar) Mellencamp (Vocals), Dane Clark (Drums), Dane Clark (Percussion), Toby Meyers (Bass), Toby Meyers (Vocals), Pat Peterson (Percussion), Pat Peterson (Vocals), Miriam Sturm (Violin), Miriam Sturm (Vocals), Mike/Michael Wanchic(k) (Guitar), Mike/Michael Wanchic(k) (Vocals), Andy York (Guitar), Andy York (Vocals), Loren (Moe-Z.M.D.) Stewart (Keys), Loren (Moe-Z.M.D.) Stewart (Vocals), Gina Schock (Percussion), David/Dave Thoener (Mixed By)
Commentsby John Mellencamp (appears courtesy of Columbia Records) (P) & (C) 1998 Viacom International Inc. John Mellencamp: "It always surprised me how people responded to this song, because quite frankly, when I wrote this song I didn't like it. I didn't like the arrangement. Every time we'd put it on the tape machine, I'd look at the guys and I'd say, 'Let's take that God damned thing off! It's terrible! Right? So in my brain I thought 'This song is never gonna work.' The only thing about 'Jack and Diane' that I thought was interesting, looking back on it, are those handclaps that are on the record. We only put those handclaps on that record to keep time because there's no drum going through there. So finally, after being convinced that we should leave the song on the records, it was... maybe my only number one record. And then the most peculiar thing started happening; the fans started loving this song. We'd be playing in public and playing it in shows and people would just go nuts over the song. I would think, 'Man, I don't know what the hell's going on in the music business, because I don't like this song.' But you all liked it so much that eventually I started liking it. Because it made my job so easy to go out on stage and do this song because I didn't have to do anything."
Appears On
VH1 Storytellers (2000)
Various Artists

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EMI Full Kell Music/Little B Publishing (ASCAP)

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2009-08-19