And it's a funny - it's not a funny ha-ha story, but this is how the line came about. The song actually was - that line - my grandmother lived to be a hundred years old. Sometimes you really need songs like this. It was the middle of winter, and it really spoke to me. When I first started listening to the song, I think I was kind of depressed. It's just so much about mortality and things that aren't necessarily ever going to get better. I have to say, you know, I just wasn't prepared for this song that opens the new CD. TERRY GROSS: John Mellencamp, welcome to FRESH AIR. That's when life is short even in its longest days. Sometimes you get sick, and you don't get better. I walked like a hero into the setting sun. My vision was true, and my heart was, too. MELLENCAMP: (Singing) Seems like once upon a time ago, I was where I was supposed to be. Here's the opening track from that album, a song called "Longest Day" (ph). If you're still there, would you please come down?īIANCULLI: Terry spoke with John Mellencamp in 2009, when his album called "Life, Death, Love And Freedom" was released. If you're still there, would you please come down? Hey, God. No one could imagine the sight of so many dead on the floor. JOHN MELLENCAMP: (Singing) Weapons and guns - are they really my rights? Law was written a long time ago. His new album, his 25th, is called "Orpheus Descending," and it reflects on many of the issues facing Americans today, like massive social inequality and gun violence in the song "Hey God." John Mellencamp is a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a Grammy winner and a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. His song "This Is Our Country" first became famous when it was used in a Chevrolet ad. His hits in the '80s include "Jack & Diane" and "Small Town." At Obama's inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, Mellencamp sang his song "Pink Houses," the one with the refrain, ain't that America for you and me. John Mellencamp has been performing and writing songs for 4 1/2 decades.
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