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Track: Small Town
Artist: John Mellencamp
Album: Scarecrow

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Name: John Mellencamp
Spotify Genres: classic rock
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Born in Seymour, Indiana on October 7, 1951. He started out for a brief period of time as a glam rocker, but then tried out for a solo career with his first album [i]Chestnut Street Incident[/i] released by former [a=David Bowie] manager, [a=Tony DeFries] on the Mainman (division of MCA) label. That album was a complete flop partly due to the fact that the record label wanted to mold John into something he was not (a pretty boy ala James Dean) and the fact that the album consisted of only 6 originals and 5 cover songs. It was also the label's idea to release the album under the name [b]Johnny Cougar[/b] which Mellencamp did not approve of. It wasn't until the release of [i]American Fool[/i], released this time under the moniker [b]John Cougar[/b], which featured his most well-known hit to date, "Jack & Diane" that he really made it big; the album stayed at #1 on the charts for nine weeks. Following that was [i]Uh-huh[/i] which would be his first release under the moniker [b]John Cougar Mellencamp[/b]; the name he would stick by until he gradually dropped the "Cougar" and just went by his given name [b]John Mellencamp[/b]. A heart attack in 1994 prevented him from touring for one of his most famous albums to date [i]Dance Naked[/i]. John has collaborated with [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Me'Shell+Ndegeocello]Me'Shell Ndegeocello[/url] and [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/India+Arie]India Arie[/url] over the years. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 (Performer).

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Release: John Cougar Mellencamp - Small Town
Year: 1985
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock

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LYRICS

Well I was born in a small town
And I live in a small town
Prob'ly die in a small town
Oh, those small communities
All my friends are so small town
My parents live in the same small town
My job is so small town
Provides little opportunity

Educated in a small town
Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town
Used to daydream in that small town
Another boring romantic that's me

But I've seen it all in a small town
Had myself a ball in a small town
Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town
Now she's small town just like me

No I cannot forget where it is that I come from
I cannot forget the people who love me
Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
And people let me be just what I want to be

Got nothing against a big town
Still hayseed enough to say
Look who's in the big town
But my bed is in a small town
Oh, and that's good enough for me

Well I was born in a small town
And I can breathe in a small town
Gonna die in this small town
And that's prob'ly where they'll bury me