He did the same with candidate John McCain in 2000. Ain’t that America?!įun fact: Mellencamp refused to permit President Ronald Reagan to use this song in his 1984 campaign. The winner of the contest sold the house two days after moving in. for all Ive ever wanted - Ive still got my little pink house, and someone who loves me. So the channel had to buy another house and paint it pink. For everywhere Ive been, for all Ive got. There's a black man with a black cat Living in a black neighborhood He's got an interstate running' through his front yard You know, he thinks, he's got it so good And there's a woman in the kitchen cleaning' up evening slop And he looks at her and says: Hey darling, I can remember when you could stop a clock Oh but ain't that America, for you. When it was discovered that the prize house was located across from a toxic waste dump, Mellencamp refused to let MTV give it away. To promote the song, MTV ran a contest where one viewer would win a pink house. Unlike “Jack & Diane” and “Hurts So Good”, Mellecamp shared that writing “Pink Houses” happened “very quickly”. Despite its use as a pro-America theme, the lyrics are sarcastic with Mellcamp calling it “an anti-American song”. Mellencamp said his inspiration for the song came when he saw black man sitting in a lawn chair watching the road, when driving down Interstate 65 in Indianapolis. It became his fourth of ten career US top 10 hits and Rolling Stone magazine ranked the single at #447 on their “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list in 2004. Little pink houses for you and me There's a young man in a t-shirt Listenin' to a rockin' rollin' station He's got greasy hair, greasy smile He says, 'Lord this must be my destination.' 'Cause they told me when I was younger 'Boy you're gonna be president. Oh, but ain't that America For you and me Ain't that America Something to see, baby Ain't that America Home of the free, yeah Little pink houses For you and me Oooh Ooooh, yeah.“Pink Houses” was the second single released from the 1983 album Uh-Huh. Well, there's people and more people What do they know, know, know Go to work in some high rise And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico Ooh, yeah And there's winners and there's losers But they ain't no big deal 'Cause the simple man, baby Pays for thrills The bills the pills that kill Oh, but ain't that America For you and me Ain't that America Something to see, baby Ain't that America Home of the free, yeah Little pink houses For you and me Oooh, little baby For you and me Well, there's a young man in a t-shirt Listenin' to a rockin' rollin' station He's got greasy hair, greasy smile He says, Lord this must be my destination 'Cause they told me when I was younger Said boy, you're gonna be president But just like everything else Those old crazy dreams Just kinda came and went Oh, but ain't that America For you and me Ain't that America Something to see, baby Ain't that America Home of the free, yeah Little pink houses For you and me Oooh, yeah For you and me There's a black man with a black cat Livin' in a black neighborhood He's got an interstate Runnin' through his front yard You know he thinks that he's got it so good And there's a woman in the kitchen Cleanin' up the evenin' slop And he looks at her and says, hey darlin' I can remember when you could stop a clock il libro, cosÌ come il blog, non ha finalitÀ commerciali e la proprieta’ ed i diritti delle foto riprodotte spettano ai rispettivi proprietari. questo ebook raccoglie una serie di post pubblicati sul sito saluzzishrc durante l’anno 2012. Road which was bedecked with American flags to play up the patriotic lyrics. pink floyd e la scena di canterbury gli e-books della saluzzi’s home record collection disclaimer.
John Cougar Mellencamp Pink Houses (Ain't That America) Lyrics Pink Houses John Mellencamp Theres a black man with a black cat Living in a black neighborhood Hes got an interstate running through his front yard You. The pink house that is the key focal point of the video still stands today. Little pink houses for you and me There's a young man in a t-shirt Listenin' to a rockin' rollin' station He's got greasy hair, greasy smile He says, 'Lord this must be my destination.' 'Cause they told me when I was younger 'Boy you're gonna be president.
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