"John Cougar Mellencamp is a way better songwriter than Springsteen"

Ben

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That's what my pompous ass of a coworker just told me.

I...I just can 't wrap my head around it.

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Ain't that America?

Wed, 11/08/2006 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

That Rat Nest B...

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You know

That life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone lyric is a good one.

But then there was something about Jack and Diane in the heartland.

Wed, 11/08/2006 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

Seitan

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Rain on the Scarecrow

Blood on the plow.

This land fed a nation. This land me proud.

Mon, 11/13/2006 - 10:14am login or register to post comments

Seitan

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Oh Yeah

P.S. I question you guys' taste sometimes. Pmeh-ing Mellencamp? Dissing Twisted Sister? It really makes me wonder whether you even know good music when you hear it. Next you'll be telling me that Spandau Ballet's "True" is not the most kick-ass song of the 80s!

Mon, 11/13/2006 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

Gordon lamb

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I love Springsteen.

I love Springsteen. Honestly.

Mon, 11/20/2006 - 4:44am login or register to post comments

steve

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I'm torn between the two. I

I'm torn between the two. I have great memories associated with their songs, however, I don't think I'll possess recordings by either of them.

-Too old to be clean, far too young to be broken
-New Model Army

Mon, 11/20/2006 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

maggieloveshopey

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I am a

huge Springsteen fan.
In contrast, I am aware that John Cougar Mellencamp exists. I probably put out some of his CDs in my record shop days, but that is the limit of his impact on my life.

www.bugpowderdust.co.uk

Fri, 11/24/2006 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

BILITIS BALK

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Springsteen's ok I guess,

Springsteen's ok I guess, but AVAIL cover Mellencamp. Puts him ahead by my reckoning.

At War With Myself Since 1970

Sat, 11/25/2006 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

mikebarron

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Springsteen rulez.

Tue, 12/05/2006 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

vegaprime

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Mellencamp lives about 20

Mellencamp lives about 20 minutes away from me

Fri, 12/08/2006 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

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