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Scarecrow
Rock · 1985 · 12 tracks

Scarecrow

John Mellencamp

A definitive heartland rock document. Gritty social realism meets massive 80s drum sounds and acoustic folk textures to capture the vanishing American farm.

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The ultimate soundtrack for driving past cornfields and thinking about how things used to be.

A defiant and bittersweet reflection on the erosion of the American dream in rural communities.

Scarecrow · vs · John Mellencamp
Road Trip+1.6σ

Road Trip saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Rain on the Scarecrow
3:46
02
Grandma’s Theme
0:56
03
Small Town
3:43
04
Minutes to Memories
4:13
05
Lonely Ol’ Night
3:45
06
The Face of the Nation
3:14
07
Justice and Independence ’85
3:34
08
Between a Laugh and a Tear
4:33
09
Rumbleseat
3:00
10
You’ve Got to Stand for Somethin’
4:34
11
R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s Rock)
2:55
12
The Kind of Fella I Am
2:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The thunderous, menacing drum fill that opens Rain on the Scarecrow, signaling a darker shift in tone.
The transition from the fragile, archival recording of Grandma’s Theme into the bright, iconic acoustic strumming of Small Town.
The exuberant, 60s-inspired call-and-response vocals during the bridge of R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A.
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