Description
Scarecrow stands as one of John Cougar Mellencamp’s most powerful and politically charged recordings, arriving at a moment when the American Midwest farming crisis gave his blue-collar storytelling an urgent, real-world weight. The CD opens with the raw, defiant ‘Rain On The Scarecrow’, a striking portrait of rural hardship, and moves through the anthemic ‘Small Town’ — arguably his most beloved song — and the rollicking ‘R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.’, a celebratory nod to 1960s rock and roll. Tracks like ‘Minutes To Memories’ and ‘Between A Laugh And A Tear’ show the quieter, more reflective side of Mellencamp’s songwriting. This is heartland rock at its most purposeful and fully realized…
Track listing:
- Rain On The Scarecrow
- Grandma’s Theme
- Small Town
- Minutes To Memories
- Lonely Ol’ Night
- The Face Of The Nation
- Justice And Independence ’85
- Between A Laugh And A Tear
- Rumbleseat
- You’ve Got To Stand For Somethin’
- R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To The 60’s Rock)
- The Kind Of Fella I Am
