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According to John Mellencamp, "Jack & Diane" was based on the 1962 Tennessee Williams film Sweet Bird of Youth. [8] He said of recording the song: "'Jack & Diane' was a terrible record to make. When I play it on guitar by myself, it sounds great; but I could never get the band to play along with me. That's why the arrangement's so weird.
The next day, Diane hangs out in the store where Jack works with one of Jack's friends, Chris, to Jack's annoyance. Jack asks Diane to leave, but Diane challenges her to a childish game. Jack wins, so Diane is forced to go. Jack returns to Chris, who has found a video of Diane's sister being raped on an adult website.
The song is a tribute to John Mellencamp's 1982 single "Jack & Diane", and credits Mellencamp as a co-writer for incorporating that song's guitar riff. Rolling Stone writer Chris Parton described the song: "Owen's updated version highlights the original's impact on present-day America, while a regular Joe reminisces about falling in love to the tune years before."
"Jack and Diane" Bruce Gowers 1983 "Crumblin' Down" Chris Gabrin 1983 "Pink Houses" Chris Gabrin 1984 "Authority Song" Jay Dubin 1985 "Lonely Ol' Night" Jonathan Kaplan 1985 "Small Town" Jonathan Kaplan 1986 "R.O.C.K. in the USA (A Salute to '60s Rock)" John Mellencamp 1986 "Rain on the Scarecrow" Jonathan Kaplan 1986 "Rumbleseat" Faye Cummins
"I Think I'm in Love with You" is a song written and produced by Cory Rooney and Dan Shea for Jessica Simpson's 1999 debut album, Sweet Kisses. It contains a sample of singer-songwriter John Mellencamp's "Jack & Diane" (1982) and was released as the album's third and final single in mid-2000; in Japan, it was issued as the album's second single in February 2000.
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Both "Jack & Diane" and American Fool topped their respective US Billboard charts. Ronson was recruited to Midge Ure's band for Ure's Gift tour in 1985. After weeks of rehearsal, Ronson left the band due to financial disagreements and was replaced by Zal Cleminson. Ronson with Howard Helm, 1988
The Johnsons go to Jack and Diane's school play about Columbus Day and Dre is dismayed by the historically inaccurate way that the holiday is portrayed. He feels like there aren't enough black holidays, so he enlists Aloe Blacc at work to help him create a catchy song to raise awareness for a holiday worth celebrating: Juneteenth.