Funny you should say that about John Mellencamp in the early 90s. “Key West Intermezzo” is probably the one song of his that I really like to the point where I never get tired of it. If you check out the video you can see a young Matthew McConaghey before anyone heard of him.
I completely forgot about that song! :-). I didn’t care much for his 80s stuff ... The crap he released in 93 I think it was (Wild Night) made me want to go deaf :-). Something about the guy’s voice just grates on my soul. Same thing with Bruce Springsteen.
KWI certainly isn’t a bad song at all ... But his vocals ruin it for me. I know I’m in the minority when it comes to his singing. Also, be aware that I find Dave Mustaine of Megadeth to be a great singer (for his genre) :-).