Posted on 04/16/2024 4:35:07 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Bruce Springsteen is getting some unfavorable comparisons to John Mellencamp following the latter's meltdown at a recent show. The musician walked off after getting into it with a heckler.
Now, fans are saying Springsteen and Mellencamp are cut from the same cloth. Taking to social media, several critics blasted Mellencamp and also brought Springsteen into the conversation. Critics claim that both Mellencamp and Springsteen are out of touch with the fanbase that once propped them up.
One person wrote, "I have seen JCM five times. Just like Springsteen, these guys used to be in touch with the common man. They are way out of touch now and I will not pay a penny for either of them to spew their rhetoric."
Another labeled Mellencamp to be a Springsteen knockoff. They said the musician had a history of bad behavior. They wrote, "Does anybody really care? He's a bad copy of Springsteen. He's known for his bad temper and for being a jerk. He also doesn't sell music anymore. I don't even believe his last CD even crack the Billboard top 200. The one before that only reached 197. He's selling like 5,000 copies a CD. He's an angry, completely irrelevant artist—no wonder he's pissed."
Another one wanted both Springsteen and Mellencamp to both go, writing, "He needs to go with Springsteen...."
Unfavorable Comparisons Between Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp Another questioned if Springsteen and Mellencamp were ever like the people that supported them. They wrote, "He and Springsteen made their fortunes by being 'just like us' and now I have to wonder if either of them ever really were... I still like their music but it's not the same as when I believed them, ya know?"
Mellencamp blew up at one of his more recent concerts. The musician got angry after a heckler told him to play some music. Mellencamp reportedly was telling a story about his grandmother that got political in nature. Rather than just letting the comment slide, the musician got angry. He shouted back, "What do you think I've been doing you (expletive)."
Mellencamp then continued to yell. "Here's the thing man, you don't know me," he said. "You don't (expletive) know me." He told other concert-goers "find this guy and let me see him after the show." Mellencamp ended up stopping the show on "Jack And Diane." He left the stage for several minutes, but he ultimately returned to finish his set.
Dittoes to Johnny Rotten.
Southern man don’t need him around anyhow
Thank you! And bless his heart.
Time for a photo shoot with Mellencamp looking away wistfully, hands in his pockets, leaning against an old pickup truck, in front of a diner where he would never eat.
Damn, Crusty, but that’s funny! And true.
Just like Springsteen, these guys used to be in touch with the common man.
Puh-leeze....that working-class, common man shtick was Springsteen’s bread & butter early. It was a marketing fabrication.
In his own words:
“Bruce Springsteen has a confession to make. “I made it all up,” he tells the audience in his new Netflix special Springsteen on Broadway. “Bruce Springsteen” the persona — all gritty working-class authenticity — is a creation. “I’ve never held an honest job in my entire life!” he says. “I’ve never done any hard labor. I’ve never worked 9 to 5. I’ve never worked five days a week. Until right now.”
The working class act doesn’t work after you become an elitist.
All these people stay in their echo chambers to the point they believe everyone thinks like them. When they encounter someone who doesn’t, they cannot abide it. They don’t know how to respond because they have never been asked to justify their beliefs. It’s a cult.
No! No! Don't stop! Punish me harder!
He should retire and start a cantaloupe farm...call it John Cougar’s Melon Camp.
George Green does not ring a bell. Even though John and I are just a month apart in age we were in different classes. He wasn’t really anything special in HS. He was in concert choir, not advanced choir. He was a wrestler and ran track. Average student and a head case. Spent his fair share of time in the principal’s office.
I actually knew John’s brother Joe better. He was a close friend of my older sister. Was at the house a lot. Really nice guy with a beautiful singing voice. Had the lead in all the school musicals. I believe he was on Broadway for a while and then opened up a dinner theater in the Cincinnati area if memory serves me right.
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