Don't get me started on 'The Authority Song' ripping off 'I Fought the Law.' The content of the lyrics of 'Jack and Diane' was taken from 'The Six Teens' by Sweet, which is OK from a legal vantage, but the lyrics and melody of the chorus (which opens with 'But life goes on') is similar enough that if I owned the publishing, I would have sued Mellencamp.

Hans from Boston, MaI had posted about this earlier, but Mellencamp's complaint about the 2012 film, 'Jack & Diane' 'riding his coattails' is really hypocritical.

Youh Mahmah from MdYeah, I know Jack and Diane personally! They are my neighbors and say they used to hang out with Mellencamp all the time! Nah I'm just kidding, so STOP SAYING YOU KNOW THEM!!! (directed towards like 10% of the comments here).

John from HeartlandWonder what Diane was like and where is the Heartland?.

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Two American kids doin' the best they can

He's saying 'Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone' 'Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone' 'Well then, there, Diane, we ought to run off to the city' Scratches his head, and does his best James Dean Jack he sits back, collects his thoughts for the moment Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone' 'Hey, Diane, let's run off behind the shady trees

Suckin' on chilli dog outside the Tastee Freez Two American kids growing up in the heart landĭiane's debutante, back seat of Jacky's car

Living for the thrill lyrics