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JOHN MELLENCAMP UNVEILS“DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING” VIDEO
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED STRICTLY A ONE-EYED JACK LP OUT NOW ON REPUBLIC RECORDS
February 22, 2022—Today, John Mellencamp unveils the official music video for “Did You Say Such A Thing,” directed by Shan Dan Horan. Watch/share HERE.
The track is from Mellencamp’s latest album, Strictly A One-Eyed Jack, which is out now on Republic Records to critical acclaim and was the #1 best-selling album of the week upon release. At the end of January, “Did You Say Such A Thing” debuted at #1 on Classic Rock Radio.
Praise for Mellencamp and Strictly A One-Eyed Jack:
 “a collection of songs steeped in folk and blues, told from the perspective of a man looking back over his life “Read interview HERE. “…brims with burning tales of nostalgia, pain and deceit. Its compositions span a breadth of tradition, from Delta blues to roots rock…”Read interview HERE. Listen to interview HERE. “It’s a vintage-style blues stop with slide guitar and fiddle flanking his voice, and though he proclaims his bitter solitude, he has a crowd shouting alongside him by the end.” “Mellencamp is a poet of ennui, making him an apt mouthpiece for our moment.” “Mellencamp is absolutely uncompromising and unyielding as an artist.” “Longtime fans of Mellencamp will find much to like on this new offeringfrom the artist. Time spent listening will certainly not be wasted time.” “Mellencamp has made an urgent-feeling, musically rich record, one of his most memorable in a while. Whether life has much left to give him is his call to make, but he still has plenty to offer us.” Read interview HERE. Read interview HERE. Listen to interview HERE. Read interview HERE.The album—written and produced by Mellencamp himself at his own Belmont Mall Studios in Bloomington, Indiana—features three collaborations with Bruce Springsteen including the first album single “Wasted Days.”
Critical acclaim for “Wasted Days”:
 “carries an implicit message about making the most of the years,months and minutes we’ve got left” “The duo sing and strum along to reflective lyrics about the passage of time, whichwould feel just as relevant at a cornfield bonfire as on the Metro-North.” “Two of the nation’s most beloved chroniclers…sounds like a pairof old friends sitting around a fire.” “The singers alternate lines detailing just how precious time can truly be.”John Mellencamp, Strictly A One-Eyed Jack1. Always Lie To Strangers2. Driving In The Rain3. I Am A Man That Worries4. Streets Of Galilee5. Sweet Honey Brown6. Did You Say Such A Thing7. Gone So Soon8. Wasted Days9. Simply A One-Eyed Jack10. Chasing Rainbows11. Lie To Me12. A Life Full Of Rain |
