John Mellencamp: Working Man Songs

John Mellencamp's most beloved tunes chart the hopes and fears of blue-collar America. “Pink Houses” shows the Hoosier's gift for tough yet heartfelt roots rock full of rollicking choruses and poignant meditations on small-town life. And the twangy “Rain On the Scarecrow” is equally evocative, lamenting the death of the American Dream for his fellow citizens.