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John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane [1982]

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John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane [1982]

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80s Music@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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In 2014, Mellencamp revealed that the song was originally about an interracial couple, where Jack was African American and not a football star, but the record company persuaded him to change it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_%26_Diane

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