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Jack & Diane
hold on while you can 🍔
Who it's for
Mellencamp's love ballad follows two small-town American teenagers and the sense that their youth won't last.
Wistful, aware of time passing→Nostalgic, savoring
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Jack & Diane" is a 1982 song written and performed by John Mellencamp, then billed as John Cougar, and released as the second single from his album American Fool. The song tells a heartland love story about a young couple, which Billboard described as a blue-collar romance. In 2014 Mellencamp revealed that it was originally about an interracial couple and that his record company persuaded him to change it.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Mild sexual references.
Age: Suggested 13+
I'm not a bit changed—not really. I'm only just pruned down and branched out.L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XXXIV. A Queen’s Girl
