"Show's Over"

[LuFins Dad]

It doesn’t really look like it was the audience that rejected him, just one guy. The audience seemed to be jeering the guy that said shut up and sing…

[Horace]

Clowning himself over politics and gullibility for existential threat narratives. Sad.

[Doctor Phibes]

@LuFins-Dad said in "Show's Over":

It doesn’t really look like it was the audience that rejected him, just one guy. The audience seemed to be jeering the guy that said shut up and sing…

Yeah, that Tweet didn't accurately represent what happened at all. They spelt his name wrong, too.

[George K]

So he walked off because of ONE GUY?

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in "Show's Over":

So he walked off because of ONE GUY?

It was Jack. Apparently Diane didn't show. But hey, life goes on.

I am so sick of that song, incidentally. Where we used to live in smalltown Canada it seemed to get played about 15 times a day.

[Mik]

I'd have to hear what was said before. This is a big nothing, except for the many thousands of dollars of the fans who got cheated over his tantrum.

[89th]

I never really paid attention to the Jack & Diane lyrics before. Here it is (without the chorus). Never realized how misogynist and transphobic it is. Emphasis mine.

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Little ditty 'bout Jack and Diane
Two American kids growin' up in the heartland
Jackie gon' be a football star
Diane's debutante backseat of Jackie's car

Suckin' on a chili dog outside the Tastee Freez
Diane's sittin' on Jackie's lap, he's got his hands between her knees
Jackie say, "Hey Diane, lets run off behind a shady tree
Dribble off those Bobby Brooks slacks and do what I please"

Jackie sits back, collects his thoughts for the moment
Scratches his head and does his best James Dean
"Well then, there Diane, we oughta run off to the city"
Diane says, "Baby, you ain't missin' a thing"

So let it rock, let it roll
Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul
Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can
Changes come around real soon, make us women and men

[Mik]

Since there might be something on the internet that isn't true, I did a bit of googling. Had naught to do with Biden, and he came back and finished the show.

https://www.cleveland.com/music/2024/03/why-did-rock-hall-of-famer-john-mellencamp-curse-at-fans-stomp-off-stage-at-ohio-concert.html

[Horace]

Seems the gullibility is on the wrong foot this time. Sad.

[Mik]

He mentioned this sort of thing in an interview.

“I do expect etiquette inside of the theater, the same way you would at a Broadway show,” he says. “My shows are not really concerts anymore. They’re performances, and there’s a difference between a performance and a concert. Look, I’m not for everyone anymore. I’m just not. And if you want to come and scream and yell and get drunk, don’t come to my show.”

Having seen him, I'd agree. His band is one fine outfit, his shows are long and impressive. They leave it all on the stage.