THE JOHN MELLENCAMP COVER LIST
This is a list of all the covers that, reportedly, John Mellencamp has played during his music career.
VERSION 3.2
CHANGES IN THIS VERSION
Added
- Farewell Angelina
- In my time of dying
Deleted
- Carolina Shag
Corrected
- No Fun
INSTRUCTIONS
For every song there are four fields. The first field is the title of the song, the second contains the name(s) of the author(s), the third contains the singer or group that first sung the song and the last is a reference of where the song was recorded by JM or in which concert is reported he has sung it.
Obviously a "?" means that the correct information is missing or that needs to be verified.
The list is created and maintained by Edoardo la Sala:
Contributors to the list:
Anders Forsman
Bryon Jordan
Durk Elliot Brownlee
Linda W., Antioch, CA
Marianne M.
Pam in indy
Peter Wassenhoven
Rob Conley
Stefano Bocconetti
Tony Buechler
D McDaniel
Feel free to correct all the mistakes I've made and to add anything I forgot to include.
Please contact me directly Don't send messages to the Human Wheels list!!
TITLES TO BE VERIFIED AS COVERS:
China Girl/J.New-J.Silbar/?/American Fool
Hot Night In A Cold Town/Cushing-Murray,Littlefield/?/Nothing matters
It Don't Scare Me None/L.Crane/Larry Crane/Falling From Grace (Movie Soundtrack)
Nothing's for Free/L.Crane/Larry Crane?/Falling From Grace (Movie Soundtrack)
COVER LIST VERSION 3.2
COLOR GUIDE TO THE REFERENCES:
Official release, Bootleg, Concert
| TITLE | AUTHOR(S) | FIRST PERFORMER | REFERENCE |
| All Along The Watchtower | B.Dylan | Bob Dylan | The 4th of July |
| Baby, Please Don't Go | J.Williams | Big Joe Williams | Blue Chips (Movie Soundtrack) |
| Brown Eyed Girl | V.Morrison | Van Morrison | 3-11-88 Lexington |
| Chain Gang | S.Cooke | Sam Cooke | Like A Rolling Stone |
| Cold Sweat | Brown-Ellis | James Brown | 7'"
Single Rumbleseat-
Cold Sweet Carolina Shag |
| Cold Turkey | J.Lennon | John Lennon | 4-8-95 Columbia, Missouri |
| Coming Into Los Angeles | Arlo Guthrie | Arlo Guthrie | 4-8-95 Columbia, Missouri |
| Dirty Old Town | Clancy Brothers | Clancy Brothers | ? |
| Do Re Mi | W.Guthrie | Woody Guthrie | Folkways: A Vision Shared |
| Do You Believe in Magic | John B. Sebastian | Lovin' Spoonful | Chestnut Street Incident |
| Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | Animals | Animals | Noisy & Violent |
| Down by the river | N.Young | Neil Young | Grand Rapids, MI Jan. 13 and 14, 1995 |
| Down South Jukin' | Van Zandt-Rossington | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Night Dancing |
| Early Bird Cafè | ? | The Serfs | Agora' live radio
show Cleveland, 1985 |
| Farewell Angelina | B. Dylan | Bob Dylan | Rough Harvest |
| Fire and Water | P.Kossoff-P.Rodgers | The Free | Birthday Party |
| Gamblin Bar Room Blues | J.Rodgers | Jimmie Rodgers | The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, A Tribute |
| Gloria | V.Morrison | Van Morrison | Overdrive |
| Heartbreak Hotel | Axton-Durden-Presley | Elvis Presley | Noisy and Violent |
| Heroin | Velvet Underground | Velvet Underground | Grand Rapids, MI Jan. 13 and 14, 1995 |
| Hit the road jack | P.Mayfield | Ray Charles | Chestnut Street Incident(reissue 1998) |
| Jailhouse Rock | Leiber-Stoller | Elvis Presley | Chestnut
Streer Incident
Honeymoon In Vegas (Movie Soundtrack) *these are two different versions of the same song |
| I Fought the Law | B.Fuller? | Bobby Fuller trio | City of Hope concert LA |
| I need somebody | J.Osterberg-Williamson | ? | Chestnut Street Incident (reissue1998) |
| In my time of dying | Trad. | Bob Dylan? | Rough Harvest |
| I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | Adotta Kip | Adotta Kip - Jimmy Boyd | A Very Special Christmas |
| Land of 1000 Dances | ? | Wilson Pickett | The 4th of July |
| Last Of The Rock Stars | E.Murphy | Elliott Murphy | Indiana |
| Leopard-skin Pill-box Hat | Dylan | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Celebration |
| Let It All Hang Out | D.Cunningham | The Hombres | Big Daddy |
| Like A Rolling Stones | Dylan | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Celebration |
| Little Honda | B.Wilson-M.Love | Beach Boys | Indiana |
| Little Latin Lupe Lu | ? | The Righteous Brothers | ? |
| Louie Louie | R.Berry | Richard Berry | 4-8-95 Columbia, Missouri |
| Mercedes Benz | J.Joplin | Janis Joplin | Indiana |
| Mickey's Monkey | Holland-Dozier-Holland | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | Scarecrow tour |
| No Fun | Stooges | Stooges | 4-8-95 Columbia, Missouri |
| Oh, Pretty Woman | Orbison-Bees | Roy Orbison | Chestnut Street Incident |
| Please Don't Bury Me | John Prine | John Prine | Live USA |
| Pretty Ballerina | M.Brown | The Lefte Banke | 7" Single "Rain on the Scarecrow-Pretty Ballerina" |
| Pyschotic Reaction | ? | Count 5 | Grand Rapids, MI Jan. 13 and 14, 1995 |
| Rave On | S.West-N.Petty-B.Tilghman | The Crickets-Budy Holly | Cocktail (Movie Soundtrack) |
| Ring of Fire | J.Cash | Johnny Cash | The concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Sam Stone | Prine | John Prine | Indiana |
| Seventh Son | W.Dixon | Willie Dixon | Get
a leg up (Japan single)
Jackie Brown (cassette single) |
| Shama Lama Ding Don | M.Davis | Otis Day & the Knights | 7"" single "Cherry bomb-Shama Lama Ding Dong" |
| Shoot Out The Lights | Richard&Linda Thompson | Richard Thompson | Various bootlegs |
| Street Fighting Man | Jagger-Richards? | Rolling Stones | Indiana |
| Supergirl | A.Legui-B.Marcus | ? | Chestnut Street Incident |
| Sweet Jane | Velvet Underground | Velvet Underground | 4-8-95 Columbia, Missouri |
| The Boxer | Simon | Simon&Garfunkel | Hard Rock Cafe' TV Appearance |
| The man who sold the world | Bowie | David Bowie | The Kid Inside (reissue 1998) |
| The Spider and the Fly | Jagger-Richards | Rolling Stones | Live USA |
| This Land Is Your Land | Guthrie | Woodie Guthrie | Wheels Are Turning |
| Thirdy days in the hole | Rick-Roberts | Humble Pie | Various bootlegs |
| Twentieth Century Fox | J.Morrison | Doors | Chestnut Street Incident |
| Under The Boardwalk | A.Resnick-K.Young | the Drifters | 7"
Single "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.- Under The Boardwalk"- The Best That I Could Do (Australian edition) Rough Harvest |
| White Middle Class Blues | ? | Elliott Murphy | Indiana |
| Wild Night | Van Morrison | Van Morrison | Dance Naked |
| Wild Thing | Chip Taylor | The Troggs | Like A Rolling Stone |
| Without Expression | Reid | Terry Reid | Best That I Could Do |
| Ya-Ya | ? | Lee Dorsey | Noisy & Violent |
| You Can't Always Get What You Want | Jagger-Richards | Rolling Stones | 4-8-95 Columbia, Missouri |
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