John Mellencamp, Hurts So Good | FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘

In the 15^th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘, we highlight “Hurts So Good” performed by John Mellencamp.

“Come on, girl, now it’s you / Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby / Let’s see what we can do.” Bring on the bold, FIERCE tracks! FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 provides background information and insight into pop, rock, and metal songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 15^th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 (2023), we explore 🎵 “Hurts So Good” performed by 🎙 John Mellencamp.

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“When I was a young boy / Said put away those young boy ways / Now that I’m getting older, so much older / I long for those young boy days.” Oh, the nostalgia! 🎙 John Mellencamp is rightfully considered to be one of the rock greats 🤘. He truly shined on his 🏆 Grammy-winning rock classic, 🎵 “Hurts So Good”, from his 1982 album, 💿 American Fool. Notably, “Hurts So Good” is the only 🏆 Grammy that Mellencamp has ever won 🤯! Also, worth noting, it peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Hurts So Good” features an electrifying rock groove.  The instrumental backdrop is marvelous, including the guitar riffs, which are a major selling point.  The music serves up no shortage of exuberance or spirit. Likewise, Mellencamp serves up plenty of exuberance, spirit, and personality.  His vocals are expressive, nuanced, and playful; he possesses a one-of-a-kind instrument.  The best moment of “Hurts So Good,” unsurprisingly, is the tuneful, memorable chorus: “Hurts so good / Come on, baby, make it hurt so good / Sometimes love don’t feel like it should / You make it hurt so good.”  The songwriting is just one of many reasons why 🎵 “Hurts So Good” is a surefire classic – one of Mellencamp’s best!

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🎙 John Mellencamp • 💿 American Fool • 🏷 John Mellencamp / The Island Def Jam Music Group • 📅 1982

John Mellencamp, “Hurts So Good”: FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 No. 15 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Conna Lee, Madelin Berry, anna-m. w., Johan  Duran, RODNAE Productions via Pexels; Pete Linforth via Pixabay]