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- Scarecrow
- - 164,731 plays
  - 44 favs
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John Mellencamp
Released 1985

Rumbleseat
02:57
9,855 plays

Justice and Independence '85
03:31
8,736 plays

Between a Laugh and a Tear
04:30
8,315 plays

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- 1
- Rain on the Scarecrow
- 03:45
- 23,420 plays

- 2
- Grandma's Theme
- 00:00
- 6,754 plays

- 3
- Small Town
- 03:41
- 48,336 plays

- 4
- Minutes to Memories
- 04:11
- 10,726 plays

- 5
- Lonely Ol' Night
- 03:45
- 12,003 plays

- 6
- The Face of the Nation
- 03:13
- 7,613 plays

- 7
- Justice and Independence '85
- 03:31
- 8,736 plays

- 8
- Between a Laugh and a Tear
- 04:30
- 8,315 plays

- 9
- Rumbleseat
- 02:57
- 9,855 plays

- 10
- You've Got to Stand for Somethin'
- 04:31
- 7,771 plays

- 11
- R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
- 02:54
- 16,425 plays

- 12
- The Kind of Fella I Am
- 02:56
- 6,277 plays

album review

Uh-Huh found John Mellencamp coming into his own, but he perfected his heartland rock with Scarecrow. A loose concept album about lost innocence and the crumbling of small-town America, Scarecrow says as much with its tough rock and gentle folk-rock as it does with its lyrics, which remain a weak point for Mellencamp. Nevertheless, his writing has never been more powerful: "Rain on the Scarecrow" and "Small Town" capture the hopes and fears of Middle America, while "Lonely Ol' Night" and "Rumbleseat" effortlessly convey the desperate loneliness of being stuck in a dead-end life. Those four songs form the core of the album, and while the rest of the album isn't quite as strong, that's only a relative term, since it's filled with lean hooks and powerful, economical playing that make Scarecrow one of the definitive blue-collar rock albums of the mid-'80s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide