The Decay of the Midwest — Ronald Reagan & John Mellencamp — pt.1 of 4
John Cougar Mellencamp — Uh-huh (1983)
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John Cougar Mellencamp — Uh-huh (1983)
John Mellencamp’s commercial peak coincided with the two terms of the Ronald Reagan administration. With 1983’s Uh-huh, Mellencamp began to explore more socially conscious songs. He produced four albums using his songs as a clarion call to the fallacy of “Reaganomics” and its i…
