"Little Bastard" Appreciation Thread.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

You either clicked on this because you recognized John Mellencamp's self-endowed nickname or you were curious.

Either way, WELCOME.

I've always thought that the "100 Greatest Albums Of All Time" lists were pathetic, but if one HAD to exist, THIS one MUST be on it:



Coming of age, facing reality, taking a stand...it's all HERE.

Now...YOUR thoughts.

:toast:

[hisownpetard]

1. I only clicked on this because I thought it was a review of a new wine.

[Phillycat]

2. I thought this was a Drivin n Cryin appreciation thread.

:shrug:

[IndianaJones]

7. I was listening to Straight to Hell this morning. nt.

[Pendrench]

3. Little Bastard was also the "nickname" of the car James Dean was driving when he was killed.

Btw - I agree that "Scarecrow" is a fantastic album...I also liked "Uh-Huh"

Tim

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

4. I thought you were talking about the song

by the Ass Ponys.

LITTLE BASTARD

Little Bastard
All fish belly white
Wears gym trunks
And a tank top shirt

When his Grandma
Sees him playing with a knife
She says, "Put that down,
You’re gonna get hurt."

And she calls him Little Bastard
And she says it to his face
And he says, "Don’t call me Little Bastard,
Call me Snake."

Little Bastard
Has a re-occurring dream
That he’s a pirate
On a sea of snakes

And when the waves come
You can listen to him scream
As the tide runs
Down his leg

[gmoney]

11. Ass Ponys rule

There's even a video on YouTube...

[Fox Mulder]

5. I thought you were talking about Hornswoggle.

[IndianaJones]

8. Vince's son? nt.

[Fox Mulder]

9. Yeah.

[IndianaJones]

10. you hit that one on the head. nt.

[flvegan]

20. Me too.

[MrCoffee]

6. i thought you were talking about me.

[Bake]

12. Scarecrow ... truly GREAT album

Should be on ANY top 100 all-time list.

Bake

[kay1864]

13. I too clicked on this thinking it was about James Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder

[johnnie]

15. Me too

I had no idea John Mellencamp called himself that. The first computer I ever built myself was called Lil' Bastard in tribute to James Dean. :)

[hisownpetard]

14. Seems to me that Amerigo may have posted this - and then just walked away!

How egregious! What's his problem? Why does he hate John Cougar........





MELLENCAMP?

Is it fair to dislike someone just because they have a clunky name?

[WildEyedLiberal]

16. That is a fantastic album

John Mellencamp doesn't just sing songs; he gives voice to the American soul. The only other artist who captures the essence of America so effectively is Bruce Springsteen.

[underpants]

17. "Justice and Independene" has to be in the top 10 American songs ever

of any genre.

[Iggo]

18. I clicked because...

...I thought we were gonna talk about our kids!

[hisownpetard]

19. O, nice!

[drexel dave]

21. The Ass Ponys - Little Bastard

Little Bastard was the name of a small hit by one of Cincinnati's greatest bands of all time: The Ass Ponys.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4VTBam8YzQg

It's me and the dude who played the Little Bastard: