If there weren’t any “little red houses” in New Jersey ahead of John Mellencamp played there Sunday night time, there indubitably were after Bruce Springsteen came out.
During Mellencamp’s March 10 display at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the 72-year-old rock icon introduced out his fellow legend as he began to play “Pink Houses.” Springsteen, 74, seemed in a T-shirt and jeans and sang the second verse of Mellencamp’s 1983 hit. The two classic rock titans then sang the memorable “vacation down in the Gulf of Mexico” line, delighting the ones accrued in Newark.
Springsteen and Mellencamp famously performed in combination in 2019 at Sting’s semiannual Rainforest Benefit. The two teamed as much as play two hits from each and every different’s catalog: “Pink Houses” from Mellencamp’s and “Glory Days” from Springsteen’s.
Mellencamp and Springsteen had been often pitted in opposition to each other in the press and listeners’ minds since they each enjoyed large mainstream success in the 1980s. Mellencamp reflected on this when speaking with Forbes in 2022 about his album Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, which featured 3 tracks with The Boss.
“For my whole career, I was always like the deficient guy’s Bruce Springsteen,” Mellencamp advised the newsletter. “And Bruce and I've recognized every different for years. We met each and every different years in the past, however we simply knew each and every different enough to mention hello. But we did a rainforest thing for Sting and we played together. And hastily [Bruce] was once like my giant brother, and he treated me like I used to be his sibling, and I handled him with appreciate. And then we changed into really just right pals, and it just roughly took place”.
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“And I communicate to Bruce all the time now,” Mellencamp added. “I do know what he’s doing presently. He knows where I’m at. So it’s good. It’s been a excellent thing.”
Mellencamp will continue to play shows around the United States before teaming up with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan for a leg of the Outlaw Music Festival. Springsteen will resume his global tour on March 19. In September 2023, he put the tour on hold to present himself more time to recover from a peptic ulcer.
“Thanks to all my pals and enthusiasts on your good needs, encouragement and improve,” Springsteen wrote when announcing the decision to spend the rest of the year recuperating. “I’m on the mend and can’t wait to see you all subsequent year.”
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