Mellencamp, John - Wild Night Lyrics






As you brush your shoes and stand before your mirror
And you comb your hair and grab your coat and hat
And you walk the streets trying to remember
All those wild nights breeze through your mind

And everything looks so complete
When you're walking out on the street
And the wind catches your feet
And sends you flying, crying
Oooh, oo-ooh wee the wild night is calling

All the girls walk by dressed up for each other
And the boys do the boogie woogie on the corner of the street
And the people passing by just stare with the wild wonder
And the inside jukebox roars just like thunder

And everything looks so complete
When you're walking out on the street
And the wind catches your feet
And sends you flying, crying
Oooh, oo-ooh wee
The wild night is calling

The wild night is calling
Come on out and dance
Come on out and make romance
Come on out and dance
Come on out and make romance

And everything looks so complete
When you're walking out on the street
And the wind catches your feet
And sends you flying, crying
Oooh, oo-ooh wee the wild night is calling





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  1. J.... L....

    Love it!

  2. M.... T....

    Those two together, this song, always fire. Still great today.

  3. T.... G....

    You dont see too many remakes that are better than the original. He has the energy like no other. A true artist .

  4. T.... G....

    Definitely a one of a kind artist have not seen another that good. Take a bow!!

  5. J.... ....

    Why haven't i ever heard this song damn i love this jam gets me motivated to do something bad ass

  6. C.... S....

    Goddamn...I want to call a cab now

  7. M.... B....

    If this was made today, she'd be a driver for Lyft or Uber.

  8. L.... M....

    They both did a 👍 job when they sung this song together !

  9. A.... S....

    I am listening to John Cougar again, A LOT! Never fails to satisfy! The man is a storyteller. He can sing, has some pretty fly moves. He's a workaholic and I hope that he will just keep on writing and singing forever.

  10. j.... ....

    Forgot about this song. Thanks for posting it up again.

    j.... ....

    @ joey, Welcome. I come here often Im 60, And this is one of my favs." Pop Singer" is another. I dont remember it getting much air time as he states in that vid. Give it a listen.

  11. K.... S....

    0:04 Your welcome ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  12. S.... B....

    hahahahahahahaahahhahahahahahahahahaah

  13. w.... r....

    BONS TEMPOS de mtv brasil que não voltam mais!

  14. o.... s....

    this song makes me alive and wanna to dance on the street!

  15. F.... B....

    His movie Falling From Grace was Awesome.

  16. b.... n....

    That bass riff

  17. M.... J....

    Alright, About JCM covers Try some " Let it all hang out". He covered that song by The Hombres. Yea it rocks!

  18. M.... J....

    I always know just what to say at a moment like this. OOOH,OOooH, WEEE!

  19. d.... ....

    Van Morrison does it best

    d.... ....

    Of course! But this is awesome!

  20. d.... ....

    Who is the blonde

  21. M.... Z....

    Escuchando este tema motivante en octubre 2019

  22. N.... S....

    I remember this song having strong pop-value at the time it was recorded. It's really got that not exciting, obnoxious groove; that inspires one to imagine the meeting and gathering of these musicians having the purpose of "juss messin' n'ahrownd a whiwlbit," as a means of simply generating under-exciting musical catalog filler to get the decade over with.

  23. R.... C....

    Acceptable cover, but Van Morrison, the man who wrote it and made it famous in 1971, still does it best.

  24. j.... ....

    I was so in love with Shana Zadrick back in the day.

    j.... ....

    @ judge, Lucky for you she didnt see me first!

  25. C.... D....

    GOD is on the face of this earth

  26. D.... G....

    She can drive my taxi anytime.

    D.... G....

    Thats the teacher from Billy Madison shes sexy as hell

  27. S.... A....

    Who's the blonde bombshell? Regards and respect. John has standard to have her in this song.

    S.... A....

    Her name is SHADA ''

    S.... A....

    @DIANE LAFAYETTE hey Diane thanks for the info. I see you have good taste in music. Regards.

    S.... A....

    @Sheikh A.J. Abrahim I WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY WITH MICHAEL JACKSON AND LIONEL RICHIE AND PAUL MCCARTNEY

  28. S.... ....

    Love this version more than Van Morrison's version!

    S.... ....

    @Spermwhale1000 Yea John Cougar I spent a couple hrs making a play list. Im 60 Vans Not on my play list yet. Peace. Pop Singer- Aint even done with the night. Gotta love em.

    S.... ....

    @Mr. Jones Saw him 7 times. Put on a hell of a show, before he had the heart attack.

    S.... ....

    @Mr. Jones I thought he was gonna be a one hit wonder with Jack & Diane. Boy was I wrong.

    S.... ....

    @Spermwhale1000 Thats awesome! Im looking at The "let it all hang out"and the comments are haters about the Fine woman he has in the vids. Oh i bet he Loved his woman.

    S.... ....

    @Mr. Jones He's been married 5 times.

  29. A.... H....

    this is my 'San Fransisco' song...

  30. b.... ....

    If I had been asked to pick a Van Morrison song for Mellencamp to cover I would have thrown up my arms and given up. But he takes this one and makes it completely fit his persona without even slightly being forced or shoehorning it in. Would crabby old Van approve? I doubt it but spin it anyway. You just might, for a minute, forget that it is a Van Morrison song.

    b.... ....

    Good critique. Van mastered it. Mel rocked it..

  31. S.... 3....

    is that.. Kenny Aronoff with hair ?

  32. D.... G....

    Is she HOTTTTTTT???  Wow!!!!

  33. M.... T....

    Really cool song

  34. t.... a....

    I just heard this song in a store, and now I have to listen to it until i hate it.

  35. T.... O....

    Definitely a great cover of this Van Morrison song.  Can't listen to this without cranking up the radio and dancing in the car!!  Great job John & Me'Shell.  We are still rockin' out to it 2 years later!!

  36. S.... P....

    Mtv was Mtv back then.

  37. G.... V....

    I really enjoyed this song and John's music in this era. just enough between jack and diane and scarecrow. good times

  38. m.... ....

    Love that bass run!

  39. K.... L....

    1801MS1719

  40. O.... ....

    The theme song of Austin's Sixth Street on a Saturday night. Well, I like to think so anyway. 😁

  41. g.... d....

    I remember watching this video in high school and telling myself I'm going to marry that cab driver. Still holding out...

    g.... d....

    😝😝😝😝😝😝

    g.... d....

    @ golden domer, shes fine! OOOHH, OOHHHH, WWEEE!

    g.... d....

    @ golden, Yea, thats kinda funny! Im 60 and still single. Im what the girls call rebound material... God Bless You And Yours.

    g.... d....

    “...SO YOUR TELLING ME THERE’S A CHANCE???”

  42. J.... D....

    0:28 it's Sonya blade from mortal Kombat ready to snap kanos neck after crushing his pelvis
    Right finish him NOOOOOOO Sonya your hurting me

  43. d.... ....

    Shana zadrick is one fine piece of ACE.i know because I had her myself.

  44. W.... M....

    Writing a story based on a playlist
    P' oz and Darkness
    Chilling cool. Before a night on the town. With thier friend Other Father
    They invite him to a show they have at a local theater to promote Rainbow Rock Recordings and attend the event with the rest of the team....

  45. A.... G....

    The passengers in that cab have all the depth of the characters in a David Lee Roth video, albeit less offensive.

  46. E.... D....

    VanMorrison's original versionof this song is the template for the heartland rock genre

  47. J.... C....

    Nearly as good as van, first time hearn it

  48. R.... E....

    glad for you,,

  49. P.... W....

    Doesn't Michelle (in this video) remind you of Michonne from TWD? 🧟‍♂️

  50. A.... Y....

    anybody else thinks Bon Jovi modelled himself after John Mellencamp for his second MTV show (keep the faith, a night with Bon Jovi)

  51. G.... F....

    Is that Sonya Blade? Lol

  52. C.... R....

    This video is approved by Van the Man.

  53. U.... ....

    Whose the pretty women??

    U.... ....

    Underworld Shana Zadrick

  54. T.... C....

    Michonne is good in this song

  55. O.... A....

    This is so so very cool.

  56. C.... ....

    Checker Marathon production ended in 1982. There's no way that one would still be in use as a taxi in 1994.

  57. R.... E....

    damn,i wish i had one of them,,,,,hahaha,,wild night

  58. J.... W....

    Not a taxi but drove a bus for years. You experience real human experiences driving for others. Real life and terrific song.

  59. �.... 8....

    Que buena esta la flaca

  60. s.... ....

    He put her back—good choice! After their divorce he scrubbed this video and posted one without her (ex-wife Elaine Irwin). It wasn’t the same! It was up for a couple of years?

  61. J.... J....

    If this is the video that would introduce Me'Shell to a wider audience.....great! Special mention to Van the Man.

  62. I.... B....

    this chicks bassline and voice is like heroin for my ears

  63. J.... E....

    Does she really funk that bass? Freakin awesome

  64. J.... C....

    I've always wanted to hang out with the cabbie!!!

  65. R.... ....

    John Mellcamp featuring Billy Ocean you mean?

  66. D.... T....

    Every teenage boy back in the day had their eyes glued to the TV right at 0:12 when this music video would come on, at least I did! 😆😂

  67. K.... C....

    I'm just now coming to appreciate Mellencamp's music. I was thirteen when Jack and Diane came out, I thought I would never see 16, I would never be that old LOL. I just turned 50, I guess I had to mature into my musical taste.

  68. P.... D....

    great vocal harmonies !

  69. M.... M....

    See David Bowie 'Under Pressure' with her!!!

  70. x.... X....

    I was like 17 years old loved this song

  71. B.... h....

    One of the worst covers I’ve ever seen..

  72. J.... G....

    I remember thinking who's that n***** b**** now today it's like acceptable back then we didn't like her because she was black

  73. b.... ....

    the blonde girl tax driver is cassidy rae

    b.... ....

    blakengard82 nope. Shana Zadrick

  74. m.... ....

    Love this song ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  75. k.... 9....

    Haha i am a #90sKid who loves heavy metal and punk rock, but yet, this somg is pretty ok

  76. w.... ....

    Is this an Uber driver?

  77. 2.... 1....

    This song would be the best for Sunday night football theme

    2.... 1....

    I agree.

  78. V.... J....

    25 years old! I was 12 when this came out!

  79. J.... H....

    Let it all hang out, with a sober uber driver,!

  80. P.... R....

    These two nail it!

  81. O.... H....

    GREAT GREAT GREAT............ Almost as good as Van Morrison's original version..

  82. l.... ....

    Bass phatt

  83. R.... S....

    Great song takes me back💕💗💕

  84. J.... C....

    For some reason or the other this song always used to come on MTV when I would be getting ready to go to school in the mornings back when I was in high school the year was 1994 and I was in 10th Grade. I now have a mortgage a wife, a 15 year old son, and a 10 year old daughter. Where the hell did time go????

  85. g.... w....

    I think this came out in 94, I was driving around in a Grand National, then I got married an now I listen to Springsteen Glory days

  86. J.... K....

    Nice...

  87. T.... ....

    She's the best UBER driver ever !

  88. E.... D....

    I remember back in the 90s when the cable guy was setting up cable in my new apartment in Forest Hills NY - this song was playing on TV and I was dying to let loose and just dance. I hid behind a corner where he couldn't see me and started dancing while he was working on the wires. Oh the memories!

  89. V.... T....

    This song is what I still love listening to, especially in 2019, this is just it right here, epic

  90. R.... R....

    Wow this brings back some memories!!!

  91. B.... H....

    Shana Z., Not Cindy C. Is the cabbie.
    *Beauty Mark's don't lie. 🌸
    I don't know where my original comment went... HELP! 😨

  92. A.... S....

    Sonzera

  93. D.... W....

    I love John mellencamps music I been a fan since I was 15 I'm 52 now and Still jamming with John.

  94. S.... L....

    Not ashamed to say that I love this version better than the original. Van Morrison sounds whiney to me whereas Michelle amd John fucking OWN this song. "JUST like THUN-Daaa!" Michelle was awesome.

  95. J.... D....

    Love that bass line.

  96. y.... ....

    If that taxi driver was my girlfriend she would never have to drive a taxi again.

  97. C.... D....

    John Couger Melon Camp your great

    C.... D....

    YOU'RE great ! and despite bending the name a bit I got the idea ! HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY BROTHER!