#SLS ~ Grammy For #2

Thanks to Jim Adams, for hosting Song Lyric Sunday. Things at the Casa have been Bonkers! No one is sleeping well, except Sven who is still in his house, being a lump that occasionally glares. I had the follow-up appointment with my Primary Care Provider on Wednesday. He was running behind, which is unusual for him, and he didn’t know why I was there. The appointment ended up being very short cuz he decided he needed to review all the results from all the tests from the hospital, then he wanted me to get more blood tests, but he needed to think about which ones. His office called me Thursday to come pick up the lab slip and to tell me he wants me to add B12 to daily pills. I’ll go to the lab Monday or Tuesday and review the results with the doctor on Friday. Plus, I have my monthly Pump Fill on Wednesday. There’s a bunch of other stuff I need to take care of, but Murphy keeps throwing curveballs and wild pitches at me. Add all the National and World drama llama ding dong, and I’m ready to find a cave to hide in. Anyway, let’s get on with the reason for this post… the Music!

The prompt words this week – Hidden Gems: great songs that missed the top of the charts

I wasn’t sure how to approach this prompt. I finally decided to look up the best #2 songs, and Goigle spit out a site with a great list. I narrowed it down to two songs, one by Jewel, and the one I chose, Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp (who was still John Cougar at the time).

Hurts So Good is the first single released from his 1982 album American Fool (his 5th! album). He won a Grammy for this song, according to Songfacts. The video for the song got heavy play on MTV. The bikers and the “babes”, along with the lyrics helped the song appeal to the rural population, also per Sonfacts. Curious which song kept him from #1? It was Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor. An inferior, and annoying song IMO.

I chose this song because John Mellencamp is one of a few artists that are part of my Memory Soundtrack. He had so many hits in the 80s and into the 90s that it seems like one of his songs was always playing. My ex was a big fan too, so cassettes, replaced by CDs were often playing too. Also, the ex’s family all live in Indiana, which is where Mellencamp is from, so there was that association.

When I was a young boy
Said put away those young boy ways
Now that I’m gettin’ older
So much older
I long for those young boy days
With a girl like you
With a girl like you
Lord knows there are things we can do, baby
Just me and you
Come on and make it hurt

Hurt so good
Come on baby, make it hurt so good
Sometimes love don’t feel like it should
You make it hurt so good

Don’t have to be so exciting
Just tryin’ to give myself
A little bit of fun, yeah
You always look so invitin’
You ain’t as green as you are young
Hey baby, its you
Come on, girl, now, its you
Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby
Let’s see what we can do
Come on and make it hurt

Hurt so good
Come on baby, make it hurt so good
Sometimes love don’t feel like it should
You make it hurt so good

I ain’t talkin’ no big deals
I ain’t made no plans myself
I ain’t talkin’ no high heels
Maybe we could walk around
All day long
Walk around
All day long

Hurt so good
Come on baby, make it hurt so good
Sometimes love don’t feel like it should
You make it hurt so good

Hurt so good
Come on baby, now
Come on baby, make it hurt so good
Sometimes love don’t feel like it should
You make it hurt so good

Hey, hey

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Are you a John Mellencamp fan? What song would you choose for this prompt? Thanks for stopping by!

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BIG HUGS!! (We need extra these days!)

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