Songwriter George Green 1952-2011 (Wrote Hits for John Mellencamp) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 08-31-2011, 11:43 AM

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Songwriter George Green, who wrote lyrics for some of John Mellencamp's biggest hits and songs for Barbra Streisand and others, has died at age 59.

Kathryn Green tells The Herald-Times that her husband died Sunday in Albuquerque, N.M., from a rapid-forming lung cancer.

Green was a boyhood friend of Mellencamp growing up in Seymour and lived in Bloomington for many years before moving to New Mexico in 2001.

The songs Green co-wrote with Mellencamp included the 1980s hits "Hurts So Good," ''Crumblin' Down" and "Rain on the Scarecrow." He also wrote the title track for Streisand's 1997 album "Higher Ground" and songs recorded by Vanessa Williams, Hall & Oates and Ricky Skaggs.

Mellencamp tells The Herald-Times that Green was a dreamer who helped him write some really good songs.

catlover79 · 08-31-2011, 01:53 PM

Marvo301 · 08-31-2011, 05:30 PM

George Green

TheCars1986 · 09-01-2011, 01:40 PM

This sucks, he co-wrote my favorite Mellencamp song, "Thundering Hearts". I think he was a very underrated lyricist.

AKA · 09-03-2011, 09:30 PM

Songs co-written with John Mellencamp. Single releases are in bold:

"Dream Killing Town" (1976)
"Sad Lady" (1976)
"Hurts So Good" (1982)
"Thundering Hearts" (1982)
"Crumblin' Down" (1983)
"Warmer Place to Sleep" (1983)
"Rain on the Scarecrow" (1985)
"Minutes to Memories" (1985)
"Empty Hands" (1987)
"Human Wheels" (1993)
"Another Sunny Day 12/25" (1994)
"The Big Jack" (1994)
"The Breakout" (1994)
"Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (1996)
"This May Not Be The End of the World" (1996)
"Circlling Around the Moon" (1996)
"Your Life Is Now" (1998)
"Positively Crazy" (1998)
"It All Comes True" (1998)
"Where the World Began" (1998)
"Break Me Off Some" (1998)

08-31-2011, 11:43 AM	#1
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AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Songs co-written with John Mellencamp. Single releases are in bold: "Dream Killing Town" (1976) "Sad Lady" (1976) "Hurts So Good" (1982) "Thundering Hearts" (1982) "Crumblin' Down" (1983) "Warmer Place to Sleep" (1983) "Rain on the Scarecrow" (1985) "Minutes to Memories" (1985) "Empty Hands" (1987) "Human Wheels" (1993) "Another Sunny Day 12/25" (1994) "The Big Jack" (1994) "The Breakout" (1994) "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (1996) "This May Not Be The End of the World" (1996) "Circlling Around the Moon" (1996) "Your Life Is Now" (1998) "Positively Crazy" (1998) "It All Comes True" (1998) "Where the World Began" (1998) "Break Me Off Some" (1998)
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09-01-2011, 01:40 PM	#4
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	This sucks, he co-wrote my favorite Mellencamp song, "Thundering Hearts". I think he was a very underrated lyricist.