John Mellencamp and HUD

Mellencamp was on Howard Stern yesterday, and HUD - which I've never seen on TCM in the 5 or so years I've been a regular viewer - funny, the timing of these things.

I knew JM was a HUD fan, as I believe he named one of his sons Hud (recalling the thread that discusses how Newman was shocked at the hero worship I a character that he played as a villain, but that's another story), but I noticed 2 lines tht became Mellenvamp lyrics:

1: Lon: "It's a lonesome ok' night"
Hud: "Ain't they all?" (From 'Lonely Ol' Night', off Scarecrow, 1985)


2: Homer: (giving lecture to Hud): "You keep no check on your appetites..." (From 'Paper In Fire', off The Lonesome Jubilee, 1989)

Thought that was pretty cool.

EDIT: Guess I'm all alone in my own thread lol, but I just thought of the line Hud says to Lon, "Hold on to 17(?) as Long as you can"...am I remembering wrong? Anyway, assuming I'm correct, that was a line from Jack and Dianer , slightly altered.

Honorable mention: in Cool Hand Luke, as the one guard is putting Luke in the box so he won't try to escape to attend his mother's funeral - not for anything he's done, but for something he MIGHT do - the guard tells him it's only his job. Luke's reply "Caling it your job don't make it right" ended up in yet another JCM song, Rain On. The Scarecrow.


This guy like Paul Newman films!!

EDIT2: I can't seem to stop myself, although this is from Rebel Without a Cause "Well then there Diane, we oughta run off yo the city...." James. Dean says "Well then there Dad" to Jim. Backus in RWOAC. Ok I'm done.

Guess he likes film dialogue in general., to use for lyrics. Now I'm gonna be listening for ths stuff .