John Mellencamp, The Eyes Of Portland (new song), live in San Francisco, March 17, 2023 (4K)

John Mellencamp plays an unreleased new song called "The Eyes Of Portland" live in concert at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, California on March 17, 2023. The Eyes Of Portland will appear on his next studio album, Orpheus Descending (2023). John Mellencamp is a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter from Seymour, Indiana. He is on tour for his 76-date Live And In Person Tour.

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The Eyes Of Portland lyrics:

As I saw through the eyes of Portland one day
There were so many homeless
Who had gone astray
They slept on the corners during the day
As not to be harmed
When the sun went away

There were old ones and young ones
White ones and black
They were all shapes and sizes
With rags on their backs
So many people
Mixed up in this stew
With no place to go
And nothing to do

All of these homeless
Where do they come from
In this land of plenty
Where nothing gets done
To help those who are empty
And unable to run
Your tears and prayers won’t help the homeless

Some are mentally ill
Some are higher than kites
Selling their bodies
As day turns to night
Where are their loved ones
Does anyone care
To be lost and alone
In the middle of nowhere

All of these homeless
Where do they come from
In this land of plenty
Where nothing gets done
To help those who are empty
And unable to run
Your tears and prayers won’t help the homeless

What will it take
For this country to see
For the grace of God go they
And not you and me
The fallen and forgotten
Who are down on their knees
Living in the gutters
In the land of the free

All of these homeless
Where do they come from
In this land of plenty
Where nothing gets done
To help those who are empty
And unable to run
Your tears and prayers won’t help the homeless
Our tears and prayers won’t help the homeless

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Live And In Person Tour (2023):

Feb. 5-6 —Bloomington, IN @ Indiana University Auditorium
Feb. 8 — Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium
Feb. 10 — Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
Feb. 11 — Jacksonville, FL @ Moran Theater
Feb. 13-15 — Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
Feb. 18-19 — Orlando, FL @ Walt Disney Theater
Feb. 21-22 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Feb. 24 — New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre
Feb. 25 — Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre
Feb. 26 — San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theatre
Feb. 28 — Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
Mar. 1 — Dallas, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre
Mar. 11 — Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
Mar. 13-14 — Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
Mar. 15 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Mar. 17-18 — San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Theatre
Mar. 19 — Fresno, CA @ Saroyan Theatre
Mar. 21 — Sacramento, CA @ SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
Mar. 22 — Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre
Mar. 24-25 — Las Vegas, NV @ Wynn Las Vegas
Mar. 27 — Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Apr. 3-4 — Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
Apr. 6-8 — Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
Apr. 10-11 — Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
Apr. 13-14 — Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
Apr. 17-18 — Louisville, KY @ Kentucky Center
Apr. 19 — Peoria, IL @ Civic Center Theater
Apr. 21-22 — St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre
Apr. 24-25 — Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre
May 5-6 — Evansville, IN @ Old National Events Plaza
May 8-10 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
May 12-13 — Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center
May 15-16 — Ft. Wayne, IN @ Embassy Theatre
May 17 — Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre
May 19 — Greenville, SC @ Peace Center
May 20 — Durham, NC @ DPAC
May 22-23 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center
May 25-26 — Cleveland, OH @ Playhouse Square
June 2 — Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric
June 3 — Philadelphia, PA @ Kimmel Cultural Campus
June 5-7 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
June 10 — Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
June 11 — Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center

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John Mellencamp official bio:

John Mellencamp's music career has spanned more than 35 years during which time he transitioned from pre-fab pop idol to one of the most highly regarded mature songwriters of a generation. Mellencamp fell in love with music at an early age and was fronting a soul band in his native Indiana by the time he was 14. He would go on to release 26 albums with domestic sales exceeding 40 million units.

He has been nominated for 13 Grammys, was recipient of Billboard's Century Award, ASCAP Foundation's Champion Award, The Woody Guthrie Award, Q's Classic Songwriter Award and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mellencamp has amassed 22 Top 40 hits and holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. The social activism reflected in his songs was one of the key catalysts that launched Farm Aid, the concert series and organization that has addressed the struggle of American family farmers for more than 25 years.

John Mellencamp continues to live and work in Bloomington, Indiana. He is the father of two sons, Hud and Speck and three daughters, Michelle, Teddi Jo, and Justice.