{"id":67963,"date":"1988-08-15T11:00:20","date_gmt":"1988-08-15T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=67963"},"modified":"2026-02-23T18:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:40:17","slug":"did-you-say-such-a-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/08\/15\/did-you-say-such-a-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Say Such a Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of three Mellencamp\/Springsteen collaborations on John&#8217;s 2022 album\u00a0<em>Strictly a One-Eyed Jack<\/em>, &#8220;Did You Say Such a Thing&#8221; is the only one that truly rocks the way we&#8217;d imagine their inevitable team-up to sound.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_C2OaGmqQpw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Except it wasn&#8217;t really inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>Although they&#8217;d ben acquaintances for years, they&#8217;d never exchanged more than polite pleasantries until they played together during a joint appearance at the Rainforest Foundation&#8217;s annual (ish) benefit. I was fortunate enough to be there that night, but even in person their on-stage chemistry gave no inkling of the close bond they&#8217;d soon forge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of a sudden he was like my big brother,&#8221; John told\u00a0<em>Forbes. <\/em>&#8220;He treated me like I was his sibling, and I treated him with respect. And then we became really good friends, and it just kind of happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What happened was Bruce Springsteen became his Indiana houseguest for a week, where the two hung out, grew closer, and made art and music.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wasted Days&#8221; was the single that came out of that session, but &#8220;Did You Say Such a Thing&#8221; is equally strong. One wonders what might come from their next hang.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did You Say Such a Thing<br \/>\nRecorded:<\/strong> April 10, 2021<br \/>\n<strong>Released:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Strictly a One-Eyed Jack<\/em> (2022)<br \/>\n<strong>Never performed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 February 23, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of three Mellencamp\/Springsteen collaborations on John&#8217;s 2022 album\u00a0Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, &#8220;Did You Say Such a Thing&#8221; is the only one that truly rocks&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3612],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-great"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/john-mellencamp-myrna-suarezfinal-eypatch-5326-1629303211.jpg?fit=960%2C691&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9w3Lk-hGb","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9385,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/15\/cover-me-x-ambassadors-stolen-car\/","url_meta":{"origin":67963,"position":0},"title":"Cover Me, X Ambassadors: Stolen Car","author":"Ken","date":"May 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"From March 2018, the X Ambassadors prove their fandom by delivering a fantastic, moody cover of Bruce's \"Stolen Car.\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/stolencar.jpg?fit=474%2C355&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17124,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/18\/cover-me-shake-rattle-and-roll\/","url_meta":{"origin":67963,"position":1},"title":"Cover Me: Shake, Rattle and Roll","author":"Ken","date":"April 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A rusty E Street Band lumbered through their first attempt at Big Joe Turner's rock and roll standard, but they more than made up for it 18 years later.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shakerattle.jpg?fit=466%2C466&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":56630,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/kingdom-of-days-april-27-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":67963,"position":2},"title":"April 27","author":"Ken","date":"April 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"On this busy date: Bruce plays three shows in three cities (and two states) in one day, records live tracks for the Chimes of Freedom EP, and opens a show with... 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