Hear John Mellencamp's Sobering Political Ballad 'Easy Target'

John Mellencamp's latest single offers a raspy diagnosis of America's current political ailments. "Let the poor be damned, and the easy targets too," he sings, before adding sarcastically, "all are created equal – equally beneath me and you." Mellencamp released the song on the eve

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