DETROIT - OCTOBER 22: Recording artist John Mellencamp performs his new single 'Our Country' prior to the start of Game Two of 2006 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals October 22, 2006 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Getty Images logo Getty Images 40 months ago

DETROIT - OCTOBER 22: Recording artist John Mellencamp performs his new single 'Our Country' prior to the start of Game Two of 2006 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals October 22, 2006 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

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