I Was Jack (You Were Diane) I Was Jack (You Were Diane) "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)" is a song by American country music singer Jake Owen. It was written by David Ray, Tommy Cecil, Jody Stevens, Craig Wiseman, and John Mellencamp, with production handled by Joey Moi. It is Owen's first single released by Big Loud Records. The song is a tribute to John Mellencamp's 1982 single "Jack & Diane", and credits Mellencamp as a co-writer for incorporating that song's guitar riff. "Rolling Stone" writer Chris Parton described the song: "Owen's updated version highlights the original's impact on present-day America, while a regular Joe
Diane Sugden with her younger sister Val Lambert (Charlie Hardwick), resulting in Val's pregnancy and the birth of a son and her nephew, Paul Lambert (Mathew Bose). Diane struggled to raise Bernice alone, and by her own admission was a far from perfect mother. However, Diane cares deeply for her daughter, and is a key source of support when Bernice's engagement to Gavin Ferris (Robert Beck) collapses. After initially only coming to Emmerdale to attend Bernice's wedding, Diane decides to stay and take Gavin's place as Bernice's business partner, with the two buying The Woolpack together. Diane offers comfort to Jack Sugden