Hey Brother. I am a 70 yr old guy, so I grew up in the era of the music you are reacting to. CCR, Led Zeppelin, and so many more. I am very happy to see you growing in your musical knowledge. There were so many war songs from this era. Neil Young did them, and Crosby Stills Nash did them. It was the times. Lots of groups did anti war songs from the mid to late 60s to the early to mid 70s. Music in general, saved my life. I grew up abused both mentally and physically from my own parents. Music and hiding in my room gave me strength to survive it all. But to be honest with myself, I still suffer from a childhood filled with hate and pain. I have loved music, and especially music from that era. I still listen to CCR, Zeppelin and all those great bands that came from the era I grew up in. But I also try to find new bands, and new music too. But no matter what I find, none of it fills my needs like the songs from the mid 60s to the mid 80s. Keep looking and finding all the great songs and bands for what I feel is the greatest era of music ever. I think that Led Zeppelin changed music forever. Everyone still to this day is influenced by the great Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin. And thank you for allowing me to see your reactions to this era of music and the great bands I grew up loving and still love today. Keep it up my friend. Ron Jarvis
I am a veteran and my father during the Vietnam War and my grandfather during World War 2 and on even further with every war that I can trace with my family. During the Vietnam War the copters came in quietly when on target but, before getting close CCR was many of their songs of choice before going into battle.(Loudly)
My dad got sent to Nam when I was 16, had 3 younger sisters at home...he was a lifer, my late husband was a medic there and my brother-in-law was one of those hanging out of the choppers. Nieces and Nephews Afghastan , have a grandson on nuclear sub somewhere out there
creedence is probably the most underappreciated and underrated 60s band. they had hit after hit. including the standards "proud mary" and "fortunate son." the critics hated them but the public loved them. they appeared at woodstock too. (cut out of the film and the album though. as a few other bands were.) CCR invented country rock and they don't even get credit for that. CCR remains one of my favorite bands. side two of their album "bayou country" is one of the best album sides in r&r history.
Run through the jungle WAS a war song! The end of the war, but it was the war. I know cos I was old enough then. And having the right guns in the right hands is why we still have a country! Crime was rare when guns were always in our vehicles. Crime was rare. Usually accidental. John had sensitivities to the he war back then. EVERYTHING was about the war. The only way the war stopped was the soldiers refusing to fight. There was a book written on it called "Sir, NO Sir"
I believe it gives you that Vietnam War vibe because these sound tracks were used in movies surrounding this era, especially war movies. I just wanted to dance to the music with this!
Fantasy Records was notorious for cheaping out wherever they could, including the quality of the PVC they turned into records....It's not easy to find a well pressed CCR album, but every so often you can find them....
You mentioned that things really don’t change…. “Saw the people standing, thousand years in chains, Somebody said it’s different now, look it’s just the same. Pharaohs spin the message, Round and round the truth, They could’ve saved a million people, How can I tell you?” From “Wrote a Song For Everyone” another tremendous album cut from CCR’s “Green River” album. John Fogerty wasn’t writing silly live songs. He had some things to say. But he didn’t just come out and tell you what to think. He wanted you to think for yourself. He knew he didn’t have the answers. But he did have a lot of questions that he wanted his fans to think about.
Speaking about that song and those lyrics, how about the perfect guitar solo in that song. Chiming, clear ringing, simple but soulful, tonal perfection. Great song. I was just thinking about those lyrics the other day.
I find it fascinating that a huge influence for John was Rick Nelson. The clean cut teen idol of the '50s. John said Rick's music skills were extremely underrated. He did the honors of inducting Nelson into the R&R Hall of Fame.
Technology does not always mean “better” otherwise the surge in vinyl wouldn’t have happened. So,gotta disagree that Fogerty’s voice is back in the mix a lot of the time. His voice is so powerful and hits such a pitch (saw them live in ‘71 and his voice dominated but in a very good way) that the instruments are brought forward. Love love love Creedence. Such great memories.
Your instinct was right. He's talking about Vietnam. I often wonder about the last verse... "Let the people know my wisdom, fill the land with smoke". I'm not sure what he was saying there, but it sounds like kind of a mockery of the western (American) view that we were doing those people some sort of favor. Edit... Wow I just got corrected as you read. Well, it fits Vietnam too. I thought he was just calling for soldiers to protect themselves and not be heroes. Run!
Warpigs by black sabbath is the greatest anti war song in my opinion... Still CCR can't do wrong. Another great song! When you do Suzi Q do the long version! Cheers....
Mixes weren't always the best compared to the production levels now but man do they still sound cool, you get the feel of musicians in a studio recording directly to tape, can actually hear tape hiss on some older recordings, bands like CCR would just go in the studio and bang out the tracks, do a few takes and pick the best ones; a band like The Beatles could afford to record 30 plus takes then end up using take two or three anyways, CCR didn't have Beatles money and that straight forward, raw production quality was perfect for their sound and style.
Ice-T named his band Body Count, which he said was all the news was, 40 years ago! The conversation hasn’t changed much, but maybe surprisingly to youngsters, if anything it was more militant back then. CCR was mild. In the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, Body Count, NWA, Public Enemy used to scare people. (‘Fear Of A Black Planet’?) Before that in the late ‘60s, early ‘70s it seemed like there were serial killers everywhere, riots, American terrorist groups (Weather Underground, SLA, Unabomber, etc.), robbing banks, blowing things up, kidnapping people and brainwashing them, craziness, and then there were the Black Panthers, who had a “well-ordered militia”, just like The U.S. Constitution says, and they’d arrive at the courthouse with their rifles, in perfect military formation, and march in and take up a couple of rows, fully-armed but following the Constitution, and scare the shit out of people. It was different then, almost too much, so in the ‘80s Reagan led a backlash, a bunch of Democrats switched parties, and you’re seeing the sad results now with the FOX vs CNN crap we have. Gun debate hasn’t really changed. Much more mass shootings now, for sure, but there were always some, pretty much only in the USA.
This was definitely a song about running through the jungles of 'nam in the Vietnam war! Nobody intheir right mind ever thought it was about "gun control" back inthe day, lol.
In 1970 200 million guns had an owner in the USA, John said in an interview walking on the streets felt like a jungle, the danger could come from everywhere....
Two points would help your reactions get a good over ear head phones and use the closed captioned Butten boom on screen lyrics! new sub going threw your reactions catalog well done sir.
Fogerty released his solo album Centerfield in 1985. On the record was "The Old Man Down the Road." Saul Zaentz of Fantasy Records owned the CCR catalog and all publishing rights then. Zaentz sued Fogerty for plagiarism because "The Old Man Down the Road" sounded too much like this song. The judge tossed Zaentz' suit out of court and made him pay legal fees. A songwriter cannot plagiarize himself, no matter who owns the rights to the song.
John was also the producer from the CCR recordings, which means the mixing work to. No chance Tom could have influenced that. Tom died from aids.....by the way.....
There may have been enough guns for everyone, everyone didn't have one like today. Gun control wasn't even on the map. The 60's and 70's were very different than today. Vietnam Nam was the first war that we actually saw with our eyes on the news. The 60's were a major upheaval of our societal norms, and the music really reflected that. It was the first time people openly demonstrated against a war. We also had the Civil Rights movement, as well as women looking for liberation. We had the sexual revolution because of the availability of birth control for the first time. And we had drugs, lots and lots of drugs, with lots of hippies, housewives, and everyone in between to take them. I personally was the only person I knew to live through the 60's and 70's without being high. It was very entertaining to watch all the stoners doing stupid shit. But again, guns were not on the agenda, and we really didn't have a lot of guns in the news unless it was actual criminal activity being reported.
My husband is a Marine / Vietnam Vet and yes CCR was a big part of that era.
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During that era there were many anti Vietnam war protests songs , CCR ranked at the top of bands that captured that sentiment.
Hey Brother. I am a 70 yr old guy, so I grew up in the era of the music you are reacting to. CCR, Led Zeppelin, and so many more. I am very happy to see you growing in your musical knowledge. There were so many war songs from this era. Neil Young did them, and Crosby Stills Nash did them. It was the times. Lots of groups did anti war songs from the mid to late 60s to the early to mid 70s. Music in general, saved my life. I grew up abused both mentally and physically from my own parents. Music and hiding in my room gave me strength to survive it all. But to be honest with myself, I still suffer from a childhood filled with hate and pain. I have loved music, and especially music from that era. I still listen to CCR, Zeppelin and all those great bands that came from the era I grew up in. But I also try to find new bands, and new music too. But no matter what I find, none of it fills my needs like the songs from the mid 60s to the mid 80s. Keep looking and finding all the great songs and bands for what I feel is the greatest era of music ever. I think that Led Zeppelin changed music forever. Everyone still to this day is influenced by the great Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin. And thank you for allowing me to see your reactions to this era of music and the great bands I grew up loving and still love today. Keep it up my friend. Ron Jarvis
I am a veteran and my father during the Vietnam War and my grandfather during World War 2 and on even further with every war that I can trace with my family. During the Vietnam War the copters came in quietly when on target but, before getting close CCR was many of their songs of choice before going into battle.(Loudly)
Bit of an Apocalypse Now vibe there mate.
Yeee haaa
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My dad got sent to Nam when I was 16, had 3 younger sisters at home...he was a lifer, my late husband was a medic there and my brother-in-law was one of those hanging out of the choppers. Nieces and Nephews Afghastan , have a grandson on nuclear sub somewhere out there
I have always thought john wrote this song as a Vietnam song.
creedence is probably the most underappreciated and underrated 60s band. they had hit after hit. including the standards "proud mary" and "fortunate son." the critics hated them but the public loved them. they appeared at woodstock too. (cut out of the film and the album though. as a few other bands were.) CCR invented country rock and they don't even get credit for that.
CCR remains one of my favorite bands. side two of their album "bayou country" is one of the best album sides in r&r history.
Run through the jungle WAS a war song! The end of the war, but it was the war. I know cos I was old enough then. And having the right guns in the right hands is why we still have a country!
Crime was rare when guns were always in our vehicles. Crime was rare. Usually accidental.
John had sensitivities to the he war back then. EVERYTHING was about the war.
The only way the war stopped was the soldiers refusing to fight. There was a book written on it called "Sir, NO Sir"
Yep, Credence was not afraid to address that so called war.
Fogerty played some mean harmonica. "Keep On Chooglin'" is a great CCR jam with extended guitar solos and harmonica. I'm sure you'd love that!!!
Robert Plant's harp work on When the Levee Breaks is just iconic.
I believe it gives you that Vietnam War vibe because these sound tracks were used in movies surrounding this era, especially war movies. I just wanted to dance to the music with this!
I've replaced all of my CCR with remastered CD's. Totally worth it.
I love the original sound.
Fantasy Records was notorious for cheaping out wherever they could, including the quality of the PVC they turned into records....It's not easy to find a well pressed CCR album, but every so often you can find them....
Yup...Vietnam vibes for sure!
You mentioned that things really don’t change….
“Saw the people standing, thousand years in chains,
Somebody said it’s different now,
look it’s just the same.
Pharaohs spin the message,
Round and round the truth,
They could’ve saved a million people,
How can I tell you?”
From “Wrote a Song For Everyone” another tremendous album cut from CCR’s “Green River” album. John Fogerty wasn’t writing silly live songs. He had some things to say. But he didn’t just come out and tell you what to think. He wanted you to think for yourself. He knew he didn’t have the answers. But he did have a lot of questions that he wanted his fans to think about.
Speaking about that song and those lyrics, how about the perfect guitar solo in that song. Chiming, clear ringing, simple but soulful, tonal perfection. Great song. I was just thinking about those lyrics the other day.
He didn't explicitly write this as a war song, though it could be interpreted that way.
Fortunate Son is a big CCR anti war song.
This was during the Viet Nam war and protest era. Yes, it's a war song.
I find it fascinating that a huge influence for John was Rick Nelson. The clean cut teen idol of the '50s. John said Rick's music skills were extremely underrated. He did the honors of inducting Nelson into the R&R Hall of Fame.
Technology does not always mean “better” otherwise the surge in vinyl wouldn’t have happened.
So,gotta disagree that Fogerty’s voice is back in the mix a lot of the time.
His voice is so powerful and hits such a pitch (saw them live in ‘71 and his voice dominated but in a very good way) that the instruments are brought forward.
Love love love Creedence.
Such great memories.
Those that weren't war songs were a patriotic vibe or hometown /home grown memories for the boys over there.
John did play harmonica in this song, according to Wikipedia, Bro!
Yes a war song. Love CCR. Great song.
Music of my early childhood
He was a reservist during part of the Vietnam War.
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Your instinct was right. He's talking about Vietnam. I often wonder about the last verse... "Let the people know my wisdom, fill the land with smoke". I'm not sure what he was saying there, but it sounds like kind of a mockery of the western (American) view that we were doing those people some sort of favor.
Edit... Wow I just got corrected as you read. Well, it fits Vietnam too. I thought he was just calling for soldiers to protect themselves and not be heroes. Run!
Warpigs by black sabbath is the greatest anti war song in my opinion... Still CCR can't do wrong. Another great song! When you do Suzi Q do the long version! Cheers....
Mixes weren't always the best compared to the production levels now but man do they still sound cool, you get the feel of musicians in a studio recording directly to tape, can actually hear tape hiss on some older recordings, bands like CCR would just go in the studio and bang out the tracks, do a few takes and pick the best ones; a band like The Beatles could afford to record 30 plus takes then end up using take two or three anyways, CCR didn't have Beatles money and that straight forward, raw production quality was perfect for their sound and style.
Keep On Chooglin', Ramble Tamble, Green River
Fortunate Son takes a good swipe at Vietnam
Don't think you can drown his voice out one of the best singers ever.
Ice-T named his band Body Count, which he said was all the news was, 40 years ago! The conversation hasn’t changed much, but maybe surprisingly to youngsters, if anything it was more militant back then. CCR was mild. In the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, Body Count, NWA, Public Enemy used to scare people. (‘Fear Of A Black Planet’?) Before that in the late ‘60s, early ‘70s it seemed like there were serial killers everywhere, riots, American terrorist groups (Weather Underground, SLA, Unabomber, etc.), robbing banks, blowing things up, kidnapping people and brainwashing them, craziness, and then there were the Black Panthers, who had a “well-ordered militia”, just like The U.S. Constitution says, and they’d arrive at the courthouse with their rifles, in perfect military formation, and march in and take up a couple of rows, fully-armed but following the Constitution, and scare the shit out of people. It was different then, almost too much, so in the ‘80s Reagan led a backlash, a bunch of Democrats switched parties, and you’re seeing the sad results now with the FOX vs CNN crap we have. Gun debate hasn’t really changed. Much more mass shootings now, for sure, but there were always some, pretty much only in the USA.
Understand John Folgerty is the lead singer and he also played lead guitar. He played it loud indeed.
For my money, THE best anti-war rock song is "Sky Pilot" by the Animals. The long version with the sound effects.
This was definitely a song about running through the jungles of 'nam in the Vietnam war! Nobody intheir right mind ever thought it was about "gun control" back inthe day, lol.
If you like harmonica, then you must react to Springsteen's tune "Tougher Then the Rest" Live. It must be the official video.
In 1970 200 million guns had an owner in the USA, John said in an interview walking on the streets felt like a jungle, the danger could come from everywhere....
Two points would help your reactions get a good over ear head phones and use the closed captioned Butten boom on screen lyrics! new sub going threw your reactions catalog well done sir.
Fogerty released his solo album Centerfield in 1985. On the record was "The Old Man Down the Road." Saul Zaentz of Fantasy Records owned the CCR catalog and all publishing rights then. Zaentz sued Fogerty for plagiarism because "The Old Man Down the Road" sounded too much like this song. The judge tossed Zaentz' suit out of court and made him pay legal fees. A songwriter cannot plagiarize himself, no matter who owns the rights to the song.
It was actually written about all the guns on our streets in the 60's. But, many people equated it to the Vietnam War.
someone finally gets it right.
Fogerty said it was about gun poliferation in society
Yep
Well, John’s brother does hate him so maybe he made sure that the rest of the band played extra loud so they could drown out John’s singing! Lol!
John was also the producer from the CCR recordings, which means the mixing work to. No chance Tom could have influenced that. Tom died from aids.....by the way.....
Iggy Pop "Search and Destroy"
CCR was always anti war in thier tunes...lots of protests during that era
There may have been enough guns for everyone, everyone didn't have one like today. Gun control wasn't even on the map. The 60's and 70's were very different than today. Vietnam Nam was the first war that we actually saw with our eyes on the news. The 60's were a major upheaval of our societal norms, and the music really reflected that. It was the first time people openly demonstrated against a war. We also had the Civil Rights movement, as well as women looking for liberation. We had the sexual revolution because of the availability of birth control for the first time. And we had drugs, lots and lots of drugs, with lots of hippies, housewives, and everyone in between to take them. I personally was the only person I knew to live through the 60's and 70's without being high. It was very entertaining to watch all the stoners doing stupid shit. But again, guns were not on the agenda, and we really didn't have a lot of guns in the news unless it was actual criminal activity being reported.
It's sad today that bands that have a name never talk about the orange persuasion. Neil did his job right where is ??????
Vietnam War song....
Viet Nam
Almost all killing are done by non-registered pistols.
Cool
Yes an anti war song.
Vietnam war
no song.
As a Vietnam Veteran this was the song. I can relate to
More CCR harmonica? Try Keep on Chooglin....LP/CD or live great tune...