 Genius Meanings
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lodi
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“Lodi” is the B-side of the popular CCR hit “Bad Moon Rising”. The song’s name comes from the city of Lodi – a small, agricultural based town in the northern part of California’s
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Tesla – Lodi
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Just about a year ago, I set out on the road / Seekin' my fame and fortune, lookin' for a pot of gold / Things got bad and things got worse / I guess you know the tune / Oh Lord, I
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
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“Have You Ever Seen the Rain” was released as a single in 1971 from the album Pendulum (1970) by roots rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song charted highest in Canada
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
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Creedence Clearwater Revival have a sense of impending doom on their 1969 hit “Bad Moon Rising.” The song was the lead single from Creedence Clearwater Revival’s third studio album
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Suzie Q
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“Susie Q” is the third track of the album “Creedence Clearwater Revival”, published as debut album in 1968 by the homonym band.
“Susie Q” is a song published originally by the
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sinister Purpose
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[Verse 1] / When the sky is gray / And the moon is hate / I'll be down to get you / Roots of earth will shake / [Hook] / Sinister purpose / Knocking at your door / Come and take my
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River
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This song is based on a vacation Fogerty took. In a 2012 Rolling Stone interview, Fogerty said:
What really happened is that I used a setting like New Orleans, but I would
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Wrote a Song for Everyone
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John Fogerty said he wrote this song about his (now) ex-wife about 2 years after they had a child together. Quote from John Fogerty: “Inspired by my young wife at the time. It was
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River/Susie Q (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Well, take me back down where cool water flow, y’all / Let me remember things I love, oh / Stoppin' at the log where catfish bite / Walkin' along the river road at
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – The Night Time Is the Right Time
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[Chorus] / You know the night time, oh, is the right time / (Why do they, why do they?) / To be with the one you love (Why do they, why do they?) / I said the night time, ooh, is
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Tombstone Shadow
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[Chorus] / Tombstone shadow, stretching across my path / Tombstone shadow, stretching across my path / Every time I get some good news, Ooh / There's a shadow on my back / [Verse 1
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Commotion
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John, who grew up as a country boy, doesn’t understand how people live in the cities. In his view, they are in a constant rush, talking nonsense all the time, frowning at things
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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“I Heard It Through The Grapevine” is an extended cover of a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966 and recorded by various artists under
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising (Live)
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[Verse 1] / I see the bad moon arising / I see trouble on the way / I see earthquakes and lightnin' / I see bad times today / [Chorus] / Don't go around tonight / Well, it's bound
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cross-Tie Walker
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[Verse] / I went down to the station, just to take a ride / I went down to the station, just to take a ride / Found myself on a flatcar, yesterday behind / Pulling out from the
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – 45 Revolutions Per Minute, Pt. 1
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Musique Concrete Track with tongue in cheek interviews with band members
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John Fogerty – Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Fogerty's Factory Version)
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Someone told me long ago / There's a calm before the storm / I know / It's been comin' for some time / When it's over, so they say / It'll rain a sunny day / I know / Shinin' down
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John Fogerty – Keep On Chooglin’ (Live)
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[Chorus] / Keep on chooglin' / Keep on chooglin' / Keep on chooglin' / Chooglin', chooglin' / Chooglin', chooglin', now / Maybe you don't understand it / But if you're a natural
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