Genius Meanings
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Lead Belly – Cotton Fields
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The song romanticizes a simpler time, when hard field work for long hours was the norm. But it also reminds us how hard it was to grow cotton. It took families, from grandma and
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
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As one of the most famous protest songs of the Vietnam War era, “Fortunate Son” revives this timeless message with the snarl and swagger of the 1960s righteous rock and roll.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Down on the Corner
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The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 20 December 1969. The flip, “Fortunate Son”, reached #14 on the United States charts on 22 November 1969, the week before
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me)
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[Verse 1] / Who will take the coal from the mine? / Who will take the salt from the earth? / Who'll take a leaf and grow it to a tree? / Don't look now, it ain't you or me / Who
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Feelin' Blue
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[Verse 1] / Hey, look over yonder out in the rain / Soaking wet fever in my brain / Now, I ain't certain which way to go / But I got to move, sure / [Chorus] / Feeling blue, blue
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – It Came Out of the Sky
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[Verse 1] / Woah, it came out of the sky, landed just a little south of Moline / Jody fell out of his tractor, couldn't believe what he seen / He laid on the ground and shook, a-
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Creedence Clearwater Revival (Ft. Booker T. & The MG's) – Down on the Corner (Live)
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Early in the evenin', just about supper time / Over by the courthouse, they're startin' to unwind / Four kids on the corner, trying to bring you up / Willy picks a tune out and he
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – The Midnight Special
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[Verse 1] / Well, you wake up in the mornin' / You hear the work bell ring / And they march you to the table / You see the same old thing / Ain't no food upon the table / And no
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – It Came Out of the Sky (Live)
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Oh, it came out of the sky / Landed just a little south of Moline / Jody fell out of his tractor / Couldn't believe what he seen / Laid on the ground and shook / Fearin' for his
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Effigy
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“Effigy” is the closing track of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s fourth studio album, Willy and The Poorboys, recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, in 1969.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Some folks are born made to wave the flag / Ooh, they're red, white and blue / And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" / Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord / [
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Susie Q (Part 2)
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[Intro] / My, my, my / I'll, feel, feel / Ring, sing / [Guitar Solos & Instrumental]
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Poorboy Shuffle
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Poorboy Shuffle / Okay. Is it working? / You heard it. Ha Ha Ha! / Hey Rooster! Hey, Rooster! / [laughter] / Hey! / [Instrumental]
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autumnn – All the songs i enjoy listening to because i feel like making it
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now that ive spent hours on this i have no motivation to update it so this is all you get
im actually done with this one so if i stop liking anything i probably wont remove it
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The Band – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down was recorded by the Band in 1969 and released on their second self-titled album. The song, written by Robbie Robertson, talks about the last
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