My close friends who made it home from their tours in ‘Nam would be back there with the opening chords of this song. CCR was quite simply the sound track for our lives. They still are.
This song has an interesting legal historical footnote attached to it. In 1985, John Fogerty released his excellent solo album called Centerfield. The first single from that album was a song called The Old Man Down The Road. It was a virtual note-for-note remake of Run Through The Jungle with all new lyrics. CCR's old label Fantasy Records, whom Fogerty had been feuding with for years, sued him for plagiarism. The judge in the case ruled that a songwriter can't be convicted of plagiarizing his own song!! Therefore, an important legal precedent in the music industry!
Specifically Fogerty was sued by Saul Van Zant who owned all of CCR’s recordings. The Centerfield album closed with a scathing number aimed directly at Saul called Vance Can’t Dance!
As one of the others said, people *assume* it is about the Vietnam War. However, Fogerty wrote it about the proliferation of guns in the US ("200 million guns are loaded, Satan cries 'Take aim.'") Here's an interview you can watch where Fogerty discusses it: www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/john-fogerty-run-through-the-jungle-is-plea-for-gun-control-60581/?jwsource=cl
I remember when I was little. Sneaking out in the hallway late one night because I heard my big much older brother sobbing to my mom about what he went thru and saw in vietnam😢😢😢 I'll never for get what all he said!!!!😢😢😢
'Have You Ever Seen The Rain' is my favorite song by them. It makes me wanna grow a beard and drink Moonshine every time I hear it. LMFAO! 😂😂😂 My Mother loves that song. Give it a review Jayvee 😁💖
We see Vietnam war movies now and these songs are the soundtrack -- just like they were for the real thing. But what surprised me was to learn how much these songs are still listened to in the areas around the Vietnam War, where so many soldiers stayed when things ended. I remember being in a bamboo-shack restaurant on stilts over the Mekong River, right between Laos and Thailand, eating Northern Thai curry while these CCR songs would belt out on the stereo above me -- and I was one of the only white people staying in that town of 2,000 in rural Thailand. This song brings me right back to that -- the Mekong River and seven weeks spent living in a whole other world on that riverbank. Music is so amazing.
I was in high school during the VN war, but didn’t have a clue what it was like. Of course I since learned. This song helps you feel it. Always love CCR, love your show.
Was literally listening to them the other day, relaxing outside in the sun lol. John wrote and sang so many gems. "Green river", " Up around the bend", "Midnight special", "Who'll stop the rain", etc. All and more are worth a listen. You can never go wrong with creedence
As far as I'm aware they only did 2 songs about Vietnam. This 1 & Fortunate Son. John Fogerty (the lead singer) was actually on active duty for 6 months & on the Reserves from 1966-1968 during the war.
People assume it is about the Vietnam War. However, Fogerty wrote it about the proliferation of guns in the US ("200 million guns are loaded, Satan cries 'Take aim.'") Here's an interview you can watch where Fogerty discusses it: www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/john-fogerty-run-through-the-jungle-is-plea-for-gun-control-60581/?jwsource=cl
"Run through the jungle "has been in so many movies.Love the harmonica in this one.Swamp rock at its best.A serious song with a beat that will get the shoulders moving.Fogerty's voice was made for this song.
Yeap I remember that sound coming out of my older brothers room back in the day... my brother love playing the Harmonica to it... great memories... peace✌
You should really listen to “Long as I can see the light” by CCR. It will blow you away. One of Fogerty’s best vocal performances and he also plays a mean saxophone.
You are very correct!!! CCR soulfully always bring it and that is why they are one of my all-time favorite Rock bands.....and John's vocal ...nothing like it in music history!!!!
CCR... where to even begin? So many great tracks! This one is a classic. Also check out "have you ever seen the rain" and "looking out my back door" as well...
The song's title and lyrics, as well as the year it was released (1970), have led many to assume that the song is about the Vietnam War. The fact that previous Creedence Clearwater Revival songs such as "Fortunate Son" were protests of the Vietnam War added to this belief.[3] However, in a 2016 interview, Fogerty explained that the song is actually about the proliferation of guns in the United States. The thing I wanted to talk about was gun control and the proliferation of guns... I remember reading around that time that there was one gun for every man, woman and child in America, which I found staggering. So somewhere in the song, I think I said, '200 million guns are loaded.' Not that anyone else has the answer, but I did not have the answer to the question; I just had the question. I just thought it was disturbing that it was such a jungle for our citizens just to walk around in our own country at least having to be aware that there are so many private guns owned by some responsible and maybe many irresponsible people.[4]
He said this in 2016, did he? Of course he did. He is now woke. 50 years ago and he was talking about gun control and I'm sure Who'll Stop The Rain was really about climate change. He didn't know how to express his true feelings in the 60s-70s because he was high, but praise the Lord he knows now. Thank you for the info.
@@snakeinthegrass7443 MAYBE he was 'woke' before everyone else, since the US population in 1970 was 200 million ("Two hundred million guns are loaded"). So yeah - he knows now, and apparently he knew then.
John Fogertys voice is an instrument unto itself. This is my favorite piece of music from CCR because of the simplistic masterpiece it paints of the Vietnam era atmosphere. You should check out his bayou impression of death on the track, 'The Old Man Down the Road'. And then close your eyes and really to the soul in his voice when he sings, 'One Hundred and Ten in the Shade', with the gospel group, the Fairfield Five. A truly stunning performance.
Jovaughn, it seems as though your journey as a reactor has been very expansive. You have read heartfelt comments on the experiences of others and that is turning into an education of a lifetime. I can see the changes in you in the past year. Giving is receiving and receiving is giving. You are on both sides of that beautiful equation. Enjoy.
Jayvee, your right. This song is about the Vietnam war which was raging at the time and many protest against were taking place around the country. May I suggest another C.C.R. song about coming home from the Vietnam war titled Put A Candle In The Window which I think you will enjoy very much as your next C.C.R. reaction song.
CCR music will never become old. Their music is timeless. Part of the soundtrack of my childhood, listening to CCR through my parents and now having their records in my own collection.👍😉🎶❤️
CCR was one of my dad's favorite bands so I grew up listening to them. He had a tape of their greatest hits in the car and we'd listen to it on road trips. When I became a dad I made sure to play CCR for my sons who now can sing just about all of their songs. Hopefully one day if they have kids, they'll do the same.
Your commentary on this song was great. You have a great real personality. Enjoy watching your show. In the old days we use to experience music but not just in sound but in your heart
This song and "Fortunate son" takes me back to my childhood. I am an old X-gener and most of us were the children or family of Vietnam vets, and the generation that first saw and experienced our parents and family that served treated like trash and left traumatized and broken. It wasn't to be spoken of, there was no real understanding of PTSD from war... CCR:s song at least gave some voice to it. I always have thought that growing up in that time is why so many X+gen wanted nothing to do with politics and the hypocrisy. Why there was the break from mainstream into grunge and alternative and heavy metal. We were angry and disillusioned. Some of us still are. At least music was a release and at least some bands like CCR told the tale that we needed to hear and validate what our families who fought in Vietnam went through. Okay, off my soap box. Glad you liked the song.
You hit the nail on the head.... John Forgerty was a genius and he created atmospheres... he could describe things with his music and give you a perfect picture of what he was trying to convey.
It makes sense to believe that this song is about the Vietnam War; however, Fogerty explicitly explains in several quotes that this song is NOT about the Vietnam war. It is about the overpopulation of unregistered guns and the lax gun laws in America during the 1960's and 1970's.
God bless all you Nam vets even though this was not written about that place had a brother who went and came home and a classmate who didn't come home alive
Grew up on ccr. Idk bout what its about?just that its great. As all ccr songs are. Sountrac to my life.i was almost 13 when -bad moon rising -came out in -june of ‘69. Loved then since.my brother had everything they put out...on records-albulms! Jeez..50 yrs ago! Still love to hear any. Ccr!dan florida-4/29/21
My dad was a huge Creedence Clearwater Revival fan of their music. For some reason, this wasn't one of his favorites. He was drafted in 1965 or '66 but didn't see time in Vietnam as he was stationed in West Germany where he was a medic. I like the song though as well as the others. I have both Chronicles 1 and 2 on CDs.
Hey Jay! I Love CCR, I was Introduced to them by my older brother back in the 70's. Being that he was 10 years older than me he knew all their good songs. My personal favorites are Bad Moon Rising, Down On The Corner, Proud Mary, Fortunate Son, Down On The Bayou, Have You Ever Seen The Rain, Green River, Lodi, And This one you are reacting to. Great Band! Have you heard the lead singer John Fogerty's solo Music? Put me in Coach is good to me.
Hi Jaycee I’m new here but have been reading your reactions for some time. Great stuff mate! I first heard CCR when I was 16 and I am now 69. They are still as fresh, unique sounding, inventive and totally brilliant as ever. Maybe you have not tried Good Golly Miss Molly, Tombstone Shadow, It Came Out Of The Sky, Long As I can See The Light, Travelin’ Band, Hey Tonight. In fact try anything! Sorry if you have already heard the ones I mention.
Love me some Credence. Here's o e you can try..Sarah Rameriz I WAS MADE FOR YOU (LIVE VERSION). Barbara Streisand THE WAY WE WERE or EVERGREEN!! Or some Donna Summer THE LAST DANCE/BAD GIRLS/HOT STUFF?? Hope you have a wonderful week! God Bless!
My close friends who made it home from their tours in ‘Nam would be back there with the opening chords of this song. CCR was quite simply the sound track for our lives. They still are.
beautiful words, no doubt....
CCR one of the best bands of that time. John Fogerty was a musical genius.
He is!!
et cette voix magnifique ...oui!
Was?
Grew up on 90’s rap but love this group. Got them on vinyl
This song takes you back to another time. CCR is one of those bands which is timesless
Takes me to the Vietnam era.
This song has an interesting legal historical footnote attached to it. In 1985, John Fogerty released his excellent solo album called Centerfield. The first single from that album was a song called The Old Man Down The Road. It was a virtual note-for-note remake of Run Through The Jungle with all new lyrics. CCR's old label Fantasy Records, whom Fogerty had been feuding with for years, sued him for plagiarism. The judge in the case ruled that a songwriter can't be convicted of plagiarizing his own song!! Therefore, an important legal precedent in the music industry!
I hope Taylor Swift sent John a thank you note.
Specifically Fogerty was sued by Saul Van Zant who owned all of CCR’s recordings. The Centerfield album closed with a scathing number aimed directly at Saul called Vance Can’t Dance!
Doesn't sound note-for-note to me. Similar, sure, but different too. Crazy case!
I remember thinking a great moment in music for the writer of their songs as I'm a writer myself.
Not one person told you that this was a song about the Vietnam War. You guessed it correctly.
You can hear it on the movie, Forrest Gump.
Only people who are ignorant to history would not realize what this song is about.
Not about Vietnam, but people associated it with Vietnam so it has been assumed so.
As one of the others said, people *assume* it is about the Vietnam War. However, Fogerty wrote it about the proliferation of guns in the US ("200 million guns are loaded, Satan cries 'Take aim.'") Here's an interview you can watch where Fogerty discusses it: www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/john-fogerty-run-through-the-jungle-is-plea-for-gun-control-60581/?jwsource=cl
It’s not about Vietnam lol
I remember when I was little. Sneaking out in the hallway late one night because I heard my big much older brother sobbing to my mom about what he went thru and saw in vietnam😢😢😢 I'll never for get what all he said!!!!😢😢😢
This song isn't about Vietnam at all.
This song is so reminiscent of the Vietnam era. Great song 🎶
Bingo!
Big thanks to my 5th grade teacher, Mr Rielly, for not following the school music book curriculum, and introducing us to Creedence.
“Lookin’ Out My Back Door” 💜
Most badass harmonica ever.
Check out Charlie Musselwhite 'Christo Redemptor' You're welcome. :-)
Jeeze. I remember that I was sitting in the NCO Club at Long Binh Army Base, RVN the first time I heard this.
Thanks for your service! Glad you made it back.😁
Bless you Sir and thanks for your service!!!
"Long As I Can See The Light"...it's just incredible, as always..the vocals
'Have You Ever Seen The Rain' is my favorite song by them. It makes me wanna grow a beard and drink Moonshine every time I hear it. LMFAO! 😂😂😂 My Mother loves that song. Give it a review Jayvee 😁💖
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We see Vietnam war movies now and these songs are the soundtrack -- just like they were for the real thing.
But what surprised me was to learn how much these songs are still listened to in the areas around the Vietnam War, where so many soldiers stayed when things ended.
I remember being in a bamboo-shack restaurant on stilts over the Mekong River, right between Laos and Thailand, eating Northern Thai curry while these CCR songs would belt out on the stereo above me -- and I was one of the only white people staying in that town of 2,000 in rural Thailand.
This song brings me right back to that -- the Mekong River and seven weeks spent living in a whole other world on that riverbank. Music is so amazing.
I heard CCR all through remote thai villages the only english music
I was in high school during the VN war, but didn’t have a clue what it was like. Of course I since learned. This song helps you feel it. Always love CCR, love your show.
Heard it through the grapevine was a great cover of theirs
Was literally listening to them the other day, relaxing outside in the sun lol. John wrote and sang so many gems. "Green river", " Up around the bend", "Midnight special", "Who'll stop the rain", etc. All and more are worth a listen. You can never go wrong with creedence
I like the fact you react to this. Music brings people together. Only love here bro
As far as I'm aware they only did 2 songs about Vietnam. This 1 & Fortunate Son. John Fogerty (the lead singer) was actually on active duty for 6 months & on the Reserves from 1966-1968 during the war.
People assume it is about the Vietnam War. However, Fogerty wrote it about the proliferation of guns in the US ("200 million guns are loaded, Satan cries 'Take aim.'") Here's an interview you can watch where Fogerty discusses it: www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/john-fogerty-run-through-the-jungle-is-plea-for-gun-control-60581/?jwsource=cl
This song isn't about Vietnam at all.
"Run through the jungle "has been in so many movies.Love the harmonica in this one.Swamp rock at its best.A serious song with a beat that will get the shoulders moving.Fogerty's voice was made for this song.
Yeap I remember that sound coming out of my older brothers room back in the day... my brother love playing the Harmonica to it... great memories... peace✌
Same here! My brother played this album constantly.
You should really listen to “Long as I can see the light” by CCR. It will blow you away. One of Fogerty’s best vocal performances and he also plays a mean saxophone.
I have hear that! I don't know it..wtf?
Just posted a similar request, it’s my favorite. Gospel, blues, yearning. It has it all!
Have you ever seen the rain is one of their best
My #1 band of all times. Right up there with Prince.
Haven't heard this in a long time; age hasn't tarnished its' lustre
Such a great song
My Dad introduced me to CCR when I was like 5 or 6 I’ve been a huge fan for awhile
Great reaction ♥️
They are tremendously talented. And it puts you in that time ooooooh yes. Little River Band.....She's Got A Man On Her Mind
Thank you for playing this brilliant band. The music brings me back ...take good care
Green River is another great CCR song
Every song is great.
You are very correct!!! CCR soulfully always bring it and that is why they are one of my all-time favorite Rock bands.....and John's vocal ...nothing like it in music history!!!!
Sometimes you forget how great they really were.
Damn!!! The memories just come pouring back!!! 🤘🎶🎼🎵🎧🎤🎸
CCR... where to even begin? So many great tracks! This one is a classic. Also check out "have you ever seen the rain" and "looking out my back door" as well...
Every instrument created a feeling of the time and situation. And combined with the song
The song's title and lyrics, as well as the year it was released (1970), have led many to assume that the song is about the Vietnam War. The fact that previous Creedence Clearwater Revival songs such as "Fortunate Son" were protests of the Vietnam War added to this belief.[3]
However, in a 2016 interview, Fogerty explained that the song is actually about the proliferation of guns in the United States.
The thing I wanted to talk about was gun control and the proliferation of guns... I remember reading around that time that there was one gun for every man, woman and child in America, which I found staggering. So somewhere in the song, I think I said, '200 million guns are loaded.' Not that anyone else has the answer, but I did not have the answer to the question; I just had the question. I just thought it was disturbing that it was such a jungle for our citizens just to walk around in our own country at least having to be aware that there are so many private guns owned by some responsible and maybe many irresponsible people.[4]
Thanks for the info and Kudos to John Fogerty!! :)
He said this in 2016, did he? Of course he did. He is now woke. 50 years ago and he was talking about gun control and I'm sure Who'll Stop The Rain was really about climate change. He didn't know how to express his true feelings in the 60s-70s because he was high, but praise the Lord he knows now. Thank you for the info.
@@snakeinthegrass7443 MAYBE he was 'woke' before everyone else, since the US population in 1970 was 200 million ("Two hundred million guns are loaded"). So yeah - he knows now, and apparently he knew then.
@@VideoRansack Maybe. I just wonder why it took 46 years to say what he said while the rest of the world thought the song was about Vietnam. Weird
Years later after I got back from Desert Storm, we had a Parade, I made sure my dad walked beside me in that Parade.
One of the greatest bands of our time. "I heard it through the grapevine" is another banger
John Fogertys voice is an instrument unto itself. This is my favorite piece of music from CCR because of the simplistic masterpiece it paints of the Vietnam era atmosphere. You should check out his bayou impression of death on the track, 'The Old Man Down the Road'. And then close your eyes and really to the soul in his voice when he sings, 'One Hundred and Ten in the Shade', with the gospel group, the Fairfield Five. A truly stunning performance.
Jovaughn, it seems as though your journey as a reactor has been very expansive. You have read heartfelt comments on the experiences of others and that is turning into an education of a lifetime. I can see the changes in you in the past year. Giving is receiving and receiving is giving. You are on both sides of that beautiful equation. Enjoy.
Beautifully said!! And, I agree Jay, your growth has been a joy to watch. Keep spreading that light sister.... :)
The harmonica adds to the haunting mood. Such a great song of the time.
Yeah, Any song from CCR is pretty much a good one!
Jayvee, your right.
This song is about the Vietnam war which was raging at the time and many protest against were taking place around the country.
May I suggest another C.C.R. song about coming home from the Vietnam war titled Put A Candle In The Window which I think you will enjoy very much as your next C.C.R. reaction song.
You frickin nailed it brother, you get more clued with every song you listen to. Keep it up!
My fave band ever
CCR music will never become old. Their music is timeless. Part of the soundtrack of my childhood, listening to CCR through my parents and now having their records in my own collection.👍😉🎶❤️
CCR was one of my dad's favorite bands so I grew up listening to them. He had a tape of their greatest hits in the car and we'd listen to it on road trips. When I became a dad I made sure to play CCR for my sons who now can sing just about all of their songs. Hopefully one day if they have kids, they'll do the same.
This song is about the Vietnam and played i think in every Vietnam movie.
CCR has so many good songs, unreal. Thanks Jay, for being so, so correct at 3:44. And thanks dad, for the great, great memories.
CCR was one of my favorite groups back in the day. Closest to country that I listened to. Viet Nam era group.
CCR had a great vibe, always very evocative.
Your commentary on this song was great. You have a great real personality. Enjoy watching your show. In the old days we use to experience music but not just in sound but in your heart
The legends CCR...amazing song Jay bro ❤🇮🇹✌
A fantastic song from the past
This song and "Fortunate son" takes me back to my childhood. I am an old X-gener and most of us were the children or family of Vietnam vets, and the generation that first saw and experienced our parents and family that served treated like trash and left traumatized and broken. It wasn't to be spoken of, there was no real understanding of PTSD from war... CCR:s song at least gave some voice to it. I always have thought that growing up in that time is why so many X+gen wanted nothing to do with politics and the hypocrisy. Why there was the break from mainstream into grunge and alternative and heavy metal. We were angry and disillusioned. Some of us still are. At least music was a release and at least some bands like CCR told the tale that we needed to hear and validate what our families who fought in Vietnam went through. Okay, off my soap box. Glad you liked the song.
You hit the nail on the head.... John Forgerty was a genius and he created atmospheres... he could describe things with his music and give you a perfect picture of what he was trying to convey.
Great band awesome song👏👏👏
These days, I could never imagine veterans getting spit on, but my dad sure experienced it after coming back from Vietnam.
So unfair.
Yeah it was.
And those who didn't run fast enough came home in a box, like some of my friends.
Great band. Down On The Corner and Have You Ever Seen The Rain among my favourites, but they just nailed it every time.
Fortunate son or bad moon rising next ✌👍
It makes sense to believe that this song is about the Vietnam War; however, Fogerty explicitly explains in several quotes that this song is NOT about the Vietnam war. It is about the overpopulation of unregistered guns and the lax gun laws in America during the 1960's and 1970's.
That sound you talk about is a harmonica. Very distinctive sound.
Hey there, i love this toon,playing it for years,such a good song...
Keep up the goodness..
Peace.
Heck yeah, love this song. Enjoy this all time classic. Thanks. AKA Lowrider.
Loved his voice......
Can't go wrong with CCR! Every song is a banger!
CCR , John .....vraiment extraordinaire .....
ccr: who'll stop the rain, dave mason: look at you look at me
Love me some CCR.
I’m a concert/festival go-er. Seen them perform too.
U should look up the show tour of duty it ran from 87 till 90 and it's based on the Vietnam War
Long As I Can See The Light
More Creedence please 🖤
Great song
Love CCR
CCR has a bunch of sweet tracks. Plus their output was insane. Releasing seven albums in five years!
God bless all you Nam vets even though this was not written about that place had a brother who went and came home and a classmate who didn't come home alive
Grew up on ccr. Idk bout what its about?just that its great. As all ccr songs are. Sountrac to my life.i was almost 13 when -bad moon rising -came out in -june of ‘69. Loved then since.my brother had everything they put out...on records-albulms! Jeez..50 yrs ago! Still love to hear any. Ccr!dan florida-4/29/21
Fantastic song
You are doing great with CCR. Keep it up
My dad was a huge Creedence Clearwater Revival fan of their music. For some reason, this wasn't one of his favorites. He was drafted in 1965 or '66 but didn't see time in Vietnam as he was stationed in West Germany where he was a medic. I like the song though as well as the others. I have both Chronicles 1 and 2 on CDs.
Iconic song from an iconic band! If you want something a little more upbeat from them, check out "Hey Tonight"
Hey Jay! I Love CCR, I was Introduced to them by my older brother back in the 70's. Being that he was 10 years older than me he knew all their good songs. My personal favorites are Bad Moon Rising, Down On The Corner, Proud Mary, Fortunate Son, Down On The Bayou, Have You Ever Seen The Rain, Green River, Lodi, And This one you are reacting to. Great Band! Have you heard the lead singer John Fogerty's solo Music? Put me in Coach is good to me.
Hi Jaycee I’m new here but have been reading your reactions for some time. Great stuff mate! I first heard CCR when I was 16 and I am now 69. They are still as fresh, unique sounding, inventive and totally brilliant as ever. Maybe you have not tried Good Golly Miss Molly, Tombstone Shadow, It Came Out Of The Sky, Long As I can See The Light, Travelin’ Band, Hey Tonight. In fact try anything! Sorry if you have already heard the ones I mention.
great songtnks from brazil
Really nice song really funky song.
Check out I touch myself & I ain't gonna eat out my heart anymore by the Divinyls please
Hell yes, love me some CCR! You'd love Three Dog Night! (The Band) Seriously some awesome music!
Just heard this song eatin crab legs at Sea Hags...great song!
If you listen to their Greatest hit , you will love them ok √ thank you & you are awesome , love & light
Freakin fantastic!!!!
Vietnam War on in the 60's, this song is about that....
200000 guns are loaded, Satan cries take aim!!😈😈😈
The men who fought and died, young men. They never realized someone like you would listen to a song on youtube. Remember the men who died.
Tune, Always reminds me of old skool Gangsters
You would love 'Green River' by CCR. I don't think you've listened to it yet. That song is (as per usual with CCR) such a vibe 💚
Groovy tune J! 😎
Creedence clearwater-Feelin Blue
Love me some Credence. Here's o e you can try..Sarah Rameriz I WAS MADE FOR YOU (LIVE VERSION). Barbara Streisand THE WAY WE WERE or EVERGREEN!! Or some Donna Summer THE LAST DANCE/BAD GIRLS/HOT STUFF?? Hope you have a wonderful week! God Bless!
Such good stuff from this era. Check out Steppenwolf's Magic Carpet Ride and John Prine's Spanish Pipe Dream.
It’s about the amount of guns in America, not Vietnam
You can do a lucky dip with CCRs songs and always get a great one. 😊