Green river is song about Putah Creek that runs right next to Winters, Ca the town I live in. Old Cody was Bill Cody and I worked for him for a little bit at Cody's Liquor Store here in town. John Fogerty use to come and fish while he camped up the road. We have a bar called the green river saloon. I never did meet John Fogerty as this was before my time here in town.
@@keensoundguy6637 I remember getting those (Talking about a Green River soda) at our local Rexall Drug store back in the 60's!! They had a lunch counter and we'd go there after baseball practice, sometimes got a 'chocolate coke'. Man those were the days.
As a country boy, that last verse always resonated with me. The song is so light and nostalgic, but then the ending is kind of ominous. The old man warning him he’s gonna grow up and go out into the world with big dreams and goals, but he’s going to find a world in chaos and confusion. And the best advice ever- when you get lost, go back to the simple things like home and friends and family.
In my younger days, I flipped out when I realized they were saying "said you're gonna find the world is smoulderin'" - painted a totally different picture
I'm a huge fan I think it's good buy enjoy many by them more. I put a Spell on You, Night Time is the Right Time, Up around the Bend, I heard it Thru the Grapevine.
Lex: "This is a people-playing-with their-feet song". Brad: "This song terrifies me". I've been listening to Green River since high school and those are by far the most original reactions I've ever encountered
Brad, fresh water: snakes and gators. Salt water: Sharks, jellyfish, stingrays. Choose your poison. Fortunately, I live far enough north that I don't have to deal with gators although some prankster put a small one in a small local lake a couple of years ago.
@@bretthardin9239 I seem to recall that there was. There was also a comic book superhero, the Green Lantern. He held his ring to the lantern and it recharged his powers. But Green Lantern was a different genre. He didn't have as many hits as CCR
This song evokes such poignant memories of my early childhood. My father was the first to discover CCR in my family and he loved their music and bought several of their albums (up to 1970's Cosmo's Factory). This song was the title track of the 1969 album, "Green River." Some of my fondest childhood memories were spent in southern Vermont, where my family had an A-frame cabin. While I know that the Green River that John Fogerty sang about is elsewhere, there is a Green River that wends its way around Southern Vermont and northwestern Massachusets. I remember spending time there with my family and some of my parents' friends. Images of a covered bridge, and a dairy farm on the other side of the river fill my memories. This song reminds me both of that magical place as as well as my father, who's been gone for 20 years.
There is a Green River in Williamstown MA right on the VT border. The road that connects Rt 2 and Rt 7 we've always called Green River rd. I always thought Green River emptied into the Hoosic River which flows North oddly enough. There is a conspicuous A-frame on Rt. 7 between Williamstown and Bennington VT. I wonder if that's the one you lived in. Small world
@@lawrencecooper2361 Ours was in the town of Readsboro on a dirt road off of another dirt road called Bill T. Road. It was accessible from Monroe Massachusetts via Tilda Hill Road.
Fogerty is from Central California, Green River is about his childhood. No crocodiles, don't worry. Stuck in old Lodi . . . a song you can listen to from CCR, that is their roots.
This, like Lex said, has a down by the river, swamp feel,..my grandad, according to my mom use to go out and catch frogs by a creek in Louisiana near them,..she said he would come back with huge bag, or sack full,..so love this song, that down home bluesy, country, twang sound,.it's a foot tapping groove,..do keep going,..love it,..Godspeed, Peace ✌
God damn! Now that is just a song that slaps. That's how you do a song like that. Like it's so perfect for what it is, short, concise, catchy hook, moving beat and vibe, hunting vocals, pulsating and all around great musicianship and it just keeps moving the song forward and then it's done.
Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South Florida! Louisiana swamp funk. Makes me want to go find a lake with a rope swing. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!
Putah Creek ( it's GREEN ) which flows out of Lake Barryessa in Northern California is what John Fogerty told the crowd is Green River at the memorial auditorium in Sacramento way back when he performed there. The band ALL grew up in El Cerrito close to the city of San Francisco. 45 minutes from the lake! Boyhood buds they were. We had good seats for that show-
"This song is a sonic embodiment of playing with your feet" 😂 I Love this channel and the two of you so much. Definitely my #1 favorite reaction channel right now. The back and forth you two have and the super unique things you say. Love it. Fun Fact about CCR: John Fogerty was actually born and raised and spent most of his life in the San Francisco Bay Area. He definitely channeled some genuine deep south vibes, I mean, really channeled it. Its always a marvel to me when I listen to CCR and then remember none of them ever spent much time in the South.
This song reminds me of my best friend Ross, we grew up on the Coloarado river in Arizona. We did everything they talk about in this song. We graduated together, he went off to college and I left for the Army. After years apart, we were brought back to the River and now we live 10 minutes from each other in our hometown Lake Havasu City, AZ. And we still go down to the river 🤙🤙
@@SG-js2qn yes, he’s awesome! I bought the Cosmos Factory album when it came out, but have been a fan since I first heard them in junior high which should be late sixties.
Catfish is tasty. As long as it's not a mudcat. Fried frog legs are delicious. You just gotta keep a lid on the pan when you're cooking them, so they don't jump out. Green River is a classic. Heard it a gazillion times, but that simple guitar riff still pulls me in and I end up always listening to it again.
My first concert was CCR in the 60’s at Sam Houston Colosseum. I think I was 14, recently Mom couldn’t believe she let me go at that age. That was 50 years ago.
Definitely important to know your local wildlife though lol. If you're in the southeast USA, every body of water has an alligator in it until proven innocent.
John Fogerty/CCR so incredible had hit after hit back then. Believe John produced, arranged most. Traveling Band, Up around the Bend are great. Even did a great cover of Jambalaya! My favorite group of all time listening to them from the start in 68 with Suzie Q.
Guys! If you want swamp music, you have got to check out the band MoFro. They're actually a native Florida band and they've got a lot of great music. I'd recommend checking out the song Dirtfloorcracker, you will not be disappointed.
swampy music, CCR had the feel on this, on susie q, on Born on the bayou. Check out Polk salad Annie by Tony Joe White. Swamp music. He opened for them on one tour. He later became a very successful songwriter.
CCR's greatest hits album is just full of hits. No fillers, no so-so songs. CCR has sooo many iconic songs like Green River, Lodi, Fortunate Song...so many.... Just incredible. It's like the Eagles greatest hits...no junk, just great great songs.
Growing up as a kid I used to love Creedence (John Fogerty). I always thought that he and his band were from the bayou country in Louisiana. It was just recently (in the last 3-4 years) That I learned that he was from Marin county which is just north of San Francisco. Apparently when he was growing up he would come out to Green River (Putah creek near Winters Ca) with his family and camp. now I camp there too!
I was born on the Green River in KY. Very rural at the time. John Prine sang about my Green River. The name of the song is Paradise. Paradise was a coal miners town very close to where I was born. This song reminds me of my Green River too.
@@kennyhuskisson2684 HI there. I have relatives in Owensboro. Pendley is their last name. It's a small world. I'm in Middle Tennessee now about 1/4 MI from the KY state line. I love KY the most though.
@@Teresia12 Hello, I'm an Army brat, grew up all over the place, lived in Jackson, Tenn. in the early 70s, nice place, been back in Owensboro since 83', I was born here & will probably die here, it is a small world, glad we crossed paths my friend, anytime😊👍✌️
Love this one. And it's funny that Lex made the comment about playing with your feet. There are a lot of references to feet in this song! He talks about walking along by the river, kicking his feet down and cool water, barefoot girls dancing in the moonlight. There is just so much awesome Credence out there. Check out Feeling Blue. Or Hideaway. There is an entire range to their music even though instrumentally it kind of sounds similar.
I saw Bruce Springsteen come out on stage as a surprise guest at a Southside Johnny concert in Asbury Park at the beach and did this as an encore…damn good
One of my all time favorite songs (prob Top 10, Top 20 easily), side effects include breaking speed limit. Took you long enough Couch Gang!!! GeeWhiz Kids!!! This album, BTW, would be like a greatest hits compilation for most other bands -- "Commotion", "Lodi", "Sinister Purpose", "Wrote a Song for Everyone" -- come on now! It just doesn't get better for a Rock album!
Green river is song about Putah Creek that runs right next to Winters, Ca the town I live in. Old Cody was Bill Cody and I worked for him for a little bit at Cody's Liquor Store here in town. John Fogerty use to come and fish while he camped up the road. We have a bar called the green river saloon. I never did meet John Fogerty as this was before my time here in town.
Graduated from Winters high in 87 and also worked at Cody’s from 87 till 88. Small world.
Wow! Awesome story. 👍
The title, however, he took from a syrup for fountain drinks.
@@keensoundguy6637 I remember getting those (Talking about a Green River soda) at our local Rexall Drug store back in the 60's!! They had a lunch counter and we'd go there after baseball practice, sometimes got a 'chocolate coke'. Man those were the days.
Thanks for that bit of insight David>>
This album sounds just as good and fresh today as it did 50+ years ago.
Just fkg Love it!! Played it all thru recently after years -- phenomenal music accomplishment.
As a country boy, that last verse always resonated with me. The song is so light and nostalgic, but then the ending is kind of ominous. The old man warning him he’s gonna grow up and go out into the world with big dreams and goals, but he’s going to find a world in chaos and confusion. And the best advice ever- when you get lost, go back to the simple things like home and friends and family.
In my younger days, I flipped out when I realized they were saying "said you're gonna find the world is smoulderin'" - painted a totally different picture
@@xaspirate8060 yeah this tune should definitely be included on any list of most difficult to understand lyrics!
Same...
You guys should react to more Creedence Clearwater Revival…
"I Put a Spell On You", "Susie Q", "Proud Mary", "Run Through the Jungle"
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Lodi too
Old time CCR fan here forgot how good this song actually is
I'm a huge fan I think it's good buy enjoy many by them more. I put a Spell on You, Night Time is the Right Time, Up around the Bend, I heard it Thru the Grapevine.
Lex: "This is a people-playing-with their-feet song". Brad: "This song terrifies me". I've been listening to Green River since high school and those are by far the most original reactions I've ever encountered
wasnt there a green river killer?
Agree. A+ for originality. Awesome
Brad, fresh water: snakes and gators. Salt water: Sharks, jellyfish, stingrays. Choose your poison. Fortunately, I live far enough north that I don't have to deal with gators although some prankster put a small one in a small local lake a couple of years ago.
@@bretthardin9239 I seem to recall that there was. There was also a comic book superhero, the Green Lantern. He held his ring to the lantern and it recharged his powers. But Green Lantern was a different genre. He didn't have as many hits as CCR
@@bretthardin9239 🤣🤣. I think that was in Washington State!
Brad & Lex you'll love their "Proud Mary","Up Around The Bend"& "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"!!!
Yes do Proud Mary, first from CCR, and then from Tina Turner, around 1971 or thereabouts. Not later! You will be amazed!
fine days weren't they❗❗
if you want swamp music, check out 'Born on the Bayou' by CCR. It is SPOOKY. Brad will hate it, but Lex will LOVE it lol
That was the song that turned me on to CCR.
They've done that one. Look it up
This song evokes such poignant memories of my early childhood. My father was the first to discover CCR in my family and he loved their music and bought several of their albums (up to 1970's Cosmo's Factory). This song was the title track of the 1969 album, "Green River." Some of my fondest childhood memories were spent in southern Vermont, where my family had an A-frame cabin. While I know that the Green River that John Fogerty sang about is elsewhere, there is a Green River that wends its way around Southern Vermont and northwestern Massachusets. I remember spending time there with my family and some of my parents' friends. Images of a covered bridge, and a dairy farm on the other side of the river fill my memories. This song reminds me both of that magical place as as well as my father, who's been gone for 20 years.
There is a Green River in Williamstown MA right on the VT border. The road that connects Rt 2 and Rt 7 we've always called Green River rd. I always thought Green River emptied into the Hoosic River which flows North oddly enough. There is a conspicuous A-frame on Rt. 7 between Williamstown and Bennington VT. I wonder if that's the one you lived in. Small world
@@lawrencecooper2361 Ours was in the town of Readsboro on a dirt road off of another dirt road called Bill T. Road. It was accessible from Monroe Massachusetts via Tilda Hill Road.
@@bostonvair Ha. I think I know where it is. I used to live in Readsboro
Great story and great memories!
"Barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight." One of the most evocative lines ever penned for a rock song.
one of my favorite CCR songs. totally brings back my childhood
Fogerty is from Central California, Green River is about his childhood. No crocodiles, don't worry. Stuck in old Lodi . . . a song you can listen to from CCR, that is their roots.
Another great reaction! Lex, you always have a picture story of the vibe and you do match up with the barefoot dancing in the moonlight!
This, like Lex said, has a down by the river, swamp feel,..my grandad, according to my mom use to go out and catch frogs by a creek in Louisiana near them,..she said he would come back with huge bag, or sack full,..so love this song, that down home bluesy, country, twang sound,.it's a foot tapping groove,..do keep going,..love it,..Godspeed, Peace ✌
John Fogerty’s voice is a backwoods howl.
God damn! Now that is just a song that slaps. That's how you do a song like that. Like it's so perfect for what it is, short, concise, catchy hook, moving beat and vibe, hunting vocals, pulsating and all around great musicianship and it just keeps moving the song forward and then it's done.
like a tune you would sing or play on a river or something at night
The boat shown is a pirogue a small flat bottom boat that you paddle like a canoe usually wooden sometimes made of plywood. Had one when I was young.
My absolute favorite CCR tune! Great listen!
CCR... feeling blue, and as long as I can see the light. Classics! But this is my favorite ol school band lol
I was greatly blessed to have grown up in the times when these super-talented dudes, and others, were doin' their thing.💛💥💚🗯❤
Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South Florida! Louisiana swamp funk. Makes me want to go find a lake with a rope swing. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!
Putah Creek ( it's GREEN ) which flows out of Lake Barryessa in Northern California is what John Fogerty told the crowd is Green River at the memorial auditorium in Sacramento way back when he performed there. The band ALL grew up in El Cerrito close to the city of San Francisco. 45 minutes from the lake! Boyhood buds they were. We had good seats for that show-
Went to a John Fogerty concert a while back. My ex & I dancing in the isle and I can tell you we weren't the only one's dancing. Rock on Brad & Lex
This song was actually written about Putah Creek up in Northern CA. I grew up near by, used to go fishing there.
One of my favourite CCR tunes. Thanks for reacting.
I’m a huge CCR fan, as my mom was before me. This is one of my all time faves and does not get the play some of the other do, so thanks!
"This song is a sonic embodiment of playing with your feet" 😂 I Love this channel and the two of you so much. Definitely my #1 favorite reaction channel right now. The back and forth you two have and the super unique things you say. Love it. Fun Fact about CCR: John Fogerty was actually born and raised and spent most of his life in the San Francisco Bay Area. He definitely channeled some genuine deep south vibes, I mean, really channeled it. Its always a marvel to me when I listen to CCR and then remember none of them ever spent much time in the South.
OMG I soooooooooo Love CCR !!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
This song reminds me of my best friend Ross, we grew up on the Coloarado river in Arizona. We did everything they talk about in this song. We graduated together, he went off to college and I left for the Army. After years apart, we were brought back to the River and now we live 10 minutes from each other in our hometown Lake Havasu City, AZ. And we still go down to the river 🤙🤙
Definitely music to listen while shooting pool
All time favorite
I love dancing to this song. Lex, your playlist is so cool. Barefoot dancing like when I was a kid! Love it. 🥰🙌🏼
If noone is around -- this song comes on --- I'm cranking it=== then I'm Dancing! and singing like a MFer of course>>>
CCR certainly has their own groove and musical niche. It's particularly cool how John sings "moonlight."
Moonnnlliigghhtah…..something like that
@@lantose Moo-en-lie-eet-ah? :)
@@SG-js2qn that’s better, but I kinda knew where you were coming from.
@@lantose It's a pretty cool sound. He does it so well. :)
@@SG-js2qn yes, he’s awesome! I bought the Cosmos Factory album when it came out, but have been a fan since I first heard them in junior high which should be late sixties.
CCR was one of my older brother’s favorite bands. He died over 30 years ago when I was 12, but hearing CCR brings him back just a little. Thank you.
Catfish is tasty. As long as it's not a mudcat.
Fried frog legs are delicious. You just gotta keep a lid on the pan when you're cooking them, so they don't jump out.
Green River is a classic. Heard it a gazillion times, but that simple guitar riff still pulls me in and I end up always listening to it again.
You would love Proud mary, I put a spell on you, ramble tamble, travelin band, and suzie q. All great swamp songs. CCR were the swamp kings!!!!!!
"Ramble Tamble" such a cool fkg song!!!!
My fave CCR song! ♥
This is my favorite song from them 🤘
i like ramble tamble alot
"Barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight"...me too
For me it's a close second to "Run Through the Jungle".
CCR...pick one of their songs...any song...and it's a winner. 😉♥
My first concert was CCR in the 60’s at Sam Houston Colosseum. I think I was 14, recently Mom couldn’t believe she let me go at that age. That was 50 years ago.
Yet another great, great CCR song. Keep 'em coming guys. Loving Lex's reaction to this awesome band.
CCR kinda just sat there at the junction of country, rock, blues and soul and made awesome American music.
The river he's describing isn't too far from Sacramento, California. As far as I know, there aren't many alligators in it 🤣
Definitely important to know your local wildlife though lol. If you're in the southeast USA, every body of water has an alligator in it until proven innocent.
So many hit, in such a short time. Totally unique sound.
LOVE this one!
If you want to be blown away listen to "Hideaway" by CCR, his vocals are unbelievable..also "Effigy" which has probably their darkest lyrics
Fav CCR song!
John Fogerty/CCR so incredible had hit after hit back then. Believe John produced, arranged most. Traveling Band, Up around the Bend are great. Even did a great cover of Jambalaya! My favorite group of all time listening to them from the start in 68 with Suzie Q.
Catfish in a beer batter awww yaa. Delisheroonie 😋
Guys! If you want swamp music, you have got to check out the band MoFro. They're actually a native Florida band and they've got a lot of great music. I'd recommend checking out the song Dirtfloorcracker, you will not be disappointed.
swampy music, CCR had the feel on this, on susie q, on Born on the bayou. Check out Polk salad Annie by Tony Joe White. Swamp music. He opened for them on one tour. He later became a very successful songwriter.
CCR never gets old, CCR never goes out of style, and nothing is more American than CCR.
Favorite CCR tune. Just drives on with a strong beat that makes it impossible to not tap your foot or nod your head......
You have already reacted to several CCR songs. I would recommend "Cotton Fields", "Someday Never Comes" and "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" to be checked out.
Cross Tie Walker off an album is very good they actually never had a bad song. Night Time is the Right Time, even a cover of Jambalaya is incredible.
CCR is its own unique genre
CCR is great music for learning guitar 🎸 & bass.
"I prefer salt water." SHARK!!
CCR's greatest hits album is just full of hits. No fillers, no so-so songs. CCR has sooo many iconic songs like Green River, Lodi, Fortunate Song...so many.... Just incredible. It's like the Eagles greatest hits...no junk, just great great songs.
CCR is in my top ten bands of all time. They just have so many great songs.
Lex you need to make the crawfish boil happen. Make it a video!
Classic CCR♥♥♥♥
"Green River" is a little creek called "Putah Creek in, believe it or not, Yolo county, Ca.
There are no gators in Green River.
My favorite CCR tune!! And if you can, check out the live version decades later, in the UK! Fogerty is a legend.
This is a "I have to smile" song. CCR has a lot of just down-home, feel-good jams.
Back in the 70’s my parents would crank that song up and us kids would dance all over the house. Crash, bang, boom.
Going to the atchafalaya basin in south Louisiana next week to go froggin and fishing. Much love to my coonass family down there. I’ll be home soon!!
Growing up as a kid I used to love Creedence (John Fogerty). I always thought that he and his band were from the bayou country in Louisiana. It was just recently (in the last 3-4 years) That I learned that he was from Marin county which is just north of San Francisco. Apparently when he was growing up he would come out to Green River (Putah creek near Winters Ca) with his family and camp. now I camp there too!
I was born on the Green River in KY. Very rural at the time. John Prine sang about my Green River. The name of the song is Paradise. Paradise was a coal miners town very close to where I was born. This song reminds me of my Green River too.
Hello neighbor from Owensboro here🖐️👍✌️
@@kennyhuskisson2684 HI there. I have relatives in Owensboro. Pendley is their last name. It's a small world. I'm in Middle Tennessee now about 1/4 MI from the KY state line. I love KY the most though.
@@Teresia12 Hello, I'm an Army brat, grew up all over the place, lived in Jackson, Tenn. in the early 70s, nice place, been back in Owensboro since 83', I was born here & will probably die here, it is a small world, glad we crossed paths my friend, anytime😊👍✌️
Salt water has sharks & jellyfish.
Maybe my favorite CCR song. The first one of their that captured my imagination.
Nice job y'all, Bad Moon Ring, Lodi, Who'll Stop the Rain, Have you Ever Seen the Rain and Long as I can See The Light are very good
My fave ccr song
I'm with Brad on that fresh water thing. Right on!!!!
"It Came Out Of The Sky" has to be the next one to listen to.
I think this the first time in 40 years I knew what all the words were. Blew my mind when my older brother told me they were from California 🤯
Hell, I'm still not over that... 40 years later. It hurts me to know that they aren't from Louisiana😤
Love this one. And it's funny that Lex made the comment about playing with your feet. There are a lot of references to feet in this song! He talks about walking along by the river, kicking his feet down and cool water, barefoot girls dancing in the moonlight. There is just so much awesome Credence out there. Check out Feeling Blue. Or Hideaway. There is an entire range to their music even though instrumentally it kind of sounds similar.
Don't forget Brad, Salt water has Crocs and sharks haha
I remember listening to this at Green River in Washington state drunk and high living free and shit
I saw Bruce Springsteen come out on stage as a surprise guest at a Southside Johnny concert in Asbury Park at the beach and did this as an encore…damn good
Springsteen loves CCR, and is a friend & fan from John Fogerty. He also covered Who'll stop the rain and others.
Lex is a star. The brightest one
This song always reminds me of The Big Lebowski and their's definitely some foot play involved with that! Lol
Lex makes me laugh with her explanations...I don't disagree 🤣
amazing group,one of my top 5-had 40 top 10 hits in a 5yr period
Just amazing stat. Why is it when the All-Time best rock bands are mentioned, you never hear their name mentioned?
CCR experienced Cajun country- no doubt about it.
Down on the corner is a great ccr song.
One of my all time favorite songs (prob Top 10, Top 20 easily), side effects include breaking speed limit. Took you long enough Couch Gang!!! GeeWhiz Kids!!!
This album, BTW, would be like a greatest hits compilation for most other bands -- "Commotion", "Lodi", "Sinister Purpose", "Wrote a Song for Everyone" -- come on now! It just doesn't get better for a Rock album!
Lex, you would have fit right in where I grew up along the bayou in the late 80s, & we would have loved you. 🙂
Run through the jungle is a must review.
The old man down the Rd. Centerfield
They are amazing, I watch the live I put a spell on you at least once a week because its one of the best vids on YT.
This really gets you movin'. Northern California guys really taking a crack at Southern Rock/Blues and doing it Up Good! She's real Cute BTW.
love CCR to me they have always been the starters of southern rock even though they were from California
Fresh water in Canada is definitely different than Florida...Fresh water in Canada is glorious! My favourite CCR song! cheers!
If you get, LOST! Come on on the green river
Watch Lex's shoulders from the beginning to end
Stiff as a board and all of a sudden come to life ❤🤗
I Love You too Brad ❤ ... no worries 😊
Catfish, bullfrogs, and hound dogs all sound like down south.
For swampy CCR try Born on the Bayou. 😊
Great Swamp Music. All the way from California.
Green River was the name of a music group.
He is speaking of the Green River in Kentucky. No alligators there.
Sharky said " yeah cuz there ain't nothing here to getcha in the saltwater"... Lol