Just can't understand half of the lyrics on their fast songs. Until I saw a song book of CCR I had no idea what he was saying in half his songs. Yet I still loved everything they did.
Bad moon rising wasnt a Vietnam protest song and fortunate son was a song about how the war never affected the rich and have you ever seen the rain was about the band breaking up
@@daylenjohnson8123 I knew "Bad Moon Rising" wasn't a Vietnam protest song, but that "Fortunate Son" was about the wealthy kids not having to go. "Another" Vietnam protest song, I meant there were other groups who did them as well.
Beautiful song speaking to depression coming upon our soul. Asking “Have you ever seen the rain? Comin’ down on the sunny day?” Am I alone in these feelings? Like it’s beautiful around me, but I’m in darkness. Beautiful!
@@The_Vanilla_Guerilla Yes, when John released the album Centerfield, the music publishing company that owned the rights to CCR's songs decided that "The Old Man Down The Road" sounded too much like "Run Through The Jungle" and sued him for it. Basically, the judge said no one could own Fogerty's style but himself so the company lost the case. On another note, Neil Young was sued for NOT sounding like himself.
@@The_Vanilla_Guerilla His former bandmates, including his brother, sued to keep him from using CCR songs in his concerts. The judge said You can't sue John Fogerty for sounding like John Fogerty.
The 80's rockabilly band the Stray Cats did a great cover of "Looking Out My Back Door" I was a young teenager when I got into the song and didn't realize it was a cover until my late teens. Edit: Here it is ua-cam.com/video/bCMCyi1-oaE/v-deo.html
Late comment on this reaction, but here it goes. I get the reference to the bombs. During the Viet Nam war, the B52 Bombers used to drop long streams of bombs. I've seen the news footage and it looked like the bombs were raining on the Viet Cong on a sunny day. India, sometimes you just have to listen and enjoy the music without analyzing it too much. Great song...Love CCR.
John Fogerty told Rolling Stone Magazine in 1993: That song is really about the impending breakup of Creedence. The imagery is, you can have a bright, beautiful, sunny day and it can be raining at the same time. The band was breaking up. I was reacting: ‘Geez, this is all getting serious right at the time when we should be having a sunny day.’
Green River Lodi Travelling Band Run through the jungle Fortunate son Bad moon rising Down on the corner Looking out my back door...........soooo many great songs! I envy you, hearing them for the first time!!
I watch alot reaction vids, my wife thinks it's ridiculous for me to watch someone, listening to or watching something. THEN, I saw you were wearing a Golden Girls tee. Two points: 1) my wife LOVES the GG's 2) my wife LOVES Serena Williams. SW's favorite TV show is, The Golden Girls! So, I had to show my wife this video. And of course she loved that you were (as the young ppl say) repin' the Golden Girls-I'm 72 y/o, I don't need to be talkin like that. What's wrong with me?! Anyway, she loved your video and now wants to watch more. You have a convert.
you guys are awesome and yes GOLDEN GIRLS ARE LIKE GRANDA'S TO ME LMAO I GREW UP EVERYDAY ON THEM WATCHING WITH MY NANA . ! LOVE THEM ! thank you you guys for noticing me and watching a video means a lot . WELCOME
i'm not sure, i could be wrong, however, i always thought of `the rain coming down on a sunny day' as a metaphor as being agent orange that was sprayed on rice paddies over in vietnam. when my cousin was in the army and was sent over there, the agent orange got all over his back, the back of his legs and the bottoms of his feet.
@@sr71ablackbird Could be ... I wouldn’t say “ no “ . My Stepdad is the same way ... and ate up with the cancer now . He’s got months at most . Jarheads in Nam were soaked in the stuff . In my time in the military I became a connoisseur of rain . Noting the subtle variations in each . Rain defines a soldiers existence .... Like wind , mud , sand ... heat and cold . The level of misery you get to live in . Lucky you . I have seen it rain on a sunny day ... an odd weather phenomenon that was considered with some superstition in more primitive times . A sign , a portent ... an omen ... big magic . That may have been what the were talking about . CCR liked to make mystical references in their songs . It was a mystical time ... free love and flower power was going to save us all ... Peace , brother ... Magic was in the air . “ Who’ll Stop The Rain ? “ Is another of my favorites by them . We just thought it was kind of funny . Like so many odd things we have seen . Thunder snow ... dust devils on a still day ... that snap when all the water in the air suddenly freezes , and falls like tiny diamonds of ice around you in the mountain air . The way a fog can rise ... like little wisps from the ground ... to dance around you in the quiet ... seemingly alive . It can roll over you like a wave , to make a ceiling just above your head , or mist suddenly cover you from nowhere , turning the world into a game of “ blind man’s bluff “. The early mornings in some deserts , where the mirages look like a huge ocean in front of you , with the barren mountains sticking up in the far distance might be islands ... and as the sun rises and the heat builds , the lakes evaporate before your eyes into scrub , sand and rock ... empty waste ... A magic trick the desert plays ... The way sound plays with your mind in the jungle ... deep in the stinking , wet , muddy , sweltering heat and darkness ... Where there is no air to breathe . Something out there ... just out of sight ... watching ... waiting . CCR knew about these things and wrote them in their songs . Through it all , grunts bear witness ... humping the gear and weapons ... shivering in the cold ... broiling in the heat ... one foot in front of the other . Keep walking ... march or die , as the old saying goes .... CCR used to write songs for us ... like the Eagles , the Stones ...the Doors ... Hendricks ... Now we are the only ones that remember them ... like we remember the sights we have seen ... The world has moved on .
@@RomeoWhiskey692 all i can say, is spend the time ya can with him. not able to do that with my cousin anymore, he passed on about 3 yrs. ago. in a v.a. hospital in ala. most no one knew about even being down there until they posted on fb that he had passed on down there.
i grew up listening to this era music... Music was always playing because nobody watched TV hardly...there was only 3 channels to watch and nothing came on til night-time anyway...and then there was only a few shows to watch...anyhew, love your selections...those were the days when there was "REAL MUSIC" to listen to...lol....good job India..you'll be a OLDIE BUT GOODIE lover before it's all over with....and be real, you can understand the words...lol....u go girl
I always thought this song was about sunshowers...!?...I guess growing up in Florida we always get them, it's so common. when I heard this as a child to me it was a celebration of these happy moments in the summer when little sun showers appear. It can be very beautiful when they suddenly glimmer out of nowhere . MUCH LOVE CCR!!
The song is about the band breaking up. They were starting to get unhappy and the lead singer John Fogerty who still tours to this day wanted them to stop while they were on top so they would never hit rock bottom. This was their last song and album. And the meaning behind the song also means that bad things are happening on what was supposed to be a good day. Hence the line have u ever seen the rain coming down on a sunny day. Its saying sad things and bad things are happening on what was supposed to be a great happy sunny day. Its really sad
This is a special song to me. We were camping along the Suwannee River and the sun was shining when it started to rain, it was one of the prettiest things I'd ever seen, lots of tiny rainbows and soft gentle rain. I'm not going with the bomb thing, I'm sticking to God's wonderous beauty!
I have been lucky enough to see rain on a sunny day twice in my life. It is a rare thing. I was driving along a highway under clear sky and bright sunshine. Off on my right side I could see a long, deep purple cloud pouring rain down, with lightning flashing. I can still see it in my mind. And just recently, I saw sunshine from my kitchen on the south side of the house. I went into the bathroom on the north side and saw snow and gray clouds. Back to the kitchen, still see sunshine. I looked up and saw clouds with openings through which sunshine was pouring! I never thought of this song as being about bombs falling, that could be right, I just thought it was about seeing something very unusual. I'll have to give another listen now.
I have seen it rain on a sun shiny day. It's rare but it happens. I'm not talking about rain that will make you run for cover but it can do it. And this is an amazing song!!
This song was written while Fogerty was contemplating quitting the band because of how many problems they were having with each other. The rain is meant to symbolize all the stress and problems while teh sunny day was the fame and success they were enjoying
Had the mob never thrown rocks after the burning of the ROTC building, no one would have been shot. Nothing like a broken nose, cut ear, knocked out tooth or eye to get someone excited. The people who started the trouble that caused the Guard to be brought in have never been condemned. And THAT is just wrong.
@@kxd2591 Wow, I've never heard that side of the story. Looking at how these idiots act today, it sounds like the same shit to me. It never did make sense the way it's portrayed. They had us all to think that they were just there "peacefully protesting" (where have we heard that before?), and the big, bad, guard soldiers just went out there and started shooting peaceful protesters for no good reason. My critical thinking skills should have sent up a red flag to me. Shame, too, 'cause I always liked that song. :( They burned down an ROTC building?
Discovered them while posted in east Africa ( I know I am old, but I identify as a 18 year old)..talk about seeing the rain, we had a rainy season that would start one day and not stop for three months...
In Florida it will rain while the sun is out and still shining. Or just rain across the street and sunny over your house. So maybe other meanings in the song for sure, maybe war, but if taking it literally yes, it can rain on a sunny day. And the grass and leaves will sparkle, it really is a neat thing to see.
Makes sense it would be about war. A nice day out and bombs dropping like rain. But like most good songs it is done in a way that can be applied to many situations and inspire people different ways. It could easily be viewed as bad things happening on a gold day. Basically don’t let your bad thoughts or negative experiences blind you from the blessings around you!
Saw John Fogerty in 1986 at Mud Island, Memphis TN (His return from his Hiatus after the breakup. Bonnie Raitt opened him up. The old CCR hits were in litigation and he was unable to play ANY of them which got the crowd to grumbling. So, he wound up promoting his new album "Centerfeild" which was GREAT!) and again, more recently in Virginia Beach, VA. where he delivered the goods including some of the old CCR hits.. What a voice. Loved your reaction, comments, and questions. TY.
The song was about the tensions in the band and his brother then leaving. Have you ever seen the rain refers to everything looking good to the outside world but everything was falling apart inside despite their success and it should have been a happy time.
Play some Barry White, he's a great singer, and his music was a huge part of my young life. I started listening to Motown music when I was about 8 years old, I love all Motown, I'm 59 years old now, and I still go back, and remember that these were my imformiable years, and because of my extreme love of music, this music era is what shaped me as a music lover, but also shaped me into the person I am today!! No I'm not Black, I'm a middle aged White woman that honestly & extremely loves Soul, Rock & Roll, Blues, Jazz and R&B lol...Love your reactions, keep up the great music you play for all of us 🙂...
Jimmy Buffett, "He went to Paris". Tim Minchin, "Prejudice" or "Lullaby". Shane Koyczan, "To this day". The last one is not a song but a spoken word poem. I am new to your universe. I love hearing your take on so many of the songs I grew up with. Will you share what songs are special to you?
Credence had so many hits that still get a lot of play but some of their lesser known songs were classics as well. Try (Wish I Could) Hideaway, Wrote a Song for Everyone, and Effigy. Fogerty's depth as a songerwriter, singer, and musician shine through on these.
Jon Fogerty himself has said in interviews and prior to playing the song in concert that the song is about rising tension within CCR and the imminent departure of his brother Tom from the band. The band was at it's height and was starting to fall apart. So it was sunny as could be but it was raining.
The band were having a lot of internal tension, especially lead singer John and his older brother Tom. John wrote this song in 1971. When Tom left the band in 1972, the pair remained estranged for the next 18 years. They only saw each other a handful of times before Tom died in 1990. John wrote the song about "the rain" (tensions in the band) "coming down on a sunny day" (the band at the height of their bands' career).
This song is John Fogerty's take on the imminent departure of his brother Tom from the band, and the overall tension in the group at a time when they should have been enjoying their success. The line, "I want to know - have you ever seen the rain comin' down on a sunny day?" refers to Tom leaving while CCR was at its commercial zenith. The flip side of this single, "Hey Tonight," is John reassuring the band that all would go well despite the adversity. Tom Fogerty left the group in early 1971, after this album was released. He released three solo albums before dying of tuberculosis in 1990. A fourth album, completed in 1988, was released posthumously.
Spot on. His brother wanted to get some songs on the albums but he was way to 1960's pop. Tom was the original lead singer of their various other names but when John started writing and singing ( as well as teaching Tom to play guitar and Stu the bass) the band took off. Tom resented that bigtime.
I remember seeing the rain on a sunny day, a long time ago, in my home town, when I was a kid. I looked kinda weird! Not sure how that happened though, I think it was a rain cloud, and somehow the breeze was blowing the rain in that direction.
I read somewhere a long time ago that John wrote this song when the band members where not getting along so well and he was predicting the breakup of the band. Everything looked good career wise, but he foresaw the the end, I think it was not too long after that the band did break up. I could be wrong, but I did hear this somewhere.
John Fogerty , what a voice!! When you hear him sing you know who it is right away.
Gosh his music is epic...love his voice..
It's fascinating who easily people know him now since when they were still together reporters had to ask which member was which.
Just can't understand half of the lyrics on their fast songs. Until I saw a song book of CCR I had no idea what he was saying in half his songs. Yet I still loved everything they did.
"Bad Moon Rising" of theirs, really good and another Vietnam protest song, "Fortunate Son" - excellent.
@Tracey Benna -- "Smoke On The Water" is by Deep Purple, but it's a great song with the most famous riff in metal music.
Bad moon rising wasnt a Vietnam protest song and fortunate son was a song about how the war never affected the rich and have you ever seen the rain was about the band breaking up
@@daylenjohnson8123 I knew "Bad Moon Rising" wasn't a Vietnam protest song, but that "Fortunate Son" was about the wealthy kids not having to go. "Another" Vietnam protest song, I meant there were other groups who did them as well.
Well its a 50/50 protest song it depends on how you look at it like i look at as protesting the rich not the war you know lol
I consider Run Through the Jungle to be the most Vietnam war evoking song they made.
I've seen rainfalling on one side of a road, whilst standing on the opposite side of the road. 💜BLESS YOU GIRL.
Creedence Clearwater Revival, aka CCR, is the BEST ROCK Band ever !
CCR goes back to me being a toddler riding down the road with Mom and the radio coming on and hearing the music. Unforgettable music 50 years later!
Beautiful song speaking to depression coming upon our soul. Asking “Have you ever seen the rain? Comin’ down on the sunny day?” Am I alone in these feelings? Like it’s beautiful around me, but I’m in darkness. Beautiful!
John Fogerty, the only man to get sued for plagiarizing...himself.
Really?! I'm a CCR fan and never knew this, lol.
@@The_Vanilla_Guerilla Yes, when John released the album Centerfield, the music publishing company that owned the rights to CCR's songs decided that "The Old Man Down The Road" sounded too much like "Run Through The Jungle" and sued him for it. Basically, the judge said no one could own Fogerty's style but himself so the company lost the case. On another note, Neil Young was sued for NOT sounding like himself.
@@The_Vanilla_Guerilla His former bandmates, including his brother, sued to keep him from using CCR songs in his concerts. The judge said You can't sue John Fogerty for sounding like John Fogerty.
i know crazy
The Lead Singer of the Group is the Legendary John Fogerty !!
No shit!!!
@@paulkane7771 yeah!
YES...I have seen the rain coming down on a sunny day...always leaves a rainbow.
This song and the other song fortunate son made me think of my dad a Vietnam vet, Rip dad
Bless you.. I miss my dad also... May our fathers Rest In Peace.
"Looking Out My Back Door." Try that one from Credence. I dare anyone not to smile listening to that song.
i agree
Their only drug song.
The 80's rockabilly band the Stray Cats did a great cover of "Looking Out My Back Door" I was a young teenager when I got into the song and didn't realize it was a cover until my late teens. Edit: Here it is ua-cam.com/video/bCMCyi1-oaE/v-deo.html
Willy & the Poor boys will make you smile too.
Late comment on this reaction, but here it goes. I get the reference to the bombs. During the Viet Nam war, the B52 Bombers used to drop long streams of bombs. I've seen the news footage and it looked like the bombs were raining on the Viet Cong on a sunny day. India, sometimes you just have to listen and enjoy the music without analyzing it too much. Great song...Love CCR.
I've seen rain on a sunny day... it's beautiful
He was 14 years old and still sounded like this! Amazing band
Yes it's my favorite song of theirs. Sunny day when you're sad/crying. I've had many of those days.
I wouldn't pay to much attention to the lyrics. For me it's about the beat, melody, vocal and tempo. Excellent song!
Tears. Rain on a sunny day.
SHE'S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
John Fogerty told Rolling Stone Magazine in 1993:
That song is really about the impending breakup of Creedence. The imagery is, you can have a bright, beautiful, sunny day and it can be raining at the same time. The band was breaking up. I was reacting: ‘Geez, this is all getting serious right at the time when we should be having a sunny day.’
Green River
Lodi
Travelling Band
Run through the jungle
Fortunate son
Bad moon rising
Down on the corner
Looking out my back door...........soooo many great songs!
I envy you, hearing them for the first time!!
This was the music of my childhood. We had so much Freedom back then. We grew up fast and free.
I watch alot reaction vids, my wife thinks it's ridiculous for me to watch someone, listening to or watching something. THEN, I saw you were wearing a Golden Girls tee. Two points: 1) my wife LOVES the GG's 2) my wife LOVES Serena Williams. SW's favorite TV show is, The Golden Girls! So, I had to show my wife this video. And of course she loved that you were (as the young ppl say) repin' the Golden Girls-I'm 72 y/o, I don't need to be talkin like that. What's wrong with me?! Anyway, she loved your video and now wants to watch more. You have a convert.
you guys are awesome and yes GOLDEN GIRLS ARE LIKE GRANDA'S TO ME LMAO I GREW UP EVERYDAY ON THEM WATCHING WITH MY NANA . ! LOVE THEM ! thank you you guys for noticing me and watching a video means a lot . WELCOME
India Reacts I could say almost the exact same thing. ha ha haaaa I'm only 55. :P
Golden Girls is one of the few shows I loved back in the day that aren't all cringey now
Everyone loves the Golden Girls.
Please check out the audio version of Long as I can see the light by CCR
This song always inspired me to keep going when the weather looks bleak.
Listen to 'Candle in the Window' (Long as I can see the Light)
The Rain is Lifes Problems, it passes
Big Jay Long As I Can See the Light is an AWESOME friggin' tune.
Great song!
My dad's and my favorite song.
You should hear “ Who’ll Stop The Rain ?”
These are all Vietnam era soldiers songs .
i'm not sure, i could be wrong, however, i always thought of `the rain coming down on a sunny day' as a metaphor as being agent orange that was sprayed on rice paddies over in vietnam. when my cousin was in the army and was sent over there, the agent orange got all over his back, the back of his legs and the bottoms of his feet.
@@sr71ablackbird
Could be ... I wouldn’t say “ no “ .
My Stepdad is the same way ... and ate up with the cancer now .
He’s got months at most .
Jarheads in Nam were soaked in the stuff .
In my time in the military I became a connoisseur of rain .
Noting the subtle variations in each .
Rain defines a soldiers existence ....
Like wind , mud , sand ... heat and cold .
The level of misery you get to live in .
Lucky you .
I have seen it rain on a sunny day ... an odd weather phenomenon that was considered with some superstition in more primitive times .
A sign , a portent ... an omen ... big magic .
That may have been what the were talking about .
CCR liked to make mystical references in their songs .
It was a mystical time ... free love and flower power was going to save us all ...
Peace , brother ...
Magic was in the air .
“ Who’ll Stop The Rain ? “
Is another of my favorites by them .
We just thought it was kind of funny .
Like so many odd things we have seen .
Thunder snow ... dust devils on a still day ... that snap when all the water in the air suddenly freezes , and falls like tiny diamonds of ice around you in the mountain air .
The way a fog can rise ... like little wisps from the ground ... to dance around you in the quiet ... seemingly alive .
It can roll over you like a wave , to make a ceiling just above your head , or mist suddenly cover you from nowhere , turning the world into a game of “ blind man’s bluff “.
The early mornings in some deserts , where the mirages look like a huge ocean in front of you , with the barren mountains sticking up in the far distance might be islands ... and as the sun rises and the heat builds , the lakes evaporate before your eyes into scrub , sand and rock ... empty waste ...
A magic trick the desert plays ...
The way sound plays with your mind in the jungle ... deep in the stinking , wet , muddy , sweltering heat and darkness ...
Where there is no air to breathe . Something out there ... just out of sight ... watching ... waiting .
CCR knew about these things and wrote them in their songs .
Through it all , grunts bear witness ... humping the gear and weapons ... shivering in the cold ... broiling in the heat ... one foot in front of the other .
Keep walking ... march or die , as the old saying goes ....
CCR used to write songs for us ... like the Eagles , the Stones ...the Doors ... Hendricks ...
Now we are the only ones that remember them ... like we remember the sights we have seen ...
The world has moved on .
@@RomeoWhiskey692 all i can say, is spend the time ya can with him. not able to do that with my cousin anymore, he passed on about 3 yrs. ago. in a v.a. hospital in ala. most no one knew about even being down there until they posted on fb that he had passed on down there.
i grew up listening to this era music... Music was always playing because nobody watched TV hardly...there was only 3 channels to watch and nothing came on til night-time anyway...and then there was only a few shows to watch...anyhew, love your selections...those were the days when there was "REAL MUSIC" to listen to...lol....good job India..you'll be a OLDIE BUT GOODIE lover before it's all over with....and be real, you can understand the words...lol....u go girl
I remember hearing this song in a movie years ago, but it's a good song non the less.
Love your G. Girls shirt. I was a young adult when this series was running.
I love CCR since the 60's
"As long as I can see the light" is a really good one
I always thought this song was about sunshowers...!?...I guess growing up in Florida we always get them, it's so common. when I heard this as a child to me it was a celebration of these happy moments in the summer when little sun showers appear. It can be very beautiful when they suddenly glimmer out of nowhere . MUCH LOVE CCR!!
The song is about the band breaking up. They were starting to get unhappy and the lead singer John Fogerty who still tours to this day wanted them to stop while they were on top so they would never hit rock bottom. This was their last song and album. And the meaning behind the song also means that bad things are happening on what was supposed to be a good day. Hence the line have u ever seen the rain coming down on a sunny day. Its saying sad things and bad things are happening on what was supposed to be a great happy sunny day. Its really sad
This is a special song to me. We were camping along the Suwannee River and the sun was shining when it started to rain, it was one of the prettiest things I'd ever seen, lots of tiny rainbows and soft gentle rain. I'm not going with the bomb thing, I'm sticking to God's wonderous beauty!
THE 70'S WINS WHEN ALL ENJOY LIFE AND LOVE EACH OTHER!!!
Ed Camp hard to find that today, really sad. At least the music still seems to bring us together at times.
I have been lucky enough to see rain on a sunny day twice in my life. It is a rare thing. I was driving along a highway under clear sky and bright sunshine. Off on my right side I could see a long, deep purple cloud pouring rain down, with lightning flashing. I can still see it in my mind. And just recently, I saw sunshine from my kitchen on the south side of the house. I went into the bathroom on the north side and saw snow and gray clouds. Back to the kitchen, still see sunshine. I looked up and saw clouds with openings through which sunshine was pouring! I never thought of this song as being about bombs falling, that could be right, I just thought it was about seeing something very unusual. I'll have to give another listen now.
Awesome SONG. A solid fuckin 10
Love this jam. Classic soft rock
I have seen it rain on a sun shiny day. It's rare but it happens. I'm not talking about rain that will make you run for cover but it can do it. And this is an amazing song!!
The Best Band ever
That’s a Fly Assed Golden Girls Shirt!!!
@Tracey Benna
I love Golden Girls . 😁
Thank you for being a friend. . . . .
Run Through the Jungle...ohhhh, my favorite. Done that one yet?
This song was written while Fogerty was contemplating quitting the band because of how many problems they were having with each other. The rain is meant to symbolize all the stress and problems while teh sunny day was the fame and success they were enjoying
If you've ever been in Arizona during the monsoon season, it can pour down rain when it is 100 degrees out and sunny...
Speaking of the Kent State shootings, have you ever listened to "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young?
Brings a tear to my eyes every time I hear it. I went to the University of Akron. May 4th still means so much to every one in the area.
@@julieharden2433 Ohio University class of 1972 here. O. U. closed a few days after Kent...
Had the mob never thrown rocks after the burning of the ROTC building, no one would have been shot. Nothing like a broken nose, cut ear, knocked out tooth or eye to get someone excited. The people who started the trouble that caused the Guard to be brought in have never been condemned. And THAT is just wrong.
@@kxd2591 Wow, I've never heard that side of the story. Looking at how these idiots act today, it sounds like the same shit to me. It never did make sense the way it's portrayed. They had us all to think that they were just there "peacefully protesting" (where have we heard that before?), and the big, bad, guard soldiers just went out there and started shooting peaceful protesters for no good reason. My critical thinking skills should have sent up a red flag to me. Shame, too, 'cause I always liked that song. :( They burned down an ROTC building?
i see as a great song and a version of rain being the world
Glad you did this, I was a sophomore in high school when this song came out. Thanks India.
Discovered them while posted in east Africa ( I know I am old, but I identify as a 18 year old)..talk about seeing the rain, we had a rainy season that would start one day and not stop for three months...
In Florida it will rain while the sun is out and still shining. Or just rain across the street and sunny over your house. So maybe other meanings in the song for sure, maybe war, but if taking it literally yes, it can rain on a sunny day. And the grass and leaves will sparkle, it really is a neat thing to see.
I've seen rain hundreds of times in Nebraska, Florida,North Corolin,South Carilina and in Texas when it's sunny
It was written about the impending break up of the band. This was their last album.
I never knew that
Wow...it happens with most bands....
A great old song.
It's a song about the group being popular and loved but all of the group members were depressed.
a sunshower , i have seen lightly cloudy and it rains while being sunny
That background music be freaking me out! And every so often there's a TV announcer 🤣
Love CCR and this song.
Makes sense it would be about war. A nice day out and bombs dropping like rain. But like most good songs it is done in a way that can be applied to many situations and inspire people different ways. It could easily be viewed as bad things happening on a gold day. Basically don’t let your bad thoughts or negative experiences blind you from the blessings around you!
Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis. Lost in Emotion by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam.
I too have been in the rain when the sun was out.
When rain comes on a sunny day, you get rainbows.
In Texas it rains on a Sunny day as a rain cloud passes over. It happens once or twice a year, not uncommon at all.
Saw John Fogerty in 1986 at Mud Island, Memphis TN (His return from his Hiatus after the breakup. Bonnie Raitt opened him up. The old CCR hits were in litigation and he was unable to play ANY of them which got the crowd to grumbling. So, he wound up promoting his new album "Centerfeild" which was GREAT!) and again, more recently in Virginia Beach, VA. where he delivered the goods including some of the old CCR hits.. What a voice. Loved your reaction, comments, and questions. TY.
Love this song
thats my jam when i play battlefield game [55year lol] never gets old like me lol
I've never tried to listen to a song for its lyrics. I listen to a song for its rhythym.
Yes, i have seen rain on a sunny day, many times.
This is one of my favorite songs using one of my favorite instruments, the Hammond organ.
B3 is the beast.
This is my favorite song!
Melanie.. Candles in the Rain.. About Woodstock festival
You gotta check out their song, 'Long as I can see the light'!
Perfection! 😃
Hi I live in Trinidad in the Caribbean an thats been seen many times rain falling an sun shining at the same time
The song was about the tensions in the band and his brother then leaving. Have you ever seen the rain refers to everything looking good to the outside world but everything was falling apart inside despite their success and it should have been a happy time.
Have I ever seen the rain on a sunny day YES ALL THE TIME 😁😎
His duet with the boss is sensational, did bad moon rising
Seen them live .great show!
I think he is on about how the rain looks when the sun is shining, it glitters in the sunshine.
Love the shirt.....
Rain of tears...
Play some Barry White, he's a great singer, and his music was a huge part of my young life. I started listening to Motown music when I was about 8 years old, I love all Motown, I'm 59 years old now, and I still go back, and remember that these were my imformiable years, and because of my extreme love of music, this music era is what shaped me as a music lover, but also shaped me into the person I am today!! No I'm not Black, I'm a middle aged White woman that honestly & extremely loves Soul, Rock & Roll, Blues, Jazz and R&B lol...Love your reactions, keep up the great music you play for all of us 🙂...
Love the Golden Girls shirt...O.G.
Please listen to “Long as I can see the Light” by them.
GOLDEN GIRLS SHIRT!!! Love it!
Love this song by CCR! Love Golden Girl's T Shirt well
You have to listen to their cover of I put a spell on you. It blows my mind every time I hear it!!
This about "Napalm". We called it "Rain in coming" ( Vietnam War ) Also. " Have you ever felt any heat "
Wow, been listening to this song since I was a young boy in the 70s and never knew that. Puts a different spin on the song for sure.
@@grakkerful Sir. This is my interpretation of the lyrics. John Fogerty may have a different view, since he wrote it. The best to you and your Family.
Wouldn't it rain and sunshine in nam and thets what I always thought it was about
In the desert it does rain on a sunny day, walk right out of the rain or into the rain. Crazy i know, but it happens.
In places like Florida and Hawaii it will rain while the sun is shining
Went to a couple Fogerty concerts, nobody sits. You have to move.
Jimmy Buffett, "He went to Paris". Tim Minchin, "Prejudice" or "Lullaby". Shane Koyczan, "To this day". The last one is not a song but a spoken word poem. I am new to your universe. I love hearing your take on so many of the songs I grew up with. Will you share what songs are special to you?
Credence had so many hits that still get a lot of play but some of their lesser known songs were classics as well. Try (Wish I Could) Hideaway, Wrote a Song for Everyone, and Effigy. Fogerty's depth as a songerwriter, singer, and musician shine through on these.
Just a dam good Band .
It is pretty normal here where I live, rain in sunny day.
Jon Fogerty himself has said in interviews and prior to playing the song in concert that the song is about rising tension within CCR and the imminent departure of his brother Tom from the band. The band was at it's height and was starting to fall apart. So it was sunny as could be but it was raining.
The band were having a lot of internal tension, especially lead singer John and his older brother Tom. John wrote this song in 1971.
When Tom left the band in 1972, the pair remained estranged for the next 18 years. They only saw each other a handful of times before Tom died in 1990.
John wrote the song about "the rain" (tensions in the band) "coming down on a sunny day" (the band at the height of their bands' career).
This song is John Fogerty's take on the imminent departure of his brother Tom from the band, and the overall tension in the group at a time when they should have been enjoying their success. The line, "I want to know - have you ever seen the rain comin' down on a sunny day?" refers to Tom leaving while CCR was at its commercial zenith. The flip side of this single, "Hey Tonight," is John reassuring the band that all would go well despite the adversity.
Tom Fogerty left the group in early 1971, after this album was released. He released three solo albums before dying of tuberculosis in 1990. A fourth album, completed in 1988, was released posthumously.
John Fogerty wrote all their hits and the rest of the band resented him for it. That's the tension part.
Spot on. His brother wanted to get some songs on the albums but he was way to 1960's pop. Tom was the original lead singer of their various other names but when John started writing and singing ( as well as teaching Tom to play guitar and Stu the bass) the band took off. Tom resented that bigtime.
Amazing reaction. Glad that I subbed to your channel for your eclectic taste of music.
means a lot ! thank you !
@@OhMyGoshIndia You're very welcome!
It can rain with the sun shine. Not often. It happened here couple weeks ago.
I remember seeing the rain on a sunny day, a long time ago, in my home town, when I was a kid. I looked kinda weird! Not sure how that happened though, I think it was a rain cloud, and somehow the breeze was blowing the rain in that direction.
I read somewhere a long time ago that John wrote this song when the band members where not getting along so well and he was predicting the breakup of the band. Everything looked good career wise, but he foresaw the the end, I think it was not too long after that the band did break up. I could be wrong, but I did hear this somewhere.
Great song, plus love the golden girls shirt
CCR/I Put A Spell On You. Classic!
I really like your willingness to explore various forms of music!! How about some Stevie Wonder??