"Who'll Stop the Rain?" "Proud Mary" "Heard It Through the Grapevine" "Green River" "Lodi" "Long As I Can See the Light" "Run Through the Jungle" "Travelin' Band" CCR was everywhere on the radio, in the 60s & 70s...
I never heard run thru the jungle till after I read the Stephen king dark tower book “wolves of the calla”. Song is mentioned by a character goes goes on and on about the heavy bass in it. I Loved it at first listen!
I saw John perform at the New Orleans Jazz Festival several years ago. He did many CCR songs & sounded great even in his 70"s. The crowd ranged in ages from college students to folks in there 70's. The energy level was amazing. Folks 50 years apart in age were rocking to his timeless music & distinctive style.
If you want some rockin' CCR, check out "Traveling band". Other songs to check out are "Lodi" and "Put a spell on you", "I heard it through the grapevine".
Fogerty also has a good solo career. Check out “That Creedence Song” by John Fogerty. He said it was inspired by a trip to a dinner where he overheard the waitress ask someone at the juke box to “play that Creedence song I like”. She didn’t realize the lead singer was the customer she she waited on.
in 1968 when I was 11 years old, living in the San Francisco Bay Area, it was a fantastic to listen to all these new bands....I mention my age because I used to listen to KFRC in San Francisco, (lived in Oakland), Dr. Don Rose was a very famous radio personality and in those days, they'd give you a clue to call up and win an album, and in the Fall of 1968, the first album I ever won was their first album, Credence Clearwater Revival and it as a BIG deal in those days to win....so awesome to remember that every time I hear a CCR song. Legends for sure.. By the way, for reference, El Cerrito where they are from is just north of Berkeley which is just north of Oakland all across the bay from San Francisco....
@@DonnaleaSpencer Oh yeah.... listened to 610 KFRC and 1260 KYA in the 60s and 70s. Both AM stations which at the time were way more popular than FM back in the day.
Ditto to the above comment. As a vinyl collector, I have all of CCR’s albums except Pendulum and Mardi Gras. I want to get Pendulum as soon as possible, I’m never buying a copy of Mardi Gras and would rather get the Chronicle greatest hits album if i want to hear Someday Never Comes
Love you guys you're so smart to find these great tunes. Remember back in 2021 when the video was the full screen, and you two were the thumbnail, that was awesome.
If you find a song called "Workin' on a Building" by the Blue Ridge Rangers you will hear John Fogerty singing six part harmony WITH HIMSELF. Blue Ridge Rangers was a solo project John did after the end of Creedence. He played every instrument and sang every part on the record. If you hear him doing all the parts in harmony you may begin to suspect that there was a lot of that going on in the studio during the Creedence years. In other words, when Amber says she loves it when they all come in together, it may have been mostly John making all the noise.
There is video of them performing on I believe the Ed Sullivan show as Willy & the Po Boys dressed in overalls and playing traditional rural instruments that’s priceless.
I worked a show a few years ago with CCR (The R now is "revisited"). It's Doug and Stu now. Pretty good show. Doug (drummer) was talking to a bunch of us during sound check. I'll never forget making a comment to one of their roadies about Fogerty, and him coming back with "the good thing about working for these guys is you never have to worry about working for that a**hole".
The lyric WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS, was introduced in "Down on the Corner", with Creedence taking on the identity of an old-time jug band called "Willy and The Poor Boys". However, this was dropped rather quickly, except for the cover, where the band remains in character.
The song is about people on the corner gambling with marbels and people getting together outside cookouts and card games and dominos and on the corner dancing playing music and stuff my grandma loves this song she said back in the 70s and 80s it was good and the 60s was good times to her she loved it.
I thought you have played CCR before or maybe just John Fogarty. This is got a young John in it. His voice is always a stand out no matter who he sings with. He has one of those unmistakable voices.
Back in the mid nineties I would put my boom box on the table beside me when I did my art projects in college. I would play CCR, Glenn miller, Marty Robbins, Peter,Paul and Mary, Herb Albert any kind of music! I would get some complaints for stuff a few people didn't like.
I once heard an edited version of this in the early 70s on a free-form NY station that went on for at least 15 minutes. There are places it can just be looped back onto itself and you can't tell if you do it carefully. When I joined my college radio station I did it myself. The edits weren't quite as smooth, but I got the dj who was on at dinnertime to play it. Nobody even noticed, but that could have been because nobody listened to the station! The thing is, ever since then I've thought the song was too short.
U guys R so Cool, as always! I saw them in concert in the 90's @ Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Co. Awesome concert..& so glad I saw them when i did! U guys Rock!..& thx 4 doing CCR!! Hugs! 🙂🙂☮☮✌✌💘💘 * "I Put A Spell on You" is a haunting classic of theirs..hope u guys review it soon!
I remember as a little kid my mother had the CCR live album and she used to play it over and over , at the time I was annoyed by it. But now I can appreciate their music and the memories of my mother and me.
Since subscribing to reaction channels I have come to appreciate this band so much. And like you said Amber, there's nothing like John Fogarty's voice. I could listen to him all day. ❤🎙👌🎼
CCR was actually an act of genius. The original foursome were from way down south on the east side of the San Francisco Bay. I don’t know if John Fogerty has ever been to the south at this time in the band history. His decision to give the band that southern, almost swampy, sound certainly paid dividends for the group.
"Creedence! I love Creedence." You are right. There are no bad Creedence songs. Down On The Corner is still my favorite. It came out in 1969 and I went to a Y day camp in the summer of 1970. Unless the weather was bad we would walk the half block to the traffic signal and across the street to Deering Oaks Park for lunch. I don't know who it was, but someone started singing this song as we started walking one day. Everybody started singing along and it became a tradition. We were all happy and never thought about doing any other songs. There are so many Creedence songs left for you to hear. My suggestion for the next one is It Came Out Of The Sky which is the next song after Down On The Corner on the Willy And The Poor Boys album. It is a fun one. Listen to the lyrics.
I suggest and recommend listening to a lesser-known CCR song called "Someday Never Comes". It's a beautiful yearning ballad very thematically similar to Harry Chapin's "The Cat's in the Cradle"
Amber, you nailed it with the “jug band” comment. That’s the theme of this song and it gives you the feeling that you’re watching a street band playing their hearts out 👍❤❤. You guys are awesome listeners. That’s a gift not everyone has.
Back in the day we call that rockabilly hello watching you guys react to music I've listened to since 67 I was 10 grew up with a lot of rock and roll now I am a rock and roll grandma
I will say what I have said on all your CCR videos, you have to react to “Long as I can see the light”. Creedence (and John Fogerty solo) has many amazing songs left for you and this is one of the lesser known ones but it is in many ways the perfect song which I know you will love.
FYI, on CCR recordings John Fogerty is singing all the vocal parts, the guys were just not good enough for the recordings but they did sing back up at live concerts. A quote from John Fogerty back in 1998 “Everybody says Creedence songs, well Creedence didn’t write those songs, John Fogerty wrote those songs”. He was the leader and manger of CCR, he wrote the songs, played lead guitar, was the lead singer and arranged and produced the songs. He even told the other guys what to play on their instruments. John Fogerty was Creedence!
Great reaction! As others have said, CCR does not have a bad song in their catalog. I grew up listening to them and it's great how these songs sound just as good today as they did 50 years ago. I was looking back through songs you have reacted to in the past and note that you enjoy groups that have a symphonic metal sound with a strong female lead singer. In particular Evanescence with Amy Lee and Nightwish with Floor Jansen. I'd like to suggest another group that may appeal to you. They are Visions of Atlantis with Clementine Delauney and their video Master the Hurricane is their latest. Thanks again for all your heart felt reactions!
I've listened to all your CCR reactions and they're great, but you haven't done their swampiest song of all yet! You've gotta do "Green River", I know it'll suit Amber to a "T". The best line in the song is "I can hear the bullfrog calling me", to give you a taste of how swampy it is!
Been binging you guys. Have to say you make me feel so happy and proud that the younger generation appreciate us old gits, from e.l.o to fleetwood mac, we have something to offer and being a Welshman who's so proud to be British; we ain't finished yet! (Even though ccr are not british!)
Amber is so right, it is the blend of musical genre's that make C.C.R. one of the best American Bands. I spin their 45's a lot. Maybe you could post a list of the C.C.R. tunes you have reacted to already, so we can ask for others. Love & Light
CCR has a magical ability to make me nostalgic for a time I didn't live through and for a place I've never been. There are many great bands out there, but no one else can do that.
Gotta share. This 8 track was all I had to listen to in my 57 Caddy hearse back in 69. I had the baddest $50 car in town. I'm so old!! But cool. I literally lived in that car. Me and my bellbottoms and double-breasted shirt. Pumping gas for $1.40 an hour.
I can't pick a favorite Credence song but this is one of the contenders haha, it's been a favorite for decades. The wife and I (Boomer & Gen-X) really enjoy your channel y'all are a ray of sunshine ;-)
"Who'll Stop the Rain?" "Proud Mary" "Heard It Through the Grapevine" "Green River" "Lodi" "Long As I Can See the Light" "Run Through the Jungle" "Travelin' Band" CCR was everywhere on the radio, in the 60s & 70s...
I never heard run thru the jungle till after I read the Stephen king dark tower book “wolves of the calla”. Song is mentioned by a character goes goes on and on about the heavy bass in it. I Loved it at first listen!
@@traviscrockett3640 Great tune for sure.
I saw John perform at the New Orleans Jazz Festival several years ago. He did many CCR songs & sounded great even in his 70"s. The crowd ranged in ages from college students to folks in there 70's. The energy level was amazing. Folks 50 years apart in age were rocking to his timeless music & distinctive style.
"Up Around The Bend" is a feel good uptempo CCR song that's a great road trip song.
If you want some rockin' CCR, check out "Traveling band". Other songs to check out are "Lodi" and "Put a spell on you", "I heard it through the grapevine".
Great suggestions! I would add "Up Around the Bend".
@@Shrykespeare 👍
Literally any song off of Chronicles v1&v2
Lookin Out My Back Door, Fortunate Son, Green River, Born on the Bayou, all the hits
That’s ~40 songs
Guys need to check out "Lodi", "Who'll Stop The Rain", and "Long As I Can See The Light"
Fogerty also has a good solo career. Check out “That Creedence Song” by John Fogerty. He said it was inspired by a trip to a dinner where he overheard the waitress ask someone at the juke box to “play that Creedence song I like”. She didn’t realize the lead singer was the customer she she waited on.
in 1968 when I was 11 years old, living in the San Francisco Bay Area, it was a fantastic to listen to all these new bands....I mention my age because I used to listen to KFRC in San Francisco, (lived in Oakland), Dr. Don Rose was a very famous radio personality and in those days, they'd give you a clue to call up and win an album, and in the Fall of 1968, the first album I ever won was their first album, Credence Clearwater Revival and it as a BIG deal in those days to win....so awesome to remember that every time I hear a CCR song. Legends for sure.. By the way, for reference, El Cerrito where they are from is just north of Berkeley which is just north of Oakland all across the bay from San Francisco....
cool! I was stuck listening to KSFO cuz my parents owned the radio! but there was Emperor Gene Nelson on KYA.
@@DonnaleaSpencer Oh yeah.... listened to 610 KFRC and 1260 KYA in the 60s and 70s. Both AM stations which at the time were way more popular than FM back in the day.
It;s been said multiple times, CCR have NO bad songs. As far as their music goes, their genre is Swamp Rock.
No bad hit singles, but the majority of the Mardi Gras album is pretty bad. Especially Take it as a Friend
@@SoundlabStudios63 There's 1 for the minority.
I do like Someday Never Comes
"Keep on Chooglin'" is still my favorite CCR tune.
Remember: All this greatness in LESS than 4 years.
Always one of my favorites of theirs. “It Came Out of the Sky” is another one I love.
I'm 10 years old and we found the am radio, listening to it with my 8 year old brother in the middle of summer at night in our room. 1969.
As a 4 year old my youngest son loved to dance when I played this song. Now 29 he still loves this song and other CCR
Green River is a must listen.
You don't need a penny just to hang around but if you've got a nickel won't you lay your money down.
I love this song. It's so catchy and fun to sing.
My childhood was enlightened by the voice and sound of this man and his band
CCR literally has no bad songs. A distinctive unique sound.
Two Words: Mardi Gras
The only redeeming quality off that album was that we got "Someday Never Comes" out of it.
Ditto to the above comment. As a vinyl collector, I have all of CCR’s albums except Pendulum and Mardi Gras. I want to get Pendulum as soon as possible, I’m never buying a copy of Mardi Gras and would rather get the Chronicle greatest hits album if i want to hear Someday Never Comes
Long As I Can See The Light is another must.
They are just so good.
Yes, love me some Creedence Clearwater Revival. Super great song!!!
Love you guys you're so smart to find these great tunes. Remember back in 2021 when the video was the full screen, and you two were the thumbnail, that was awesome.
If you find a song called "Workin' on a Building" by the Blue Ridge Rangers you will hear John Fogerty singing six part harmony WITH HIMSELF. Blue Ridge Rangers was a solo project John did after the end of Creedence. He played every instrument and sang every part on the record. If you hear him doing all the parts in harmony you may begin to suspect that there was a lot of that going on in the studio during the Creedence years. In other words, when Amber says she loves it when they all come in together, it may have been mostly John making all the noise.
John Fogertys Blue Ridge Rangers album is awesome
How could you not love this!!! Not a question.. a statement!!!
Finally,I’ve been requesting this song for a while.Travelin’ Band is another great song
We had a cassette with this album and my son was 4 or 5 and would make us replay this song over and over. It was his favorite song.
Willie and the Po' Boys! Yep! Great lyrics.. "doubles on kazoo". Thanks!!
CCR I saw them in 1971 and they were amazing. Yes, I'm old.
There is video of them performing on I believe the Ed Sullivan show as Willy & the Po Boys dressed in overalls and playing traditional rural instruments that’s priceless.
Rob and his COW BELL. Anyone who loves cowbells like you Rob, has gotta be COOL. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I worked a show a few years ago with CCR (The R now is "revisited"). It's Doug and Stu now. Pretty good show. Doug (drummer) was talking to a bunch of us during sound check.
I'll never forget making a comment to one of their roadies about Fogerty, and him coming back with "the good thing about working for these guys is you never have to worry about working for that a**hole".
The lyric WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS, was introduced in "Down on the Corner", with Creedence taking on the identity of an old-time jug band called "Willy and The Poor Boys". However, this was dropped rather quickly, except for the cover, where the band remains in character.
- Someday Never Comes
- Long as I could see the Light
are just a few of the great songs from CCR.
The song is about people on the corner gambling with marbels and people getting together outside cookouts and card games and dominos and on the corner dancing playing music and stuff my grandma loves this song she said back in the 70s and 80s it was good and the 60s was good times to her she loved it.
They had such great music. After a moment or 2 you realize you are tapping your toes and you didn't really plan on it.
I thought you have played CCR before or maybe just John Fogarty. This is got a young John in it. His voice is always a stand out no matter who he sings with. He has one of those unmistakable voices.
Thanks you guys for the reality of what we have all felt in that moment in time. You've made me smile many days
This is my favorite CCR song! Loved singing along to this on the radio!
Back in the mid nineties I would put my boom box on the table beside me when I did my art projects in college. I would play CCR, Glenn miller, Marty Robbins, Peter,Paul and Mary, Herb Albert any kind of music! I would get some complaints for stuff a few people didn't like.
Oh yeah gotta say..."Long as i can see the light" absolute a must✌
Credence was all over the airwaves back in the day. We loved them. Thanks for bringing them to the table.
Proud Mary, I heard it through the Grapevine. Both great times from CCR.
I once heard an edited version of this in the early 70s on a free-form NY station that went on for at least 15 minutes. There are places it can just be looped back onto itself and you can't tell if you do it carefully. When I joined my college radio station I did it myself. The edits weren't quite as smooth, but I got the dj who was on at dinnertime to play it. Nobody even noticed, but that could have been because nobody listened to the station! The thing is, ever since then I've thought the song was too short.
U guys R so Cool, as always! I saw them in concert in the 90's @ Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Co. Awesome concert..& so glad I saw them when i did! U guys Rock!..& thx 4 doing CCR!! Hugs! 🙂🙂☮☮✌✌💘💘 * "I Put A Spell on You" is a haunting classic of theirs..hope u guys review it soon!
Down On the Corner was the first CCR record (45) I ever bought (at age 11).
This is the first CCR song that I heard growing up, even had the album
I remember as a little kid my mother had the CCR live album and she used to play it over and over , at the time I was annoyed by it. But now I can appreciate their music and the memories of my mother and me.
Since subscribing to reaction channels I have come to appreciate this band so much. And like you said Amber, there's nothing like John Fogarty's voice. I could listen to him all day. ❤🎙👌🎼
Sweet Hitchhiker is the last hit and one of their best rocking songs.
CCR was actually an act of genius. The original foursome were from way down south on the east side of the San Francisco Bay. I don’t know if John Fogerty has ever been to the south at this time in the band history. His decision to give the band that southern, almost swampy, sound certainly paid dividends for the group.
"Creedence! I love Creedence." You are right. There are no bad Creedence songs. Down On The Corner is still my favorite. It came out in 1969 and I went to a Y day camp in the summer of 1970. Unless the weather was bad we would walk the half block to the traffic signal and across the street to Deering Oaks Park for lunch. I don't know who it was, but someone started singing this song as we started walking one day. Everybody started singing along and it became a tradition. We were all happy and never thought about doing any other songs. There are so many Creedence songs left for you to hear. My suggestion for the next one is It Came Out Of The Sky which is the next song after Down On The Corner on the Willy And The Poor Boys album. It is a fun one. Listen to the lyrics.
This is Fogerty´s loving tribute to those street bands playing for change."Willie and the poorboys are playing,bring a nickel,tap your feet" .Love it
I suggest and recommend listening to a lesser-known CCR song called "Someday Never Comes". It's a beautiful yearning ballad very thematically similar to Harry Chapin's "The Cat's in the Cradle"
CCR's final single. (The last album, "Mardi Gras", wasn't very good, but that one shines.)
Amber, you nailed it with the “jug band” comment. That’s the theme of this song and it gives you the feeling that you’re watching a street band playing their hearts out 👍❤❤. You guys are awesome listeners. That’s a gift not everyone has.
When this song came out, our "corner" was where the town lines of 3 towns converged at strip mall, so a natural hang out. Great fun
It's hard to believe this group is from that place. Their heart was definitely in a different place!
Classic song by an amazing Classic group!!!
They have nothing but great songs, all hits
What a 60's-70's group! Run through the jungle and Looking out my back door!
Back in the day we call that rockabilly hello watching you guys react to music I've listened to since 67 I was 10 grew up with a lot of rock and roll now I am a rock and roll grandma
In this song , he sings about Willy and the Poor boys . Willy and the Poor boys is the name of their 4th Album. Fun Fact ❤️
I will say what I have said on all your CCR videos, you have to react to “Long as I can see the light”. Creedence (and John Fogerty solo) has many amazing songs left for you and this is one of the lesser known ones but it is in many ways the perfect song which I know you will love.
Love Lodi, Travelin’ Band and my favorite - Green River.
This song always seemed to take me back to the very roots of rock.
My favorite CCR songs are “have you ever seen the rain”, and “someday never comes”
CCR ..."up around the bend" has a banger of a guitar intro :)
Yes we are blessed. We're blessed to have found your fantastic channel.
FYI, on CCR recordings John Fogerty is singing all the vocal parts, the guys were just not good enough for the recordings but they did sing back up at live concerts. A quote from John Fogerty back in 1998 “Everybody says Creedence songs, well Creedence didn’t write those songs, John Fogerty wrote those songs”. He was the leader and manger of CCR, he wrote the songs, played lead guitar, was the lead singer and arranged and produced the songs. He even told the other guys what to play on their instruments. John Fogerty was Creedence!
My fav CCR song as a kid.
So glad you are loving CCR and John Fogerty’s perfect sounding voice! Another incredible wonderful,raspy, soulful voice is Bob Seger !!!! 🤓
YES! YES!! YES!!! ❤️BOB SEGER!! I think maybe they reacted to him once (if any). 👍😃❣️😃👍
Love Bob Seger
A great John Fogerty song you dont hear much is 110 in the Shade. He performs it with a great acapella group called the Fairfield Four.
John Fogerty,did a solo album back in 1997 called Blue Moon Swamp great album definitely worth listeng to
Lots of hits
"Willie and the Po'boys are playing
Bring a Nickel, Cant be beat."
Great reaction! As others have said, CCR does not have a bad song in their catalog. I grew up listening to them and it's great how these songs sound just as good today as they did 50 years ago.
I was looking back through songs you have reacted to in the past and note that you enjoy groups that have a symphonic metal sound with a strong female lead singer. In particular Evanescence with Amy Lee and Nightwish with Floor Jansen. I'd like to suggest another group that may appeal to you. They are Visions of Atlantis with Clementine Delauney and their video Master the Hurricane is their latest.
Thanks again for all your heart felt reactions!
CONGRATS!!! for 250,000 subscribers 👍😃❣️😃👍
A quarter of a million subscribers!!! Congrats👏 Well on your way to a million 🤩 Keep on doing your thing!
One of my favorites of theirs. Gonna see John Fogerty in August. Can’t wait! ❤️
Road trip cassette back in the day. Greatest hits album.
CCR's Willy and the Poor boys album is a true classic with every song a gem!!
I've listened to all your CCR reactions and they're great, but you haven't done their swampiest song of all yet! You've gotta do "Green River", I know it'll suit Amber to a "T". The best line in the song is "I can hear the bullfrog calling me", to give you a taste of how swampy it is!
I remember the Pocket Rockers commercial using the chorus beat from this song... Memories 🤗
Again my teenage years, you are bringing back the good old day.
Been binging you guys. Have to say you make me feel so happy and proud that the younger generation appreciate us old gits, from e.l.o to fleetwood mac, we have something to offer and being a Welshman who's so proud to be British; we ain't finished yet! (Even though ccr are not british!)
I was their biggest fan. I bought all their records , John Fogerty is still singing he sings THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD you should listen to that song.
You've articulated observations about CCR that have eluded me. Good show.
Thank you.
Don't want to burst your bubble but John is singing all the vocal parts in this song.
"Lodi" is one of my favourite CCR songs.
Amber is so right, it is the blend of musical genre's that make C.C.R. one of the best American Bands. I spin their 45's a lot. Maybe you could post a list of the C.C.R. tunes you have reacted to already, so we can ask for others. Love & Light
CCR has a magical ability to make me nostalgic for a time I didn't live through and for a place I've never been. There are many great bands out there, but no one else can do that.
Love CCR. One of the best bands of their time. Nice reaction!
Great band to dance to
just a group of guys playing music on the corner!! good times
CREDENCE!!!! LOVE THEM ❤
Gotta share. This 8 track was all I had to listen to in my 57 Caddy hearse back in 69. I had the baddest $50 car in town. I'm so old!! But cool. I literally lived in that car. Me and my bellbottoms and double-breasted shirt. Pumping gas for $1.40 an hour.
I can't pick a favorite Credence song but this is one of the contenders haha, it's been a favorite for decades.
The wife and I (Boomer & Gen-X) really enjoy your channel y'all are a ray of sunshine ;-)
Everything...yea everything✌
You should check out Bad Moon Rising if you haven't already. One of my favs!
Ramble gamble has fantastic instrumental along with vocal great great guitar
I LOVE this song!!!
Long as I can see the light..The night time is the right time