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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary (3:09)

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“Proud Mary” is a song written by American singer and guitarist John Fogerty. It was first recorded by rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (in which Fogerty played lead guitar and sang lead vocals) on the 1969 album Bayou Country. According to the Proud Mary Songfacts, the phrase “Proud Mary” reminded John Fogerty of a domestic washerwoman, which is what he started writing the song about. When he wrote the music, the first few chords reminded him of a paddle-wheel going around, and he thought of the Mississippi River. Instead of “Proud Mary” being a clean-up lady, “she” became a boat.

Released as a single in January 1969, it became the band’s first top-ten hit on the U.S. Pop chart, peaking at number two,[1] or number one according to some charts.[2] Bob Dylan said this song was his favorite single of 1969. It was the first of five singles that the band released that would reach that peak on the chart, a record for most number-two singles for a group without ever having a number-one song. The song reached number eight in the UK.
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  • Tom_Pullings

    classic southern

    Wednesday evening

  • Bolters

    Roll on that river C.C.R......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    16 days ago

  • Nils-erik_mulle

    \o/

    last month

  • didiosr

    rock on !

    last month

  • lsuazo

    fantastico

    last month

  • oldiesfanjohn

    CCR greatness rawks!

    last month

  • renanssoares

    The first song that I learned on guitar, my friend taught me... I miss him, rest in peace...

    March 2012

  • shortsfan

    Just Great

    March 2012

  • BMWPRETTY

    CC & R Rolling on the River! ;-)

    March 2012

  • Knievel1976

    creeedence is one of my first memories in music .. lovem

    February 2012

  • kato1984

    CCR one of the greatest bands of all time.

    February 2012

  • sstrosser1

    OMG CCR GRR8 LMAO

    February 2012

  • moses2201

    super

    January 2012

  • Kallian_arcadia

    brillant song. You can hear these guitars in today's music.

    January 2012

  • BMWPRETTY

    CCR! Spank! Rolls! on a river!

    January 2012

  • akenathon750498

    This song reminds me of my older Brother "Chacho" listening to this on his late teen years. I miss those days so much

    January 2012

  • rangercpt

    I do love CCR, they play this song at work alot and we rock out to it. Janet

    January 2012

  • ravenclaw94

    The classic rock station has been playing some fantastic music tonight! :)

    January 2012

  • scream58cork

    simply brilliant

    January 2012

  • mattfca

    Oh Lord...

    January 2012
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