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Due to the time period in which it was made and the resigned but somewhat angry feeling of the song, many see “Who’ll Stop the Rain” as a thinly-veiled protest against the Vietnam War, with the final verse lyrics and its references to music, large crowds, rain, and crowds trying to keep warm, being about the band’s experience at the Woodstock Festival in August of 1969. There is also a line during the song’s second verse about “five-year plans and new deals wrapped in golden chains” that may indicate a general cynicism altogether about politicians. For his part, when asked by Rolling Stone about the meaning of the song’s lyrics, John Fogerty was quoted as saying,
“ Certainly, I was talking about Washington when I wrote the song, but I remember bringing the master version of the song home and playing it. My son Josh was four years old at the time, and after he heard it, he said, ‘Daddy stop the rain.’ And my wife and I looked at each other and said, ‘Well, not quite.” ”

In 2007 during a concert he said the following about the song:
“ Well this next song has a bit of a fable surrounding it. A lot of folks seem to think I sang this song at Woodstock way back when. No. I was at Woodstock 1969… I think. It was a nice event. I’m a California kid. I went up there and saw a whole bunch of really nice young people. Hairy. Colorful.
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  • Kieltyka

    Sirs!!!

    last week

  • Harry_01

    That's a cool song. :)

    17 days ago

  • larilovesmusic

    Only good feelings listening to this <3

    last month

  • cousinbull

    good movie with Nolte

    last month

  • steamboat58

    I dunno who.....................??

    March 2012

  • supersteveme

    my fav American band

    March 2012

  • PattySauce

    I wish it was raining now!!! :) LOVE LOVE CCR!!! <3333

    March 2012

  • REAPERSNOG

    CCR made rain cool

    February 2012

  • escarabat94

    (;-))

    February 2012

  • KONGKYLE52

    Tis band is the best band to ever walk the earth in my mind they were even better than the beatles

    February 2012

  • cherokeegrl

    Clouds of mystery pourin, confusion on the ground, good men through the ages, tryin to find the sun

    January 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    @Beatlefreak98...if you listen closely to CCR`s lyrics...the" rain' is a metaphor in the lyrical content for other things back then like protesting the war!...sheesh!

    January 2012

  • ben12a

    One of CCR's best. Just a pretty song.

    January 2012

  • fordelphus

    1:36 -> 1:38 you play air drums always

    January 2012

  • BeatleFreak98

    They sing alot of songs about rain. ;) But they're all classics!!

    December 2011

  • escarabat94

    (:-)

    December 2011

  • Drazba

    crisp vocals,lyrics, instruments all in a 3 minute package-nothing wasted-perfect

    December 2011

  • lottadogs

    One of the top bands ever. Classic, wonderful music. <3<3<3

    December 2011

  • rikrijean

    CCR........SUCH A CRAZY GOOD MUSIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    December 2011

  • KeithJones

    Classic!

    November 2011
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