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About This Track
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.
“ 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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cherokeegrl wrote:
Clouds of mystery pourin, confusion on the ground, good men through the ages, tryin to find the sun
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
@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!
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ben12a wrote:
One of CCR's best. Just a pretty song.
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fordelphus wrote:
1:36 -> 1:38 you play air drums always
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BeatleFreak98 wrote:
They sing alot of songs about rain. ;) But they're all classics!!
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escarabat94 wrote:
(:-)
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Drazba wrote:
crisp vocals,lyrics, instruments all in a 3 minute package-nothing wasted-perfect
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lottadogs wrote:
One of the top bands ever. Classic, wonderful music. <3<3<3
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rikrijean wrote:
CCR........SUCH A CRAZY GOOD MUSIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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KeithJones wrote:
Classic!
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sirthorty wrote:
CCR - what else! Love these guys.....
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BEATLES77709 wrote:
.. C C R steht für .. C= cool , C= crazy , R= rockig ... noch fragen???? kult!!! K
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hellllriderrrrr wrote:
Creedence <3 ^^
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COOLDADDY_UK wrote:
creedence, oh how i love so good wholesome old school
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NitaD1 wrote:
A fab CCR track...great group
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rockabillyfan wrote:
CCR gleich klasse Songs !!!!
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davidgeorgea wrote:
I like this one ...Yes its from the 60s my era ..When the music was so great !!!!!!
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wanderer44 wrote:
Love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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PattySauce wrote:
Another gret CCR SONG!!
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