Fans Misquoted Icon's FAMOUS LYRIC for Years…It Was So GOOD-He Started Singing It!-Professor of Rock

Bad Moon Rising, written by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival was released in 1969… It stands as a timeless musical monument to one of the most turbulent periods in American history. The classic swamp rock song encapsulates the fear & uncertainty that characterized an era of social upheaval, political unrest, and cultural shifts. It came from a very strange place, to say the least. It also contains one of the funniest and most famous misheard and misquoted lyrics ever. Let’s delve into the historical and cultural context surrounding the creation of this classic rock standard that became an anthem for a generation caught in the crosscurrents of change… NEXT on Professor of Rock.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival, most commonly referred to by their CCR acronym, was indeed a spiritual awakening for a generation of music fans.
The band deliberately stayed away from jumping on the psychedelic bandwagon of the 60s, instead ‘keeping it real,’ with a distinctive style that let the music do the talking for them. The whole summer of love thing was just not their bag. CCR’s vigorous brew of rock, folk, and swamp blues, was perhaps best showcased in their 1969 timeless classic Bad Moon Rising.

CCR, led by the strong-willed frontman John Fogerty, broke out in the late 60s, one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. President John F Kennedy was assassinated in 63. 2 years later, Malcolm X was killed. One year later, an assassin's bullet took the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, and just 2 months after, Robert Kennedy was shot. Then you had the Vietnam War dividing the country, and disrupting virtually the entire planet.
The atmosphere was ominous… and Fogerty was feeling it.

CCR started strong….Their debut single in ’68, a cover of the Dale Hawkins rockabilly tune “Suzi Q,” was a solid hit that narrowly missed the Top 10, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Proving they were not a ‘flash in the pan,’ the band’s lead second single, “Proud Mary,” was an even bigger smash- becoming the first of 5 singles to crest at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Having 5 number 2 singles and failing to hit #1 was a dubious record that CCR still holds today.

The band’s 2nd #2 single was “Bad Moon Rising”, a two-minute and 21-second ‘fire & brimstone' prophecy about an impending apocalypse rock n’ roll written by rock n’ roll seer... John Fogerty.

The idea for “Bad Moon Rising” to become a CCR song, was conceived when Fogerty stumbled upon a phrase he had written in a notebook. Back in ’67, Fogerty began writing down phrases, or a random group of words, in notebook. After the success of “Suzie Q,” and “Proud Mary,” the last thing Fogerty wanted to do was rest on the band’s laurels. He was determined to keep their string of hits
Fogerty’s biggest worry was that the group would “fall flat on their faces.” So…when “Proud Mary” was thriving on the radio, he knew he had to look ahead

Fogerty turned to his book of phrases that he thought sounded like a good title for a song, and saw that he’d written “Bad Moon Rising.” At first, he couldn’t remember where he got the inspiration to write that, but then it came to him….When he was a teenager, he was fascinated by a 1941 black-and-white sci-fi called The Devil and Daniel Webster.

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