Vincent from Toulouse, FranceBad Moon Rising is the second studio of Sonic Youth, released on the New York independent record label Homestead Records in 1985.

Martin Sheen from Lima, OhA fun song. A commonly misheard lyric is "There's A Bathroom on the Right"/ Bill from Nlr, ArIt seems prophetic in that Bad Moon Rising could refer to radical Islam, A crescent moon is their symbol. John from San Diego, CaI am really curious as to what these lyrics actually mean. I have a couple differnt friends who all give me different meanings for this song. And all I want is the truth. I've grown up on this song and I really don't like listening to music if I don't even understand the lyrics. But the beat is so great and its been a staple in my family for so long. So if anybody truly knows what the lyrics mean, please, let me know... Barry from Sauquoit, NyThe flip-side "Lodi" peaked at No. 52; according to www.ask.com there are ten states that have a city or town named Lodi... Garoud from AricaYES WE MUST overanalyze everything to death and when Charonte receives me I'm going to ask him what is his favorite song and overanalyze it with him!!!lolBrian from Paoli, InThe song also appeared in the movie Blade(Wesley Snipes). Great song, happy sounding, but dark lyrics...Well dark for CCR. Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved July 18, 2022. Bernard from LavalThere are several songs that have a bouncy melody but a sad lyric, Broken-Hearted Melody is 1 that comes to mind. It makes the song catchier.

dont go around tonight ,its bound to take you life could mean dont go away from the platoon because if you are caught alone there is less of a chance of survival than if you stay with them. Even the team members were heard singing this taunt, but in the end Argentina did not take home the trophy, as they lost in the final to Germany, the team that beat Brazil.Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 14, 1969". Archived from the original on February 20, 2017 . Retrieved September 6, 2017. Riitta from Drumnadrochit, ScotlandI wonder if this song was written as a result of the 1966 floods in New Orleans... and is that why everybody on BBC radio 2 seems to be playing it the last couple of weeks? British single certifications – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved April 25, 2022. Carl from Folsom, CaI have a version with a last verse "I see the fish, they're a-fallin'. I see fish everywhere. I hear the shad and smelt a-callin'. I see the end is very near." Does anyone know where this came from? Ed from Lebanon, PaIt's about Nixon, though it's not necessarily about Watergate, since it would be a couple years before the nation found out about that. Spring of '69 and who had just become president in January?

Esskayess from Dallas, TxThis song has been parodied several times, but this one by Bob Rivers is the funniest: Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved July 16, 2022.That level of success was like nothing we had ever experienced before. It was such a huge record for us”: how Rush’s prog classic Moving Pictures marked their great reinvention Terrence from Indianapolis, InI keep seeing the Devil and Daniel Webster references, but I believe it was a hailstorm, not a hurricane that came throuh New Hampshire. J. Fogerty from Lodi, CaThere is no lead singer of CCR, that band is no more. You can just call me Willie, of Willie and the Po' Boys. I can't believe no one has replied to my song interpretation. Is everybody that disappointed that the song isn't about Vietnam or war protests? Mr. Fogery, if that is truy you, sir, I'd like to give you a personal thanks. My father and I had very few interests in common. He was into sports and such where as I was more into reading and science fiction, etc. The music of CCR was one thing we both loved and enjoyed together. Thank you so much for that. Bob from Schenectady, Ny"Bad Moon Rising" was the name of one of the player maps for the user-made Vietnam War modification to Battlefield 1942 called "Eve of Destruction". The map was a night themed scenario taking place in a swampy jungle, with only the full moon illuminating the play field.

I don’t know if that one song did it,” says Fogerty, “but the fact we were on our way maybe contributed to the breakdown. I’m not just saying this in a bitter way, just referring to my bandmates, but once we started having success and people were talking about us as the No.1 band in the world, I think some people took that as the sign that they could do anything they wanted and it would be a success. It’s a trap I see people fall into. Camille from Toronto, OhHm...I take issue with so many people claiming they misheard the lyrics to: "bad moon on the rise". Just to get a cheap laugh, they'll say they always thought the words were 'bathroom on the right' and frankly, it's a long, tired, worn-out joke that they heard years ago that wasn't that funny then and is even less so now. I was eleven years old when this song came out, listened to it on my parents' crappy old AM radio in the car and I ALWAYS knew Fogerty was singing "bad moon on the rise." The phrasing is rather poetic, and imo, Fogerty ought to keep the integrity of the song, his song, by singing the correct lyric at concerts. All that said, this is a classic tune with just the right amount of twang to compliment Fogerty's outstanding, wonderful-to-listen-to vocals. John from Kalamazoo, KyI saw a John Fogerty concert live and he said "There's a bathroom on the right." I don't get why, but maybe there's nothing to get. Maybe it was just a commedy act he came up with in the middle of the song maybe not though. Great song anyway. Bad Moon Rising" uses weather imagery to make the point that something bad is lurking "out there." [6]The song reached its US chart peak of #2 (one of five CCR songs to place that this position - they never got to #1) on July 28, 1969, eight days after the Apollo 11 moon landing. The song has nothing to do with space travel, but the title was somewhat apropos, especially after the mission succeeded. creation of wealth at the expense of a habitable planet, whose consequences we are suffering as foretold by John Fogerty and CCR?