Monday, June 19, 2006
John Fogerty Returns!
The other night I caught John Fogerty in concert on PBS. He still refuses to have anything to do with the other surviving members of Creedence Clearwater Revival, but at age 61 (but not looking it) he's still touring as a solo artist, performing old CCR favorites as well as new songs and “in-between” songs such as "Centerfield" and “The Old Man Down the Road.”
A lot of songs by other folks popular during CCR's heyday don't hold up today, but most of the band's classics – “Born on the Bayou,” “Bad Moon Rising,” and "Travellin' Band," to name a few – hold up quite well after 35 years. If they weren’t so well known, Fogerty could probably re-record them and pass them off as new. And one or two of the songs he performed on the broadcast eerily remain just as relevant in 2006. No comment – the songs continue to speak for themselves.
By the way, you may know about the bitter relationship between Fogerty and Fantasy Records, CCR's original record label, beginning with Fogerty giving up all of the rights to the songs he wrote and recorded with the label and continuing with the label's lawsuit against him for allegedly plagiarizing a song he himself wrote. Fantasy was recently sold to Concord Music Group, which quickly set about building a more positive relation with Fogerty. The result is that Fogerty is now back with Fantasy, and the label is releasing a collection of Fogerty's greatest hits that spans his entire career.
A lot of songs by other folks popular during CCR's heyday don't hold up today, but most of the band's classics – “Born on the Bayou,” “Bad Moon Rising,” and "Travellin' Band," to name a few – hold up quite well after 35 years. If they weren’t so well known, Fogerty could probably re-record them and pass them off as new. And one or two of the songs he performed on the broadcast eerily remain just as relevant in 2006. No comment – the songs continue to speak for themselves.
By the way, you may know about the bitter relationship between Fogerty and Fantasy Records, CCR's original record label, beginning with Fogerty giving up all of the rights to the songs he wrote and recorded with the label and continuing with the label's lawsuit against him for allegedly plagiarizing a song he himself wrote. Fantasy was recently sold to Concord Music Group, which quickly set about building a more positive relation with Fogerty. The result is that Fogerty is now back with Fantasy, and the label is releasing a collection of Fogerty's greatest hits that spans his entire career.
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Haven't heard that name in awhile. I was never a CCS fan. Too young, I guess, though I am David's age. :-) I did like John Fogerty, though the only song I really remember well from him is "The Old Man Down the Road."
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Technically, I'm too young, as I wasn't really into music when Fogerty was with CCR -- likewise for The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and a few others. But the classics will win out.
It seems odd that you would like Fogerty's solo material but not so much the CCR songs, because they are stylistically so similar. But NOT grounds for plagiarism.
It seems odd that you would like Fogerty's solo material but not so much the CCR songs, because they are stylistically so similar. But NOT grounds for plagiarism.
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