Really, Jim? "Death, Destruction, Pestilence, Famine"? All right…
"Bad Moon Rising" is from Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1969 album Green River. The song was released in April, while the album came out in August. Written by John Fogerty, who wrote practically all of CCR’s material, the song reached #2 on the Hot 100, kept out of the top spot by Henry Mancini’s "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet". It spent three weeks at #1 in the UK, and was certified Gold.
The lyrics, from AZLyrics:
I see the bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightning
I see bad times today
Don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
I hear hurricanes a-blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
All right
[Guitar solo]
Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we’re in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye
Well, don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
Don’t come around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightning
I see bad times today
Don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
I hear hurricanes a-blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
All right
[Guitar solo]
Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we’re in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye
Well, don’t go around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
Don’t come around tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
And that’s Song Lyric Sunday for February 27, 2022.
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Such a classic! I remember listening to this with my parents.
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This is a real oldie-but-goodie. Glad you liked it!
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Oh yeah….love some CCR! ☺️
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Glad you liked it!
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How funny that this song was kept out of the top spot because of the theme from Romeo & Juliet. It would never happen today. Then again, these great songs don’t seem to happen any more.
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Nowdays, “Romeo and Juliet” would lose out to “I Like Big Butts.”
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Brings back memories…
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Doing my homework in 7th grade…
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Sounds about right!
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Great choice John 💜🇺🇦
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Thanks!
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💜
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What a great song and so apt for these crazy times.
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Uh huh….
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Hi John – very appropriate song for today … just desperate times, but love the song. Cheers Hilary
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Glad yo liked it!
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Sometimes Fogerty would sing, “There is a bathroom on the right.”
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Probably because everyone’s heard the mondegreen (I think that’s what they’re called).
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Such a great oldie!
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It is!
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love this song
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It’s a real rocker…
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Good choice given this week’s theme.
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Thanks!
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I love this song. I had the album when it first came out. Thanks for the memory.
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I had this album on cassette but didn’t have a cassette player, so I rarely listened to it.
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