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Creedence Clearwater Revival — Born On The Bayou
Album: Bayou Country
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Released: 1969
Length: 5:10
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Now when I was just a little boy, standin' to my Daddy's knee
My poppa said, "Son, don't let the man get you, do what he done to me.
'Cause he'll get you
'Cause he'll get you now, now."

And I can remember the fourth of July
Runnin' through the backwoods bare
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'
Chasin' down a hoodoo there
Chasin' down a hoodoo there

Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Yoh, yoh

Wish I was back on the Bayou
Rollin' with some Cajun Queen
Wishin' I were a fast freight train
Just a-chooglin' on down to New Orleans

Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Yoh, yoh

Do it, do it, do it, do it
Oh, Lord

Oh, get back, boy

I can remember the fourth of July
Runnin' through the backwoods bare
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'
Chasin' down a hoodoo there
Chasin' down a hoodoo there

Born on the Bayou
Born on the Bayou
Yoh, yoh
Born on the Bayou
Alright!

Do, do, do, do

Mm-mm-mmm, oh...
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American music doesn't get any better!
Posted 2 months ago by nelsonha    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:

So, has anyone ever met a woman who loves CCR?! I heard they exist in the wild, not around these parts. ;). [Yes, this a classic and amazing track]



My wife.
Posted 2 months ago by slugore    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

This song will NEVER get old!



Gibson Les Paul, curly cord, big ass amps and speakers, Yes sir!!!
Posted 10 months ago by romangaslan    [ Reply ]
The correct answer is 11.

As in, "These go to."
Posted 10 months ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 Missing_Lowell wrote:
1970.  Eight years old
 
On the banks of Bayou de Glais in the heart of Cajun country.  Sitting on the unpainted porch of my grandfather's porch, complete with old fashioned wringer washing machine and rainwater cistern.
 
My "cool" cousin Brent and two of his friends: bass, guitar and drums.  Warm up song? "Born on the Bayou."
 
Grandfather gets a call from the folks across the bayou "we thought it was the radio."
 
Still have Brent's Marley wah pedal.
 
Just gotta tell ya, I've been all over most of the eastern half of states. And, as yet, haven't come across anywhere near the great kind of folks and, lifestyle, that is "Looseyanna"!! Friendly as can be and, "Cajun" cuisine is second to none! And yes, TX, that includes your BBQ!!! Hoping to return there, possibly, to settle for my "golden yrs"!! 

Posted 11 months ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
Guy had a set of pipes!
Posted 1 year ago by amcostigan88    [ Reply ]
They took that shimmering twangy sound (that Canned Heat had already done) and made it HUGE with this one, didn't they? Bravo! Still sounds great today!
Posted 1 year ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
So, has anyone ever met a woman who loves CCR?! I heard they exist in the wild, not around these parts. ;). [Yes, this a classic and amazing track]
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
More Cow Bell !!  Classic song.
Posted 1 year ago by radiotoe    [ Reply ]

This song will NEVER get old!
Posted 1 year ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Rock n' Roll doesn't get much better than this.
Posted 2 years ago by Jayesea    [ Reply ]
To think Fogerty wrote so much about the South before he had even seen it. 

One of my all time favourites  
Posted 2 years ago by doktorkev    [ Reply ]
I feel like I need togo a-chooglin' somewhere...
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
50 years later and still  love it 
Posted 2 years ago by countryrds    [ Reply ]
I was just realizing how high that rhythm guitar is tuned.  Is that ukulele or a zither perhaps?
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
More CCR pls !!!
Posted 2 years ago by GHoffmeyer    [ Reply ]
Another great, classic tune that sounds excellent in FLAC W/ K701 studio phones, amp & DAC! Hearing it better than "back in the day"! Thanx RP!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
My most vivid memory of Woodstock (I was sixteen) JF cranking up Born on the Bayou at full volume, blew me right away! 
Posted 3 years ago by timatmit    [ Reply ]
Great song. I’ve live in the city where CCR started. My wife went to the same high school they attended, albeit a couple of decades later. I can confidently say that the suburban town of El Cerrito, California is nothing like the Bayou. He must have some imagination. This fact always make me smile.
Posted 3 years ago by jsjacob    [ Reply ]
The hook is the 16th note fills on bass and melodic run in the outro.
Posted 4 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
I wasn't born on the Bayou, but I got here as fast as I could
Posted 4 years ago by greiffenstein    [ Reply ]
Classic!
Posted 4 years ago by GameShow    [ Reply ]
Im an oldie, but this has got to be my all time fav ccr song.
Posted 4 years ago by slaskey    [ Reply ]
Cool
Catchy
Rock
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
Swamp Rock at it's BEST!
 
Absolutely
!!
Posted 4 years ago by Kort    [ Reply ]
I listened this on the original Vynil of my mother. My first music with the Beatles. Priceless ! 10
Posted 4 years ago by guilhem34    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:
Does anybody out there know how to "choogle"?


 
Get on an old train.
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
That boogie woogie, with the shimmy shammy, and the hoochie coochie...will get ya every single time.  
 

Don't forget the Wang Dang Doodle!
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Just the right amount of cowbell!
Posted 5 years ago by danfl75    [ Reply ]
 JB50 wrote:
foggerty rocks.
 
I think you're a little foggy on the name.  ; )
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
foggerty rocks.
Posted 5 years ago by JB50    [ Reply ]
What's a "hoodoo"?
Posted 5 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
That boogie woogie, with the shimmy shammy, and the hoochie coochie...will get ya every single time.  
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Swamp Rock at it's BEST!
Posted 5 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 agd3 wrote:
CCR Gold...1977 in my Dad's VW Sunbug.  My first album where I knew every song by heart.  7 years old.  Gives me the feeling now that I might have understood the '70s if I were older.
 
You probably wouldn't remember the 70's if you were older then.
Posted 5 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
All great reviews.  That"s what legends are made of.
Posted 5 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
CCR Gold...1977 in my Dad's VW Sunbug.  My first album where I knew every song by heart.  7 years old.  Gives me the feeling now that I might have understood the '70s if I were older.
Posted 6 years ago by agd3    [ Reply ]
1970.  Eight years old
 
On the banks of Bayou de Glais in the heart of Cajun country.  Sitting on the unpainted porch of my grandfather's porch, complete with old fashioned wringer washing machine and rainwater cistern.
 
My "cool" cousin Brent and two of his friends: bass, guitar and drums.  Warm up song? "Born on the Bayou."
 
Grandfather gets a call from the folks across the bayou "we thought it was the radio."
 
Still have Brent's Marley wah pedal.
 
Posted 6 years ago by Missing_Lowell    [ Reply ]
 LowPhreak wrote:
Makes me wanna choogle on down to Noo Awleans...
 
Oh yeah! I'm gonna hop on board that train too.
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Love the raw energy!
Posted 6 years ago by okskyhi    [ Reply ]
As soon as I hear Fulsom Prison Blues end... I just KNOW that this song is going to play next.

(and I don't even have to use the Force) 
Posted 6 years ago by eyeball    [ Reply ]
Makes me wanna choogle on down to Noo Awleans...
Posted 6 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:
The most annoying vocal performance this week.

 
JF does sound like he's constantly taking a shit, doesn't he? 

Despite this, I really like the amazing CCR output from the late 60s/early 70s - this is an easy 9 for me.  Long Live RP!! 

Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 
 
Godlike segue, Bill:
 
Johnny Cash "Folsom Prison Blues" --> this
 
 
I give both songs a 10.
Posted 6 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 benhardt57 wrote:
Do they have Cajun queens in San Francisco too?

 
They did in El Cerrito, but they only came out at night.
Posted 6 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
The most annoying vocal performance this week.
Posted 6 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
read this drictor:
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Solitaire

party on  : )

 
Read a lot of the man back in the day when I was living in SLC and spending a lot of time wandering around in the desert.  Might have to read it again!
Posted 6 years ago by drictor    [ Reply ]
read this drictor:
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Solitaire

party on  : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
We be Chublin' on down!
Posted 7 years ago by drictor    [ Reply ]
Do they have Cajun queens in San Francisco too?
Posted 7 years ago by benhardt57    [ Reply ]
Quintessential rock song. Gets cranked every time it comes on.
Posted 7 years ago by dflee    [ Reply ]
 drictor wrote:

River trip in southern Utah circa early to mid eighties.  Buddy pulls a boom box out of his river bag somewhere along the way.  One morning, breakfast was coffee and mushrooms.  Had the boom box cranked up to 11 with CCR on, whole gang was naked and rolling in the mud next to the river. 

Funny thing was, we heard through the grape vine that one of the commercial trips that passed us that day had someone mention that she hoped all the women were on birth control. 

Ahhh, those were the days...



 
WOOOO-HOOOO!!!

CCR boomin' off the walls must have been so excellent!  4 Corners is a profound region imo, Super story  drictor  : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
I'm pretty sure the song is about Louisiana bayous.
Posted 7 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Always loved this. 8 > 9
Posted 7 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp} zesty !
Posted 7 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
Always loved the bridge on this ... ridiculously simple but so well done.  And then the bass rips in ... {#Bananajam}


Posted 7 years ago by tockpeas    [ Reply ]
Not bad for a group of guys from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Posted 7 years ago by Faithful_Fool    [ Reply ]
Mo' Cowbell! {#Drunk}
Posted 7 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
Gotta love that California swamp rock blues. Which I do.
Posted 7 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Saw them in person. Outstanding group.
Posted 7 years ago by MasterHare    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

So, you only like "profound" music?

 
Anyway, there's something profound about taking a apparently banal fragment of life, a mere vignette, and using it to show us something huge and universal and meaningful. A lot of great songs do this, but also the best children's books. Take Brassens' Le Parapluie for example, and for children's books, the Frog and Toad books or "The Big Big Sea". I can hear snickering at the back there, but it's true.
Posted 7 years ago by somnium    [ Reply ]
 jbuhl wrote:
Remember as a early teen in the 70s  laying in the bed and hearing this blaring from the jukebox at the burger joint next door.
 
Ah yes, and sadly those days are gone forever.
Now we have Trumps and Kardashians and Biebers; Oh My!
Meanwhile, this song (and most Creedence) still sounds oh so good all these years later!
Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Remember as a early teen in the 70s  laying in the bed and hearing this blaring from the jukebox at the burger joint next door.
Posted 8 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
{#Guitarist}  {#Bananajam}{#Drummer}  {#Motor} {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 8 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 acidreflucks wrote:
An old favorite for many but never that profound.  Time to retire it methinks
 
So, you only like "profound" music?
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
This was nearly a fine song, but the singer lost the plot and kept repeating himself too much. And his voice has a little too much attitude for the flow and tempo.
Posted 8 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Aaa, bit of Johnny Cash, CCR, We're on a roll here
Posted 8 years ago by Rsi    [ Reply ]
The movie "Deliverance" springs to mind....{#Skull}
Posted 8 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
Tony Joe White's 'Polk Salad Annie' would be a good follow-up Bill
.
(just thinking out loud) 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Chasin' down a Yoh, yoh.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]

River trip in southern Utah circa early to mid eighties.  Buddy pulls a boom box out of his river bag somewhere along the way.  One morning, breakfast was coffee and mushrooms.  Had the boom box cranked up to 11 with CCR on, whole gang was naked and rolling in the mud next to the river. 

Funny thing was, we heard through the grape vine that one of the commercial trips that passed us that day had someone mention that she hoped all the women were on birth control. 

Ahhh, those were the days...


Posted 8 years ago by drictor    [ Reply ]
I AM CHASIN DOWN A HOODOO THERE
Posted 8 years ago by cinco5    [ Reply ]
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Sorry, not a CCR fan at all. PSD takes me to Procol Harum, Conquistador and I feel much better. See ya'll on the other side.

 
okay
keep your head warm
and look both ways before you cross
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
most excellent man  (why yes, light up that tiny little critter and pass it along : )
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 agd3 wrote:
Not too bad for San Fran boys...

 
Actually, they were East Bay fellows, El Cerrito.
Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 marcusmg wrote:
Great vocal, guitar & bass!{#Bananajam}

 
And just the right amount of cow bell.
Posted 9 years ago by grrblue    [ Reply ]

 Agreed, %100

marcusmg wrote:

Great vocal, guitar & bass!{#Bananajam}

 


Posted 9 years ago by Caino    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:

Does anybody out there know how to "choogle"?



 

On_The_Beach wrote:

I think it involves corn liquor and a rubber hose.

  

garyalex wrote:

I think it requires a fast freight train.

  
And lastly, a very willing farmer's daughter. 
Another shockingly good segue: from  Johnny Cash — Folsom Prison Blues  to this.  
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Sorry, not a CCR fan at all. PSD takes me to Procol Harum, Conquistador and I feel much better. See ya'll on the other side.
Posted 9 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
 agd3 wrote:
Not too bad for San Fran boys...

 
Crazy how good their version of Bayou music is/was.
Posted 9 years ago by wtango    [ Reply ]
An old favorite for many but never that profound.  Time to retire it methinks
Posted 9 years ago by acidreflucks    [ Reply ]
Get back buddy.
Posted 9 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
Not too bad for San Fran boys...
Posted 9 years ago by agd3    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:

Does anybody out there know how to "choogle"?



 
I think it requires a fast freight train.
Posted 9 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
John Fogarty's live album starts with this track.  And the whole album is outstanding.
Posted 9 years ago by countyman    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:

Does anybody out there know how to "choogle"?

 
I think it involves corn liquor and a rubber hose.
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
 treatment_bound wrote:

Does anybody out there know how to "choogle"? 


Gentlemen don't discuss such matters.

 
Nor will there be any discussion of the events on the Fourth of July.

Posted 9 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:

Does anybody out there know how to "choogle"? 


Gentlemen don't discuss such matters.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]

Does anybody out there know how to "choogle"?


Posted 10 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:

Thanks, RT. I've updated the link in my original post. Who keeps moving things around in my Internet?
 
That's a good question...  I bet it's a bunch of communists...

everybody in my mushrooming multitude of homeless camps loves this song...  we be dancing like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners...

hope life is grand for you right now, cosmiclint...
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Unusually annoying for this band.
Posted 10 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
CCR may well have some claim to the greatest American rock act. Yeah, the foundation was rockabilly. Yeah, blues. Yeah, and a lot of covers too. But they also had a lot of original and big hits, including iconic tracks like Fortunate Son and Bad Moon Rising, and they had a 7years+ of mainstream radio and album penetration. Plus, they had some whup ass.  Too bad sibling rivalry and a greedy ass label owner messed it up. 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 10 years ago by musikluvr    [ Reply ]
Great vocal, guitar & bass!{#Bananajam}
Posted 10 years ago by marcusmg    [ Reply ]
Whoah...It's the early 80s: I am jamming this in my old hard-top '61 Impala, setting out from 745 Arapahoe in Boulder, with all the windows down; this tune is already old but it's on its way back, (it was way before 'Classic Rock' radio burn-out set in) and Life is TASTY indeed...
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Terrific....flashback....to my  '57 Ford with 4&8 track cruising down Hwy 99 in Oregon way back in the sixties listening to CCR.  
Posted 10 years ago by Larry_Rosenow    [ Reply ]
{#Motor}
Posted 10 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
Hard to decide if I want to sing, dance, or play it on guitar.  Go forever John...
Posted 10 years ago by Holoien    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

Very interesting! That link these days has to be redirected from the baseball definition of a center fielder to the Wikipedia reference to the album Centerfielder...

love this song...
 

 
Thanks, RT. I've updated the link in my original post. Who keeps moving things around in my Internet?
Posted 11 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
john has been rocking his butt off for decades, his ufo stuff  ( eye of the zombie) is incred{#Dancingbanana}able.{#Dance}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:

If you're referring to the lawsuit Saul Zaentz filed against John for sounding like himself, I don't think it slowed him down any, and he ultimately won the case. Wikipedia provides a good summary:
The defendant Fogerty ultimately prevailed, when he showed that the two songs were whole, separate and distinct compositions. Bringing his guitar to the witness stand, he played excerpts from both songs, demonstrating that many songwriters (himself included) have distinctive styles that can make different compositions sound similar to less discerning ears.

After prevailing as defendant, Fogerty sued Zaentz for the cost of defending himself against the copyright infringement. In such (copyright) cases, prevailing defendants seeking recompense were bound to show that the original suit was frivolous or made in bad faith. Fogerty v. Fantasy became precedent when the Supreme Court (1993) overturned lower court rulings and awarded attorneys' fees to Fogerty, without Fogerty having to show that Zaentz's original suit was frivolous.
I love the bit about "less discerning ears."

 
Very interesting! That link these days has to be redirected from the baseball definition of a center fielder to the Wikipedia reference to the album Centerfielder...

love this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
I always thought the band was formed in Berkeley and that Tom & John where from Louisiana.
I checked and Bill was right.  They were born in Berkeley.
Posted 11 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
CCR - R&R as it should be. Honest and crystal clear. Great!
Posted 11 years ago by Albert1967    [ Reply ]
Ah, you've gone and spoiled it Bill!
I really thought he was born on the Bayou! :) 
Posted 11 years ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
I still remember hearing this in my mom's 1962 Buick Skylark, KYES AM radio, Roseburg, Oregon. I kept cranking it up and she'd yell, "Turn that down!" Thanks for the memories, and I don't care how overplayed this is I still dig it.
Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
This song is long overdue for termination....  wayyyy toooo overplayed.....
Posted 12 years ago by alwaysoffline    [ Reply ]
Best rock'n' roll voice this side of 50!  I mean my side of... going away, ya know!!         {#Eh}
Posted 12 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:

John Fogerty - Born on the bayou, Live

The long road home concert

"With CCR and alone, the sound was truly unique and unmatched by any other artist. Like the Beach Boys, this is the perfect example of American music that could never be duplicated by anyone. Timeless, even to this day. "  Entertainmentwriter

 

 

 

Exactly my sentiments and thanks for the link
Posted 12 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
Those ole' days ain't over, man. {#Bananajam}
Posted 12 years ago by PLezam9109    [ Reply ]
Cosmo smokes!
Posted 12 years ago by billymann    [ Reply ]
 mikexican wrote:
CCR makes me want to smash my speakers. They are an icon of 'everything bad' about the 70s.
 
Funny in that they were pretty much done by the 70's.
Posted 12 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
{#Cowboy}
Posted 12 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
"Oh, uh, yeah, uh... a tape deck, some Creedence tapes, and there was a, uh... uh, my briefcase."
Posted 12 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

That's certainly a, erm, 'distinctive' voice, and one which I have to be in the right mood to enjoy. Right now, it's going through my brain like a hacksaw blade so it's away to the blessed relief of the mute button. Other times I've quite enjoyed this song. It just goes to show how mood can affect your liking, or not, of a song.

 
Fred, I bet you'd like "It Came Out of the Sky." Not so grainy and gritty, but really pretty funny, lyrically. I have ideas for a story based on this song.  It might even make a good movie - especially if one were to develop the narrative and the various characters. It's a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end, with lots of potential for expansion. Maybe I'll do THIS for my Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) in November... {#Mrgreen}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:
Bought this LP for a party in 1969, it never left the record player that night, just flipped and needle dropped.
The album still holds its own 42 years later. . . .
 
Check out the recently released remaster; sounds great!

Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Bought this LP for a party in 1969, it never left the record player that night, just got flipped and needle dropped.
The album still holds its own 42 years later.
 And if Romeotuma wants to dance to these tracks, he'd better be in good shape :)
Posted 13 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
                                              {#Bananajam}
Posted 13 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
CCR makes me want to smash my speakers. They are an icon of 'everything bad' about the 70s.
Posted 13 years ago by mikexican    [ Reply ]
I LOVE THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!!! {#Notworthy}
Posted 13 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]