CCR revival?

[Bipolarcy]

So I was just perusing the iTunes Top 100 and what do I see. Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR, count 'em FOUR, CCR songs in the top 100, all originally released in 1968. They included "Have You Ever Seen The Rain," No. 8; "Bad Moon Rising," No. 30; "Fortunate Son," No. 35; and "Down on the Corner," No. 54.

I've tried to look for a reason for this Creedence Clearwater Revival revival, but the only thing I can find that was recent was that John Fogerty was able to buy back his catalog in January and maybe he's re-released some of the songs? He originally relinquished the rights to his songs to get out of his record contract.

Does anyone else have any idea why there would be such a revival of songs from the 60s? I look at the iTunes chart, I wouldn't say frequently, but maybe often is a better word, and I've never seen such old songs on there before.

The only other oddity on the charts I spotted was that Creed also has three songs in the top 100, all from the late 1990s or early 2000s.

 

[Cyclonepride]

So I was just perusing the iTunes Top 100 and what do I see. Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR, count 'em FOUR, CCR songs in the top 100, all originally released in 1968. They included "Have You Ever Seen The Rain," No. 8; "Bad Moon Rising," No. 30; "Fortunate Son," No. 35; and "Down on the Corner," No. 54.

I've tried to look for a reason for this Creedence Clearwater Revival revival, but the only thing I can find that was recent was the John Fogerty was able to buy back his catalog in January and maybe he's re-released some of the songs? He originally relinquished the rights to his songs to get out of his record contract.

Does anyone else have any idea why there would be such a revival of songs from the 60s? I look at the iTunes chart, I wouldn't say frequently, but maybe often is a better word, and I've never seen such old songs on there before.

The only other oddity on the charts I spotted was that Creed also has three songs in the top 100, all from the late 1990s or early 2000s.

Seems like inclusion in a hot movie can do that sometimes

 

[Sigmapolis]

CCR is timeless.

 

[MuskieCy]

How about good music is more fun to listen to?

"Proud Mary" should be there also.

 

[Roseclone07]

$0.69 rock songs

 

[drmwevr08]

John Fogerty. The only man ever sued for sounding too much like himself.

 

[Sigmapolis]

How about good music is more fun to listen to?

"Proud Mary" should be there also.

This reminds me of a perhaps apocryphal story but nonetheless amusing.

John Fogerty didn't want anything to do with CCR for approximately 20 years after the band disbanded given how toxic it was at the end and the legal struggles with the record label over the catalog.

He finally changed his mind when George Harrison told him --

"John, you've got to start playin' those old CCR songs, else everybody is gonna think 'Proud Mary' is a Tina Turner song forever."

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Seems like inclusion in a hot movie can do that sometimes

Gonna play dumb here. Which movie?

 

[Cyclonepride]

Gonna play dumb here. Which movie?

I don't know. I haven't watched any really new movies lately, but when old songs appear in the charts, it just seems like a movie would be a likely place for a new generation to be introduced to them.

 

[CYCLNST8]

I don't know. I haven't watched any really new movies lately, but when old songs appear in the charts, it just seems like a movie would be a likely place for a new generation to be introduced to them.

Or Stranger Things

 

[Kinch]

How about good music is more fun to listen to?

"Proud Mary" should be there also.

The Tina Turner version, though.

 

[Sigmapolis]

The Tina Turner version, though.

One of my least-favorite covers of all-time.

CCR isn't a band you can cover. Period.

 

[AuH2O]

I was maybe 15 back in the 90s and had a friend that annoyingly talked about how great CCR was. We always made fun of him for it, and I finally borrowed his stupid CCR greatest hits CD to shut him up. Then went out and bought it the next day.

I’m not sure if there’s a rock band with a more prolific three year period than CCR 68-70.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Their sound is unmistakeable but I get tired of it after a few songs. Still great music.

 

[clonehome]

As an 80s kid who grew up listening to 60s and 70s music (like we all did) CCR is one of the all timers. Lookin Out My Backdoor and Up Around The Bend are two of my other favorites. CCR is the epitome of “classic rock.”

While we’re on the subject I put The Doors in the same category. Their songs may not get the same amount of play as CCR does today but man do they have a lot of good songs. Fun tunes like Peace Frog and LA Woman, and several hypnotic songs like Soul Kitchen, When the Music’s Over, Spanish Caravan, Riders on the Storm, The Wasp…..my God they were good. I was born in 69 and would give up a year of my life to see a Doors concert at that time.

 

[NickTheGreat]

ARe you talking about the Creadance Clearwater Revival Revivial?

 

[TitanClone]

Seems like inclusion in a hot movie can do that sometimes

Yeah, Kate Bush made a ton in royalties off Running Up That Hill thanks to Stranger Things

 

[Frak]

Didn't they recently have a Netflix special out? That might explain it.

 

[Cyclonepride]

As an 80s kid who grew up listening to 60s and 70s music (like we all did) CCR is one of the all timers. Lookin Out My Backdoor and Up Around The Bend are two of my other favorites. CCR is the epitome of “classic rock.”

While we’re on the subject I put The Doors in the same category. Their songs may not get the same amount of play as CCR does today but man do they have a lot of good songs. Fun tunes like Peace Frog and LA Woman, and several hypnotic songs like Soul Kitchen, When the Music’s Over, Spanish Caravan, Riders on the Storm, The Wasp…..my God they were good. I was born in 69 and would give up a year of my life to see a Doors concert at that time.

I heard them first on that commercial that played constantly on TV. After that had been drilled into my head, I started recognizing them on the radio. At the time, I worked with an older guy who listened to oldies all day while we were driving to deliveries.

 

[Pope]

So I was just perusing the iTunes Top 100 and what do I see. Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR, count 'em FOUR, CCR songs in the top 100, all originally released in 1968. They included "Have You Ever Seen The Rain," No. 8; "Bad Moon Rising," No. 30; "Fortunate Son," No. 35; and "Down on the Corner," No. 54.

I've tried to look for a reason for this Creedence Clearwater Revival revival, but the only thing I can find that was recent was that John Fogerty was able to buy back his catalog in January and maybe he's re-released some of the songs? He originally relinquished the rights to his songs to get out of his record contract.

Does anyone else have any idea why there would be such a revival of songs from the 60s? I look at the iTunes chart, I wouldn't say frequently, but maybe often is a better word, and I've never seen such old songs on there before.

The only other oddity on the charts I spotted was that Creed also has three songs in the top 100, all from the late 1990s or early 2000s.

The answer is simple. The 60's is the greatest music decade ever.