The 11 Best Songs By Creedence Clearwater Revival

Am I the only who doesn't love Pandora?  I've been listening at work lately just because I'm not allowed to load Spotify onto my computer.  I've created a few stations but after weeks of thumbs up and downs...my stations still seem to go off the rails.  My 80s metal station plays everything from Tom Petty to the Eagles to Madonna.  My trip hop station plays Coldplay, Bon Iver and Depeche Mode.  And my 90s grunge station plays Snoop Dogg, Green Day, and The Cure.  This one is possibly the worst of them all.  The 90s grunge station plays almost everything but 90s grunge.  It's like anything that came out in the 90s is fair game.  Actually it's more like any singer who has ever listened to a 90s song is fair game.  Here's what I don't understand, why are there not more parameters?  Why can't I designate a specific set of years to play only?  Why can't I choose certain artists to never play?  And why is Pandora obsessed with live albums?  I don't want live songs.  When I want to listen to CCR I don't want to hear some grainy live version from a 1960s cassette recorder.  I want the original version.  99% of all live albums suck.  I don't my station to become overloaded with them because then 99% of my station would suck.  I get that part of Pandora's deal is to get other music exposure...but it becomes too much of a nuisance than what's the point of listening.

I miss the radio.  DJs actually knew what they were doing and had a real understanding of what we really wanted to hear.

Here are the 11 Best Creedence Clearwater Revival songs:

1. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Pendulum)
2. Fortunate Son (Willy and The Poor Boys)
3. Lodi (Green River)
4. I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Cosmo's Factory)
5. Who'll Stop the Rain (Cosmo's Factory)
6. Down On the Corner (Willy and The Poor Boys)
7. Bad Moon Rising (Green River)
8. Long As I Can See The Light (Cosmo's Factory)
9. Lookin' Out My Back Door (Cosmo's Factory)
10. Up Around the Bend (Cosmo's Factory)
11. I Put A Spell On You (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

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The 11 Best Albums of 1969

1969 might be the best year for music...ever. The albums that didn't make the list are better than most albums that top the list for other years. Debuts from Crosby Stills Nash, Blood Sweat & Tears, Mott The Hoople, Santana, and Moby Grape all didn't make the list. Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline is sitting on the sideline. Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left is left out. Stevie Wonder's My Cheri Amour found no love and the Beatles' Yellow Submarine is sunk.


Here are the 11 Best Albums of 1969:


1. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. Led Zeppelin - II
3. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
4. Led Zeppelin - I
5. Velvet Underground - V.U.
6. The Who - Tommy
7. The Band - The Band
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy & the Poor Boys
9. The Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa (Cosmic Charlie)
10. Blind Faith - Blind Faith
11. Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee


I didn't forget Johnny Cash's Live From San Quentin...one of the most memorable albums of this year...but it's a live album and a compilation...which is why it didn't make the list. Same for Ummagumma.

You can buy most of these albums here at my store!

The 11 Best Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs (that you've never heard of):

What most people know about CCR is what they've learned while watching Vietnam movies. But in 3 short years, this true piece of Americana defined the country rock genre for the next 40 years. Everyone from Ryan Adams to Wilco to the Kings of Leon and even U2 owe a little debt to John Fogerty and Company. This week, all of CCR's albums are being re-released as 40th anniversary editions...all featuring live tracks and demos. But the add-ons are almost throw-aways...the best aspect of these albums is the sonic upgrade. The remastering of the tracks is outstanding, giving these already slam dunk rockers an added kick in the pants. Listening to these new versions is like watching Usain Bolt run a marathon with a pair of rocket shoes. They didn't need it...but now that they have it...there's not stopping them from kicking some serious ass.

The 11 Best Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs (that you've never heard of):

1. Walk On The Water (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
2. Wrote A Song For Everyone (Green River)
3. Ninety-Nine and a Half (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
4. Effigy (Willy and the Poor Boys)
5. Ramble Tamble (Cosmo's Factory)
6. Chameleon (Pendulum)
7. It Came Out Of the Sky (Willy and the Poor Boys)
8. Pagan Baby (Pendulum)
9. Don't Look Now (Willy and the Poor Boys)
10. Porterville (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
11. Tombstone Shadow (Green River)

Buy the 40th Anniversary Editions of all of CCR's albums now!!! I have posted the un-remastered versions...so they are just a taste of the greatness that you can at your fingertips!