POLLIN' on the river — CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (ILM artist poll #62) RESULTS THREAD

ah right

forgot we had such short ballots (feel like all the polls I run I get ballots with 100 entries)

Great poll and rollout!

Here's my ballots, lots of strategic votes:

Tracks:
01 Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
02 Lookin’ Out My Back Door
03 Proud Mary
04 Who’ll Stop the Rain
05 Bad Moon Rising
06 Wrote a Song for Everyone
07 Effigy
08 Suzy Q
09 Porterville
10 Fortunate Son
11 Ramble Tamble
12 Long As I Can See the Light
13 Walk on the Water
14 Keep on Chooglin’
15 Lodi
16 (Wish I Could) Hideaway
17 I Heard it Through the Grapevine
18 Graveyard Train
19 Sailor’s Lament
20 I Put A Spell on You
21 Down on the Corner
22 Born on the Bayou
23 Run Through the Jungle
24 The Midnight Special
25 Rude Awakening, No. 2

Albums:

01 Cosmo's Factory
02 Willy & the Poor Boys
03 Pendulum
04 Creedence Clearwater Revival
05 Green River

My ranked ballot

Long As I Can See the Light
Up Around the Bend
Commotion
Hey Tonight
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Effigy
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Down on the Corner
Fortunate Son
Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Wrote a Song for Everyone
Ramble Tamble
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
It's Just a Thought
Lodi
Green River
Bad Moon Rising
Born on the Bayou
Who'll Stop the Rain
Sinister Purpose
Susie Q
Someday Never Comes
Proud Mary
I Put a Spell on You
Pagan Baby

Green River
Cosmo's Factory
Willy & The Poor Boys
Pendulum
Bayou Country

Have no idea what I was thinking that day, as I didn't include Run Through the Jungle!

Thanks for the poll. Drew the line underneath my very favourites, hence the odd number.

1. “Ramble Tamble”
2. “Up Around the Bend”
3. “Fortunate Son”
4. “Bad Moon Rising”
5. “Sweet Hitch-Hiker”
6. “Who’ll Stop the Rain”
7. “Call It Pretending”
8. “Someday Never Comes”
9. “Born on the Bayou”
10. “Hey Tonight”
11. “Lookin’ Out My Back Door”

My ballot:

1. Run Through the Jungle
2. Bad Moon Rising
3. Born on the Bayou
4. Green River
5. Susie Q
6. Lodi
7. It Came Out of the Sky
8. Fortunate Son
9. Travelin’ Band
10. Don’t Look Now
11. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
12. Midnight Special
13. Wrote a Song for Everyone
14. Hey Tonight
15. Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
16. Someday Never Comes
17. Cotton Fields
18. Who’ll Stop the Rain
19. Lookin’ Out My Back Door
20. Tombstone Shadow
21. Ramble Tamble
22. Sinister Purpose
23. Keep On Chooglin’
24. Before You Accuse Me
25. Pagan Baby

Ever since ILx introduced me to the concept of chooglin', I see all their catalog through the lesn of choogle. Choogle Through the Jungle, Bad Moon Chooglin', Chooglin' Band, Chooglin' Out My Back Door, Choogled it Through the Grapevine.

Tracks 1-25:

Suzie Q
Run Through the Jungle
Born on the Bayou
Sinister Purpose
Effigy
Ramble Tamble
It Came Out of the Sky
Wrote a Song for Everyone
Lodi
Proud Mary
Fortunate Son
Graveyard Train
Green River
Penthouse Pauper
Before You Accuse Me
Molina
Lookin’ Out My Back Door
Long As I Can See the Light
(Wish I Could) Hideaway
Cross-Tie Walker
Born to Move
Someday Never Comes
Up Around the Bend
Hey Tonight
Who’ll Stop the Rain

Albums 1-5:

Cosmo's Factory
Green River
Bayou Country
Willy and the Poor Boys
Creedence Clearwater Revival

Slightly interested to see how this changes the results:

1. Fortunate Son
2. Effigy
3. Lodi
4. Bad Moon Rising
5. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
6. Long As I Can See the Light
7. Run Through the Jungle
8. I Put a Spell On You
9. Proud Mary
10. Lookin’ Out My Back Door
11. Up Around the Bend
12. Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
13. Down on the Corner
14. Someday Never Comes
15. Travelin Band
16. Who’ll Stop the Rain
17. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
18. Hey Tonight
19. Born on the Bayou
20. Keep On Chooglin’
21. Don’t Look Now
22. Green River
23. Rude Awakening #2
24. Ramble Tamble
25. Suzie Q

1. Ramble Tamble
2. Green River
3. It Came Out of The Sky
4. Don't Look Now
5. Fortunate Son
6. Sinister Purpose
7. I Put A Spell On You
8. Keep On Chooglin
9. Run Through The Jungle
10. Sweet Hitchhiker
11. Effigy
12. Wrote A Song For Everyone
13. Brown Eyed Girl
14. Tombstone Shadow
15. Bootleg
16. Up Around The Bend
17. Lodi
18. Porterville
19. Crosstie Walker
20. Pagan Baby
21. Long As I Can See The Light
22. Someday Never Comes
23. Sailor's Lament
24. Hey Tonight
25. (Wish I Could) Hideaway

songs (ranked):

Ramble Tamble
Travelin’ Band
Down On The Corner
Keep On Chooglin’
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Born To Move
Up Around The Bend
Porterville
Pagan Baby
The Working Man
Midnight Special
It’s Just A Thought
Someday Never Comes
Long As I Can See The Light
Hey Tonight
Ooby Dooby
Lookin’ Out My Back Door
Don’t Look Now
Born On The Bayou
Run Through The Jungle
Gloomy
Bad Moon Rising
Call It Pretending
Suzie Q
Effigy

albums:

Cosmo’s Factory
Willy And The Poor Boys
Pendulum
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bayou Country

One of my pet projects that will never happen is to form a band called Keep On Chooglin', that just plays a lengthy version of Keep On Chooglin' at every show. Album releases? The same. Over and over. Keep On Chooglin', forever.

Tracks

1. Ramble Tamble
2. Up Around the Bend
3. Fortunate Son
4. Born on the Bayou
5. Proud Mary
6. Who'll Stop the Rain
7. Keep On Chooglin'
8. Wrote a Song for Everyone
9. Lodi
10. Bootleg
11. Sinister Purpose
12. Down on the Corner
13. Hey Tonight
14. Bad Moon Rising
15. Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
16. Lookin' Out My Back Door
17. Green River
18. Feelin' Blue
19. Travelin' Band
20. Pagan Baby
21. It's Just a Thought
22. Penthouse Pauper
23. Effigy
24. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
25. Long as I Can See the Light

Albums:
1. Bayou Country
2. Cosmo's Factory
3. Green River
4. Willy and the Poorboys
5. Pendulum
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. Mardi Gras

Couldn't really make my mind up about the albums do did it on average points per track calculation.

I think all of my choices placed in the final ballot, haven't checked.

so i was THE only person that didn't vote for "Fortunate Son." nothing against it, i just knew it would do fine and figured if anything else on my ballot had a fighting chance of beating it to #1, i'd help increase those odds (didn't vote for "Proud Mary" with the same reasoning, although obviously it had no chance of #1 in the end).

There's literally no pop song I have more admiration for than "Fortunate Son." I mean above and beyond just how great it sounds. It's such an incredibly smart, merciless analysis of Vietnam specifically, but one that extends in any number of directions from there.

so here's the countdown as listed in this thread:

40. I Put A Spell On You
39. Graveyard Train
38. Tombstone Shadow
37. Call It Pretending
36. Porterville
35. It's Just A Thought
34. Cross Tie Walker
33. Bootleg
32. Feelin' Blue
31. Penthouse Pauper
30. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
29. The Midnight Special
28. Walk On The Water
27. Travelin' Band
26. Commotion
25. Pagan Baby
24. Suzie Q
23. Keep On Chooglin'
22. Someday Never Comes
21. Hey Tonight
20. Don't Look Now
19. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
18. Down On The Corner
17. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
16. It Came Out Of The Sky
15. Long As I Can See The Light
14. Effigy
13. Sinister Purpose
12. Proud Mary
11. Run Through The Jungle
10. Lookin' Out My Back Door
9. Wrote A Song For Everyone
8. Who'll Stop The Rain
7. Green River
6. Bad Moon Rising
5. Born On The Bayou
4. Lodi
3. Up Around The Bend
2. Ramble Tamble
1. Fortunate Son

and here is the "real" list, including WmC's ballot:

40. Graveyard Train
39. Tombstone Shadow
38. Call It Pretending
37. Porterville
36. I Put A Spell On You
35. It's Just A Thought
34. Cross Tie Walker
33. Bootleg
32. Feelin' Blue
31. Penthouse Pauper
30. The Midnight Special
29. Walk On The Water
28. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
27. Commotion
26. Pagan Bay
25. Suzie Q
24. Travelin' Band
23. Keep On Chooglin'
22. Someday Never Comes
21. Hey Tonight
20. Don't Look Now
19. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
18. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
17. It Came Out Of The Sky
16. Down On The Corner
15. Sinister Purpose
14. Long As I Can See The Light
13. Effigy
12. Proud Mary
11. Run Through The Jungle
10. Wrote A Song For Everyone
9. Lookin' Out My Back Door
8. Who'll Stop The Rain
7. Green River
6. Born On The Bayou
5. Bad Moon Rising
4. Up Around The Bend
3. Lodi
2. Ramble Tamble
1. Fortunate Son

It's the same set of songs in the top 40, but with some shuffling around.

I didn't vote (as usual) but if I had I'd've put Effigy and Run Through The Jungle at the top. I love eerie CCR.

1. Commotion
2. It Came Out of the Sky
3. Wrote a Song For Everyone
4. Sinister Purpose
5. Lookin' Out My Back Door
6. Walk on Water
7. Green River
8. Don't Look Now
9. Lodi
10. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
11. Born on the Bayou
12. Tombstone Shadow
13. Fortunate Son
14. Effigy
15. Long As I Can See the Light
16. Who'll Stop the Rain
17. It's Just a Thought
18. Down on the Corner
19. Sailor's Lament
20. Someday Never Comes

1. Fortunate Son
2. I Heard it Through the Grapevine
3. Bad Moon Rising
4. Wrote a Song For Everyone
5. It Came Out of the Sky
6. Up Around the Bend
7. Who'll Stop the Rain
8. Proud Mary
9. Lodi
10. Down on the Corner
11. Cross-Tie Walker
12. The Midnight Special
13. Feelin' Blue
14. Bootleg
15. Lookin' Out My Backdoor
16. Travellin' Band
17. Sailor's Lament
18. Run Through the Jungle
19. Cotton Fields
20. Don't Look Now

my ballot

1. Bad Moon Rising
2. Lookin' Out My Back Door
3. Who'll Stop The Rain
4. Green River
5. Lodi
6. Up Around The Bend
7. Down On The Corner
8. Proud Mary
9. Run Through The Jungle
10. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
11. Long As I Can See The Light
12. Born On The Bayou
13. Don't Look Now
14. Fortunate Son
15. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
16. Sinister Purpose
17. Graveyard Train
18. Travelin' Band
19. Ramble Tamble
20. Commotion
21. Hey Tonight
22. Suzie Q
23. Pagan Baby
24. It Came Out Of The Sky
25. Cotton Fields

Good poll, thanks!

Effigy
Ramble Tamble
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Fortunate Son
Don't Look Now (It Ain't You Or Me)
Bad Moon Rising
It Came Out of the Sky
Sinister Purpose
Lodi
Proud Mary
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Born on the Bayou
Bootleg
Pagan Baby
Up Around The Bend
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Down on the Corner
Fight Fire
Feelin' Blue
Commotion
Walking on the Water
Call It Pretending
Suzie Q
Wrote a Song for Everyone
Porterville

songs:

1. Ramble Tamble
2. Keep on Chooglin'
3. Born on the Bayou
4. Fortunate Son
5. Bad Moon Rising
6. Proud Mary
7. Up Around the Bend
8. Run Through the Jungle
9. Green River
10. Travelin' Band
11. Feelin' Blue
12. Long As I Can See the Light
13. Wrote a Song for Everyone
14. Cross-Tie Walker
15. Down on the Corner
16. The Night Time is the Right Time
17. It Came Out of the Sky
18. Lookin' Out My Back Door
19. Walking on the Water
20. Don't Look Now
21. The Midnight Special
22. Effigy
23. Who'll Stop the Rain
24. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
25. Someday Never Comes

albums:

1. Cosmo's Factory
2. Willy and the Poor Boys
3. Green River
4. Bayou Country
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival

Tracks:
Long As I Can See the Light
Ramble Tamble
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Fortunate Son
Sinister Purpose
Up Around the Bend
Lodi
Who'll Stop the Rain
Wrote a Song for Everyone
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Green River
It Came Out of the Sky
Don't Look Now
Born on the Bayou
Run Through the Jungle
Effigy
Bad Moon Rising
Feelin' Blue
Susie Q
Cotton Fields
Hey Tonight
Down on the Corner
The Midnight Special
Proud Mary
Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

Albums:
Cosmo's Factory
Willy and the Poor Boys
Green River
Bayou Country
Pendulum

Tracks:
01. Ramble Tamble
02. Wrote A Song For Everyone
03. Lodi
04. Sinister Purpose
05. Fortunate Son
06. Run Through The Jungle
07. Have You Ever Seen The Rain
08. Effigy
09. Born On The Bayou
10. Bad Moon Rising
11. Someday Never Comes
12. Proud Mary
13. I Heart It Through The Grapevine
14. Long As I Can See The Light
15. Pagan Baby
16. Keep On Chooglin'
17. Walk On The Water

Albums:
01. Cosmo's Factory
02. Green River
03. Chronicle, Vol.1

Cool poll, crüt, thanks for running it, and for multiple years of patience leading up to it.

Thanks for running the pool. It will live forever in the Cotton Fields of my heart.

Here's my ballot:
1
Don’t Look Now
Who’ll Stop The Rain
Up Around The Bend
Proud Mary
Fortunate Son
Long As I Can See The Light
Green River
Lodi
Ramble Tamble
Wrote A Song For Everyone
Hey Tonight
Effigy
Lookin’ Out My Back Door
Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Someday Never Comes
It Came Out Of The Sky
Born On The Bayou
It’s Just a Thought
Bad Moon Rising
Down On The Corner
Sinister Purpose
Cross Tie Walker
(Wish I Could) Hideaway
Run Through The Jungle
25

question since the youtube list is making me want to listen to things over and over and i can't sit here at the computer forever --
if i have to purchase one item that has
* the most good songs
* the long version of grapevine
* ramble tamble

which CCR product should i purchase? help please i don't want to figure this out if there is an easy answer!!

Well Grapevine + Ramble Tamble are on Cosmo's Factory but there's a lot of compilations too.

Cosmo's Factory! xp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmo%27s_Factory

Easiest route may be to just get Chronicle and go to youtube whenever you want to hear the long Grapevine.

ok that sounds good
i already have green river
thank you

i wonder how many people have named their practice spaces "cosmo's factory"

for example: no i need long grapevine in portable format so i can take it to cosmo's factory!

The CD version of Chronicle Vol. 1 has the full version of "Grapevine" but doesn't have "Ramble Tamble," which is on Vol. 2. Honestly getting both Vol. 1 & 2 is never a waste of anyone's money.

that's all I owned for years and felt reasonably satisfied. You basically own 85 percent of their catalog w/those two comps (no "Effigy" though).

CCR are like Al Green: a singles band that recorded great albums w/deep cuts yet you won't feel unsatisfied w/owning the GH.

that makes sense, good to know
i think the greatest hits would lead me to cosmo's factory eventually so i guess maybe i'll just start there since i def already know the hits (although the long version of grapevine was new to me!)

there's a funny bit in "Up Around the Bend" where Fogerty describes listening to their version of Grapevine on the radio and thinking to himself "wtf not ANOTHER chorus!?"

I didn't want to put too many covers on my ballot, but they did amazing covers. In addition to "Grapevine," I'd single out "Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)" on the debut and especially "Good Golly Miss Molly" on Bayou Country -- even more intense and energetic than Little Richard's version.

Songs:

1. Born On the Bayou
2. Up Around the Bend
3. Lodi
4. Ramble Tamble
5. Fortunate Son
6. Who'll Stop the Rain
7. Pagan Baby
8. Hey Tonight
9. Sinister Purpose
10. Run Through the Jungle
11. Molina
12. Penthouse Pauper
13. Wrote a Song for Everyone
14. Green River
15. Lookin' Out My Back Door
16. Almost Saturday Night (John Fogerty)
17. Someday Never Comes
18. It Came Out of the Sky
19. Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
20. Call It Pretending
21. Bad Moon Rising
22. Feelin' Blue
23. Commotion
24. Good Golly Miss Molly
25. Long As I Can See the Light

Albums:

1. Cosmo's Factory
2. Pendulum
3. Willie and the Poor Boys
4. Green River
5. Bayou Country

If I was to do it again, I'd find a way to include "Bootleg" and "Walk On the Water" and I'd move Green River up to #3 on the albums list

Loved the countdown, not knowing much Credence I devoured this up. Thanks all!

Great job. Sweet Hitch-hiker is too low but that top 4 can't be improved

Back in court.

http://news.yahoo.com/john-fogerty-sues-former-creedence-bandmates-over-band-235253659.html

I feel bad for these guys and, like, Van Halen and Kiss. you'd think SOMEDAY the acrimony would end but it's just gonna keep going until they're all dead.

that's a long song title

Easy for me to say, but--while I can certainly see going to court over song royalties; CCR is still all over at least a couple of radio formats--if this is just about the other two guys using the CCR name, I'd say let it go. I don't see Fogerty's (John's) legacy or whatever threatened by this at all. And that can't be that much money involved.

he's probably just so pissed that this is STILL happening

Now residing in a dusty bargain bin near you...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51B0WHXN6JL.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jJad-9kRL.jpg

I look at that and think, "Sue away."

In all honesty, after seeing recent-ish clips of Fogerty's band, where Kenny Aaronoff plays like he took "ham-fisted" as a compliment, I'd much rather go to a Revisited show.