J. Fogerty from Lodi, CaThere is no lead singer of CCR, that band is no more. You can just call me Willie, of Willie and the Po' Boys. I can't believe no one has replied to my song interpretation. Is everybody that disappointed that the song isn't about Vietnam or war protests? I hum this song to myself whenever I need a "Lift", or when I watch a Huey Helicopter go Whup-Whupping through the summer sky.

Barry from Sauquoit, NyThe flip-side "Lodi" peaked at No. 52; according to www.ask.com there are ten states that have a city or town named Lodi... This contains a classic misheard lyric. The line "There's a bad moon on the rise" is often heard as "There's a bathroom on the right." Not only do many people sing the wrong lyrics, but John Fogerty himself sang the "bathroom on the right" lyric once during the "Premonition" concert. It can be heard after the last verse of the song quite plainly. The music makes this sound like a happy song, but the lyrics are very bleak, describing events that indicate a coming apocalypse. Voodoocat from Zimbabwe, United StatesA great song that rivals The Beatles in length (the famous two and half minute long songs...).He released the set without even bothering with a single to precede it, preferring fans to hear it as a whole entity – an archetypically progtastic move”: Prince’s Around The World In A Day

During a benefit for the Berkeley Hall School, a Vietnam veteran approached Fogerty and told him that he and his squad, who called themselves the Buffalo Soldiers, would blast "Bad Moon Rising" in their camp before going into the jungle on a mission. It was their way of getting pumped up for combat, but also their way of instilling fear in the enemy. In Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music, Fogerty expresses admiration for the man's courage, and regret that he cannot remember his name.Steve from Beechmont, KyIt's true that this song was not written about Viet Nam, but the troops there did adopt it as an anthem. I saw Mr. Fogerty in an HBO concert for the Viet Nam Vets years ago. They went crazy when he did this one. On the last verse, the band stopped playing except the drums I think and Mr. Fogerty sang as if talking to the Vets theselves. "Hope you got your s--t together...". It was clear he knew how important the song and that verse was to them. Rich from Chicago, IlThis song was used in an episode of The Simpsons. When a man collapses of a stroke, Marge Simpson tells her husband to do CPR. Homer Simpson desperately replies by singing, "I see a bad moon rising." Marge replies, "I said CPR, not CCR!" Carl from Folsom, CaI have a version with a last verse "I see the fish, they're a-fallin'. I see fish everywhere. I hear the shad and smelt a-callin'. I see the end is very near." Does anyone know where this came from?

Lisa from New York, NyMy brother posted the comment below about having a friend who's father wrote "bad moon rising". And although his friend's father was personal friend's with ccr, he didn't write the song. He had helped then co write a couple other songs that were never used and were later thrown away. I talked to her dad about it and cleared this up. From what I understand he had told his daughter he wrote the song, but had to come clean tonight after I aproched him about it. I don't know how he could take credit for a great song like "bad moon rising" Daniel from Cincinnatti, Oroh. and i bet he said bathroom on the right because that is the line the lyrics "bad moon on the rise' are mistaken for. The first 9 times i heard this song i thought thats what he said. Vincent from Toulouse, FranceBad Moon Rising is the second studio of Sonic Youth, released on the New York independent record label Homestead Records in 1985. John from San Diego, CaI am really curious as to what these lyrics actually mean. I have a couple differnt friends who all give me different meanings for this song. And all I want is the truth. I've grown up on this song and I really don't like listening to music if I don't even understand the lyrics. But the beat is so great and its been a staple in my family for so long. So if anybody truly knows what the lyrics mean, please, let me know... Alayna from Gainesville, FlI can't believe that the lyrics were thought with the bathroom on the right thing. I've been listening to this song for years and never heard it that way. After reading that, I even had to find my CD and listen to it, just to see where you were coming from.On the 2013 John Fogerty album, Wrote a Song for Everyone, the song is included featuring the Zac Brown Band. [5] Composition [ edit ] Fogerty would often have fun with this trope, sometimes pointing to a nearby bathroom from the stage when he got to the famous misheard line. Martin Sheen from Lima, OhA fun song. A commonly misheard lyric is "There's A Bathroom on the Right"/ Wayne from Las Vegas, NvThe all-time happiest end-of-the-world song ever. Great to listen to and sing along!!