Born on the Bayou

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "Born on the Bayou" (1969) is the first track on Creedence Clearwater Revival's second album, Bayou Country, released in 1969. It was released as the B-side of the single "Proud Mary" which reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts.

Background

Songwriter John Fogerty set the song in the South, despite neither having lived nor having widely traveled there.[1] He commented:

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"Born on the Bayou" is an example of "swamp rock",[2] a genre associated with Fogerty, Little Feat/Lowell George, the Band, J.J. Cale and Tony Joe White. The guitar setting for the intro is over-driven with amp tremolo on a slow setting; Fogerty uses a Gibson ES-175 (which was stolen from his car soon after recording this track).[3] The song has also been described as Southern rock[4] and rock and roll.[5]

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According to Clifford, "Born on the Bayou" was originally supposed to be released as the A-side of the single with "Proud Mary."[6] Clifford said of the song "I didn’t think 'Proud Mary' was that good, if you want to know the truth about it. I just didn’t like it. I liked 'Born on the Bayou' — to this day, it’s still my favorite Creedence song. It’s nasty, and I was disappointed when [the single] got flipped."[6] Clifford added that “I must say I’ve had a change of heart over 40 years, and I love ‘Proud Mary.”[6]

Creedence Clearwater Revival performed the song at Woodstock.[7][8]

Reception

Ultimate Classic Rock critic Cliff M. Junior rated "Born on the Bayou" as Creedence Clearwater Revival's 2nd greatest song, saying that "John Fogerty doesn’t just sing this ominous ode to the New Orleans area — he howls it."[8]


Cover versions

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