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Group leader John Fogerty wrote this. Like some of his other songs, like “Fortunate Son,” it is a protest of the Vietnam War.
When interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine, John Fogerty was asked, “Does ‘Who’ll Stop The Rain’ contain lyrically specific meanings besides the symbolic dimension?” His response: “Certainly, I was talking about Washington when I wrote the song, but I remember bringing the master version of the song home and playing it. My son Josh was four years old at the time, and after he heard it, he said, ‘Daddy stop the rain.’ And my wife and I looked at each other and said, ‘Well, not quite.'”
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Bruce Springsteen opened with this song during his summer stadium tour of 2003 whenever it was raining.
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Who’ll Stop the Rain” is written in the classic folk tradition about the lives of common people neglected by those in power. It’s a political statement against politicians who boast of all the wonderful accomplishments they pretend to have achieved, but in reality have done nothing to improve peoples lives. Wishing for someone to stop the “rain” is a masked reference to wishing someone will rise up to stop the “reign” of neglect toward common folk.
– Jeff, Queens, NY
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Fogerty wrote this song after performing at Woodstock. As we all know, Woodstock was a peaceful demonstration in support of stopping the war (excuse me “conflict”) in Vietnam.
I really “dig” the comment above comparing the “rain” to a “reign.” Nice insight Myriam! However, as Eduardo points out, lets not forget the whole third paragraph which ends the song back on a lighter note with a simple description of the rainy event young protestors experienced at Woodstock.
In the long run, IMHO, “Who’ll Stop the Rain” is both a simple song about the rain at Woodstock linked in parallel by the purpose of Woodstock as a peaceful protest of the Vietnam “conflict” and War in general.
– Lauren, Leesburg, VA
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I heard John Fogerty on a radio interview several years ago. He stated that this song was specifically asking who would stop the rain of B.S. coming from Washington D.C. during the Vietnam war.
– Tom, Clyde, TX
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There are a lot of similiarities between this and the Rolling Stones’ similiar protest song “Gimme Shelter“. They both have titles that express a desire to get away from something, and the first line of “Gimme Shelter” is “Ooh, the storm is threatening my very life today, if I don’t get some shelter, I’m gonna fade away”. In both cases, war is represented by stormy rain. In fact, one line in “Who’ll Stop the Rain?” says “I went down Virginia, SEEKING SHELTER FROM THE STORM”- a direct parrallel. There are also some musical similiarities; both songs are neither fast nor slow, and are based mostly on the guitar playing throughout the song in a rather “rolling” manner (you need to hear them to understand).
– Brett, Edmonton, Canada
Long as I remember
The rain’s been coming down
Clouds of mystery fallin’
Confusion on the ground
Good men through the ages
Tryin’ to find the sun
And I wonder
Still I wonder
Who’ll stop the rain?
I went down Virginia
Seekin’ shelter from the storm
Caught up in the fable
I watched the tower grow
Five year plans and new deals
Wrapped in golden chains
And I wonder
Still I wonder
Who’ll stop the rain?
Heard the singers playing
How we cheered for more
The crowd had rushed together
Tryin’ to keep warm
Still the rain kept pouring
Fallin’ on my ears
And I wonder
Still I wonder
Who’ll stop the rain?
- Group leader John Fogerty wrote this song. The song is often interpreted as a protest of the Vietnam War (like “Fortunate Son“), but when he performed it at the Arizona state fair in 2012, Fogerty told the crowd that he had been at Woodstock, watching the rain come down. He watched the festival goers dance in the rain, muddy, naked, cold, huddling together, and it just kept raining. So when he got back home after that weekend, he sat down and wrote “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” making it not a Vietnam protest at all, but a recounting of his Woodstock experience.
- This was used in the 1978 motion picture of the same name starring Nick Nolte as a Vietnam veteran. The movie was going to be called Dog Soldiers, but when the producers got the rights to use this song, they changed the title to Who’ll Stop The Rain.
- This was released as the B-side to “Travelin’ Band.” It’s one of the many CCR singles to stall at #2. Creedence Clearwater Revival never had a #1 hit in the US.
- The line, “I went down Virginia, seekin’ shelter from the storm” gave Bob Dylan the idea for the title of his 1975 song “Shelter From The Storm.”
- This is one of many rain-themed CCR songs, including “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?”
- When interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine, John Fogerty was asked, “Does ‘Who’ll Stop The Rain’ contain lyrically specific meanings besides the symbolic dimension?” His response: “Certainly, I was talking about Washington when I wrote the song, but I remember bringing the master version of the song home and playing it. My son Josh was four years old at the time, and after he heard it, he said, ‘Daddy stop the rain.’ And my wife and I looked at each other and said, ‘Well, not quite.'” >>
- Bruce Springsteen opened with this song during his summer stadium tour of 2003 whenever it was raining. >>
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Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
For the Stanley Turrentine album, see Have You Ever Seen the Rain (album).
“Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” is a song written by John Fogerty and released as a single in 1971 from the album Pendulum (1970) by American rockband Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song charted highest in Canada, reaching number 1 on the RPM 100 national singles chart in March 1971.[2]In the U.S., in the same year it peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (where it was listed as “Have You Ever Seen the Rain / Hey Tonight”, together with the B-side).[3] On Cash Boxpop chart, it peaked at number 3. In the UK, it reached number 36. It was the group’s eighth gold-selling single.[4]
John Fogerty released a live version of the song on his The Long Road Home – In Concert DVD which was recorded at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 15, 2005. A music video was released for the band’s 50th anniversary on December 11, 2018.
MeaningEdit
In his review for AllMusic, Mark Deming suggests that the song is about the idealism of the 1960s and about how it faded in the wake of events such as the Altamont Free Concert and the Kent State shootings, and that Fogerty is saying that the same issues of the 1960s still existed in the 1970s but that people were no longer fighting for them.[5] However, Fogerty himself has said in interviews and prior to playing the song in concert that it is about rising tension within CCR and the imminent departure of his brother Tom from the band. In an interview, Fogerty stated that the song was written about the fact that they were on the top of the charts, and had surpassed all of their wildest expectations of fame and fortune. They were rich and famous, but somehow all of the members of the band at the time were depressed and unhappy; thus the line “Have you ever seen the rain, coming down on a sunny day?”. The band split up in October the following year after the release of the album Mardi Gras.[6]
In a literal sense, the song describes a sunshower, such as in the lyric “It’ll rain a sunny day” and the chorus, “Have you ever seen the rain, comin’ down on a sunny day?” These events are particularly common in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama, but less common in other parts of the United States, due to localized atmospheric wind shear effects. In Southern regional dialect, there is even a term for it: “the devil beating his wife”.[7]
Music videoEdit
For the band’s 50th anniversary in 2018, a music video was released for “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” The video stars then up-and-coming actors including Jack Quaid, Sasha Frolova, and Erin Moriarty. The video was shot in Montana by director Laurence Jacobs who described it as “a coming-of-age story” and “something distinctly real that encapsulated identity. Not teenage years, but specifically your early 20s when you’re still growing and trying to become someone.” The story, cowritten by Jacobs and Luke Klompien, is of “three best friends hanging in Montana until one of them moves away”, and includes scenes of the cast “skipping rocks into the river”, “driving through the countryside in a vintage red Chevy pickup truckwatching the sunset and bonding by the fire.”[8][9] A behind-the-scenes featurette about the making of the video was released June 26, 2019, featuring interviews with the cast and director, and also shows dialogue between the actors.[10]
ChartsEdit
| “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” | |
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| Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| from the album Pendulum | |
| B-side | “Hey Tonight“ |
| Released | January 1971 |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Genre | Roots rock, country rock[1] |
| Length | 2:39 |
| Label | Fantasy |
| Songwriter(s) | John Fogerty |
| Producer(s) | John Fogerty |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology | |
| “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” (1970)”Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” (1971)”Sweet Hitch-Hiker” (1971) | |
| Music video | |
| “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” (lyric video) on YouTube | |
| Music video | |
| “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” on YouTube | |
| Weekly chartsEditChart (1971)Peak positionArgentina (Prensario)[11]10Australia (Go-Set)[12]6Austria[13]6Belgium (Ultratop)[14]6Brazil (IBOPE)[15]8Canada RPM Top Singles[16]1Japan (Music Labo Co.)[17]14Netherlands (Radio Veronica)[12]9Malaysia (Radio Malaysia)[12]1New Zealand (Listener)[18]3Norway (Verdens Gang)[19]3Singapore (Rediffusion)[12]5South Africa (Springbok Radio)[20]1Sweden (Radio Sweden)[12]8UK (Record Retailer)[12]36US Billboard Hot 100[21]8US Cash Box Top 100[22]3Chart (2021)Peak positionCanada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[23]1US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[24]7US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs(Billboard)[25]10 | Year-end chartsEditChart (1971)RankAustralia[26]40Canada[27]13South Africa[28]14US Cash Box[29]60 |
Certifications and sales
First let us look at 58 years of pictures of Charlie Watts in the ROLLING STONES and then my letter that I wrote to him in 2015.
Photos: Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts remembered as one of ‘greatest drummers of his generation’.
The Rolling Stones in Hyde Park, London, on June 13, 1969: Charlie Watts, left, Mick Taylor, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. (Evening Standard / Getty Images)
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Charlie Watts, the drummer who anchored the Rolling Stones throughout their reign as the World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band, died on Tuesday. He was 80.
His death was announced by a spokesperson for the group: “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.
“Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also as a member of the Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers of his generation.”
The cause of death was not disclosed. Watts had suffered from health problems in recent years, including a diagnosis of throat cancer in 2004.ADVERTISEMENT
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Earlier this month, Watts announced that he was unable to participate in the forthcoming leg of the Stones’ No Filter tour due to his health. He had not missed a Rolling Stones concert since joining the band in 1963.
Charlie Watts, left, Ron Wood, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones drive across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.(Kevin Mazur / WireImage)
Drummer Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones sits at his drums circa 1968. (Michael Ochs Archives)
A publicity photo of the Rolling Stones, taken in London circa 1965: Mick Jagger, clockwise from left, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones and Keith Richards. (Michael Ochs Archives)
The Rolling Stones in rehearsal for their Nov. 19, 1969, appearance on the CBS variety program “The Ed Sullivan Show”: lead guitarist Mick Taylor, left, drummer Charlie Watts, singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. (CBS Photo )
Drummer Charlie Watts contemplates his kit during the Rolling Stones’ 1975 tour of the Americas. (Christopher Simon Sykes / Getty Images)ADVERTISEMENT
Drummer Charlie Watts, always dapper, is seen in a striped suit during the Rolling Stones’ 1975 tour of the Americas. (Christopher Simon Sykes / Getty Images)
Charlie Watts and Mick Jagger take a break during the Rolling Stones’ tour of the Americas in 1975. (Christopher Simon Sykes / Getty Images)
January 1965: Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts do a soundcheck before a Rolling Stones concert. (Keystone Features / Getty Images)
The Rolling Stones in 1964: drummer Charlie Watts, front left and frontman Mick Jagger; guitarists Keith Richards, rear left, and Brian Jones and bassist Bill Wyman.(Hulton Archive / Getty Images)
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, second from left, celebrates at his Jan. 2, 1985, wedding to Jo Howard, flanked by best men Charlie Watts, left, and Keith Richards. (Dave Hogan / Getty Images)
The Rolling Stones — Brian Jones, left, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman — board a New York-bound plane at London Airport on Oct. 23, 1964. (Victor Boynton / Associated Press)
Guitarist Mick Taylor, left, singer Mick Jagger and drummer Charlie Watts at a press conference at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris in 1972.(Associated Press)
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts plays during the band’s No Filter tour at NRG Stadium on July 27, 2019, in Houston.(Suzanne Cordeiro / AFP )
Musicians Charlie Watts, left, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones attend a screening of their documentary “Stones in Exile” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in May 2010.(Evan Agostini / Associated Press)
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, right, performs behind singer Mick Jagger during their concert at the Rose Bowl on Aug. 22, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
I have read over 40 autobiographies by ROCKERS and it seems to me that almost every one of those books can be reduced to 4 points.
Once fame hit me then I became hooked on drugs.
Next I became an alcoholic (or may have been hooked on both at same time).
Thirdly, I chased the skirts and thought happiness would be found through more sex with more women.
Finally, in my old age I have found being faithful to my wife (like Keith Richards is)and getting over addictions has led to happiness like I never knew before. (Almost every autobiography I have read from rockers has these points in it although Steven Tyler and Mick Jagger and Travis Barker are still chasing the skirts!!).
Charlie Watts breaks the mold. He has not really been addicted to drugs or alcohol or even chased the skirts. His wife and he have had a long marriage and have a happy family life it appears. I wish more rockers could have learned from his example. He hasn’t written an autobiography, but I read many stories about his life in Keith Richards autobiography!!!
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RIP Charlie Watts / The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter / ISOLATED DRUMS
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December 31, 2015
Charlie Watts
Dear Charlie,
Your music reminds me a lot about the Memphis Blues. I thought of your music when I heard the news today, “In 2 days, Mississippi River has risen 10 feet north of St. Louis.”
Everybody is now educating themselves on the great flood of 1927. The 1927 Great Mississippi Flood was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, causing over $400million in damages and killing 246 people in seven states and displaced 700,000 people.
My grandfather moved to Memphis in 1927 and he told me about this flood. There was a lady named Memphis Minnie and she wrote about this flood. I always heard that there was lots of great blues music that had come out of Memphis, but I always thought that was overstated and that the Blues was not a significant form of music. (Live and learn, the Blues music out of Memphis had a GREAT AFFECT ON MUSIC WORLDWIDE!!!)
However, at the same time I was listening to groups like Led Zeppelin and the ROLLING STONES, I had no idea that many of their songs were based on old Blues songs out of Memphis.
One of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs was “When the Levee breaks.” It was based on a song by Memphis Minnie.
There are many paths that people can take to deal with the Blues but the one found by many people in this area is to repent of their sins and embrace the gospel. Actually the answer to find meaning in life is found in putting your faith and trust in Jesus Christ. The Bible is true from cover to cover and can be trusted.
When I examine the Blues they are really an expression of one’s desperation to deal with the hard realities we face in life. Some seek escapism through alcohol or drugs. In fact, many famous Blues musicians have died from from addictions to drugs or alcohol!!
Francis A. Schaeffer wrote something about the ROLLING STONES and I wanted to find out if you think he is correct or not:
At about the same time as the Berkeley Free Speech Move- ment came a heavy participation in drugs. The beats had not been deeply into drugs the way the hippies were. But soon after 1964 the drug scene became the hallmark of young people.
The philosophic basis for the drug scene came from Aldous Huxley's concept that, since, for the rationalist, reason is not taking us anywhere, we should look for a final experience, one that can be produced "on call," one that we do not need to wait for. The drug scene, in other words, was at first an ideol- ogy, an ideology that had very practical consequences. Some of us at L'Abri have cried over the young people who have blown their minds. But many of them thought, like Alan Watts, Gary Snyder, Alan Ginsberg and Timothy Leary, that if you could simply turn everyone on, there would be an answer to man's longings. It wasn't just the far-out freaks who suggested that you could put drugs in the drinking water and turn on a whole city so that the "pigs" and the kids would all have flowers in their hair. In those days it really was an optimistic ideological concept. So two things have to be said here. FIRST, the young people's analysis of culture was right, and, SECOND, they really thought they had an answer to the problem. Up through Woodstock (1969) the YOUNG PEOPLE WERE OPTIMISTIC CONCERNING DRUGS-- BEING THE IDEOLOGICAL ANSWER. The desire for community and togetherness that was the impetus for Woodstock was not wrong, of course. God has made us in his own image, and he means for us to be in a strong horizontal relationship with each other. While Christianity appeals and applies to the individual, it is not individualistic. God means for us to have community. There are really two orthodoxies: an orthodoxy of doctrine and an orthodoxy of community, and both go together. So the longing for community in Woodstock was right. But the path was wrong. AFTER WOODSTOCK TWO EVENTS "ENDED THE AGE OF INNOCENCE," to use the expression of Rolling Stone magazine. The FIRST occurred at Altamont, California, where the ROLLING STONES put on a festival and hired the Hell's Angels (for several barrels of beer) to police the grounds. Instead, the Hell's Angels killed people without any cause, and it was a bad scene indeed. But people thought maybe this was a fluke, maybe it was just California! IT TOOK A SECOND EVENT TO BE CONVINCING. On the Isle of Wight, 450,000 people assembled, and it was totally ugly. A number of people from L'Abri were there, and I know a man closely associated with the rock world who knows the organizer of this festival. Everyone agrees that the situation was just plain hideous. THUS, AFTER THESE TWO ROCK FESTIVALS THE PICTURE CHANGED. IT IS NOT THAT KIDS HAVE STOPPED TAKING DRUGS, FOR MORE ARE TAKING DRUGS ALL THE TIME. And what the eventual outcome will be is certainly unpredictable. I know that in many places, California for example, drugs are down through the high schools and on into the heads of ten- and eleven-year-olds. But drugs are not considered a philosophic expression anymore; among the very young they are just a peer group thing. It's like permissive sexuality. You have to sleep with a certain number of boys or you're not in; you have to take a certain kind of drug or you're not in. THE OPTIMISTIC IDEOLOGY HAS DIED.
I was curious what you thought of these assertions. Thank you for your time and keep up the good work on your music. I have enjoyed it a great deal .
Everette Hatcher, cell phone 501-920-5733, everettehatcher@haltingarkansasliberalswithtruth
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