One of your best reactions, man! That one got to you. Cosmo's Factory was one of my favorite albums throughout my youth. It never gets old or stale. This song is dynamite, especially when accompanied by the chemical enhancements that were required for listening back in the day.
Jamel, for years I thought I was the only one of a select few that understood what a gem this song truly is. I would bring up "Ramble Tamble" in conversation and their reaction was "Huh?" I even talked to a great guitarist I knew at a guitar store and he had no clue what I was talking about. This song is the song I listen to when life became almost unbearable. It has the capacity to recharge my motor and let me know that if I can persevere through a current situation, life will soon get better. And now that my passion besides my music, is riding my road bike, this song is my constant companion and helps me when the wind is in my face and fires me up when the wind is at my back. A truly great song and a song that I continue to thrill to as I recall that my father introduced me to "Cosmos factory when I was a wee lad. God bless my friend.
You were not alone brother, Ramble Tamble is THE song off CCR. I hear all the influences there, even a bit of Jeff Beck in the middle instrumental, but the whole package, band kickin absolute ass, John's vision and driving guitar licks, phrasing, the whole thing is like nothing on earth..............
@ Jesse Lobo Yes . I call this CCR’s Stairway to Heaven . It is just as good or better than the Zeppelin classic but not as well known . Yet this song transcends its genre . In it you can visualize the Dust Bowl and the plight Of the Oakies , the Great Depression , John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, on and on . It should be in all Music Appreciation classes that showcases great American composers like Glenn Miller , George Gershwin , Aaron Copeland , John Phillip Souza , Stephen Foster , heck even Stephen Sondheim . Ramble Tamble is an Americana Masterpiece.
In the comments to your reactions people will mention, "what a nice guy you are", "what a gentle soul you are", etc... yet no one really got to the heart of it. So I guess this 69 yr old white guy will. Considering your childhood (based on little things you revealed during your reactions) many people (both Black and White) took the "wrong" path in life and used the adversities of their childhood as an excuse and justification for going bad. You Sir; however, transcended all that and became the awesome guy we enjoy and love watching. I have the highest admiration and deepest respect for you as fellow human being (the list of people I feel that way about is extremely short).
I absolutely positively 1000000% agree you are an awesome awesome young man sir thank you for being who you are never ever change anything go forward with strength and power fine sir
Their Stairway to Heaven but unfortunately lesser known . You can feel the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl problems in this one .Ramble Tamble is an Americana Masterpiece !
As a young black kid growing up around that time period, CCR was a staple in every black household I ever went to along with The Righteous Brothers, Doobie Brothers, Rare Earth and Three Dog Night....those bands had so much soul! Thanks for the memories
@Cstian Lew I love your comment. As a young white suburban kid I grew up listening to the bands you mentioned along with the popular British bands AND all the great Motown artists. I don't think most young kids today realize how much musical crossover there was in the 60's & 70's. Warms my heart to see other people talk about it & remember it fondly too.💙
@@deborahcornell171 Thanks Deborah..yes back in the days radio would play Marvin Gaye next to Elton John next to Earth Wind and Fire next to Rod Stewart....just great music with no boundries
I was raised on CCR and this is, perhaps, John's greatest song...and that is saying a lot. CCR rivels the Beatles, the Stones, any other band ever. They are one the best and this is one the best songs ever written.
It sounds like a man overwhelmed by the filth and hell of modern life, running away and opting out of the madness (the slowing part); then I feel the changes after that part are like a rediscovery of himself, and he starts to build that strength up, then he can come back and deal with all that stuff, having rediscovered his soul, his center. I lose myself in the instrumental section too. :)
Three years late to reply but the reason they didn't radio play this song is because they liked to play songs that were 2-3 minutes long so they could run adverts more often. At about seven minutes this song didn't allow that. Same with 'American Pie' - they'd cut off the last verse which was the key to understanding the song. Money!
You wouldn't know it from the movie, thanks to record label infighting (or, as others have suggested, the band didn't care for their set for some reason or another and wanted it wiped from memory). Hell, I've been a fan of them since the 1980s and I thought they weren't invited. It was only within the last couple of years (I want to say 2019) that their set was released on CD.
@@kevintrjohnson they did at apparently very very late almost 1 or 2 am and the it was raining stage falling apart etc. John fogerty did an interview about it.
I love that you're reacting to CCR. I only started listening to them last year but they are my favorite band of all time. I'm only 17, but I love listening to old music, anywhere from the '50s to the '80s especially. I never heard a CCR song I didn't like.
And the song was around way before Ronald Reagan became president so it was kind of a prediction of the future, although most of the idiots that get into that office are actors No Doubt!!
The best CCR song in my opinion and my absolute fav song. The funny thing was the band would never perform the song the same way twice because of the many change overs, whether it was during rehearsals or in a live gig. But they were totally in sync with one another and incredibly tight which ever way they went.
We were fairly poor growing up and my dad had an old van atop our property that he would drive to work. The best part of the van was an eight track player with a fast forward control that I just had to explore when I was ten. He had a few eight tracks but Cosmos Factory was one that caught my eye. I put it in, the tape was at the beginning and Ramble Tamble came on. I played it and couldn't believe what I was hearing. I fast forwarded through the rest of the tape until Ramble Tamble came back on again. I did this over and over until I ran the battery too far down to keep playing. I snuck back out of the van down to the house. My father had to jump the van to make it to work that night. I never had the heart to tell him I ran his battery down but did tell him how much I love Creedence.
The electric guitar is the greatest instrument(IMHO) that has ever been created by humans. John's mastery and creative genius is show cased here. The sonic brilliance of this song is a tribute to this man's genius.
Hey Jamel, love being part of your musical journey! Have you explored anything by The Band yet? I recommend you check out the epic Scorsese gig film The Last Waltz. Lots of amazing performances by many great artists. Notably the version of The Weight featuring The Staple Singers. Beautiful. Thanks for your uploads man.
The great thing about John Fogerty is, on top of his great solo work, he owns the rights to the CCR songs so if you’re lucky enough to get to see him in concert, he’ll play for 2+ hours and you’ll get to hear about 50 songs because most of CCR’s stuff is so short.
John Fogarty has to be the most prolific song writer ever. The amount of hit or recognitizable songs that he has written is astronomical compared to the duds he has written I can honestly say I have never heard a bad song from him/ them.
Holy crap. I honestly didn't think there was a CCR song that I didn't know. Good job! I actually saw John Fogerty when he was about 3 weeks away from being 70 and he fucking KILLED it!
This is my favorite CCR song because there is just so much instrumental brilliance in it with the fluid transitions and tempo changes, and of course Fogerty's brilliant vocals. It's also my personal anthem about why I went abroad to seek my fortune..."Mortgage on the line" indeed.
@ted ritola i was born in '75..heard them a lot on the radio in the '80s..i started loving this kind of music when i watched that series :"tour of duty" in the late '80s! most of my friends didn't understand and only listened to Yo MTV Raps and whatever else was on MTV lol..
Their mardi gras only had mediocre songs and even some bad, except for sweet hitchhiker wich was written by john fogerty, since fogerty always writes the best song
I used to listen to this album while mowing yards for spending money as a teen in the mid 90s. It truly doesn't get better than CCR. John Fogerty is the true king of rock n roll, still.
Like a lot of kids at the time (I was 11) I bought this album on the strength of "Up Around the Bend", but reveled in the deeper cuts, especially this one. "Why don't they make music like this today?" Someone, somewhere, undoubtedly is, but there's little market for it popularly. More central, it was a different time. Artists were experimenting and record labels were trying to catch lightning in a bottle. Sometime in the mid to late 70's that changed, as Rock and other genre's became more conservative, wanting to play it safe. Or maybe all the experiments had been done, and everyone knew what worked and stuck with that.
My older brother gave me this album for Christmas in the early 70's. This is the first song on side one and it became my favorite. I had forgotten about it. So glad someone else recommend it to you.
I think this one is a complete work of art. back when songs were crafted, composed and created by such talent. They were such a fantastic band. The epitome of getting lost in the music. Quality.
When this song transitions, the look of wonder, and excitement on your face, because you knew this was going to be good, (and right when you thought the song was over...) was priceless!!
I grew up on this song in NZ. My dad played CCR all the time, and this was always my favourite song by them. There was the obvious bit where everything slowed down, but my favourite part was when the piano came in again. I've been listening to this song for about 40 years or more, and it still sends shivers up me even now.
Jamel, you are cool as hell!! I have seen a lot of reaction videos, but the difference is you have an ear for great music!! No bullshit. Your reactions are genuine. Keep great music alive!!
I'm 60...don't remember ever hearing this song before...beautiful transition to instrumentals and then the build back...wonderful. Big thanks to whoever out there prompted/suggested/prodded/begged Jamel do this reaction.
this is my favorite song on the album. great choice. i was in 5th grade when this album came out and i'd be over at my best friend's house and his folks would be rolling them up like it was going out of style and playing this album constantly. i learned every note...lol.
Right after the album was released I was home in my bedroom as a teenager laying awake after being out. It was after 1 am. I was listening to an old FM radio station from across the Lake in Erie, Pennsylvania. Suddenly this song came on, and I was transported...........didn't feel the heat and the sweat of the summer night (humid here in southern Ontario)..............just the music as I bent my head closer to the little radio by my bedside. What a masterpiece and what an impression it made on my young mid. Now it's so many years later, and I just saw a live version of John Fogerty playing this..............such a welling up of emotions. Sometimes it's the little moments that make life wonderful. Thanks for your reaction.......
a true hidden gem as others have said, the best ccr song that no bodys ever herd..i herd this long time ago on KSHE FM st.louis many ,many ,yrs ago a true "kshe classic"..im 66 yo now an still play this in my head on the bike,boat .or when-ever im in my own head..ty Jamael !!!
3:12: "It's a helluva transition!" LOL, I love it. You ain't heard nothing yet! Their best, my favorite from them. Tom and John jamming on guitar, gets no better then that.
You get the the story of why he wants to leave home and ramble. Then you get the whole emotional journey. And then he revisits his roots. And a little wisdom thrown in. First it's mortgage on the home. Then it's mortgage on the car! How prophetic is that, with many of signing 8 year mortgages on our vehicles. Finally it's mortgage on your very life. Welcome new world order. In my opinion this is at the top of under-rated classics.
Yes! Finally someone reacts to this song. It's my favorite CCR song
Me too.
@@themaddane1550 same
Mine too!
Mine to
I been requesting this all over place
Best CCR song that next to no one has heard of.
I’d have to agree with you. I’m 62 and don’t remember ever hearing it before. Great, fun tune!
Ramble Tamble kicks ass.
This is one of my favorites of theirs!
62 years old... shout out to Lloyd... I am a big CCR fan, been listening all my life... never heard this one though.
One of your best reactions, man! That one got to you. Cosmo's Factory was one of my favorite albums throughout my youth. It never gets old or stale. This song is dynamite, especially when accompanied by the chemical enhancements that were required for listening back in the day.
Dont ya wish you they did music like this today
@Tango Jones thank you tango jones i have listened to everyone for a very long time ... And miss real music .... Thank you
@Tango Jones not only in american culture. Europe copied your shit
Plenty of great newer artist.
@@dannygaynor1888 I wouldn't say plenty but there are some great new artists that come now and then.
Is the Reverend Horton Heat closed?
Jamel, for years I thought I was the only one of a select few that understood what a gem this song truly is. I would bring up "Ramble Tamble" in conversation and their reaction was "Huh?" I even talked to a great guitarist I knew at a guitar store and he had no clue what I was talking about. This song is the song I listen to when life became almost unbearable. It has the capacity to recharge my motor and let me know that if I can persevere through a current situation, life will soon get better. And now that my passion besides my music, is riding my road bike, this song is my constant companion and helps me when the wind is in my face and fires me up when the wind is at my back. A truly great song and a song that I continue to thrill to as I recall that my father introduced me to "Cosmos factory when I was a wee lad. God bless my friend.
You were not alone brother, Ramble Tamble is THE song off CCR. I hear all the influences there, even a bit of Jeff Beck in the middle instrumental, but the whole package, band kickin absolute ass, John's vision and driving guitar licks, phrasing, the whole thing is like nothing on earth..............
Amen. Someone understands!
Did you catch the part of gimme three steps "when the water fell on the floor
It's their best.
@ Jesse Lobo Yes . I call this CCR’s Stairway to Heaven . It is just as good or better than the Zeppelin classic but not as well known . Yet this song transcends its genre . In it you can visualize the Dust Bowl and the plight Of the Oakies , the Great Depression , John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, on and on . It should be in all Music Appreciation classes that showcases great American composers like Glenn Miller , George Gershwin , Aaron Copeland , John Phillip Souza , Stephen Foster , heck even Stephen Sondheim . Ramble Tamble is an Americana Masterpiece.
This song has a killer bridge.
I always do a killer bridge when I stretch at the end of my cardio class
where's that confounded bridge?
Bridge makes the song, starts out slow and gradually picks up tempo and energy
In the comments to your reactions people will mention, "what a nice guy you are", "what a gentle soul you are", etc... yet no one really got to the heart of it. So I guess this 69 yr old white guy will.
Considering your childhood (based on little things you revealed during your reactions) many people (both Black and White) took the "wrong" path in life and used the adversities of their childhood as an excuse and justification for going bad. You Sir; however, transcended all that and became the awesome guy we enjoy and love watching. I have the highest admiration and deepest respect for you as fellow human being (the list of people I feel that way about is extremely short).
I'm gonna agree completely with everything you just said.
Well put Sir & this 60 year old agrees with you 100%
Vickie Ray so does this 54 year old.
I second that.
I absolutely positively 1000000% agree you are an awesome awesome young man sir thank you for being who you are never ever change anything go forward with strength and power fine sir
This song has been singled out for critical praise, with music journalist Steven Hyden calling it "the most rockin' song of all time."
Their Stairway to Heaven but unfortunately lesser known . You can feel the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl problems in this one .Ramble Tamble is an Americana Masterpiece !
As a young black kid growing up around that time period, CCR was a staple in every black household I ever went to along with The Righteous Brothers, Doobie Brothers, Rare Earth and Three Dog Night....those bands had so much soul! Thanks for the memories
@Cstian Lew
I love your comment. As a young white suburban kid I grew up listening to the bands you mentioned along with the popular British bands AND all the great Motown artists. I don't think most young kids today realize how much musical crossover there was in the 60's & 70's. Warms my heart to see other people talk about it & remember it fondly too.💙
@@deborahcornell171 Thanks Deborah..yes back in the days radio would play Marvin Gaye next to Elton John next to Earth Wind and Fire next to Rod Stewart....just great music with no boundries
@@cstianlew406So true, you would have thought after nearly 50 years we would have progressed even more...but sadly, no.
That is precisely the one thing I miss about the 60s-70s. The local radio stations everybody listened to that played a mix of everything.
Another to go find our what rare earth is all about. Definitely a fan of the other 3
this album had 2 tracks over 8 mins long and neither had a second wasted! ♥
Lookin' Out My Back Door and Down On the Corner. Must listens for CCR.
He's done the latter already.
Overplayed compared to this unique gem.
"I'm listening so hard my face it starting to turn numb"....no higher praise can be had on a song.
Ramble Tamble, one of CCR's most underplayed gems. Here's a few more:
(Wish I Could) Hideaway
Wrote A Song For Everyone
Effigy
Especially hideaway
@@clydekimsey7503 Yes! It's ironic how many Credence fans have never even heard of that song but when they do listen to it they're blown away.
Yeah I just mentioned Effigy too. Stark lyrics and great moody music.
Hideaway is amazing
I had forgot about Wrote A Song For Everyone. GREAT SONG
I was raised on CCR and this is, perhaps, John's greatest song...and that is saying a lot. CCR rivels the Beatles, the Stones, any other band ever. They are one the best and this is one the best songs ever written.
“As Long as I Can see the Light”.....that will take you to church
Check out “Someday Never Comes”. Makes me feel emotional every time I listen to it.
That song is like a knife to my heart...
YES. If this song doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, something is wrong with you
Fantastic jam.
Love that song, makes me tear up every time
Everytime
CCR- “As Long as I Can see the Light”
Very soulful you won’t be disappointed. Love the channel ✌️
That's a Top 5 CCR tune in my book.
He's got react to that for sure.
Yes yes yes
Yes! I can already see Jamel's face when that sax solo starts blowin'
YESS
Brother Jamel looks like he got taken to church!
I love Brother Jamel!
Yessir, I believe that's exactly what's happening here!
Came here to post this! Haha awesome.
"As long as I can see the light" where Fohgerty mimics a sax with his voice at the end of every line.
Probably my fav CCR song. The buildup in the middle pays off near the end, such a good song to crank loud.
Again no such thing as a ccr song only A John Fogerty song
CCR is just amazing, timeless and soul warming. John Fogerty has such a unique voice that can't be mistaken for anyone else. Awesome.
Please checkout CCR - “Long as I can see the Light”!
Great song for sure !!!
And Someday Never Comes
Takes me to Church!
Nobody does that one, and soooo many of us request it.
When people ask me what Rock n Roll is? This is literally all I tell them: 'Ramble Tamble by CCR'.
Ah John Fogerty song not a CCR song
It sounds like a man overwhelmed by the filth and hell of modern life, running away and opting out of the madness (the slowing part); then I feel the changes after that part are like a rediscovery of himself, and he starts to build that strength up, then he can come back and deal with all that stuff, having rediscovered his soul, his center.
I lose myself in the instrumental section too. :)
On point ❤
Why this one was never played on the radio is beyond me. I played this thing over and over!!
Three years late to reply but the reason they didn't radio play this song is because they liked to play songs that were 2-3 minutes long so they could run adverts more often. At about seven minutes this song didn't allow that. Same with 'American Pie' - they'd cut off the last verse which was the key to understanding the song. Money!
Right! They butchered a lot of songs back then for advertisements!@@imaginemyshock8067
Just a side note: CCR was one of the original Woodstock groups.
They were the first signed!
You wouldn't know it from the movie, thanks to record label infighting (or, as others have suggested, the band didn't care for their set for some reason or another and wanted it wiped from memory). Hell, I've been a fan of them since the 1980s and I thought they weren't invited. It was only within the last couple of years (I want to say 2019) that their set was released on CD.
@@kevintrjohnson they did at apparently very very late almost 1 or 2 am and the it was raining stage falling apart etc. John fogerty did an interview about it.
It's available now and they played amazing
@@kevintrjohnson Roger Daltrey (The Who) said the best band on Woodstock was CCR, together with the public.
I love that you're reacting to CCR. I only started listening to them last year but they are my favorite band of all time. I'm only 17, but I love listening to old music, anywhere from the '50s to the '80s especially. I never heard a CCR song I didn't like.
Try "CCR - Tombstone Shadow", a lot of blues on this one
Yeah 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I second this wholeheartedly
Try ‘Keep on Chooglin’ by CCR.
Also do ‘As long as I can see the light’.
Renato Balbino ♥️♥️♥️
oh yessss renato.
listening so hard my face turning numb... only someone who truly appreciates a jam like this can understand....
My favorite CCR tune and the one that PROVES how thoroughly badass they were. Thanks for digging it too!
"Actors in the white house, mortgage on the life, mortgage on the life!" The more things change, the more they stay the same, thanks, Jamal.
Ain't that the truth!
this has literally been true twice now ;)
And the song was around way before Ronald Reagan became president so it was kind of a prediction of the future, although most of the idiots that get into that office are actors No Doubt!!
"Actors in the White House." Maybe the most prophetic line ever written in Rock music.
And that was before Ronald Reagan.
Its been going on way to long, but they know.
The best CCR song in my opinion and my absolute fav song. The funny thing was the band would never perform the song the same way twice because of the many change overs, whether it was during rehearsals or in a live gig. But they were totally in sync with one another and incredibly tight which ever way they went.
That middle part is so pretty! I have this album as 33rpm. Grew up with CCR. 63, still love them.
My favorite of all CCR songs is Travelin Band. Back in my day we had the best time dancing to this song.
Yep... I second "Travelin' Band" as the best CCR tune.
That song was heavily influenced by little Richard. I love it
When that song came on at our roller rink for boys only skate... look out!
D Norm Did you go to the same skating rink I went to? Haha
@@wilmaneely4334 well if you lived in Galt Ontario I might have! 😁
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Up Around The Bend
You're gonna love it!
Lookin' Out My Back Door, Down On the Corner, Green River, Suzy Q... just to name a few!
We were fairly poor growing up and my dad had an old van atop our property that he would drive to work. The best part of the van was an eight track player with a fast forward control that I just had to explore when I was ten. He had a few eight tracks but Cosmos Factory was one that caught my eye. I put it in, the tape was at the beginning and Ramble Tamble came on. I played it and couldn't believe what I was hearing. I fast forwarded through the rest of the tape until Ramble Tamble came back on again. I did this over and over until I ran the battery too far down to keep playing. I snuck back out of the van down to the house. My father had to jump the van to make it to work that night. I never had the heart to tell him I ran his battery down but did tell him how much I love Creedence.
One of my most favorite CCR songs ever. This one just builds and builds. Puts me a in a godamn trance. Chills, every time.
That whole jam section in the middle sounded like Built to Spill travelled back in time and took a turn. This section was 30 years ahead of its time.
Which song?
' ... my face started to numb'. That was a new one for me, about reacting to music :)
As much as I love Allman Brothers Band, I can't around CCR being but the best American rock band ever!
Ah because of John Fogerty
The electric guitar is the greatest instrument(IMHO) that has ever been created by humans. John's mastery and creative genius is show cased here. The sonic brilliance of this song is a tribute to this man's genius.
Well said & very true!👍✌️
Hey Jamel, love being part of your musical journey! Have you explored anything by The Band yet? I recommend you check out the epic Scorsese gig film The Last Waltz. Lots of amazing performances by many great artists. Notably the version of The Weight featuring The Staple Singers. Beautiful. Thanks for your uploads man.
My favorite CCR song and one of the best driving songs ever. That solo is one of the best ever. It’s sad that classic rock radio ignores this gem.
Had a cousin of mine in Germany during the Vietnam era, and he said CCR was the most played band over there.
Your next CCR song: "KEEP ON CHOOGLIN"-
Lead vocals: John fogerty
Lead guitar: John fogerty
Harmonica: John fogerty
It'll be fun to see if Jamal can figure out what chooglin is!! LOL
ccr gave us some great music, a long time ago. and still good today.
The great thing about John Fogerty is, on top of his great solo work, he owns the rights to the CCR songs so if you’re lucky enough to get to see him in concert, he’ll play for 2+ hours and you’ll get to hear about 50 songs because most of CCR’s stuff is so short.
Of all their great albums Cosmo's Factory has always been my favorite!
Mine also.
No lies detected. So happy we had good records in the house when I was growing up
John Fogarty has to be the most prolific song writer ever. The amount of hit or recognitizable songs that he has written is astronomical compared to the duds he has written
I can honestly say I have never heard a bad song from him/ them.
Holy crap. I honestly didn't think there was a CCR song that I didn't know. Good job! I actually saw John Fogerty when he was about 3 weeks away from being 70 and he fucking KILLED it!
One of my All Time Favourite Songs EVER! It's got everything!
This is my favorite CCR song because there is just so much instrumental brilliance in it with the fluid transitions and tempo changes, and of course Fogerty's brilliant vocals. It's also my personal anthem about why I went abroad to seek my fortune..."Mortgage on the line" indeed.
OMG....this is my FAVORITE CCR song by far!!!!!!! This song has the best breakdown within a song ever!
That opening riff could go on forever and the multitudes will dance to that shit. Prove me wrong.
great music Jamal..surely you will like "bad moon rising"!!
@ted ritola i was born in '75..heard them a lot on the radio in the '80s..i started loving this kind of music when i watched that series :"tour of duty" in the late '80s! most of my friends didn't understand and only listened to Yo MTV Raps and whatever else was on MTV lol..
Theeeere's a bathroom on the rightXD
I had an english teacher that read Bad Moon Rising as modern poetry in 1973.
@@edb6690 well..the tune surely is surprisingly merry when you listen to the actual lyrics lol..kind of reminds me of joy division' "isolation'"..
Oh what I wouldn't give to go back to when I was a teen and this song/album was just released. Such a great time to be young.
CCR's "I Put A Spell On You" has a good live version on RUclips.
Video name: "Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You"
Check out their song Effigy. Seriously deep lyrics. I don't think CCR ever made a bad song to be honest! LOL
Their mardi gras only had mediocre songs and even some bad, except for sweet hitchhiker wich was written by john fogerty, since fogerty always writes the best song
@@venkkoooI believe “someday never comes”
Was also written by him, also a good tune
@@thomaslennon1606 yea
a family friend had all CCR's album, originals. heard this song when I was maybe 13 and loved it since - best CCR song!
Finally someone did my favorite CCR tune.THANK YOU!
I never really appreciated this song...til now.
Thank you for reintroducing me to this incredibly understated music.
Everything in their album is huge. My absolute favourite is : up around the bend. You can try pagan baby / effigy. All good
Seriously it almost makes me cry tears of joy to see you enjoying this, just like I did the first time I heard it a million years ago.
OK next "Keep On Chooglin'" .
(Live in Oakland 1970)
I second that
Jamel, you're the best "reactor" out there, no doubt about it. You add more to the music than only the music itself.
Flying pig music...this song is so cool I had forgotten about it. My younger sister had never heard it.... WE LOVED IT
Dtiving down the open road with these songs blasting from the 8 track! Rock n Roll will never die!
I used to listen to this album while mowing yards for spending money as a teen in the mid 90s. It truly doesn't get better than CCR. John Fogerty is the true king of rock n roll, still.
Have you done “Green River”? By CCR?
I couldn't agree more. Man, what a song!
Simply the best by CCR
Oh yes, great tune. I still have this vinyl LP in my collection. Man, somebody needs to do a cover of this tune. Like yesterday.
I have it as well.
I still have 2 copies and played one today.
When Fogerty "claims" HE was the one and only of Creedence .......this song smashes that argument to fucking bits.
Wow! I’m
Impressed! Ramble Tamble. Very admirable!
Like a lot of kids at the time (I was 11) I bought this album on the strength of "Up Around the Bend", but reveled in the deeper cuts, especially this one. "Why don't they make music like this today?" Someone, somewhere, undoubtedly is, but there's little market for it popularly. More central, it was a different time. Artists were experimenting and record labels were trying to catch lightning in a bottle. Sometime in the mid to late 70's that changed, as Rock and other genre's became more conservative, wanting to play it safe. Or maybe all the experiments had been done, and everyone knew what worked and stuck with that.
3:15: "That's a hell of a transition!"....oh, don't worry bout that...that beat's coming back.
I Bought This Album Cosmo's Factory When It First Came Out . Probably Why I Still Play Guitar . :-)
Car keys, gas card, a companion and some CCR...bliss...
My older brother gave me this album for Christmas in the early 70's. This is the first song on side one and it became my favorite. I had forgotten about it. So glad someone else recommend it to you.
Holy, crap. Dude... I am white...I am Southern...and I can honestly say I have never heard this song...you get legit cred with this one...
I think this one is a complete work of art. back when songs were crafted, composed and created by such talent. They were such a fantastic band. The epitome of getting lost in the music. Quality.
their most underrated song for sure. definitely in my top 10 ccr tracks
When this song transitions, the look of wonder, and excitement on your face, because you knew this was going to be good, (and right when you thought the song was over...) was priceless!!
I grew up on this song in NZ. My dad played CCR all the time, and this was always my favourite song by them. There was the obvious bit where everything slowed down, but my favourite part was when the piano came in again. I've been listening to this song for about 40 years or more, and it still sends shivers up me even now.
These guys were my first concert! Booker T. and the MG's opened the show. Forgot how much I like this song.
One of my all time favorites of theirs... Great band from 69 on I believe.. Always listened to Creedence...
Jamel, you are cool as hell!! I have seen a lot of reaction videos, but the difference is you have an ear for great music!! No bullshit. Your reactions are genuine. Keep great music alive!!
I'm 60...don't remember ever hearing this song before...beautiful transition to instrumentals and then the build back...wonderful. Big thanks to whoever out there prompted/suggested/prodded/begged Jamel do this reaction.
I love the sound they had, they could really play.
My very fav band of all time and will always be ,Oh my gosh our music was the very best of all time INDEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is my favorite song on the album. great choice. i was in 5th grade when this album came out and i'd be over at my best friend's house and his folks would be rolling them up like it was going out of style and playing this album constantly. i learned every note...lol.
The greatest rock band period 0❤
John Fogerty was a monster back then. Great lyrics and a boss on that guitar.
Right after the album was released I was home in my bedroom as a teenager laying awake after being out. It was after 1 am. I was listening to an old FM radio station from across the Lake in Erie, Pennsylvania. Suddenly this song came on, and I was transported...........didn't feel the heat and the sweat of the summer night (humid here in southern Ontario)..............just the music as I bent my head closer to the little radio by my bedside. What a masterpiece and what an impression it made on my young mid. Now it's so many years later, and I just saw a live version of John Fogerty playing this..............such a welling up of emotions. Sometimes it's the little moments that make life wonderful. Thanks for your reaction.......
a true hidden gem as others have said, the best ccr song that no bodys ever herd..i herd this long time ago on KSHE FM st.louis many ,many ,yrs ago a true "kshe classic"..im 66 yo now an still play this in my head on the bike,boat .or when-ever im in my own head..ty Jamael !!!
First third of the song: why you work.
Second third: working through the day.
Last third: headin' home.
Absolutely brilliant perspective
3:12: "It's a helluva transition!" LOL, I love it. You ain't heard nothing yet! Their best, my favorite from them. Tom and John jamming on guitar, gets no better then that.
Best CCR song ever! I listen to it every time with those incredible transitions.
You get the the story of why he wants to leave home and ramble. Then you get the whole emotional journey. And then he revisits his roots.
And a little wisdom thrown in. First it's mortgage on the home. Then it's mortgage on the car! How prophetic is that, with many of signing 8 year mortgages on our vehicles. Finally it's mortgage on your very life. Welcome new world order. In my opinion this is at the top of under-rated classics.
Best bridge of of the 20th century