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“Who’ll Stop The Rain” is from Creedence Clearwater Revival’s fifth album, 1970’s Cosmo’s Factory. The song banks on the general thought of discomfort experienced by “good men through the ages,” and is separated into three chronological perspectives of historical, recent past, and present approaches.

Written by frontman John Fogerty, “Who’ll Stop The Rain” popularly alluded to Vietnam War’s protests, but this rumor has been shot down by Fogerty himself when he performed at the Shelburne, Vermont in 2007, saying, “Well, this next song has a bit of a fable surrounding it. A lot of folks seem to think I sang this song at Woodstock way back then. No. I was at Woodstock 1969. I think. It was a nice event. I’m a California kid. I went up there and saw a whole bunch of really nice young people. Hairy. Colorful. It started to rain, and got really muddy, and then half a million people took their clothes off!!! Boomer generation making its presence known I guess. Anyway, then I went home and wrote this song.”

When asked about what the song’s lyrics meant in an interview with Rolling Stone, Fogerty had this to say: “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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Craig Werner called this song by Creedence Clearwater Revival “the best blues song ever written about Vietnam”. Indeed, for most rock music lovers, this work is associated with that terrible war. But if you take a closer look at the history of the creation of “Who’ll Stop the Rain”, you get the impression that the main idea of ​​the track is not so simple.

The song was written by CCR leader John Fogerty. Here are a couple of excerpts from his interview that will shed light on the author’s intention and the events that preceded the birth of the legendary hit:

You know, there’s a myth around the next song. A lot of people seem to think that I sang it back then at Woodstock. No. I was at Woodstock in 1969… It was a pleasant experience. I’m a guy from California. I went there and saw a lot of really nice young people. hairy. Bright. It started to rain and it got very dirty, and then half a million people took off their clothes!!! The baby boom generation has declared its existence out loud. So I came home and wrote this song.

2007, live in Shelburne

Of course, I was talking about Washington when I wrote this song, but I remember bringing the master version of the song home and playing it. My son Josh was then four years old. Hearing her, he said, “Daddy, stop the rain.” And my wife and I looked at each other and said: “Well, I would like to.”

Rolling stone

“Who’ll Stop the Rain” was included in the album “Cosmo’s Factory”. It was released on the back of the “Travelin’ Band” single.

Over the years, the song has been performed by Bruce Springsteen, The Ventures, Rod Stewart and many other famous musicians.

The composition sounds in various art and documentary films, serials and commercials. The rights to this and many other CCR songs belong to the Fantasy Records label, which, apparently, does not hesitate to make money on it by any means. Of course, John Fogerty is not happy about this:

People will remember “Forrest Gump” because it’s a great movie, but they won’t remember all the crappy movies that Fantasy Records put Creedence music in: car ads, tire ads. I even remember a commercial about paint thinner with the song “Who’ll Stop the Rain”. My God. Clever, isn’t it?

NPR

Rolling Stone magazine included “Who’ll Stop the Rain” in its “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list.

Interesting Facts

• The line “I went down Virginia, seekin’ shelter from the storm” is said to have inspired Bob Dylan to write “Shelter from the Storm” (1975).
• In 1978, the film “Who’ll Stop the Rain” was released. It was originally planned to be called “Dog Soldiers”, but when the producers got the right to use the song in the film, they decided to change the name in honor of the song.

Who’ll Stop the Rain LyricsWho’ll Stop the Rain LyricsLong as I remember, The rain has been comin’ down. Clouds of myst’ry pourin’ 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 It’s raining Clouds of secrets are pouring Land of confusion Good people from generation to generation Trying to find the sun And I’m wondering Still wondering Who will 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 Looking for shelter from the storm Like being in a fable I watched the fortress grow Five-Year Plans and the New Deal2, Chained in golden chains And I’m wondering Still wondering Who’s gonna stop the rain Heard the singers playin’ How we cheered for more. The crowd then rushed together, Tryin’ to keep warm. Still the rain kept pourin’, Fallin’ on my ears. And I wonder Still I wonder Who’ll stop the rain As we applauded for more In the crowd, everyone huddled together, Trying to keep warm But the rain kept pouring and pouring, Watering my head3 And I’m wondering Still wondering

Who will stop the rain

The origins of the lyrics of “Who’ll Stop the Rain” are relatively diverse. That is to say that the symbolism and experiences recounted throughout are from a number of different sources. These sources include the Vietnam War, Woodstock and how its writer, John Fogerty, perceived some major political states, specifically Washington D.C.  Thus the titular phrase itself can be interpreted in a couple of ways.

The three verses which comprise the song are set in different time previous if you will. And each of them deals with different subject matters.

First Verse

In the first verse, the singer is commenting on the history of the world “through the ages”, which according to him featured “good men… trying to find the sun”. This is a direct result of the “clouds of mystery pouring confusion on the ground”. What these statements basically allude to is righteous men throughout history who took it upon themselves to try to improve the lot of mankind.

Second Verse

The second verse takes somewhat of an alternate approach on the same matter. However, this time it points to governments who initiative “five-year plans and new deals” in the name of helping their citizens. This is respectively a reference to the USSR and United States. But this time around Fogerty is questioning the overall effectiveness of these entities. He asks afterwards “who will stop the rain”. By asking this question, he is insinuating that they are unable to. And in both the first and second verses we can see that the titular “rain” is a metaphor for various issues plaguing mankind.

Is “Who’ll Stop the Rain” against the Vietnam War?

The second verse is also notable because it features what appears to be the song’s only direct reference to the Vietnam War. Many people recognize “Who’ll Stop the Rain” as a protests song against that conflict, when in actuality it is not. However, at the beginning of this section, when Fogerty sings of going “down Virginia, seeking shelter from the storm”, “the storm” would actually be a metaphor for the Vietnam War. And in reality he avoided being deployed to Vietnam despite being drafted in 1966 by instead being assigned to the Army Reserve. And one of the stations he found himself at was Fort Lee in Virginia. So simply put, Fogerty was able to avoid physically fighting in the war by instead somehow finding himself assigned to a home base as a backup soldier.

Third Verse

Meanwhile the third verse is actually based on a rainy day John Fogerty spent at Woodstock back in 1969. This time “the rain” is actual literal, as on that particular day, he had a memorable experience. He watched in amazement as during the downpour, the numerous concertgoers (some of them nude) refused to desert the venue. In fact it was directly after this particular event in which he penned this song.

Conclusion

So we can see that there are a couple of diverse topics covered on this track.  If we were forced to derive a primary theme from it, it would likely be something along the lines of it serving as a commentary about the overall ineffectiveness of being able to “stop the rain”. “The rain” once again is a general symbol of persistent problems human beings face collectively. However, near the end of the track, the lyrics take on a more lighthearted tone, recounting a memorable experience the singer was a part of during the classic Woodstock concert of 1969.

Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty both wrote and produced this song.

It came out on 25 July 1970 and was released by Fantasy Records as the lead single from the band’s album “Cosmo’s Factory”.

“Who’ll Stop the Rain” was released as a double-A sided single along with another track, “Travelin’ Band”. Together these two songs peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Cosmo’s Factory” also produced the following super famous singles:

• “Up Around the Bend”
• “Run Through the Jungle“

A great, great song!

Rolling Stone placed “Who’ll Stop the Rain” at number 188 on their prestigious 2011 list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.

The title of Bob Dylan’s iconic 1975 song “Shelter from the Storm” was derived from the lyrics from this song.

Covers

This song has been covered by a number of notable rockers, including Garth Brooks, Rod Stewart and Bruce Springsteen. The latter also performed it alongside Fogerty in 1993 when Creedence Clearwater Revival made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Movie/Commercial Appearances

This track also made its way into a number of movies, including one in 1978 film starring Nick Nolte originally entitled “Dog Soldiers”. Yet when the producers obtained permission to use this song, they changed the name to “Who’ll Stop the Rain” directly in reference to it.

“Who’ll Stop the Rain” has also been able to maintain its appearance in pop culture via it being featured in a number of commercials, much to the chagrin of John Fogerty. Fogerty lamented Fantasy Record’s, who has legal control of the song, indiscriminate licensing of the song.