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Encyclopedia > Bad Moon Rising (song)
"Bad Moon Rising"
"Bad Moon Rising" cover
Song by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Album Green River
Released August 3, 1969
Recorded 1969, Wally Heider's Studio, San Francisco, California
Genre Rock
Length 2:36
Label Fantasy
Writer John Fogerty
Producer John Fogerty
Saul Zaentz
Green River track listing
"Wrote a Song for Everyone"
(4)		 "Bad Moon Rising"
(5)		 "Lodi"
(6)

"Bad Moon Rising" is a 1969 song by Creedence Clearwater Revival, written by John Fogerty. It was the lead single from their album Green River and the group’s breakthrough hit, reaching #2 on the Billboard hot 100 singles chart and #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in September 1969. Cover for the album Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival This is an album cover. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Creedence Clearwater Revival (commonly referred to by its initials CCR or simply as Creedence) was an American rock band, which consisted of John Fogerty (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano), Tom Fogerty (guitar, vocals, piano), Stu Cook (bass guitar, vocals), and Doug Clifford (drums, percussion, vocals). ... Green River is the third album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music). ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Fantasy Records is a United States based record label, which was founded by Max and Sol Weiss in 1949 in San Francisco, California. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article is about the musician. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article is about the musician. ... It has been suggested that The Saul Zaentz Film Center be merged into this article or section. ... Green River is the third album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music). ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Creedence Clearwater Revival (commonly referred to by its initials CCR or simply as Creedence) was an American rock band, which consisted of John Fogerty (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano), Tom Fogerty (guitar, vocals, piano), Stu Cook (bass guitar, vocals), and Doug Clifford (drums, percussion, vocals). ... This article is about the musician. ... Green River is the third album by American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music). ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...


The lyrics utilize images of the bad moon rising and apocalyptic weather conditions while Fogerty sings of "rage and ruin" and hopes that "you are quite prepared to die".


A common mondegreen of the last line is "There's a bathroom on the right". The correct line is "There's a bad moon on the rise". Fogerty himself has been known to occasionally substitute the "bathroom" version of the lyric as a joke during his live shows, including on his 1998 live album Premonition. A mondegreen is the mishearing (usually accidental) of a phrase as a homophone or near-homophone in such a way that it acquires a new meaning. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


In pop culture

  • It was one of many "moon"-titled songs to feature on the soundtrack to An American Werewolf in London.
  • It was featured on the soundtrack of Sweet Home Alabama.
  • The season one finale of Supernatural featured the song playing on the radio of the characters' '67 Impala just as a semi driven by a possessed man hits them and nearly totals the car.
  • The season three finale of Las Vegas features the song in the opening minutes.
  • Ann Wilson, lead singer of Heart, recorded a cover version of this song for her 2007 solo release Hope & Glory with country music singer Gretchen Wilson.
  • Other artists, such as Rolf Harris, Type O Negative, Lagwagon, Social Distortion, Rasputina, Rancid, The Reels, and Steel Train have also covered the song.
  • The song was sung by Homer Simpson in The Simpsons episode Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington when Marge asked him to perform CPR.
  • An innovative version appears on an album (COMD2009 On The Rise) that was released in 1986 by the Scottish traditional music group, The Battlefield Band (the group has a tradition of ending their first set with one or another of Creedence Clearwater Revival's hit songs). The first half of track 6 comprises an instrumental version of John Fogerty's Bad Moon Rising presented in a unique fashion (their version is usually introduced to live audiences as "a surfing song from the Outer Hebrides"), whilst the second half of track 6 comprises "The Rising Moon Reel", written by their piper, Dougie Pincock, which is a stirring reel.
  • Sportscaster Chris Berman gave the nickname to former NFL receiver Andre Rison, "Andre 'Bad Moon' Rison".
  • There is an episode of the TV show The West Wing titled "Bad Moon Rising."
  • There is an episode of the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond titled "Bad Moon Rising."
  • Manchester United fans have a song called "Stretford End Rising" based on the song.
  • Rolf Harris covered the song. His version appears on the albums Can you tell what it is yet, Rolf Rules OK? and King Rolf.
  • Nirvana (band) played this song live
  • In Stephen King's book The Shining the character Jack turns on the radio to this song. Some take it as foreshadowing of future events at the Overlook Hotel in the film to the book.
  • The song was covered by psychobilly band The Meteors; the cover can be found not only on their album Monkey's Breath, but on their best of album as well.
  • The Song was played in the movie "My Girl". It is located in the scene where Jamie Lee Curtis' character & Vera are at the carnival getting ready to ride the bumper cars.
  • The season 1 finale of "Hannah Montana" is entitled: "Bad Moose Rising" based on this song.
Preceded by
"In the Year 2525" by Zager & Evans		 UK number one single
September 20, 1969-October 4, 1969		 Succeeded by
"Je t'aime... moi non plus" by Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
 v • d • e Creedence Clearwater Revival
John Fogerty • Tom Fogerty • Stu Cook • Doug Clifford
Discography
Studio albums: Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) • Bayou Country (1969) • Green River (1969)
Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) • Cosmo's Factory (1970) • Pendulum (1970) • Mardi Gras (1972)
Live albums: Live in Europe (1973) • The Concert (1980)
Compilations and box sets: Pre-Creedence (1975) • Chronicle, Vol. 1 (1976) • Chronicle, Vol. 2 (1986) • Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set (2001)
Singles: "Susie Q" • "I Put a Spell on You" • "Proud Mary" • "Born on the Bayou" • "Bad Moon Rising" • "Lodi" • "Green River" • "Commotion" • "Down on the Corner" • "Fortunate Son" • "Travelin' Band" • "Who'll Stop the Rain" • "Up Around the Bend" • "Run Through the Jungle" • "Lookin' Out My Back Door" • "Long as I Can See the Light" • "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" • "Hey Tonight" • "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" • "Someday Never Comes" • "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Related articles
The Golliwogs • Creedence Clearwater Revisited • Fogerty v. Fantasy • Saul Zaentz • Fantasy Records

  Results from FactBites:
 
Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival Songfacts (1803 words)
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.
As a result of this song, American football player Andre Rison's nickname was "Bad Moon," as in "Bad Moon Risin'." Rison was an all-pro wide receiver, but is also famous for having his house burned down by Lisa (Left Eye) Lopes, a singer with TLC who was his girlfriend at the time.
The songs both use a word in the titles that indicate darkness: fl and moon.
Mondegreen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1212 words)
A phrase in one language may be misheard as a semi-sensical phrase in another language.
The humorous aspect of these has given rise to a music video genre known as animutation, in which music in a different language (typically Japanese) is "misheard" into English, and illustrated.
This may happen in the opposite direction as well: i.e., English words of a song are misheard, intentionally or not, to mean something in a native language, often with a humorous effect.
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