John Fogerty: Weeping in the Promised Land
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New Single just released this week.
From Stereogum:
Unlike some of his surviving 60s rock peers, John Fogerty remains a stand-up guy the kind of legend who would never write protest songs about being asked to stay at home during a pandemic. Instead, Fogerty, the great rock howler and former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader, has stayed true to his lefty past. Hes part of the Neil Young school. Last year, when Donald Trump was playing Fortunate Son at rallies, Fogerty jumped on TikTok with his granddaughter to clarify what that song was and is about. Today, Fogertys got a new song that reaffirms where Fogerty stands.
Fogertys new single Weeping In The Promised Land is a gospel-inflected piano ballad about the fucked-up year that just ended. Fogertys lyrics are all allegory he refers to Trump as Pharaoh throughout but his lyrics make clear reference to the pandemic and to the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. In the video, a contemplative Fogerty plays piano on a hilltop, and we see images of protests and people at prayer.
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