Creedence Clearwater Revival： Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival： Bad Moon Rising

What this video is

Released April 16, 1969, 'Bad Moon Rising' arrived at one of the most turbulent moments in American history — months after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, during the escalating Vietnam War, and weeks before the Apollo 11 moon landing. John Fogerty wrote the song after being inspired by the 1941 film The Devil and Daniel Webster, channeling its imagery of apocalyptic natural…

Why it matters

A landmark of American roots rock and swamp rock, 'Bad Moon Rising' demonstrated that blues-inflected, stripped-back rock could compete commercially with psychedelia and British Invasion pop. Rolling Stone ranked it No. 364 on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. The song's enduring cultural…