Creedence Clearwater Revival produced \u201cBad Moon Rising\u201d in April 1969. John Fogerty, who wrote the song, considered it to be a happy tune. Students in Berkeley used it as a theme song during their anti-war demonstrations. Here are the actual lyrics:<\/p>\n
Bad Moon Rising<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I see a bad moon a-rising<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I see trouble on the way<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I see earthquakes and lightnin\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I see bad times today<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t go around tonight<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s bound to take your life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s a bad moon on the rise<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I hear hurricanes a blowing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I know the end is coming soon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I fear rivers overflowing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I hear the voice of rage and ruin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t go around tonight<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s bound to take your life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s a bad moon on the rise<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I hope you got your things together<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I hope you are quite prepared to die<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Looks like we\u2019re in for nasty weather<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n One eye is taken for an eye<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t go around tonight<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s bound to take your life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s a bad moon on the rise<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s a bad moon on the rise<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The students in Berkeley thought this was an anti-war song. If so, that would have been news to John Fogerty. He actually based it on a movie called \u201cThe Devil And Daniel Webster.<\/u><\/strong>\u201d That was about a farmer who made a pact with Satan for economic success and then asked Daniel Webster, who was a lawyer, to help him break the contract. Since the plot took place in 1840 odds are it had little to do with the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n Others believe it was a warning regarding abundant drug use by celebrities. As for me, I just liked the music. So did a lot of soccer fans in Brazil. Although I knew the actual lyrics, to me it sounded like they were really singing: \u201cThere\u2019s A Bathroom on the Right<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d In some ways, those lyrics would be equally accurate since people caught in this type of situation often are desperate in need of a bathroom.<\/p>\n Regardless of why Fogerty wrote this, the words sure seem to apply today. There is a Bad Moon on the Rise<\/strong>. I do not know how many people will die from COVID 19, but I fear the failed cure will be far more devastating than the disease itself. I hear hurricanes of economic destruction blowing. I know the end is coming soon, because everyone is going to run out of money. I fear economic rivers overflowing and doing more damage than most people can imagine. I hear the voice of rage and ruin, growing louder every day. The incredible damage done by irresponsible and power hungry politicians bowing down to non-existent science will be increasingly difficult to ignore.<\/p>\n I do think there is a bad moon on the rise. And yes, I do think a lot of people will be in desperate search of a bathroom to flush this all away. Let\u2019s hope they are smart enough to realize there really is \u201cA Bathroom on the Right<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d Heaven help us if they continue to take guidance from those who directed us into this mess.<\/p>\n TDM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Creedence Clearwater Revival produced \u201cBad Moon Rising\u201d in April 1969. John Fogerty, who wrote the song, considered it to be a happy tune. Students in Berkeley used it as a theme song during their anti-war demonstrations. Here are the actual … Continue reading