Who'll Stop the Rain?

[mudrydyr]

Thank you,that was very touching.never thought 60s music could be relevant in the 21st cent.

I didn't want us over in Iraq cause it would be like that movie MARCH OR DIEor ZULU or the FOUR feathers

[bizzwoofer]

@Kennys1961 - You are a retarded shit-bag. Thank you.

[sofiamaricel]

muy buen video 

[Nasudr]

Best group Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) & John Fogerty - fantastic, supeeeer hit !!!

[lmk1979]

@walkabout09 READ THE BOOK = " Waiting for an Army to Die"

[USFakjo]

Good movie!! Shows what the humen are doing to eachother!



[PapaLuvTLC]

Outstanding video...

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No doubt Fogerty would approve >>>

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Power to the People !!!

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V4Victory ~ TLC

[setecastronomy0]

If anyone actually heard John Fogerty explain the song's discography it's actually about his brother Tom leaving the band. don't believe me, read Wikipedia.

[ytalinflusa]

It's funny how liberals interpret this song. 5 year plans and new deals. This isn't an anti-war song it is an anti-government song. There is no need to control the "rain". Just let freedom take its course for good and bad. You can't huddle together to protect yourself from it.

[SteveJustino]

Rainin' hard here in Denver today. Made me think of this song, which lead me to your excellent video adaptation. Sadly, the hard rain is still falling. Congress just passed a $ 33,000,000,000 Iraq/Afghanistan, and now, Pakistan, war escalation appropriations bill. Your video is as relevant today as it was 4 years ago.

[quantumofhate]

Beautiful song.

[vomMarischal]

Made me cry.

[gamecatcher99]

that answer"each of us" sent frickin shivers down my spine

WOW!!!

[Pottersfields]

Let the rain keep comin down until all the taliban meets their fate in hell!!!

[Mindsi2]

Great combination of music and images

[SubDMBlime]

And we reciprocated.

[homozaur]

i came on 9/11

[stephstephy917]

seems as though our politicians never learn from past mistakes. I'm tired of our men fighting for a people who don't want us over there...fuck em...bring it on over here you bunch of towel heads...and we'll bust your asses..

[Interst890]

nice vid dood! excellent song!

[rod1148]

Excellent job on this video. Outstanding!

They killed John, Martin, and Bobby. So many of had hoped that Obama would be the one rising from their ashes.  The one who'd stop the rain. But now... the rain keeps falling...

[athiestracist]

the only one that can stop the rain is you and i ..us .. we have to find something more profitable than war for our government , until then the u.s war machine will always bring the rain

[michelojapa]

nice video brow...from brazil...with peace

[bobhawks]

That brought a tear to my eye,its so sad that they have to invade other peoples countries for oil,i want an electric car.

[450hp202turbo]

invade  yes but lets not forget the millons thay killed,,as well .the aggresion must end .bush and all involved with this big lie should be lockd up for war crimes

[bobhawks]

That's right ,this is not about getting rid of saddam,its about iraq's oil an gas,they should be tried for crimes aganst humanity for killing millions of people,and what about Afghanistan,i know the taliban are bad people ,but America wonts to build a gas pipe line though Afghanistan to India its called the trans afghanistan pipeline Google it,an thats why there there too,its all about Gas about 12Trillion dollars worth,not very good America.

[KarlDaggerfield]

Leftist turd.

[bobhawks]

Right winged dickhead.

[wheelspinoboom]

@KarlDaggerfield: Better than slave of G.W. Bush and goofy like you!

[wheelspinoboom]

bobhawks, electric cars needs electric energy. electric energy needs oil or coal for produce it. in my opinion the best thing is a car powered by hydrogen because hydrogen is available neary limitless. But, oil tycoons, in my opinion, was the most important donors for Bush's election campain. Oil tycoons not interested in alternative energies, hydrogen or maybe solar cars. Using these energies only is possible if the power of tycoons broken. Sorry for my bad english, but I'm a guy from germany!

[knowallcity]

Nixon and Bush...insanity ruled..

[Purplehazebrain]

this video gave me chills..u did an awesome job on it!!!!

[98camaro1]

i think it was the same with Pearl Harbor

it was all just to make the people want to go to war.

[vineet369]

... nice answer, you have got there !!!

[spikebythesea]

They still don't know who is was that stopped those tanks.

[Arcadiuman527]

His name was Wang Weilin (王维林), a 19 year-old student. Supposedly anyways.

[ulisse46]

greatttt

[tybeeguy1]

GaGirlie777--the only protest song I could find pertaining to the Reagan/Bush years is a song by R.E.M. entitled "Ignoreland"--I was very surprised to find that Rolling Stone Top 25 protest songs(google that title) as rated by readers included that one-it barely made it-coming in at #25--the song really,really "gives 'em hell"--much deservedly-I urge u to check it out-you won't be disappointed...nor with some of the others-very interesting choices-Bob Marley "War-No More Trouble", etc.

[GaGirlie777]

Who'll stop the rain.....one tin soldier.

Begs the questions.........

Where are the anti war song today???

[angellambbridetv]

Rihanna's UMBRELLA is gonna be useless in that case lol

[angellambbridetv]

the two witnesses perhaps, they supposedly stop the rain, makes you wonder huh.

[tybeeguy1]

Fine video and sybolism--"A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall"--well, it's really comin' down--the Iraqi war has devastated our economy--let's just use the word "flood"--I don't want just emphasize the financial cost--but the hardship on the families of those serving in Iraq, and the soldiers themselves--post traumatic stress disorder, all those wounded--scarred for life physically and/or mentally--and the Iraqi civilians--it's a travesty--speak out--peace out...

[t21846]

kamaras kon esos amerikikis ke asen miusic chidalira un diesesote, y tambor los inglispichisglis mis respetotes,orasi que cadakien su rock and roll vive y deja vivir escucha y deja escuchar, yo entiendo todos los comentarios y si tu no el mio pues chingate un poquito y talvez ni te importa pero de todas formas saludos y be happy tu amigo nezarocanrol

[HellsSaints]

the guy holding the "Saddam is NOT Osama" basically doesn't know what he's talking about. Saddam was worse than Osama. He killed more people, ruined more lives in his own country.

[mbear14]

Ron Paul is your best bet ;)

[GaGirlie777]

Yep!

[marcosDDonizeti]

Great slides. Great song.

[alexleungfw007]

Peace !! Not War.

[madmarine3533]

fuck all you hippies you love war and you know it it gives you a reason to gather get fucked up and fuck for something other than because you are whores no one is listening shut the fuck up we will protect america!!!

[LizzieTheDarkKnight]

All right, Say what you wanna say.

All we are saying is give peace a chance.

[denverdog44]

nice channel mdrgr.

[BeccaShakur]

1Nation

[jesustoastfiend]

Very Moving. Love the diversity in your pictures.

[DropjeSkiddle]

Great slideshow, well done ! exellent numbre too.

[judibird1956]

I knew you would love this...

[Fredericoelmanas]

God bless that international terrorism, genocide and war crimes-excuse me-I meant "American democracy".

Thank you for the video, mdreiger. Your bravery and intelligence makes you a true American patriot. Unfortunately you only represent 2% of Americans.

And to all you single digit IQ, clueless, red white and duh morons who support zionist terrorism and evil, be forewarned: one day your "leaders" will be unleashing their rain on you.

Think about it long and hard. If you can think at all.

[ArikBulldog]

what an idiot....

[youtootube99]

mdreiger: Great song, and great use of photographs. The photo at 0:32 hangs framed in my office, Unfortunantely its too late for America. The Bush Nazis (0:49-0:52) pretty much killed us. Should have listened to TJs importunings long before now.

[1BIGOHBOYBOY1]

hahaha i tried playing that behind my back and i did it.

[SOLOLUCIFER]

MASTERPIECE

[defxlepxchick37]

Love this song by creedence clearwater. also, i love the choice of pictures for this! great job!

[Kennys1961]

mdreiger

Why did you not open with say, pictures of the WWII bombing of German or Japanese cities? Or even pre WWII German or Italian or Japanese bombing of European or African or Chinese towns and cities? Or pre WWII British bombing of rebel towns and villages on the old North West Frontier? Or even images of Sherman's March to the Sea? Oh and incidentally, your example of a "good man" was a slave owner and arguably a rapist.Or maybe you were attempting irony here?

Best Wishes,Kenny.

[matt54656]

lol wtf r u talking about.

[mdreiger]

WWII is over, the Iraq war is now. This song is about stopping the rain, the wars, especially unjust wars, and calling on each of us to do our part to try and stop them. As for TJ, no man or worman is perfect. TJ had a few skeletons just as each of us do, but I believe, if you total

the pluses and minuses on the man

he would come out ahead of most of us

and for that I admire him. Thanks for your post.

[psycowitz91]

@Kennys1961 so what if the Germans were bombed the majority of them sat by as they murdered 11 million people in a Holocaust and tens of millions of other civilians that were killed in a war they started. Hitler started WWII and the German people elected him in a democratic manner, ipso facto they started WWII, they deserved to get bombed for letting Hitler rain over europe

[samleizerman]

@Kennys1961 It's artistic vision. War is hell, adding those events wouldn't change the portrayal of that fact. Sherman's March likely saved many more lives than it took by helping enact a faster end to the war. Much how the nuclear bombs brought an end to WWII. But, that's the rub, war sometimes requires the loss of life in order to save life. War is often necessary; many times it's not. Things like this serve to remind of the horrors of war so that we may not endeavor upon it lightly.

[Kennys1961]

@samleizerman

Try reading my post again and try thinking about what I wrote this time. Ye gods even the quasi-pacifist, anti-American original poster understood my point! lol

Oh and "Things like this", the video not the song, tell us more about their author's opinion of themselves than they do about reality...

[samleizerman]

@21stCenturyMocks you really shouldn't make presumptions or assumptions, cause more often than not you're just going to end up looking like an idiot. Just so happens that i'm a disabled veteran who's been deployed to kosovo and iraq. The fact that you automatically jump to me having no room to talk and some bullshit about liberal propaganda just shows that you're bias is clouding your judgement and prevents you from making an objective assessment of a situation. have fun acting before thinking.

[outphishing]

why doesn't anyone write songs like this anymore?

[noticepair]

That's a very good question. I can only make guesses. 1. The quest for the Almighty Dollar by the recording industry. So if they were written we'd never hear them because they would never get promoted. 2. Apathy; too many people are tied up in their own affairs, and some don't seem to even give a damn. Apathy like that is, in my opinion, a dangerous thing.

[omneyariham]

the USA won't stop it, they want to destroy and kill, to take the treasures and oil from the countries( to fight against terrorism!!!),kids are dying in Palestine, and this is not a terrorism at all!!!!!!!! they are an eternal shame on humanity.

and when i say "they" i mean the authorities not people, cause people every where like each other, and not there fault at all.

[WadeBlazingame34]

Vote Obama my friends.

[tqrules]

trilateral scummmmmmm

[FragileBitch]

I agree with you but what will happen after we do this?

[theOldInfidel]

hey, here's an idea...let's surrender to the Taliban, open our borders to everybody, & give Iran enriched uranium so they don't have to do it themselves!

[GreenCollard]

Ahh, a little YouTube mystery. Good answer! In the meantime, voting for Nader/Gonzalez is a good start at stopping the rain, er, reign of terror.

[karatemaster64]

none of these comments mentino how good this song is... all of you are dumb. this song is great.

[houstonveer]

Sorry folks, New Orleans suffered because they had a blubbering incompetent mayor. FEMA, yeah yeah yeah. Protection of citizens is first and foremost a local responsibility. I voted for Kerry.

[BloodNGutts]

With all due respect, your mouth is writing checks your ignorance can't cash.

[houstonveer]

THANK YOU!

[sonicxxknuckles]

SIRENO MAN Y CHICO PERSEVE

[54spiritedwill54]

I really can say, good job.

[cmsingerbill]

Awesome Video!

[MacMackin]

All this US patriotism shit and anti-patriotism below pisses me off. Sure it's nice to have a chance to live a fulfilling life, but come one. Shit happens all the time you have absolutely no idea how long you're going to live, it's unpredictable. Sort of like how doctors "save lives" they prolong lives, not save them. Some people just need to realize what the world is about and how it works. I'm 15, regular church, I accept that shit happens and anything can cease to exist in a heartbeat.

[waterloo2you]

You barely even know you are alive yet you stuck-up little piece of 15-year old shit.

[MacMackin]

I can't say I can disagree with you about that comment. Everyone is entitled to their opinion... but I guess the world doesn't seem to agree with that either... Judging by the nature of your comment I wouldn't hesitate to say you are between the ages of 20-28... and my opinion says you're discovering that you're alive.

[USAblowz988]

this is a good song ccr rocks

[USAblowz988]

I could care less who likes the war and who does not like the war i would not vote no matter what bolth political parties suck ass mccain sucks and obama sucks if only bolth parties worked together not fight alot i probly vote mccain and obama only care for them selfs not the people and people should stop giving a crap who wins the election of 08

and should start praying more to god because i think the world is going to end in 2012 and people start praying hard

[wildfancylady]

You should care all young people should care its your future we are talking about but since you think the world is going to end well why bother caring. I care because my children deserve a fair chance to a good life a long life. I don't believe the world is going to end in 4 years. I you believe this way good for you live life without care I hope you live it to the fullest.

[USAblowz988]

I love the soldiers sir I don't like the country.

[wildfancylady]

Lady should be a give away that I'm a woman...WildFancyLady

[wildfancylady]

I don't like what Bush and Others have done but I love my Country and I will fight for it. For my children and their children. And everyone who is young so they can have a future worth living.

[dychama161]

hloy

aaa

[13keithl34]

ok her some numbers and look at these really hard ok weve lost about 405,000 Americans in WWII and 600,000 Americans in the civil war now guess how many we lost in Iraq around 3,000 people so my point being this isnt anywere near as bad as any of the other wars

[wildfancylady]

These numbers of dead may be correct for WWII and for The Civil War but the Iraq number is wrong, we have lost 4103 in Iraq. Those wars people died more often then they lived now look at the number of wounded in Iraq 29,978 and the number of Iraqi who are dead 92,971 Iraqi civilians. This war was based on a pile of lies WWII and The Civil war were wars fought for truth. Each of these people had loved ones each had homes,jobs,lives. They were worth more then a number. Obama 08!

[bette721]

VERY GOOD reapplication of Fogerty's words to war in general! Integration of images with words truly excellent.

[AwGeesGirl]

Long as I remember, rain's been comin' down. Who'll stop the rain?

[cbcrt2005]

awsome video and that answer at end is true 5 stars it was oretty good with all the pictures 2 lol :)

[mhesi]

I think a more balanced view is needed. Is the war in Iraq simply a result of an oil conspiracy of some powerful individuals, or is it a righteous crusade to bring freedom to the opressed. I would say neither. Remember that only Congress, not Bush, has the power to go to war, and Congress is 500 people. It is likely that there many reasons, some good, and some not so good, as to why we are in Iraq. But if we can achieve a stable deomcracy in Iraq, it would be a fantastic humanistic achievement.

[BloodNGutts]

Nice

[joseph3310]

awesome video great job i was crying

[gumbuspsu]

I'm still amazed that people confuse supporting the troops with supporting the war. I know of no way to support the troops better than to see them home safely, whatever we each think needs to be done for that to happen.

edward1960 - good for you, well done, but this song was written by a vet (John Fogerty) in protest of Vietnam; if you've got a problem with that, why are you here?

And wildandfancy, if you feel that way, why HAVEN'T you attended a protest rally??

[moonyandjack]

Okay good song, but I care nothing for Bush, Iraq , or the war. In fact I think the people who joined the war after 9/11 are stupid. I am for peace so stop encouraging them to fight go for peace

[DBEAT310]

Peace=Weakness!!! Fuck Peace! 9/11 Is A Huge Reason For War!!! And Where Would We Be Without War?? What If The Nazis Won WW2?? You Wouldnt Be Here! Fuck The Peace Whining Bullshit! And Pick Up An M-16 Fuck Iraq! Semper Fi U.S.M.C. Infantry

[kevinwpack]

YOU=IGNORANT and are the epitome of all that is problematic in our world. I'm not trying to belittle you but i think you are just a victim of a misinformed society that has been fed overwhelming amounts of government propaganda to get us to believe and do things that under normal circumstances we would never do. But in regards to WW2 and Iraq there are so may differences and i recommend to reading up on the just war theory to help you understand more of those disparities. Only wars of neccessity

[kevinwpack]

The Iraq war was and is wrong. Peace should always be our goal and War should always be of last resort and of complete necessity

[moonyandjack]

lol dumb ass i would be here most definately its called im german

[USAblowz988]

your for peace im for god you stupid bitch i could care less who wins mccain and obama suck

they only care for them selfs not other people

[wildfancylady]

Jesus would not call people names for voicing opinion and facts. I don't pray for President Bush. I pray for the soldiers and the innocent Iraqi's who are dying for a lie and for oil. You can be for god if you careless about war. Who would Jesus Bomb?

[ptle2000]

Point Taken. Point is moronic, dull, and naive, but otherwise correct that B-52's do, in fact, dispense bombs. If you really want to make an anti-war point, you should withdraw this immediately and try again. Really.

[MarinK123]

Good Job. 1st Amendment Rocks!

I hold our American soldiers in the highest regard. I think HIGHLY ENOUGH of the soldiers that I think they deserve better than to die for poor international policy, lack of negotiating skills and hotheaded ego.

Bush knowingly got our great country into a war for no good reason. 9/11 had nothing to do with Iraq.

This isn't some Right-wing / Left-wing thing... it's time for Americans to stand up for what's right and use some common sense!

[docdurdin]

I would have been more impressed if you had shot this song to the Twin Towers falling in New York, as well as a few shots of the beheadings of innocent people. We didn't start the fire, but we are always called on to put them out. Hug a Vet! God bless those who fight for the rights of idiots.

[edward1960hotmail]

Nice video..... suggestion for a new title... "Piss on a Vet"

[wildfancylady]

"Piss on a Vet"

How about "Bush Pisses on Vets"

Bush cares nothing for veterans he uses them like pones in his war. He doesn't care if any of them live broken lives after his war, he won't even fund to take care of them after they have done their jobs and come home broken. He just wants control of the oil and to have a middle ground position in the middle east. This is not about 9/11 it's about oil and power. Osama is not in Iraq!

I like this video and your point. Thanks for posting it.

[edward1960hotmail]

Dear wildfancylady,

I wrote you a "snotty" response, but I won't post it

IF you really do care about the troops you'll find away to actually DO something more than whine on Youtube.

Some ideas

Offer to baby-sit so the spouse of the active duty soldier can have a few hours to themselves,

Organize a picnic for the children of some service men and women

Invite a family for dinner

Mow their lawn

[edward1960hotmail]

Wild more ideas

Help paint their house (imagine if all of the protestors at any rally actually took a paint brush in hand and did more than whine how much could be done)

Send a care package (cigars, spam, individual cans of beer, or shots of any liqueur, beef jerky and presweetened "kool-aid" packets are the best things to pack, but be creative in how you label the contents for shipping)

[edward1960hotmail]

wildandfancy

Send a letter to an active duty soldier (you can start it off with : "I oppose the war but wish you well") (You might even ask the soldier for their view on the war. It is getting the letter that is most important and is a whole lot more productive than writing here).

If you don't know any active duty personnel check with any church or synagogue.

In fact a google search of "helping the troops" will yield more ideas and will take less time than it takes to watch this video.

[edward1960hotmail]

wildandfancy

WARNING if you do actually do any of these things posted here problems will arise:

1) you might actually start feeling good about yourself,

2) you might actually like some of the people who are serving their country.

I do wish you well.

BTW the word is "pawns" not "pones"

[wildfancylady]

I have done many, many, things to help the service men and women in Iraq and still do. I have never been to a protest rally. The facts are Bush lied to get us into this war, he does not care about our men and women in the arm forces nor the ones coming home wounded from this war of choice. I feel wonderful about myself and my family who have served in the arm forces for generations. Caring for the troops, and believing in them I do this each day. I do not believe in this war or Bush.

[edward1960hotmail]

wildandfancy

Well if you do support the troops then you have a funny way of speaking to it (Give me another "No Blood for oil" chant)

It's OK to lie to me, there will be no follow-up, but lying to some guy on Youtube could possibly epitomize shallowness. The list I gave you are things that I and my family have done (admittedly less as my friends are mostly back).

Support the troops, support their contributions and celebrate what they have done (name any of their accomplishments)

[duckslayer213]

you have no idea what you are talking about. People like you piss me off so so badly. If you don't like President Bush or the war go the hell away to another country.

[wildfancylady]

Definition of a Patriot:

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.

The U.S. Declaration of Independence

[wildfancylady]

You want this war to end fast...its simple send every senator, representative and everyone of this Administrations sons and daughters over there and this war will be over tomorrow.

[duckslayer213]

all the men and women in iraq right now volunteered. nobody said they had to go

[wildfancylady]

Many of them who did go had little choice with jobs going overseas and a tanked economy. Most did not expect stop loss programs and back door drafts. Nor did they expect to have to do 4 tours, for Bush's government, to not take care of them and their families when the worst happened. All are brave and deserve our respect, our care when they come home and for us to take care of their families if they don't return. Bush vetoed so many of the bills that would take care of them and their families.

[wildfancylady]

I will not leave this country I love I will fight for it. This war was based on lies told by a corrupt, inept and heartless man. Who cares nothing for the troops. They asked for a raise to help keep their wives and child off welfare and he denied it. They ask to go home when their time was dune and he puts a stop loss on them. Bush cares nothing for the troops he uses them for his photo ops.

Obama / Clinton 2008

[USAblowz988]

pray more to god then your stupid president

[daemonxblaze]

lol...leftwing douche

[joathas]

I really can say, good job.

thank´s for uploading!

[cehcehceh8]

I really like the way you put it all together- from 1970 till now. Very impressive.

[sswan24]

wow, this is the best not professionally done video i have ever seen. good job, and keep em coming

[cikacikita]

Beautiful song by CCR and a very good video. Peace to all.

[allyfinn]

john fogerty will, he started it, didn't he. Beautiful song by ccr.

[JoanMenrod]

Great! indeed powerful, but I still wonder WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN. Thanks JC Fogerty.

[Clauloko]

Martin Luther King had a dream and die for it... today the world have a nightmare: George Bush!

[MySerpentine]

No fucking kidding, man!

Of course, it WAS our CIA who killed him . . .

[Malinyc]

bull better get your umbrella out ;-)

[bullmeecham]

I'll all for peace, just get the moslem world to buy it, especailly when their chosen goal is religious and world domination, at any cost. Until then, keep the "rain" coming. Sorry.

[MmeOdileS]

Great thought..unfortunatly, we dont have enough protests here in the states against the war like we did for the Vietnam War.. Wonder why?

[chucklinn]

no draft so no local university support to busy worring about the game this week

[cahen281]

good video

[rjwalker]

On the last day. Jesus will.

[MySerpentine]

Yeah right.

[rjwalker]

You don't believe?

[MySerpentine]

Jesus had a good idea, sure, but that's all.

Anyway, the Christian Right is about as pious as a dead dog.

[salerac]

keep your comments to yourself.

[MySerpentine]

If you dislike them, don't read them.

Anyway, this is OUR song, not yours. Real Rock and Roll is as left-wing as it comes.

Idiots.

[entertainmentgiant]

powerful. great message. only for the faithful and aware. Maybe this can bring awareness. You think?