Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ RockBand DLC 07/06, Expert Bass/Drums 100% SR FC

DLC Release 07/06/10 ~ Creedence Clearwater Revival Pack 01

"Proud Mary" is a song written by American singer and guitarist John Fogerty. It was first recorded by rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (in which Fogerty played lead guitar and sang lead vocals) on the 1969 album Bayou Country. Released as a single in January 1969, it became the band's first top-ten hit on the U.S. Pop chart, peaking at number two, or number one according to some charts. It was the first of five singles that the band released that would reach that peak on the chart, a record for most number-two singles for a group without ever having a number-one song. The song reached number eight in the UK. It was also CCR's first gold single.

Stylistically, the song merges elements of several genres, including rock and roll, blues, gospel, and soul. Nevertheless, it contains many of Creedence Clearwater Revival's most characteristic elements, including a repeated guitar riff, "down-home" lyrics, and a guitar solo Fogerty said was influenced by Steve Cropper of Booker T. & the MGs.

The second line of the second verse has generated considerable confusion, and can be considered a type of mondegreen. Listeners have variously interpreted it as "pumped a lot of pain" and "pumped a lot of 'pane", referring to propane, which is commonly used as a fuel. The controversy was further fueled by Ike & Tina Turner's cover, in which Tina sings "pumped a lot of 'tane," referring to octane, the grading scale and chemical in gasoline. The author, Fogerty, commented:

"Sometimes I write words to songs because they sound cool to sing. Sometimes the listener doesn't understand what I'm singing because I'm dedicated to singing the vowel, having fun with the word sounds coming out of my mouth. 'Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans,' is a good example. I think Tina Turner sang '`tane' instead of 'pain,' as in a contracted form of 'octane'. But I knew what she meant."

"Proud Mary" placed #155 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song is available as a playable song for the Rock Band series of music video games as downloadable content.

Genre: Southern Rock

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DRUMS ~ PROFFESSORJOE
Pretty interesting overall, couple boring ones but mostly fun. Nothing crazy. Heard It Through the Grapevine by far the most fun which is convenient being the 10 minute long song lol.

BASS ~ RJUCPU
Nothing especially challenging but nothing super boring either. Couple really easy ones but mostly there was enough going on to relax and enjoy the songs. Heard It Through the Grapevine was pretty fun from start to finish, definitely top pick of this pack for bass with Travelin' Band a close second.

DOUBLE FC #1756

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[TeamMastaPr2]

@ILOVESHANE34 I prefer this and original version compared to Tina's. Tina Turner is a soul musician, and one of many other artists covering this song.

[ILOVESHANE34]

i knew thew made the song, but tina sings it with so much more soul!