first time hearing Creedence Clearwater Revival - Suzie Q | Reaction!!

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[@laliz7025]

Apocalypse Now

[@peggycarter9314]

Believe it or not... CCR were NOT from the south. They were from CALIFORNIA !!

[@lisalegato0109]

MARILYN MANSON! React to him! Dope Hat, The Dope Show, Sweet Dreams...

[@toddbarton7229]

The irony of this southern Mississippi sound is that they're all from California. React to "Run Through The Jungle" or "Lodi" next, please. You'll love any CCR song you listen to. Thanks, Polo. May GOD bless you and yours!

[@micheledegroot2247]

I hear California

[@las-xo6du]

Yep they really captured the vibe

[@richardbrown7239]

my mind exploded when I found out that they were from Califorina. Im still not entirely sure I believe it.

[@barbarazangara8051]

And they rocked Woodstock, too!

[@Brickkicker55]

@@richardbrown7239 From the Bay Area area yet

[@johnlaforce4421]

“Born on the bayou” is a must…

[@mousiebrown1747]

👍🏻

[@alchemy-oi8xf]

CCR didn't know HOW to make a bad song. Trust us, (all of the commentors), when we say that being you've loved the two Creedence songs that you've heard thus far, you'll probably love them all.

[@Montweezy]

Absolutely!🤙

[@ZacCostilla]

CCR wrote at least 30 of your new favorite songs

[@rosevfx]

@@ZacCostilla They didn't write Suzie Q, they just recorded the hottest version of it.

[@ZacCostilla]

@@rosevfx I know that. It was originally a Dale Hawkins song. But their version is the definitive version, for sure.

[@RockChick63174]

I'm not a fan if CCR at all. Hated Fogerty. The tribute band with actual members is pretty darned good, tho.

[@rickmts]

John Fogarty was a California guy. Amazing how he and the band developed such a Southern style of music

[@scottzappa9314]

Thought it was the Bayou country they were from.

[@sherryherrick6567]

I think he's on a tour. Next stop, Ohio.

[@maryrosekent8223]

@@scottzappa9314 They’re from the East Bay Area.

[@scottzappa9314]

@@maryrosekent8223 Thank you

[@love-vy1ry]

Fogerty......

[@Ashwgun]

CCR has so many great songs, Fortunate Son, Have You Ever Seen the Rain, Run Through the Jungle, just so many great songs

[@maryrosekent8223]

_Born on the Bayou_ is my fave, but _Run Through the Jungle_ is a very close second.

[@FUBAR1986]

Have you ever seen the rain is definitely one that a lot of reactors react to and each and every one of them likes it such easy listening music

[@seanpaula8924]

Born on the Bayou, Lookin out my back door, down on the corner, run through the jungle, proud mary...

[@WireWeaver]

You are just getting started.Dive deeper. You won't be disappointed

[@karenlaneville8074]

One of the greatest American bands ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kaychristensen4394]

First CCR tune I ever heard at age 12. Turned 68 two days ago. Love this more with every year. 😎

[@ThatandCo]

as swampy as they sound and from Cali. John had a vision

[@opencarrier8607]

3 number 1 albums in 1969 .

[@porovaara]

Check out the long version of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"... it is epic.

[@eyorke01]

CCR is AWESOME. Check out "Bad Moon Rising" - that's one of there several All Timers

[@bettydoyle1957]

'Keep on Chooglin' LIVE at Woodstock Then early album song 'Long as I Can See the Light' You'll Love Both!!

[@dougieyou]

My fav. CCR song, so many parties we would play it around midnight and blow the roof of the house...They use to close their shows with it and it would be bonkers....

[@paulgl5178]

Great tune. Throw in Pagan Baby, too!

[@debicurry5913]

One of my favorite bands ever!! Love CCR

[@shemanic1]

"Run Through the Jungle" is another superb C.C.R. tune.

[@NigelIncubatorJones]

The full track is 8 minutes long. You'd really dig that longer jam. And on the 40th anniversary of their debut album, they included a 10-minute live version of this song that is awesome. If you thought "Born on the Bayou" was a one-off, you're in for a wonderful surprise. CCR has the highest slugging percentage of all time. Nearly every song they did is worthy of a reaction, seriously. Try "Penthouse Pauper" and "Bootleg (Alternate Take)", and "The Working Man", "Porterville", "Gloomy", "Walk on the Water".

[@kathleenarchacki7875]

Luv this vibe from them

[@vickylewis8481]

Everything they did was amazing and the voice of john fogherty was incredible

[@GayleKazanis]

Best free concert ever seen at Spokane Fair grounds early 90s was so loud the legs of my jeans were vibrating ❤ ✌️ Polo...

[@rosevfx]

HOW can a man not have heard this song before? Not only is on the radio every once in a while, it is also in countless movies.

[@maryrosekent8223]

Perhaps those things aren’t a major part of his life.

[@sammybeck7794]

Or perhaps he grew up not listening to this genre in his home growing up or on the radio because he never tuned the radio to rock. He is also a rap fan so why would you know this kind of music. I always crack up when people say things like, I can't believe you have never heard of this song before or have you been under a rock all your life? People got to get real

[@RockChick63174]

On classic rock stations, maybe.

[@scott3744]

CCR had at least *20 hits* in the space of about 3 short years... just unreal. And two of them (Born on the Bayou and the classic Midnight Special) aren't even on "Chronicle - The 20 Greatest Hits" (the album cover in your video), they saved those for "Chronicle part 2"!

[@BobPrice-zx7kr]

John Fogerty is a awesome singer and guitar player, he and his kids all play in a band together and they play his songs and they sound great

[@SherylRode]

One of my all time favorites! The song and the band. Lov’m

[@pamelafeather6405]

My Dad was building a school out in the Pleasanton , CA area and these guys were practicing across the road in a warehouse. He come home and told us at dinner and my older brother flipped his top, then proceeded to go to work with Dad first opportunity. The Bay Area in those days was loaded with so many fabulous musicians - sweet memories

[@SummerRain-n5u]

This is a (dare I say) singular and unique band. They always sound like them, but no two songs are the same. I think they will continue to surprise you, Polo. Try "Who'll Stop the Rain" or "Fortunate Son". This song is their only hit that John Fogerty didn't write; this was a cover (originally done in 1957). Creedence' did it 11 years later.

[@deathbymisadventure]

They also covered Marvin Gaye song...

[@dcg4mn]

You have to see the genius scene in Apocalypse Now of a USO performance for American troops in Vietnam including scantily dressed women dancing to Suzie Q. The sheer incongruity and power behind a nation that can parachute an entire stage production into the heart of the Vietnamese jungle feels hair raisingly sinister. The music choice is somehow perfect.

[@douglasmatheson8346]

Hard to believe CCR never had a #1 song.

[@maryrosekent8223]

Such a great era for music, so much competition…

[@katrinacash6393]

CCR's song "Green River" would make your 4Runner list!

[@delfic1108]

OMG! 6th grade played this with my friend on a small record player over and over and over. Great memories associated with this song

[@Tateorsomething]

Love it. California swamp music. Please keep going.Gteen River next please

[@Mommadukes337]

The 60 and 70 were the best time for music. Loved living through it!

[@kenmc1951]

Long As I Can See the Light. Incredible soulful vocals by John Fogerty. He also played electric piano as well as a tenor sax solo.

[@empyrealone]

They put out 7 albums in 4 years, '68 - '72, and then they were done. And a ton of great songs packed into that 4 years. They have a 20 greatest hits album and they're all truly great hits, no skips, 20 greatest hits in a 4 year span.

[@teresabaker9610]

Great choice. Love them!

[@mariaakcelik8559]

"Suzie O" musical genre is Psychedelic rock, roots rock, acid rock, swamp rock, and blues rock. Amazing how many genres CCR does in one song.

[@MikeMendenhall-g9g]

I just recently found you on line and I love you finding these older and newer songs I have grown up with! Johnny cash to tool! all in my wheel house! we live in a house that all types of music is playing at almost all times. you don't know what you like until you open your mind and listen to the music and thought behind it.

[@jimbrentar]

more from CCR: Wrote A Song For Everyone, Long As I Can See The Light, Down On The Corner, Green River

[@melissaward6311]

My daughter is a Suzie. Short for Susan. Probably influenced my name decision. And shes a beauty. Her middle name is named after a song.too. i loved this song. Loved all ccr.

[@l.sueszabo9618]

My dad used to wake me up every day by coming into my room and singing this to me at the top of his lungs.

[@Tim_York]

Polo, I remember hearing CCR when I was young and thinking what part of the swamp in Louisiana did they crawl out of? We had no internet to look it up. So years later when I found out they were from Northern California I was like WTF!? Their songbook includes so many great tunes. It still draws me back when dad was in Vietnam. 🖖🏼

[@la.chio88]

CCR is my go to band regardless of my mood. Their grooves just get you feeling right. Listen to “Born on the Bayou” and their version of “I Put a Spell on You”. They are chef’s kiss 🤌🏼

[@johniewcqaspires7066]

Saw them in concert 1970 in Monroe Louisiana plus Three Dog Night

[@incamoran9532]

That southern/Mississippi sound you speak of - back in the day we called it swamp music.

[@revaflowers3115]

A guy named Dale Hawkins co-wrote this in 1957 and then he sang it. In fact Dale preformed up into the 2000s I think(he died in 2010). He is an inductee into the Lousianna Hall Of Fame,and The Rockabilly Hall Of fame. His original version of the song Susie Q is in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as one of the top 500 songs the shaped Rock And Roll. Dale is often credited with forming a genre called swamp rock. BTW: that opening riff is part of the original song.

[@abmqa]

So funky! Sick azz drums 🥁 and bass guitar 🎸

[@suemoore6445]

Heard CCR 3x before they broke up. The 1st time I saw them they just released their first hit SusieQ. I was a freshman at SJSU and dating a senior. He always called me SusieQ. The nickname has stuck all of these years! Didn’t find out until recently that John didn’t actually write this. The label told them this would be there first release, so John recorded it by changing it up to the CCR sound. Label didn’t like it, but John threatened to walk away…became a huge hit! My favorite song of theirs is Fortunate Son! Still relevant today! Finally getting to see John again this August after a 52 year wait!

[@margaretdavis3030]

If there's a band that makes you feel like you were born too late, it's CCR.

[@robinwells3]

So glad you have found CCR. They are from El Cerrito, California, just north of Berkeley in the Bay Area.

[@andreaschadeck5596]

The singer, John Fogarty, is on your right now. He’s getting up there, people should go see him! I saw him in 2017 and he was fantastic

[@ClearlyBlissful]

There’s more to check out with CCR.

[@RobertCook-fs9zz]

Thanks 4 the reaction Like others have said you’ll like more of their music

[@melissagottlieb3381]

Great request ❤

[@kennethwallace1494]

The full song is really great from their first album, this was the single version , on the original 45 it was cut back for radio play.

[@angelaballard3929]

CCR, my first album. John Fogerty's voice and those rhythms...

[@mikeh.853]

John Fogerty is one of the greatest, most talented singer-songwriter-composer-instrumentalists of all-time, right up there with Lennon and McCartney; however, Susie Q is one of the few songs he actually didn't write. He WAS CCR, the principal songwriter for nearly all their songs. He was and continues to be a one-man machine! He is a living legend!

[@kennethohnemus3192]

Welcome to the CCR fan club brother ✌✌✌✌ They have a ton of great songs and the Album Chronicles has 20 hits on it. Willie and The Poor Boys and Cosmos Factory are both great albums

[@mousiebrown1747]

CCR on headphones got me through a lot of dental root canals....Dentist grooved with it & sang along. Good therapy for both of us.

[@kellypickle]

Keep going man it’s mostly great. I can’t wait for you to hear some of my favorites. And I’m really surprised you chose this one, but I’m really happy because I love it. Nobody does a cover like CCR.

[@donnadubyak6504]

CCR reminds me of every garage band I heard playing in their attics in the 60s.

[@cheryljones1361]

I happen to love " I put a spell on you"!!! Credence Clearwater Revival! If you check it out, enjoy!!!!!

[@CrystalChavarria]

This was one band my dad loved, so i grew up with CCR. Fortunate son is one of my favorites. Suzy Q is nice, but like others have said, you cant go wrong with CCR or John Fogerty solo! ❤

[@87womy]

Yay! CCR!

[@robertjohnson3252]

I thought I’d drop a note of thanks for being such a great place to come and visit. I enjoyed the Larry Bird trash talk video and really really enjoyed the Procal Harem video. Keep up the good work..☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@mattjohnson7725]

You are correct my friend

[@pamelalyttle]

I LOVE IT Thanks

[@charliecochran3035]

They make great use of rhia in the movie Apocalypse Now. It's a perfect fit.

[@brendamilloy2557]

John played a 1969 Rickenbacker 325 Sunburst guitar on this tune.

[@famousyoutuber2375]

CCR has some great music , check out Midnight Special & Grapevine

[@bassage13]

This song always reminds me of Apocalypse Now.

[@stephenboyce6621]

Check out their version of Heard it Through the Grapevine. A fun version of a song that has been covered by many bands.

[@maryrosekent8223]

I knew the horn was going to blow-Berkeley Boys be good!

[@lisabrown2048]

that guitar lick at 3:48 I'm pretty sure is from Howlin Wolf Smokestack Lighting. I don't mind cultural appropriation if is appreciation and CCR does a hellava good job. This is one of my all time favorite songs. Really dig your channel btw.

[@JB-zz8mk]

Ya'll should check out High-Fade - Gossip... 2024 just got mad funky! 😁

[@piedmontish]

In the old days when 45 singles were played on record players, they had an A side and a B side Which generally went with the record companies recommendations for disc jockeys to play the A side as their anticipated hit- CCR B-Sides were better than most all folks A sides! Suggestion: “I Put a Spell on You “- I think it was originally done by Lightnin’ Hopkins (? Your viewers can correct me if I’m mistaken) Who said when he heard their version “it’s their song now!.

[@Niteowlette]

YES! Excellent! Off their first LP.

[@denisemarie2985]

Nice! Screaming Jay Hawkins

[@GTO4now]

Nice! CCR have many good tunes...you should do more reviews of their hits.

[@kaychristensen4394]

The first song by CCR I ever heard back in the day. Enjoy! 😎

[@jimwebb9328]

This was the short radio version. The long album version has several more minutes of guitar solo.

[@robertserafin-uc3qn]

They were from California P.s They also an extended 8 + minute version with several long solos

[@innervisions1828]

CCR's cover of I Heard It Through the Grapevine is the best version ever. Apologies to Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight and the Pips

[@56music64]

Saw them live in 1972 at Brisbane Festival Hall, in Australia, not sure whether it was due to the fact that Tom Fogerty had already left the band but they were not giood live. CCR are great on recordings though.

[@dangaiser4729]

John's recipe for guitar solos - play everything four times 😅

[@johnbeasley7658]

There from California. They just have that sound.

[@KevinKildow-wx6lp]

Funny that they aren’t southern. They grew up in Berkeley, CA! Swamp Rock!

[@martharobison3184]

I heard it through the grapevine puts you in another world....

[@Gharrie1]

You have to listen to their cover of Marvin Gaye's I Heard it Through the Grapvine. Also, you got the short version on this. The whole version includes a cool vocal harmony interlude....and more "nasty" guitar.

[@MTLUVR]

A top 5 band of all time! Hands down. The number of hits is Ridiculous! Fogerty is a music god.

[@Alice-xy3fi]

You're never gonna hear anything you don't like from this band...I can almost guarantee it. And you're certainly never gonna hear anything like you were fearing/expecting. Everything about them is the opposite of that.

[@mikecreger9702]

It is southern music. But the band is from the bay area in California.

[@Britbabe53]

Pretty much the only CCR song I liked. I love the Jose Feliciano version.

[@sandybourdeau9300]

The intro of Swamp Rock

[@gerardpaddock5076]

In the movie Apocolypse Now there is a Playboy USO scene in Viet Nam where the girls dance for the soldiers. Suzzie Q is the tune and it is a Perfect Scene with the Perfect soundtrack. Check it out!

[@415s30]

Now listen to Run Through the Jungle.

[@joniarmel7308]

Listen to Born on the Bayou. Correction listen to all their songs . My high school music starting in 1969.

[@36karpatoruski]

Why do reviewers always pick the shortened version? The long (real) version is just a SHORT scroll away.

[@tetleyT]

Can't miss with CCR

[@Ga_Army_Veteran.]

"Midnight Special" not Saturday Night Special That was Skynyrd

[@ZacCostilla]

And you picked the SHORT version (radio single edit)… the longer version is even better with the extra guitar solo work.

[@rickdeckard6294]

And this isn’t even one of their better songs. It’s solid, but they’ve got a lot of GREAT songs. It took me a while to really comprehend how good John Fogerty and CCR really are.