This “Stand Out Single” was a double-sided hit!
The single “Down on the Corner” / “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in September 1969, stands as one of the most striking examples in popular music of a 45 rpm record whose A- and B-sides both achieved enduring cultural importance. Issued during the band’s extraordinarily prolific year that also produced the album Willy and the Poor Boys,
You got to ball and have a good time
And that’s what I call choogling
“Chooglin'” is a slang term that was popularized in the 1970s by the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The term appears in the band’s song “Keep on Chooglin’,” and it is believed to be a made-up word that describes a rhythmic, pulsating motion, often associated with dancing or grooving to the music.
Two hundred million guns are loaded
Satan cries, “Take aim”
When I was young before I had cassettes, the only good way of making a playlist of songs was to stack 45s on the turntable. I would arrange for them to play my favorite songs in my favorite order. These posts are about records I had in my stacks.
