DESCRIPTION:
From '' Island Of Lost Souls ''
Label: Link Records - Link LP 113
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Released: 1989

Tracklist
A1 Island Of Lost Souls
A2 Pink And Black
A3 Noises (Ain't Arf Wierd)
A4 One Last Dream
A5 Bad Moon Rising
A6 Black Magic
B1 Slippin' In
B2 The Ripper
B3 Take The Money And Run
B4 Searchin'
B5 Let's Play House
B6 Freight Train

Vocals, Guitar -- Dave Rounce
Vocals, Bass -- Clive Perchard
Drums -- Steve Death

Engineer -- Marc Hunt
Producer -- Stage Frite

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"Bad Moon Rising" is a song written by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
It was the lead single from their album Green River and was released in April 1969, four months before the album.
The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in September 1969.
It was CCR's second gold single.

The song has been recorded by at least 20 different artists, in styles ranging from folk to reggae to psychedelic rock.

In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked it #364 on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.

Composition

Fogerty reportedly wrote "Bad Moon Rising" after watching The Devil and Daniel Webster.
Inspired by a scene in the film involving a hurricane, Fogerty claims the song is about "the apocalypse that was going to be visited upon us."

Mondegreen

The refrain in the chorus, "there's a bad moon on the rise," is commonly misheard as "there's a bathroom on the right". Fogerty has parodied the mishearing in live performances of the song.

Cover versions

Jerry Lee Lewis released a version of the song on his 1973 album, The Session.

Fogerty and Lewis recorded a version together that was released on Lewis' 2010 album, Mean Old Man.

Emmylou Harris released a version of the song on her 1981 album, Evangeline.

A 1986 version by the Australian band the Reels reached number 11 on the Australian charts.

The Scottish traditional group Battlefield Band recorded a version for their 1987 album After Hours: Forward to Scotland's Past.

Soundtrack

The song has been used in a number of films, including:
An American Werewolf in London,
My Fellow Americans,
Twilight Zone: The Movie,
Blade,
Sweet Home Alabama,
My Girl,
Man of the House,
Mr. Woodcock
and The Big Chill.

It has also appeared in many television programs, including:
Supernatural,
Cold Case,
Northern Exposure
and Alvin and the Chipmunks, in which it is performed by the titular characters.

A remixed version of the song can be heard in the video game Crackdown 2.

The song was available as a playable song for Guitar Hero 5 series of music rhythm video games as downloadable content.

Rock Band Music Gaming Platform

The song was made available to download on March 1, 2011 for use in the Rock Band 3 music gaming platform in both Basic rhythm, and PRO mode which takes advantage of the use of a real guitar / bass guitar, along with standard MIDI-compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to three-part harmony vocals.

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Lyrics

I see the bad moon rising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.

Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.

I hear hurricanes ablowing.
I know the end is coming soon.
I fear rivers over flowing.
I hear the voice of rage and ruin.

Well don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.

I hope you got your things together.
I hope you are quite prepared to die.
Looks like we're in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye.

Well don't go around tonight,
It's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.

I said don't go around tonight,
It's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.

I said there's a bad moon on the rise.
I said there's a bad moon on the rise.