A History Of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs

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Song 181: “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

11/3/2025 • NaN min

This episode, we look at the song “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a forty-four-minute bonus episode available, on “Mendocino” by the Sir Douglas Quintet. Tilt Araiza has assisted invalu… Play episode

Song 180: "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin, Part Two -- "Inspiration i
Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part One, The Song Remains…
PLEDGE WEEK: “Light Flight” by Pentangle
PLEDGE WEEK: “Fruit Tree” by Nick Drake
PLEDGE WEEK: “Living in the Past” by Jethro Tull
PLEDGE WEEK: “Pictures of Matchstick Men” by The Status Quo
PLEDGE WEEK: “La conferencia secreta del Toto’s Bar” by Los Shakers
Announcing Pledge Week 2025
Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)
Song 178: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part Tw…
Song 178: “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part On…
Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 4: “Sometimes …
Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 3: “Mister, Ca…
Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part Two — “Is it T…
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Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part One, Old Folks…
Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 4: “Who Bre…
Song 176, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 3: “Every C…
Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, part 2: Traps fo…
Song 176: “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, Part One: A Man …
PLEDGE WEEK: “Dark End of the Street” by James Carr
PLEDGE WEEK: “I Love You” by People
PLEDGE WEEK: “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield
PLEDGE WEEK: “My World Fell Down” by Sagittarius
PLEDGE WEEK: “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum
ANNOUNCEMENT: Pledge Week 2024
Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 2, “My Own Be…
Song 175: “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone Part 1 Different S…
Song 174B: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part Two, “It Takes Two”
Song 174A: “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Part One, “If At First You D…
An Alert: Someone Plagiarising Me
Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower” Part Two, The Hour is Getting Late
Song 173: “All Along the Watchtower”, Part One: “He’s Not the Messiah”
Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 4, Hour of Darkness
Song 172, Hickory Wind by the Byrds: Part 3, The Parsons Tale
Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part Two, Of Submarines and Second …
Song 172, “Hickory Wind” by the Byrds: Part One, Ushering in a New Dimensi…
Announcement Regarding Schedule
Episode 171: “Hey Jude” by the Beatles
Episode 170: “Astral Weeks” by Van Morrison
Episode 169: “Piece of My Heart” by Big Brother and the Holding Company
Episode 168: “I Say a Little Prayer” by Aretha Franklin
Episode 167: “The Weight” by The Band
Episode 166: “Crossroads” by Cream
Episode 165: “Dark Star” by the Grateful Dead
Episode 164: “White Light/White Heat” by the Velvet Underground
Episode 163: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding
Episode 162: “Daydream Believer” by the Monkees
Episode 161: “Alone Again Or” by Love

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