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The river is waiting
Come rise up
A new day is dawning
Come rise up
We be salin' at first light
Come Gather
Set our course for the crossing
Together
[Chorus:]
Sail on
Sail on
The river is waiting
Sail on
The river is waiting
I'm ready
To slip from this island
I'm ready
Gonna leave all my sorrow
Behind me
Lift my face to the new day
That's rising
[Chorus]
Come rise up
A new day is dawning
Come rise up
We be salin' at first light
Come Gather
Set our course for the crossing
Together
[Chorus:]
Sail on
Sail on
The river is waiting
Sail on
The river is waiting
I'm ready
To slip from this island
I'm ready
Gonna leave all my sorrow
Behind me
Lift my face to the new day
That's rising
[Chorus]
| mediamarv (Sebastopol, CA) | Posted: Mar 25, 2013 - 17:43 Good to hear him not having to scream the song... likeable melody. My first time to hear it, thanks Bill. |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 17:04 ajlept wrote: Maybe there is still hope for Van Morrison. What, he'll not be short fat bald and repetitive no more no more? |
| michaelgmitchell (Stirling, ON) | Posted: Jul 22, 2012 - 07:09  |
| otis_of_moab (Aspen CO (in the white room)) | Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 07:04 JavaJones wrote: God damn I love this song. John puts on a great live show too. Check him out if you get the chance! Coming to Outside Lands in San Francisco this year. :-) I too have seen John live. He gets into it and obviously enjoys the stage. I was never much of a fan until after I saw him live. |
| Cynaera (Oh, who cares?) | Posted: Dec 19, 2011 - 17:32 Deadwing wrote: I normally don't ever criticize songs but the tone of his voice in this song makes me want to go on a killing spree. So wierd because so many other people really dig it. I love Fortunate Son, but this song is like nails on a blackboard to me. Plus The album cover- is he the King of Wheat or something? Um, about that killing spree - could you maybe direct it at Congress? And maybe not kill them but paintball the hell out of them? That might satisfy your urge to do damage. I like this song, but I know Fogerty's got a LOT better stuff in him. Can't wait to hear it! |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 07:27 Baketown wrote: Half this CD is good ! The A side or the B side? |
| Baketown (Maryland) | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 08:01 Half this CD is good ! |
| ajlept (Athens, GA) | Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 14:21 jammin621 wrote: Saw/heard John play live last month - the man still plays a mean guitar, his voice sounds fabulous and damn, he still looks boyish in his plaid shirt. I read that he finally came full circle with the old CCR songs which he once refused to play - by the sounds of his live shows, he is a happy man and is loving what he does. Lucky for me and other fans who recognize his worth. John, keep rockin! Maybe there is still hope for Van Morrison. |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Sep 15, 2011 - 20:07 I normally don't ever criticize songs but the tone of his voice in this song makes me want to go on a killing spree. Get help. It's a song, like it or leave it, that's all folks. |
| ScottN (Vacationing in Gaza) | Posted: Sep 15, 2011 - 20:07 JavaJones wrote: God damn I love this song. John puts on a great live show too. Check him out if you get the chance! Coming to Outside Lands in San Francisco this year. :-) Ordinary and pleasant song, but you're right about his live show. Fun! |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Aug 21, 2011 - 08:15 I normally don't ever criticize songs but the tone of his voice in this song makes me want to go on a killing spree. So wierd because so many other people really dig it. I love Fortunate Son, but this song is like nails on a blackboard to me. Plus The album cover- is he the King of Wheat or something? |
| JavaJones (San Francisco, CA) | Posted: Jul 03, 2011 - 21:21 God damn I love this song. John puts on a great live show too. Check him out if you get the chance! Coming to Outside Lands in San Francisco this year. :-) |
| DoofusGeezer (Pilvimaa) | Posted: Jun 07, 2011 - 05:30 Sjaaks wrote: Nice! Yeah, that's it in a nutshell. I collect river songs and this one was a happy find |
| Moak (Reading, PA) | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 06:23 The world in general without John Fogerty would slip from a 7.3 to a 7.1 |
| cubaninlondon (London) | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 06:22 Guys, doesn't this song remind you of an ol' riff by Lou Reed in the 'New York' album? Am I the only one who thinks that this song is a rip-off from Lou's track? I can't remember the name, though. It's still a good tune. A Cuban In London. |
| drews (London, Blighty) | Posted: Oct 29, 2010 - 14:14 Soulful stuff from this old-school bad-ass rocker |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 04:15 I actually like this, what the Hell is goin' on out there???????!!!!!!!  |
| Sjaaks (Horst, Netherlands) | Posted: Jun 24, 2010 - 00:54 Nice! |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Apr 27, 2010 - 18:26 jammin621 wrote: damn, he still looks boyish in his plaid shirt. IMHO, he's by far the hottest of the classic rockers. He's actually gotten way better looking with time  |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Mar 20, 2010 - 21:04 This sounds cheesy but I love feeling the ripple through my speakers! |
| jarrudy (Rocky Mountains) | Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 13:21 i think it's really difficult for artists that have a distinct sound to grow, and i think he's done it really well with this song. |
| ginniet (Spokane, WA) | Posted: Feb 23, 2010 - 13:27 hopper99 wrote: Not so sure about this one, and the whole album in fact. I love(d) CCR, but somehow I have a strong feeling their time has gone, musicwise, and will not return for a looong time... And this album stands not sufficiently apart from the old stuff. Gave it a 6. I agree. I liked them when they were first out, but I usually change the station when they come on the radio now. This one is just too boring for me. |
| jammin621 (Boston) | Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 15:39 Saw/heard John play live last month - the man still plays a mean guitar, his voice sounds fabulous and damn, he still looks boyish in his plaid shirt. I read that he finally came full circle with the old CCR songs which he once refused to play - by the sounds of his live shows, he is a happy man and is loving what he does. Lucky for me and other fans who recognize his worth. John, keep rockin! |
| wildrudi (NW Germany, Oldenburg) | Posted: Oct 14, 2009 - 14:22 well, one can sound.  |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Aug 03, 2009 - 00:14 Rare John Fogerty Interview From Memphis 1986 |
| macadavy (Cascadia's attic, eh?) | Posted: Dec 14, 2008 - 15:20 duggerd wrote: Nostalgia + 1/3rd bottle whiskey won't allow less than 8 I'm with you. Btw - 'Old South Wales': anywhere near Kidwelly (Cydweli)? And is that whiskey (Wysgi) Penderyn by any chance?  |
| duggerd (Old South Wales) | Posted: Dec 14, 2008 - 15:12 Nostalgia + 1/3rd bottle whiskey won't allow less than 8 |
| hopper99 (Germany) | Posted: Nov 27, 2008 - 12:58 Not so sure about this one, and the whole album in fact. I love(d) CCR, but somehow I have a strong feeling their time has gone, musicwise, and will not return for a looong time... And this album stands not sufficiently apart from the old stuff. Gave it a 6. |
| Whimary (Central Calif) | Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 12:00 Love this song! I have this album, it starts out good, and grows to great on you.  |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 11:53
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| spanishboots (Helsinki, Finland) | Posted: Jul 17, 2008 - 13:26 This tune could easily be forgotten on the album, but it really is a gem. Thanks for reminding it Radio Paradise. Unfortunately I wasn't able to see John on tour here in Helsinki last May. But watching him from front row in 2005 made me wonder: Could he be the hardest working man in rock music nowadays? |
| More_Cowbell (North of Chicago, IL, USA) | Posted: Jul 17, 2008 - 13:25  |
| beto0707 (Cedar Hill, TX) | Posted: Jul 17, 2008 - 13:23 I thought a remix version of the MacGyver theme song was starting... I'm kinda disappointed. |
| macadavy (Cascadia's attic, eh?) | Posted: Jun 23, 2008 - 21:51 sans wrote: Are kids in college loving this album as much as we loved Centerfield when it came out way back when?
Centerfield is 'way back when'!? Omigod I'm old! |
| Johray63 (The Lowlands) | Posted: Jun 08, 2008 - 04:04 PeterRigg wrote: Outstanding. Great voice. And the backing vocals sound a bit like those on 'Sexual Healing' ('Heal me, my darling').
Yes, remarkable, knowing he covered Heard it Trough the Grapevine in the sixties with CCR! |
| lawman (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) | Posted: May 28, 2008 - 02:11 PeterRigg wrote: Outstanding. Great voice. And the backing vocals sound a bit like those on 'Sexual Healing' ('Heal me, my darling').
Ditto, ditto, ditto. |
| aragon (Nowhere Fast) | Posted: May 23, 2008 - 11:20 Carl wrote: This is what I'd like Neil Young to sound like!
Cannot agree most! |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: May 01, 2008 - 18:35 This is what I'd like Neil Young to sound like! |
| birdland (Right about....here.) | Posted: Apr 25, 2008 - 17:42 Beautiful. I don't have much of an appreciation for Fogerty. I lost touch with CCR after Born on the Bayou, Green River, but this is nice. |
| PeterRigg (Lancashire, England) | Posted: Apr 20, 2008 - 15:41 Outstanding. Great voice. And the backing vocals sound a bit like those on 'Sexual Healing' ('Heal me, my darling'). |
| sans (Philly) | Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 09:23 Are kids in college loving this album as much as we loved Centerfield when it came out way back when? Great album title John! |
| bullitt (West of the Jordan, East of the Rock of Gibraltar) | Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 15:27 steeler wrote: Beginning chords of this sound just like the Lou Reed song, Down on the Boulevard (I think that's the one).
I think you mean "Dirty Blvd" but I agree. |
| steeler (Teetering on the precipice) | Posted: Mar 21, 2008 - 11:38 Beginning chords of this sound just like the Lou Reed song, Down on the Boulevard (I think that's the one). |
| tompoll (Seattle WA USA) | Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 16:23 Whammy bar abuse. I'm tellin'. |
| MICKUERVO (SAN LORENZO CAMPEON) | Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 16:23 infomdq wrote: Excelente Fogerty! GOOD MARPLA!!! |
| infomdq (Mar del Plata) | Posted: Feb 28, 2008 - 18:25 Excelente Fogerty! |
| tonypf (Honolulu) | Posted: Feb 28, 2008 - 18:19 40 years on and the boy's still got a good ear for a tune! |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago and up) | Posted: Feb 17, 2008 - 16:07 mefrombrazil wrote: very good, but his best song is BLUEBOY.anybody agree?  Well, since I uploaded BLUEBOY , I won't argue...  |
| slartibart_O (N29°57'-W97°34') | Posted: Feb 08, 2008 - 09:16 Nice timing for this. Caught parts of him pushing this tour on Soundstage on the tube last night; wow - oh - wow did it smell. I'm a huge fan of old CCR but his rehashes were just painfully forced and creepy cheesy. |
| ruthless (Midtown Memphis) | Posted: Feb 08, 2008 - 09:13 MugwumpGeo wrote: One word: overplayed.
 This CD has not been out that long. |