"Lodi" was written by John Fogerty. Recorded in March 1969, it was release… Read Full Bio ↴"Lodi" was written by John Fogerty. Recorded in March 1969, it was released in April, four months before the album, as the B-side of "Bad Moon Rising", the lead single from the LP Green River.
John said he never actually visited the city before writing the song, and he simply picked it because it had "the coolest sounding name".
The song's chorus, "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again," has been the theme of several city events in Lodi.

Lodi
Creedence Clearwater Revival Lyrics

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Just about a year ago
I set out on the road
Seekin' my fame and fortune
Lookin' for a pot of gold
Things got bad and things got worse
I guess you will know the tune
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again

Rode in on the Greyhound
I'll be walkin' out if I go
I was just passin' through
Must be seven months or more
Ran out of time and money
Looks like they took my friends
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again

The man from the magazine
Said I was on my way
Somewhere I lost connections
I ran out of songs to play
I came into town, a one night stand
Looks like my plans fell through
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again

If I only had a dollar
For ev'ry song I've sung
Ev'ry time I've had to play
While people sat there drunk
You know, I'd catch the next train
Back to where I live

Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again

Overall Meaning

The song Lodi, by Creedence Clearwater Revival, is a melancholic ballad that tells the story of a musician who set out to find fame and fortune on the road, but instead ended up stuck in Lodi, a small town in California. The lyrics are full of frustration and disappointment as the singer reflects on his failed dreams and the struggles he's encountered as a struggling musician. He describes how he ran out of money and time, lost connections and inspiration, and ultimately ended up stranded in Lodi with no way out. The repetition of the line "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again", reinforces the sense of helplessness and despair that the singer feels, as he's forced to confront the reality of his failed ambitions.

There is a sense of irony in the lyrics, as the singer wishes he had a dollar for every song he's sung or every time he's had to play while people sat there drunk, indicating that his life as a musician has not been as glamorous as he'd hoped. The mention of a man from a magazine who said he was on his way, only to lose connections and run out of songs to play, highlights the challenges of making it in the music industry and the fragility of success.

Overall, Lodi is a poignant song about the struggles of a musician who finds himself stuck in a dead-end town, with no clear way out.

Line by Line Meaning

Just about a year ago
Almost a year ago, I began my journey

I set out on the road
I started traveling, hoping for success and wealth

Seekin' my fame and fortune
I was looking for recognition and riches

Lookin' for a pot of gold
I was searching for a treasure

Things got bad and things got worse
My situation deteriorated

I guess you will know the tune
You can probably imagine what happened

Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again
I'm once again trapped in Lodi

Rode in on the Greyhound
I arrived on a Greyhound bus

I'll be walkin' out if I go
I'll have to leave on foot if I leave at all

I was just passin' through
I didn't plan to stay in Lodi

Must be seven months or more
I've been here for at least seven months

Ran out of time and money
I no longer have the resources to leave

Looks like they took my friends
I lost my companions in Lodi

The man from the magazine
The person who interviewed me for the magazine

Said I was on my way
Claimed I was destined for success

Somewhere I lost connections
I lost my contacts and opportunities

I ran out of songs to play
I couldn't come up with any new songs to perform

I came into town, a one night stand
I only planned to stay in Lodi for one performance

Looks like my plans fell through
Unfortunately, my plans didn't work out

If I only had a dollar
I wish I had a dollar for every time I performed

For ev'ry song I've sung
Every piece I've sung

Ev'ry time I've had to play
Each moment I've had to perform

While people sat there drunk
As people drank and didn't pay attention

You know, I'd catch the next train
If possible, I'd leave right away

Back to where I live
To return to my hometown

Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
Once more, I'm stuck in Lodi

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Cameron Fogerty

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@revelationakagoldeneagle8045

4y↑483

Memories of my youth ✌️
I was 14 when this song was released...
My, my, how time flies...
Nearing 67 years young now!
Have lived a good life, have lost many friends and family members over the years...
Many of us have!
But our journey is not over yet!
Journey Well Brother's and Sister's ✌️

Life Is Not A Problem To Be Solved, Life Is A Journey To Be Lived 🌹

All comments from YouTube:

@rhondashinn4952

5d↑16

I am now 65, I was a girl of 19 when my first boyfriend introduced me CCR, he is long gone now I miss him whenfeeling nostaic. God I miss him

@michaelmanerowski5832

4d↑2

Pray for him and in thanks for him. Sounds simple, but means a lot.

@janetstarnes3405

2y↑111

My sister was killed by a south shore train in Hammond Indiana ❤️ She LOVED this Song. She was 18 years old.

@terrylancey5451

40w↑12

I'm so sorry for your loss. May God bless you

@ashleyrigatoni702

38w↑5

My friend, Terra Joy, was killed by a train in London, Ontario when she was only 20. This song has nothing to do with it. I miss her though and often think of what she could have been. 🍻

@rminitials

38w↑5

@@ashleyrigatoni702Such a heavy loss. I'm sorry to you and OP. May they both RIP

@brettcinder258

37w↑3

God-bless your sister and your family ❤💪🙏

@davidshifley9405

36w↑3

I am so sorry for your loss!

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@reginaldantone2362

1y↑235

I am 45 years old but I love this music

@carlosantonio5957

1y↑14

Tenho 66anos nao à pai para u ccr

@ismaelzuniga5997

49w↑4

0:0 0:00

@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066

41w↑15

I'm 35 and i have listened to this since i was 4. What does age have to do with this?

@qitrodz

40w↑6

@@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066 It's incidental to the era in which the song is from: late 60s to early 70s. Not better or worse, just sheds some light on the author of each post.

@incandescent2406

39w↑6

i'm 21 and love CCR's songs

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@lehmanbarfield3514

2y↑158

Im 61,my son was 39 and his son 12. we sll listened to ccr

@C.O.M.N

26w↑7

Thats amazing man

@obedanar1322

21w↑4

Bless you 🎉❤

@lynnymcbride7976

18w↑5

in our family its the same nana dad me my kids ccr are the best ever

@JoeyGambelli

9w↑2

Damm...
That's genuinely good to hear 🎉

@maggiesdad100

3y↑56

I was listening to a Saturday radio show that plays oldies music. Before this song was played, the announcer said John wrote this song because their parents went to Lodi every year for 2 weeks' vacation and John and Tom hated the place because there was nothing to do there for the entire 2 weeks. That sounds reasonable if you really listen to the words.

@ElpidioSánchez-l1n

9w↑49

I am 67 years old and istill listenin this beautiful song ,it touched deep down in my heart.

@jenniferheddinger5525

Oh Lord stuck in bmore still....

@rickroche8860

2y↑14

Sadly' "modern" music has taken a wrong turn from heartfelt tunes to plain cRap. Surely miss the days when you could actually whistle tunes you liked to hear on the radio or at parties and concerts! With real drums!

@richardb9556

2y↑339

This is a GREAT song. Not like the JUNK today. Long live CCR.

@SkullrockNorthern

1y↑11

Agree

@Thebrassloader

1y↑9

Couldn't agree more

@AgentLoneWolf73

1y↑7

Agree

@peterdgreaves973

1y↑9

There was lots of junk back then and lots of great songs today, just gotta listen.

@gingerli5820

@@peterdgreaves973 The junk was sifted out much better back then than it is today. Total crap is marketed now simply because it's sung by a pulchritudinous female and electronically enhanced. You go ahead and spend your dollars making these money hogs rich.

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@Gleneleny

20h↑1

Recuerdo como me llegaba esta canción a mis 23 años, hace cinco años, ahora sé que esos momentos amargos me hicieron mas fuerte, Lodi es como mi pueblo y ahora lo veo con cariño y valoro sus ventajas, volaré a muchos lugares pero sé que siempre podré volver

@verliesantos

1y↑58

I lived in Lodi for some years l. It's a good place!

@hawkeyepierce59

11w

How was back then...?

@sallycisneros173

ya look at your name you have money

@pennycasey2160

2y↑16

❤those were the days my friend ❤

@JuniorWA

1y↑182

I'm 21 listening to this. Thank you to the old-timers for such great music. This song's lyrics feel like they say, "I'm just trying my hardest." So far, that's been the story of my young adulthood.

@coldlakealta4043

1y↑18

I'm 76 reading your post. Reach for it, young friend, and never accept that anything is actually beyond that reach. The best to you - you've got all the right tools.

@rf3495

1y↑10

Hang in there. We all went through it in some way. I'm 74.

@direwolf6234

41w↑2

like taylor siwft's .. '`this is me trying' ...

@matthewzazzara8542

31w↑2

Just keep it going........

@simonblack358

22w↑1

I think your idea about "I'm just trying my hardness" is all we all have to do to get out of the mess we're in. Thank you for your inspiration!

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@songsthatarecatchy

3y↑43

I'm stuck in Lodi NJ again... 😩

@raymondhagerty1769

1y↑5

God help you!

@songsthatarecatchy

1y↑2

@@raymondhagerty1769 NJ is awesome 🤣

@qitrodz

40w↑4

Oh Lord!

@deansch6089

39w↑2

My condolences.

@asvardfjelstad5095

38w↑1

@songsthatarecatchy now say that again without crying

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@ronparker6489

11w↑15

Some folks got musical talent. Most of us don't. Dang! Gotta love this guy. Or be a so envious you can't appreciate the talent this man has. Wonderful talent, me thinks.

@ronparker6489

11w↑1

P.S. I'm 83, and get to die soon. Y'all have as good of one as you can. lol

@stevebarde8766

1y↑2

Who would guess a song was written just to our north (Stockton) ... We have Chris Isaac to thank for putting us on the map ... CCR put Lodi on the map

@JDLamps1

2y↑142

When I woke up in the hospital in Veitnam in late June of 1971, this was playing on the radio. A beautiful young nurse was walking by and said, " I've always loved Lodi."
For 52 years, I have always wondered what happened to her.
My wife and I were married 50 years on November 11, 2022.
I have been permanently disabled with a tbi the whole time.

@Troopsofdoom666

2y↑11

May god bless you sir

@tjdent7166

2y↑9

Thank you giving so I have freedom.

@nathanswain3011

1y↑12

JD, just wanted to say Thank You. Thank You for your service. I'm almost 64 now, so I was a little bit young for Vietnam, but you guys were always my heros, and still are today. Fortunately, I served 3 years in a peacetime US ARMY, 77-80. Sorry for your sacrifice my friend. You guys were never properly WELCOMED Home, so imagine the biggest, most jubilant, confetti filled parade, with drums and horns , with patriotic, smiling people saluting you all along the way. Salute! and Welcome Home Hero to you and all who served.

@michaeljackson7361

1y↑6

Thanks brother!

@MiracleChosuke

1y↑4

@@Troopsofdoom666 Read my mind, was going to post the same comment. May God bless you too

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@MugseyWXcat

2y↑305

One of the best songs ever written. Thanks Mr. Fogerty.

@danielet.7527

2y↑7

Easily!

@LilianaHerrera-r9f

1y↑3

Que fantástico oo

@markrichards6863

15w↑1

I agree. It does not get as much air time as some of their other songs, but I think it's held up pretty well over the years.

@jimhart11

11w↑1

Agree - they did loads of great, great songs but i think this is their best!!

@IsaGothie

1y↑92

This song never die 2024

@kennytolbert9260

3y↑660

I am 75, being a fan of CCR's since the 1960's, their music never gets old, sadly I have!

@analorenasolis1997

3y↑13

Hola gracias por estar siempre conmigo

@benkkonzsella8544

2y↑36

I am 74 years young, they were and still are my favourite band, old age and wisdom, you can't beat it 👍, 🙏

@benkkonzsella8544

2y↑17

Amen to that bro, methinks you and me are the last of the mohicans, but methinks we have one thing in common, we are kinda old 🧓 dudes, but methinks we sure know music 🎶 😛, live long and prosper bro, as spock said 😛👌🎸👍

@alexgasiewski4970

2y↑5

Have you

@j.edward4379

2y↑14

The music sure has a way to take us back to our youth. I think it's the closest thing to a time machine we got. Remember my friend, your as young as you feel. Hang in there.

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@LIBlurr

39w↑33

Woke up at 4AM with this tune playing in my head. They don’t get no better than this !
Thank the lord for CCR🙏🇺🇸

@merklingassoc

1y↑64

Lodi, know the area well. ❤

@MikeKassel-vk7ue

36w↑4

Favorite fuel stop , Lodi exit.off 1-5 ,Flying J. 30 yrs dedicated trucking run from Seattle To LA.

@MikeKassel-vk7ue

14w↑1

@ Yep ,Flag City, they have hotels, places to eat, and really good parking for, trucks, RV's, all travelers, ate at that Burger King a few times 😂

@DonMcconhay

8w↑1

Right before Stockton.

@gauthzzz62

1y↑6

Héritage musical de ma famille. Mes oncles , mon père, moi même 40 ans et maintenant mes enfants de 6 et 3 ans .
Creedence est éternel.

@carolinacoins

3y↑81

I wish all of you could have enjoyed Creedence in the late 60's and early 70's like I did. Every new song was magic. I first found them in 1969, Bad Moon Rising. OMG music was never he same after that. In my opinion, the late sixties and early seventies were the best years for rock n roll.

@Big-vr3hz

1y↑4

Old timers always tell me “you don’t know what you missed”. But no, I know EXACTLY what I missed. All I can do is appreciate what I have now. I drive the cars from the 60s-80s and have the music, at least I got a taste of better times.

@carolinacoins

I'm glad to hear some of you younger guys/gals are enjoying the music and cars from the 60's and 70's.@@Big-vr3hz

@Cool1st

1y↑2

@@Big-vr3hzI guess that makes 2 of us! I don’t exactly want to go to that era, but a appreciate what came from those times a lot.

@pedroferrr1412

I was born in 69, so i only "found" CCR in the 80´s, but after that, never stopped listening to this band

@muddeer5383

yap, that period was the pinnacle of American pop music

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@karinfreitag9504

3w↑2

Ich bin 69 Jahre alt und höre mir diese Musik heute noch an ich muss immer wieder sagen ich finde es super und fange an zu tanzen das war eine geile super schöne Zeit LG Karin ❣️👍💯🎤🎸🥁🎹💖❣️❣️

@ciccopeppe9220

3y↑35

Via, via indietro in quel meraviglioso tempo in cui ascoltavamo musica Indimenticabile

@Lisa-v1h7f

Oh yes how good it was

@pippenln5594

2y↑22

I work and live in Lodi, Ca.
Lodi proud! 🎉

@shaykatz5648

2y↑2

I used to live in Modesto. Still have a sister there.

@sallycisneros173

How long? Im 56

@ReSkatee

1y↑47

Lodi Lodi ❤🎉

@EmmaStoneandMiloGreen

9w↑3

Idol Idol 🤍🖤🤍🐾🤘🏼

@DieterBeckmann-b1z

😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂

@DieterBeckmann-b1z

Okay danke

@KH-cz7pr

3y↑295

Grew up on the SF peninsula in the 1970s. We kids used to sing this song in the station wagon on the way to Lodi to visit relatives. Drove our mother nuts (she didn't like CCR) but my dad (who loved CCR) would grin and wink at us in the rear-view mirror. Good times!

@pennyrankin6630

2y↑20

Wow. Such great clean fun !!! I just love this band. Soothes my soul

@arcanjopixel

2y↑6

Lucky bastard lol 😁 i had such good times too in 80's and 90's but in here BRAZIL but i love USA 70's . these old images the structures of the houses and streets anyway everything

@planetclownfishbrain7052

2y↑4

Wish Cali would cease.

@ronaldweed6103

2y↑8

My cuz in Garland, Texas, gave me an album of this awesome CCR group for my birthday 🎂 1969,she worked Target then.

@maryberon4193

@@planetclownfishbrain7052 What do you mean?

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@carycrediford7036

40w↑45

Thank you John Fogerty for supplying generations of music lovers the unique and unmistakable sound that is Creedence Clearwater Revival ✌️

@Jose-zh7wz

1y↑4

Soy mexicano pero crecí y nací escuchando la neta buenos y lo mejor de lo mejor

@daviddiverjr1080

3y↑20

My kids name is creedence I lived this band growing up and I decided this for her name

@shaykatz5648

2y↑14

Amazing how many recent comments are being posted. John Fogerty you are still relevant today & your fans, young & old, love you & your music

@manfredbeuth2921

27w↑21

I'm 65 years old - and I love this song/ love CCR/ Fogerty, forever and a day.........😁

@mattfeasel9252

20w

AMEN BROTHER

@joergottijensen8837

6w↑7

Ich bin fast 70 Jahre alt, aber ich liebe die Musik heute immer noch.

@madisonbaroc4779

4w↑4

ho 78 anni, ho riscoperto questo tesoro di musica.Questa è l'America che amo. anche quella che ho sognato. Grazie CCR. Ciao a tutti😍😍

@issaf3676

1y↑85

I was raised in Lodi I love my hometown. Infact I moved to San Diego. Now I’m moving back to Lodi. My beloved town

@johnschoger8773

1y↑4

We’re in Cleveland… Not far from Lodi Ohio! Go Browns

@reggienone966

1y↑4

@@johnschoger8773 Lodi Calif.

@rf3495

1y↑3

The song is not a knock on Lodi. It's about the struggle that young folks face as we get to adulthood.

@robmca9265

1y↑1

Thanks for that because I didn't know the meaning of Lodi

@carolynridlon3988

1y↑7

I'm from Lodi, CA! Grew up there & when I finally left, this song was in my head - not stuck there again! This song came out when I was 9 yrs old & it was an anthem for all of us that lived there!

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@coryidell2634

4y↑496

I used to take my tape player to school while everyone had walkmans and ipods. But for Christmas I got a cd player. The two CDs I got with it were CCR and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Thank you mom! Great music!!

@vickiri2475

4y↑16

Great story!! The first CD I got in 1986 was Chronicle CCRs 20 Greatest Hits. Of all the CDs I have, that one has lived in the player for the longest!

@melia0414

3y↑16

Your mom has great taste i grew up on those bands

@roller_skates6339

3y↑12

I grew up with ccr from my parents...always rocking their tunes in high school
Turned alot of my buddies on to their music

@michaelsteven1090

3y↑9

You mean a cd walkman? I had one at one time..loved it!

@zone4361

3y↑6

🥰😲😲🥰

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@Charlesheusel62

1y↑7

A Great song about the travels through life. CCR the best soothing Rock N'Roll Band of the 1970's. Authentic musicians with real instruments.

@debbiehamrick6100

49w↑154

Am 71 years old. Listen to CCR for rest of my life. Not crummy songs out today

@Andible

48w↑4

Me too, except I'm 30 but I'll listen to ccr forever lol

@Zelaot

47w↑2

Im 33, Im singing teacher, I teach my students CCR songs :D

@evelynanders1884

46w↑6

I'm a 70 yesrs old girl from Germany, love CCR right from the beginnend... and freier.

@brucehilton1662

44w↑3

71 wow I wish I was that young! LoL...Agree 100%

@terrylancey5451

43w↑4

I'm 76 and listen to them every day. I love them

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@DevilsGiants-do6vb

4y↑5

I know this song is about Lodi, California, but since my aunt used to live in Lodi, New Jersey, and I live minutes from Lodi myself, every time I’m in Lodi (NJ), I think of this song lol

@CryptidWalks

27w↑14

Here I am January 9, 2025. My wife and I visit Lodi every year. We belong to a couple of the wineries in Lodi and we absolutely love downtown. We spend two full days there. Sadly, the bed and breakfast we loved has closed so we have to find a new place. Every time we roll into town I put on the song. This song. My wife does not like it, but she loves me so she tolerates it. Lodi is a place to go now. If you don’t know about Lodi, you should visit it’s an amazing town.

@watutman

14w↑1

How strange to not like this song. It's one of the best and most universally liked songs ever.

@sallycisneros173

Go in to Woodbridge its right by the lake they have a very nice bed and breakfast

@davidluck1678

2y↑31

folks in Lodi CA must really, really appreciate this song

@revelationakagoldeneagle8045

4y↑483

@arokeumjoe8890

3y↑12

Same sensation my friend!

@justasmalltowngirl9430

3y↑12

❤️💯

@DEONONFORTUNA87

3y↑12

Wow, God bless you sir!!! Thanks for an upliflting message ✌️✌️✌️

@benkkonzsella8544

3y↑11

Amen to that bro, life is short, me I'm 73 years young, last of the mohicans, look after yourself and family 👪, great group 👍 😊 ❤️

@revelationakagoldeneagle8045

3y↑8

@@arokeumjoe8890 🪶 🪶 🪶
🙏

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@vincegarcia5291

4y↑6

I once got stuck in Kingman AZ for 5 days while my car was being repaired on my way from LA to Dallas. Trust me. Being stuck in Lodi aint half bad.

@sojournerjim3726

2y↑84

Years ago I was on Amtrack going to visit my mom,the train stopped in Lodi for about 40 minutes,got out and walked around for awhile,always liked this song by CCR,but after actually walking around in Lodi the song is even better now whenever I listen to it,you know how old songs have a tendency to stir up old memories and kind of take you back in time,its like sipping old vintage wine,and you realize how fast life goes by.

@nodoubtsafetyservices2253

37w↑2

Same here lived in Texas for a while. Had to go to LaGrange and eat lunch often while thinking about zz top👏

@JayBeaGrimm

3y↑15

People always say they were born in the wrong decade.
No.
We were just reborn into it. That's why we feel this way really.

@thrill2020

16w↑7

67 year old Chicano, born and raised in Stockton, this has always been one of my favorite songs

@sousadev07

Credence Clearwater Revival is one of the very very few bands that doesn’t have a bad song. They’re one of the greatest bands/artists of all time in any genre. Timeless music.

@joergottijensen8837

3y↑14

Ich war 2008 in Virginia nur nette Menschen kennen gelernt und ich denke das das auch für den Rest von Amerika gilt 👍

@ceoofswag6348

4y↑34

My great grandpa who was in the Korean War recently died and I wanted to send him a letter because I knew he’d talk to be about what he did there. I never got to send him that letter, and I feel like this song reminds me of him. Rest In Peace.

@NildaCoronel-g8s

10w↑8

Es mi banda favorita desde mi adolescencia ...ahora estoy pasando la década sexta. Hasta el momento de partir al otro barrio ❤❤❤..Led Zeppelin...Dee Purple. Black Sabaath. Gracias 🙌 Dios por todos los años de los músicos talentosos. Bendiciones para todos los q ya partieron al otro barrio 😢😢❤❤

@jamesberg3629

2y↑17

Lost one of my brothers two weeks ago. He turned me on to CCR . He was ten years older than me. Always reminds me of him
R.I.P Charlie.

@donnafontaine2799

Sorry about your brother...love from Boston

@Men-k4b

2y↑19

Only Real people will understand this Golden Timeless Song which is a Masterpiece unmatched😊ppp😊p😊

@CarlosHernandez-p4v2s

1y↑8

I'm from California, lived and grew up in a small town , Lodi wasn't to far away never been there but I grew up with the myth and legend of this song and place comfort food for the lost Californian .🌹♥️

@hawkeyepierce59

11w

Your parents probably know was it realy that vas back then...???

@michelleformiki

4y↑9

Never heard this song. My grandma lived there for 40 years. She just passed away this year. Watching the grapevines in the video. I can smell them now.
When we we're little we'd go to her house for summer. Hated it...hot, no air conditioner no friends. At that time, we were stuck in Lodi again.

@sallycisneros173

so wish there was internet at that time. I grew up there would have loved to have new friends

@artfrank649

5y↑191

Probably CCR's best song very clear vocals and great sing along tune I love it

@Karen-ei8lt

15w↑3

Songs like this take me back to a easier time of life with good memories.🤓🤓

@gwendolynramirez307

3y↑36

Listening to CCR remembering my Momma on her birthday today- ~Happy Heavenly Birthday Momma~

@philb6490

1y↑1

You're mother had great taste in music and her daughter obviously has to she's probably in heaven listening to CCR and smiling down on you

@gwendolynramirez307

1y↑1

@@philb6490 Thank you. You made me smile ❤

@philb6490

1y↑1

I'm glad I could make you smile the world would be a better place if people chose happiness over anger have a wonderful day

@WalterZw

1y↑15

Eines meiner Lieblingslieder aus den 70ern, when I was young :)

@rosa4ka

2y↑5

I remembering my Country Italy 🇮🇹, my old brother 👨 he used put this CCR music 🎵 every morning to wake me up ,I used to dance with him every morning to start a happy day , i love ❤️ it . CCR best band singers ever..🥰👍.!,

@davidkirkham6497

4y↑152

Lodi, is 1 of the best R&R songs ever written! All John Fogerty did was write songs about his personal experiences. He(John)is 1 of the best song writer in history

@kevinking2468

4y↑3

Agree

@joanmcdonald6467

4y↑7

No doubt about it! I can listen to this song forever.

@mumblesmcgrumbles386

4y↑2

Agreed

@tomennis7414

4y↑2

Right on Brother 👍

@haroldbrooks1418

4y↑2

Song's about real life always make the best hits

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@ieast007

3y↑12

I was born and raised in Lodi and I can say that Lodi is Purgatory. Not great, not terrible. You're just stuck there.

@JackieSkellington

1y↑1

I just choked on my water - stop it! 🤣Spent Summer of '72 there watching grass grow...Love this song

@LarryYonker

1y↑27

Another great CCR classic! I'm 78 and love that band! Real music as opposed to a lot of today's junk.

@TamitaWhiteroseathorn

Junk is a jentlemans....

@danilie3796

❤RESPECT ❤

@arturomolina-y4d

49w

me dos!

@clementeandgarcia8331

4y↑548

Creedence music is hard to describe. First album I ever purchased: Willy and the Poor Boys back in 1970. I was 15. 51 years I'm still listening to CCR. Fantastic band.

@danitoul2155

4y↑9

Same me, Pendulum was the first album I bought when I was 15

@detlevpaulson351

4y↑13

absolutely correct.
Its hard to describe.
A mixture of different styles.
Some kind of Country & Western, Rock n Roll, Blues. Where do they all come from?
John Fogerty great musician.

@jorgeeduardodiazyanez8717

4y↑1

@robertbrunston5406

4y↑3

First group I really really liked!

@joshuakatherine6251

4y↑3

The Bakersfield Sound. "Dinosaur Victrola, listenin'to Buck Owens..."

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@dinahedrolin1384

4y↑620

This band has a different kind of music that never easily fades and I love it since 1970 until now.

@bethporter3960

4y↑11

Me too!!!!!

@edwardpootchemunka2061

3y↑12

Me 2 John Fogerty is a Great singer love all his songs 👍🏾

@rufigarcia4928

3y↑6

5 pimps

@juanitanoah8913

3y↑3

Me 3

@miariacristinastea3908

3y↑1

Roberto ti amo

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@EmilyTamayo-i5f

41w↑15

I am 73now remember my high school life my favorite group band

@Swampdog55

5y↑450

I'm from Louisiana and when CCR started out I thought they must be from Louisiana too! They did such a great job singing about swamps and the bayou! I believe some people called it swamp-music! One of the all-time great bands!

@PlanktoniusRex

5y↑34

I know. Me too though I am not from there. When I found out they were from the bay area I was shocked. Fogerty just had a magic way of transforming into quite a character in his music. Sure miss those days but he is still singing and he sounds great.

@johnlentzner6449

5y↑9

Valley men lol

@blindleader42

4y↑7

Swamp Rock

@CaptAviator

4y↑14

Die hard CCR fan since I was a kid. It wasn’t until I was in my 20s that I learned they weren’t from Louisiana like I always thought. Glad to know I’m not the only one

@bullymaguire4457

4y↑11

CCR made some of the best Swamp Rock about Louisiana even though they were from El Cerrito Ca.

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@seriktabussov5892

5y↑59

dear Lord this is the best rock n roll band i've ever heard

@sujanpo8974

1y↑13

Why in era 60's and 70' s all about songs is very strong and clear never pretending?.. I loved them..😅

@vicentarepollo5466

41w↑47

I'm75 yrs old but still listening this musis❤

@Alex52829

38w

Me too I’m 72 years old

@jessecanales9000

33w

is are ERA VietNAM

@joanna5881

1y↑11

My friend Phil was playing Lodi on a piano in the Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale and a fellow passing by recognized the tune. He pulled out his drivers license and showed it to Phil.. he was a resident of Lodi.

@KKrem-c5l

25w↑4

My dad would play this and rock out with his imaginary guitar 😂 driving in his pick-up truck he'd be singing it to me this is music right here I will always love this song along with many others. Thank you for being CCR you ROCK then now and forever

@antoniostefani9481

2y↑11

The Best RocknRoll music on The road.

@plertisdibble1504

3y↑111

John Fogarty is one of the greatest songwriter/singer/guitar player in the history of rock and roll, it's a shame how he got screwed by the record label and his own bandmates.

@seththomas6727

3y↑1

What happened?

@marioulloa59

3y↑1

I’m agree carnal …desde México DF .

@zac3194

3y↑2

His lyrics are the main reason I like so many of his songs.

@jeffyost8080

3y↑5

Finally got his justice today! Congrats John!

@douglasheflin2070

3y↑3

Truer words have never been spoken, my friend.

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@joesarabia-r7b

20w↑2

Worked in Lodi once! nice place, but
Stockton is my 'dirty water' home.

@robbarton4143

22w↑6

Fogarty in top ten song writers of all time...🎸😍

@arthur_letkeman893

3y↑108

CCR is the music you listen to after you have had many months of depression, and anxiety. its description is of uplifting the brain, and the soul.

@thedidster4547

3y↑3

litterally me

@salvadorlopezsalas8766

3y↑3

My 1 year old son loves this song, it is his lullaby since the 8 months

@jacopoartegiani6168

3y↑1

True words

@brucesaunders2120

3y↑2

Cheapest and best therapy there is and ever will be.

@sharoncahill4522

Or just plain HAPPY

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@Lowgun5

2y↑19

Never been another band like CCR, never will. The one band both my dad and I think kicks ass!

@IYoungDaddyO

4y↑14

It's True! Always loved CCR, but I never knew the meaning of this song....that is before I got stuck in Lodi myself years ago. The airplane flew in to Lodi then, but didn't fly out again that day. I walked around Lodi for several hours waiting for a Greyhound. As I walked past several bars, it hit me. I was stuck in Lodi! Literally.

@sallycisneros173

NO no airport in Lodi... Avery small airport is on the out skirts more toward Galt.

@rashidfg5715

8w↑3

Мне 68 лет. Первй раз я услышал CCR lodi по радио ,которое передавали через самодельные передающие устройства,их называли " Шарманкамиэ" Этим баловались старшекласники с моей школы.Официалньные радио и tv, такую музыку не передавали. И чтобы иметь записи CCR, я пошел на каникулах работать на маленький заводик типа "Пакистанского",чтобы купить магнитофон.Денег чуть чуть нехватало,но помогла мама. И в сентябе мы с ребятами на школьном дворе слушали "lodi" . Перевода не знали , но препологали ,что в песне поется ,что у парня что-то стопорися ,но он не унывает и решшит свою проблему.Да это были великолепные времена.

@rashidfg5715

8w↑1

Ташкент Узбекистан.

@Berly1969

3y↑133

One of my all time favorite Creedence songs ever. Great Memories! 🤍

@benkkonzsella8544

2y↑3

😄 👍, still rocking riding motorcycles, listening to ccr, mind you I'm only 74 years young, CCR, ❤️ 🎸, still kick ass music 🎶 😛 👍

@benkkonzsella8544

2y↑4

If I only had a dollar for every song I've sung, 👍🎸👌

@เอกสิทธิ์ปิยะวาทวงศ์

ิวัคสงึุ7รนน4ื8นจวส่ึ9าึวจคส7ื8บ4❤กับฃๅชสลค0บ9

@benkkonzsella8544

2y↑4

Have you ever seen the rain ☔ 🙏, absolutely kick ass band, 74 years old 🧓, still playing their music 🎶 😛 👍

@lourdesgonzalezservin7883

11w↑7

❤ME GUSTA COMPARTIRLAS CON MIS AMIGOS DEL..AYER AUN NOS SALUDAMOS CON ..MUCHO..AFECTO..Y CARIÑO❤❤❤FUERON .GRANDES AVENTURAS HERMOSAS EN MOTOS ❤❤❤

@Silverchord1974

2y↑2

I grew up near Lodi, and went there countless times to see a girl. It’s a nice town!

@knk4ever83

5y↑191

Not a bad word or talking about drugs or killing people. Just damn good, killer tune. I love you, John fogerty! Coming to rock with you in March 2020.

@vickiri2475

5y↑10

SO true!! These guys are all seventy-five now & the sound lives on like it was yesterday.

@DB-ci2zl

5y↑9

I passed my love of this music down to my kids same way it was passed to me

@ceoofswag6348

4y↑1

I never heard my parents play this song. I found it and thought it was good even as a teenager. Absolutely beats modern rap music.

@vickiri2475

3y↑1

Aren't John's shows fabulous?! I rock with him EVERY TIME he visits the Northeast. 😊

@thendaniel3125

5y↑157

i knew this group Band , when 15 years old . now i am 63 years old ... until now i am still listening the ccr song

@georgecaldwell1092

5y↑3

I was -15 when they decide to take different ways for live

@miike-ns2xr

4y↑3

You are just like my old Papa 64 years old still listening. And he gave his love of music to me his 26 year old son. Greetings from austria

@Lee-lb9qh

4y↑3

Well good music will always be timeless

@yngvejohansson6895

4y↑1

@@Lee-lb9qh That’s right! Greetings from Sweden

@hchau47828

4y↑1

I knew CCR I was 17, I m 68 now, still very crazy for their music!

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@terencemeikle534

1y↑2

The heart and soul of America given magnificent voice by CCR. So beautiful. ❤

@TerryDowne

3y↑16

I'm a native Californian and I was a little kid in 1970. These guys seemed to be on the radio all the time so they were part of the background music of my childhood. I always had a strong reaction to their stuff at the time which I couldn't put into words, but I didn't truly realize just how good they were until many years later.

@wyattmichaelproductions

4y↑49

I grew up with this band. My dad loved them and introduced them to me, along with John Denver, James Taylor, and select others. I was raised Christian (and still am), and my family mostly listened to hymns and traditional Christian music when I was a young kid, with a little bit of secular music here and there to keep me from being overly sheltered. Some of my best memories as a kid are when me and my dad would go places in his old blue Dodge Ram Dakota, and we would always listen to CCR. I felt so cool as a kid, listening to old rock with my dad and going fishing and to car shows. Good memories.

@Glen-ft8ch

2y↑2

Lodi CA today is even more messed up today than it was in 1970 !!!

@katieutter9183

30w↑1

I'm 66. This was our kind of music back in the 70's. My son used to complain about what his Dad and I used to listen to. He's 35. Now he loves it. He's seen Journy three times. I've seen them once! Also saw Kansas. Me, no😢.
My point being, that the late and 70's music is "timeless"'CCR was an awesome band and the 70's music is just...the best.When we're together he puts in something from from that era, I like to say, "see? Told you!"

@jb111082

4y↑8

"If I only had a dollar for every song I've sung, every time I had to play while people sat there drunk" that line makes me cry. I used to play these juke-joints. No one cared what you played so long as they got hammered while you done it.

@jukk3606

30w↑4

18 years old, and i love ccr. this kind of music just dont exist anymore

@KH-he5xc

30w

🎉🎉🎉🎉Me too🎉🎉🎉🎉

@edelsantosfloresdiaz6154

16w↑1

Cómo no recordar a los Creadence, los escuchaba en los 80's , cuando tenía 16 años, y hoy que Cumplo 61 Gracias a Dios, me sigo deleitando y sigo recordando viejos tiempos de mi juventud. Estas Canciones fabulosas nunca pasarán de Moda , por qué ya no hay talentos como lo que tenían los integrantes del grupo Creadence. Saludos y Bendiciones desde XALPA HUEHUETOCA ESTADO DE MÉXICO

@javierperezjpg

4y↑23

This song, my motorcycle, and the road. Beautiful!!

@willweisenfeld1369

3y↑101

This song makes me feel like I once lived during the 60’s in a past life. The music from this time is something that will always be fascinating to me! Happy tunes for fucked up times.

@vickiri2475

3y↑3

Well put!

@sharoncahill4522

3y↑1

Times r big time 😨 up nowadays

@ginaflannery1182

@@sharoncahill4522 thanks for letting me know and I hope you're feeling ok today

@MWhaleK

2y↑2

Same here! Songs like this make me nostalgic for a time long before I was born.

@TomCrews01

Me too...I was 100% there...

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@TommyOwlijoot

10w↑6

To all my CVC friends, still love you all….so long ago; you’re all good ppl.

@genod171staircav6

4y↑25

I remember hearing CCR on the radio in Nam whenever we hit a rear area when I got home people talked about Creedance and it took quite awhile before I could connect them from Nam and have been a fan ever since and God Bless all my Brothers from the Nam

@johnbollenbacher6715

36w↑4

The Vietnam War, Woodstock, CCR, CSNY and Dylan. What a time to come of age.

@alfredogalindobarcenas5937

10w↑1

No cabe duda que las bellas composiciones siempre quedan en la memoria y el gusto de la gente ❤

@angelcortez1755

3y↑9

I live in Lodi me and my mom always put this song love it ❤️

@sallycisneros173

Hi Lodi person. I was born an raised. My brother is still there or I should say went back...Everytime I go I play this song

@tareqnash3316

4y↑44

This song is unbelievably beautiful

@roberthill799

I don’t know of any other song in popular music that creates such a feeling of loss and sadness while still somehow sounding pleasant as this song does.