"Lookin' Out My Back Door" is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Written by the band's lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter, John Fogerty, it is included on their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory; this was the group's fifth album, and was also their fifth and final number-two Billboard hit.
| "Lookin' Out My Back Door" | ||||
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| Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||||
| from the album Cosmo's Factory | ||||
| B-side | "Long As I Can See the Light" | |||
| Released | July 25, 1970[1] | |||
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| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Fogerty | |||
| Producer(s) | John Fogerty | |||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology | ||||
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Song information
The song's lyrics, filled with colorful, dream-like imagery, lead some to believe that it is about drugs. According to the drug theory, the "flying spoon" was a reference to a cocaine or heroin spoon, and the crazy animal images were an acid trip. Fogerty, however, has stated in interviews that the song was actually written for his then three-year-old son, Josh. Fogerty has also said that the reference to a parade passing by was inspired by the Dr. Seuss book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.[2]
Country singer Buck Owens is mentioned in the song, and the music reflects some of the Bakersfield sound Owens made famous.[citation needed]
Chart history
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In popular culture
The song was featured in The Big Lebowski.
References
- ^ Tom Hibbert; Jenny Dawson (1990). "Rock '70". In Ashley Brown (ed.). The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music. Vol. Volume 12 (Reference ed.). Freeport, New York: Marshall Cavendish. pp. 1342, 1343. ISBN 1-85435-027-7.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Bordowitz, Hank (1998). Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Chicago Review Press. p. 98.
- ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 7 December 1970
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 3, 1970
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". www.musicoutfitters.com.
