"Someday Never Comes" is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival from their album Mardi Gras released in 1972 and written by the frontman John Fogerty. The single reached #25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1972 with Doug Clifford's "Tearin' Up the Country" released as the B-side.[2] This is the final single released by Creedence Clearwater Revival before they officially broke up in 1972.
| "Someday Never Comes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||||
| from the album Mardi Gras | ||||
| B-side | "Tearin' Up the Country" | |||
| Released | May 1972 | |||
| Recorded | January 1972 | |||
| Genre | Roots rock, country rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Fogerty | |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology | ||||
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Record World said it's "perhaps the strongest cut" on the album with "outstanding lyrics, vocals."[3]
Song meaning edit
Fogerty stated in 2013 that the song is about his parents' and his own divorce:
When I wrote this song, my life was pretty chaotic. I knew my marriage was going to break up. My band was falling apart. I was beginning to sense the darkness that was Fantasy Records. This song was inspired by my parents' divorce when I was a young boy and the effect it had on me. At the time, they told me, "Someday, you'll understand." The truth of this is that you never do and I found myself facing this as a parent. The irony was painful and inescapable.[4]
References edit
- ^ Gibbs, Tom (February 26, 2021). "Creedence Clearwater Revival: Pendulum and Mardi Gras 50th Anniversary 180 gram LPs". Positive Feedback. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
...the album's two singles were both penned by Fogerty; "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"—which hearkened to the glories of CCR past—and "Someday Never Comes," which was a classic bittersweet country rocker.
- ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. April 29, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "John Fogerty, Wrote a Song For Everyone". Vanguardrecords.com/. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
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