"Proud Mary" is a song written by American singer and guitarist John Fogerty. It was first recorded by rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (in which Fogerty played lead guitar and sang lead vocals) on the 1969 album Bayou Country. Released as a single in January 1969, it became the band’s first top-ten hit on the U.S. Pop chart, peaking at number two, or number one according to some charts.

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  • "Proud Mary" is a song written by American singer and guitarist John Fogerty. It was first recorded by rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (in which Fogerty played lead guitar and sang lead vocals) on the 1969 album Bayou Country. Released as a single in January 1969, it became the band’s first top-ten hit on the U.S. Pop chart, peaking at number two, or number one according to some charts. It was the first of five singles that the band released that would reach that peak on the chart, a record for most number-two singles for a group without ever having a number-one song. The song reached number eight in the UK. The song was written on a steamboat called the Mary Elizabeth owned by the Grafton family. Stylistically, the song merges elements of several genres, including rock and roll, blues, gospel, and soul. Nevertheless, it contains many of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s most characteristic elements, including a repeated guitar riff, “down-home” lyrics, and a guitar solo Fogerty said was influenced by Steve Cropper of Booker T. & the MGs. The second line of the second verse has generated considerable confusion, and can be considered a type of mondegreen. Listeners have variously interpreted it as “pumped a lot of pain” and “pumped a lot of ’pane”, referring to propane, which is commonly used as a fuel. The controversy was further fueled by Ike & Tina Turner’s cover, in which Tina sings “pumped a lot of ’tane,” referring to octane, the grading scale and chemical in gasoline. The author, Fogerty, finally laid the confusion to rest, saying, “Sometimes I write words to songs because they sound cool to sing. Sometimes the listener doesn’t understand what I’m singing because I’m dedicated to singing the vowel, having fun with the word sounds coming out of my mouth. ‘Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans,’ is a good example. I think Tina Turner sang '`tane' instead of 'pain,' as in a contracted form of 'octane'. But I knew what she meant. ”
  • Proud Mary on kuuluisan rock-yhtyeen Creedence Clearwater Revivalin tunnetuimpia hittikappaleita, jossa on hyvin mieleenpainuva kitarariffi. Kappale julkaistiin yhtyeen toisella albumilla Bayou Country vuonna 1969 ja ennen sitä singlenä joulukuussa 1968. Muun muassa kuuluisa laulaja Tina Turner on tehnyt kappaleesta cover-version. Suomeksi kappaleen ovat levyttäneet muun muassa Tapani Kansa nimellä Svengi Mary vuonna 1971Freud Marx Engels & Jung nimellä Paha Mari vuonna 2001 ja Julian Thome vuonna 2009.
  • "Proud Mary" è una canzone scritta dal cantante e chitarrista americano John Fogerty. Fu registrata la prima volta dal gruppo rock dei Creedence Clearwater Revival (nel quale Fogerty cantava e suonava la chitarra solista) nel 1969, nell'album Bayou Country. Distribuita come singolo nel Gennaio 1969, diventò la prima entrata fra i primi dieci posti della classifica americana U.S. Pop chart, piazzandosi al secondo posto. Fu il primo di cinque singoli pubblicati dalla band che raggiunsero quella posizione nella chart e il fatto che il gruppo non abbia mai pubblicato un singolo che abbia raggiunto la prima posizione gli ha dato il record per il gruppo dal maggior numero di seconde posizioni.
  • 「プラウド・メアリー」(Proud Mary)は、アメリカ合衆国の歌手・ギタリスト、ジョン・フォガティが製作した楽曲。フォガティがリードギター・リードボーカルを務めていたロックバンド、クリーデンス・クリアウォーター・リバイバル(以下CCR)が1969年に発表したアルバム『Bayou Country』に初収録された。
  • Proud Mary is een nummer van Creedence Clearwater Revival en uitgebracht in 1969. Het zou later, in 1971, wederom een hit worden in een uitvoering van Ike and Tina Turner. Geruchten gaan dat de song over marihuana gaat, maar volgens John Fogerty, voorman van CCR en schrijver van het nummer, gaat het over een stoomboot die, ergens in het diepe zuiden van Amerika, de rivier afvaart.
  • Proud Mary är en låt av det amerikanska bandet Creedence Clearwater Revival skriven av bandets sångare och gitarrist John Fogerty. Låten var bandets första top tio-hit på USA Pop diagram och nådde andra platsen. Låten är skriven på ångbåten "Mary Elizabeth" som ägs av familjen Grafton. Låten släpptes som singel med Born on the Bayou som B-sida den 15 januari 1969 och på albumet Bayou Country som släpptes den 5 januari 1969.
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  • "Proud Mary" is a song written by American singer and guitarist John Fogerty. It was first recorded by rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (in which Fogerty played lead guitar and sang lead vocals) on the 1969 album Bayou Country. Released as a single in January 1969, it became the band’s first top-ten hit on the U.S. Pop chart, peaking at number two, or number one according to some charts.
  • Proud Mary on kuuluisan rock-yhtyeen Creedence Clearwater Revivalin tunnetuimpia hittikappaleita, jossa on hyvin mieleenpainuva kitarariffi. Kappale julkaistiin yhtyeen toisella albumilla Bayou Country vuonna 1969 ja ennen sitä singlenä joulukuussa 1968. Muun muassa kuuluisa laulaja Tina Turner on tehnyt kappaleesta cover-version.
  • "Proud Mary" è una canzone scritta dal cantante e chitarrista americano John Fogerty. Fu registrata la prima volta dal gruppo rock dei Creedence Clearwater Revival (nel quale Fogerty cantava e suonava la chitarra solista) nel 1969, nell'album Bayou Country. Distribuita come singolo nel Gennaio 1969, diventò la prima entrata fra i primi dieci posti della classifica americana U.S. Pop chart, piazzandosi al secondo posto.
  • 「プラウド・メアリー」(Proud Mary)は、アメリカ合衆国の歌手・ギタリスト、ジョン・フォガティが製作した楽曲。フォガティがリードギター・リードボーカルを務めていたロックバンド、クリーデンス・クリアウォーター・リバイバル(以下CCR)が1969年に発表したアルバム『Bayou Country』に初収録された。
  • Proud Mary is een nummer van Creedence Clearwater Revival en uitgebracht in 1969. Het zou later, in 1971, wederom een hit worden in een uitvoering van Ike and Tina Turner. Geruchten gaan dat de song over marihuana gaat, maar volgens John Fogerty, voorman van CCR en schrijver van het nummer, gaat het over een stoomboot die, ergens in het diepe zuiden van Amerika, de rivier afvaart.
  • Proud Mary är en låt av det amerikanska bandet Creedence Clearwater Revival skriven av bandets sångare och gitarrist John Fogerty. Låten var bandets första top tio-hit på USA Pop diagram och nådde andra platsen. Låten är skriven på ångbåten "Mary Elizabeth" som ägs av familjen Grafton. Låten släpptes som singel med Born on the Bayou som B-sida den 15 januari 1969 och på albumet Bayou Country som släpptes den 5 januari 1969.
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