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Song of the Day #5,623: ‘Centerfield’ – John Fogerty

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks counting down my favorite albums of 1985 as part of my Decades series. Over the next two weeks I’ll feature ten albums from that year with which I was previously unfamiliar.

First up is John Fogerty’s Centerfield, the singer-songwriter’s third solo album and first in a decade. Following the breakup of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fogerty released two albums on his own before taking a break from the music business. Comeback record Centerfield became a double platinum hit, giving him his only #1 solo album and his only top ten solo single.

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Song of the Day #4,060: ‘The Old Man Down the Road’ – John Fogerty

My final example of (alleged) musical copyright infringement is the curious case of John Fogerty’s ‘The Old Man Down the Road,’ a song he was accused of stealing from… himself.

Fogerty, the lead singer and principal songwriter of Creedence Clearwater Revival, had an acrimonious break-up with the band in 1972 before going solo. He was still tied to a shit-show of a contract with Fantasy Records. His first solo album underperformed, which Fogerty blamed on Fantasy’s lackluster promotion, and he refused to record anything new. Fantasy sued him.

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