“Down on the Corner” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

"Down on the Corner" came out in 1969 on Willy and the Poor Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival's fourth album, and it rode on the flip side of "Fortunate Son". That double-barreled single got as high as three on the Billboard Hot 100 on 20 December 1969, and it did even better in parts of Europe, reaching number two in Germany, though Britain only let it get to 31.

John Fogerty wrote, arranged and produced it, sang lead and played guitar, with Tom Fogerty on guitar, Stu Cook on bass and Doug Clifford on drums, the three of them chiming in on the backing vocals. Where "Fortunate Son" snarls, this one grins: a loose, good-time shuffle with a front-porch bounce, the sound of a band so tight it can afford to sound relaxed.

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