Centerfield Song

John fogerty pulled himself out of the game sometime after his 1976 album hoodoo failed to materialize and he sat on the bench for a full decade returning in the thick of the reagan era with centerfield in 1985.

Centerfield song. Wendy from los angeles ca i love this song too but i could swear he says say hey willie tell the cobb not ty cobb. A song about baseball was a risk as the sport isn t exactly rock worthy. But i am a cubs fans through and through. For the next 10 years fogerty refused to record because of legal battles with his record company but when centerfield was finally released in 1985 it hit the mark thanks to this title track.

Ever since then i ve been one of the biggest baseball stars in my town. Centerfield is the only song i think of when i think of my absolute most favorite game of all bseball. Well beat the drum and hold the phone the sun came out today we re born again there s new grass on the field a roundin third and headed for home it s a brown eyed. Fogerty left creedence clearwater revival in 1972 and released solo albums in 1973 and 1975 that sold poorly.

Centerfield is the title track from john fogerty s album centerfield fogerty s first solo album after a nine year hiatus. Watch official video print or download text in pdf. John fogerty centerfield los angeles 15 sept 2005. Original lyrics of centerfield song by john fogerty.

Originally the b side of the album s second single rock and roll girls 16 us spring 1985 the song is now commonly played at baseball games across the united states. Along with take me out to the ball game it is one of the best known baseball songs. I don t own any. Centerfield is the third solo studio album by musician john fogerty released in 1985 it spawned the hit singles the old man down the road rock and roll girls and the title track centerfield this was fogerty s first album in nine years.

Comment and share your favourite lyrics. For as knowingly nostalgic as centerfield is deliberately mining from fogerty s childhood memories and consciously referencing his older tunes the album is steeped in the mid. A couple of years ago i sang this song to my coach and he put me in.