This has been covered by Nirvana, Bruce Springsteen, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Emmylou Harris, The Reels, The Meteors, Thea Gilmore, Ann Wilson with Gretchen Wilson, Type O Negative, 16 Horsepower, Reels, Spitballs, Blue Aeroplanes, Lagwagon, Battlefield Band, Ducky Boys, Acoustic Shack, Ventures, Meteors, and Rasputina. ok alot of fighting in vietnam was at night from what i understand it was the first war that night fighting took place maybey by the cover of a full moon. it may be about a soldier going out on a night mission with an ominous feeling that he won't make it back.

Vincent from Toulouse, FranceBad Moon Rising is the second studio of Sonic Youth, released on the New York independent record label Homestead Records in 1985. Robert from Denver, CoThere is a DJ here in Denver "The Boogie man" on Kool 105 that swears this song is about Watergate and Richard Nixon. On the 2013 John Fogerty album, Wrote a Song for Everyone, the song is included featuring the Zac Brown Band.Fogerty would often have fun with this trope, sometimes pointing to a nearby bathroom from the stage when he got to the famous misheard line.

I hum this song to myself whenever I need a "Lift", or when I watch a Huey Helicopter go Whup-Whupping through the summer sky. Clarke from Pittsburgh, PaThe cheeriest "end of the world" song I've ever heard (with the possible exception of R. Cash Box described it as a "blazing bayou-rock outing" that is "louder and bolder" than the group's previous single " Proud Mary. I have fond memories of how this song helped me 'hook' a girl in my neighbourhood and who later became my wife until 1999 when she died). It’s a classic tale where the main character, who’s down on his luck, meets the Devil and sells his soul to him.As a result of this song, American football player Andre Rison's nickname was "Bad Moon," as in "Bad Moon Risin'. the opening lines,i see the bad moons arising i see troubles on the way i see earthquakes and lightning i see bad times today. Garoud from AricaYES WE MUST overanalyze everything to death and when Charonte receives me I'm going to ask him what is his favorite song and overanalyze it with him!