Thread: John Fogerty/Mark Goodman

Well, even if you are tired of a song, it's quite another thing to hear it done live by the original artist. . . I should give Springsteen more credit. He seems to be running through an entire album at each concert stop this time: "Born to Run" in D.C., "The River" in NYC. He and the E Street Band probably DO know his entire catalog to pull out at any moment.

georgespelvin wrote: 3david wrote: I have a good feeling those "request" calls are screened...much like the ones that sometimes air on the 60's channel. I'd say Fogerty and his people let the producers know which songs he would still play (or remember) and which ones he would not. I saw Fogerty in concert a few years ago and he still knows his hits just fine, thank you. Well, except that he always ends the last...

Thomps2525 wrote: I watched that special. Schmucks would call in and ask Fogerty to do Proud Mary and Bad Moon Rising. Nothing obscure, no album tracks, nothing that's seldom played anymore, just the same fershlugginer hits that we've heard every day for four decades! I can hardly wait for a similar show with Van Morrison so somebody can ask him to sing Brown Eyed Girl. Those people calling in to hear Proud Mary and Bad Moon are the...

I have a good feeling those "request" calls are screened...much like the ones that sometimes air on the 60's channel. I'd say Fogerty and his people let the producers know which songs he would still play (or remember) and which ones he would not.

vto66 wrote: Thomps2525 wrote: I watched that special. Schmucks would call in and ask Fogerty to do Proud Mary and Bad Moon Rising. Nothing obscure, no album tracks, nothing that's seldom played anymore, just the same fershlugginer hits that we've heard every day for four decades! I can hardly wait for a similar show with Van Morrison so somebody can ask him to sing Brown Eyed Girl. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't do it, even...

John Fogerty is performing a PBS By Request special tonight, hosted by 80's channel "personality" Mark Goodman. Maybe I can call in and ask Goodman why his 80's channel plays only 1 of Fogerty's 4 hits from the decade. They play "Centerfield" about twice a month. Where are the others? Maybe Goodman should host a Howard Jones special, since that superstar's songs get played about 150...

Maybe Mark thinks John Fogerty is just an "old man down the road"?

Thomps2525 wrote: I watched that special. Schmucks would call in and ask Fogerty to do Proud Mary and Bad Moon Rising. Nothing obscure, no album tracks, nothing that's seldom played anymore, just the same fershlugginer hits that we've heard every day for four decades! I can hardly wait for a similar show with Van Morrison so somebody can ask him to sing Brown Eyed Girl. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't do it, even if someone...

I watched that special. Schmucks would call in and ask Fogerty to do Proud Mary and Bad Moon Rising. Nothing obscure, no album tracks, nothing that's seldom played anymore, just the same fershlugginer hits that we've heard every day for four decades! I can hardly wait for a similar show with Van Morrison so somebody can ask him to sing Brown Eyed Girl.