It wasn’t uncommon for rock songs from the ’70s to be misinterpreted as having drug references, but one track by Creedence Clearwater Revival was actually a heartfelt track John Fogerty wrote for someone he loved.
“Lookin’ out My Back Door” was released by the band in the sweltering summer of 1970 as part of their Cosmo’s Factory album. The album has been tagged by many as being one of the greatest records of all time, with 11 tracks that all topped the charts.
The country rock track came in at a close second, landing at No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It still made its way to No.1 on the Cash Box Hot 100 chart, the Record World chart, and in four other countries. In its history, “Lookin’ out My Back Door” became 2x certified Platinum with over two million copies sold.
While the track was a hit for CCR, many believed its lyrics were referencing drug use. Its lyrics depicted colorful and dreamlike imagery with a story about a weary traveler returning home from a tiring trip to Illinois. He locks his front door, sits on the back porch, and escapes from his troubles.
According to reports, many suspected that the use of a “flying spoon” was a reference to a cocaine and heroin spoon that drug addicts use to cook the drug into a liquid. Lyrics referring to animal imagery were also speculated to have been based on an acid trip.
Fans couldn’t have been more wrong about the track. In an interview with AMA Highlights, Fogerty revealed that he developed “Lookin’ out My Back Door” for his son. Fogerty had been married to Martha Paiz since 1965 at the time, with their first child together, Josh, having been three when the song was created.
The singer also revealed that the wonder-like and colorful imagery was also inspired by one of his favorite Dr. Seuss books, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street from 1937.
“I wanted to write a kid’s song for my son Josh who was three years old at the time. There was a book I loved when I was a child called, ‘And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street’ (A Dr. Seuss book),” he explained. “This story filled me with wonderment and I wanted to write a song that felt the same way.
The book ended up inspiring the overall storyline for the track. In the Dr. Seuss book, a young boy named Marco comes home from school and builds a wildly elaborate mental parade. Fogerty took that imagery and developed the same idea for his track, as the man sees a parade walking down his street.
“Lookin’ out My Back Door” also gained notoriety years later when it was played in the Jeff Bridges Neo-noir crime comedy classic, The Big Lebowski.
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