"Deja Vu (All Over Again)" is a song by American rock singer/songwriter
John Fogerty
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was th ...
. It is the title track, opening track and lead single to his
2004 album.
The song reached #4 on the ''
Billboard
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Adult Alternative chart.
History
Fogerty wrote this song about the similarities between the Vietnam War and the war in Iraq. He believed the US government was making the same mistakes again. The song started to evolve in 2002 or early 2003. Fogerty stated that "Deja Vu (All Over Again)" is not a political song, but a description about the sadness caused by human losses in the war; musically and thematically it is similar to
CCR's classics "
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, written by John Fogerty and released as a single in 1971 from the album ''Pendulum'' (1970). The song charted highest in Canada, reaching number one on th ...
" and "
Who'll Stop the Rain".
Live performances
The song was played live for the first time at John Kerry-John Edwards Fundraising at Radio City Music Hall, New York, on July 8, 2004. It was changed from an electric band version to an acoustic solo performance in 2005; the acoustic rendition also appears on the ''Long Road Home'' DVD filmed at Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, on September 15, 2005
and on the live album ''
The Long Road Home - In Concert'', released in 2006. "Deja Vu (All Over Again)" was performed live 195 times totally.
See also
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List of anti-war songs
Some anti-war movement, anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others patronize war. Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that ...
References
2004 songs
John Fogerty songs
Songs written by John Fogerty
DreamWorks Records singles
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