Group leader John Fogerty wrote this. Like some of his other songs, like "Fortunate Son," it is a protest of the Vietnam War.

When interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine, John Fogerty was asked, "Does 'Who'll Stop The Rain' contain lyrically specific meanings besides the symbolic dimension?" His response: "Certainly, I was talking about Washington when I wrote the song, but I remember bringing the master version of the song home and playing it. My son Josh was four years old at the time, and after he heard it, he said, 'Daddy stop the rain.' And my wife and I looked at each other and said, 'Well, not quite.'"

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Bruce Springsteen opened with this song during his summer stadium tour of 2003 whenever it was raining.

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Who'll Stop the Rain" is written in the classic folk tradition about the lives of common people neglected by those in power. It's a political statement against politicians... (Continues)

(1971)
Written by Angelo Bond, General Johnson & Greg Perry

Scritta durante la guerra nel Vietnam, fu naturalmente censurata per paura che "aiutasse il nemico"

A song called "Saigon Warrior" sung to the tune of "Sweet Betsy From Pike" is a variant of a World War 2 composition which could be used to complain about base camps, training establishments, or headquarters anywhere in the world.
For instance, a version sung in the New Zealand Army during World War 2 (and still in circulation in 1986) was entitled "Waiouru's a Wonderful Place." Waiouru was a much disliked training camp in a mountainous and lonely part of the country.

from Songs of the Vietnam war: an occupational folklore tradition

A parody of "Take This Hammer" (Lansdale 1976) advocates nothing less than the complete abandonment of combat service.

from Songs of the Vietnam war: an occupational folklore tradition

A parody of the "Ballad of the Green Berets" (Lansdale 1976)
from Songs of the Vietnam war: an occupational folklore tradition

Barry Sadler era un "berretto verde canterino", famoso per la ultra patriottica "Ballad of the Green Berets"

Questa parodia riporta un po' di realismo all'affermazione della ballata originale dove i soldati erano pronti a "saltare e morire"

dall'album "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die" (1967)