Creedence Clearwater Revival AND The Return Of Swamp Thing: A Guilty Pleasure Match Made In Campy-Horror’ish Heaven

Well, I Do Believe The Title Of This Piece Sincerely Speaks For Itself.

And YES, I’m VERY Serious About This One.

It’s Been VERY Near&Dear To My HEART…

…Since The Film’s Release In 1989.

Are We Ready To Jive???…

…???

M’KAY.

IT’S JIVIN’ TIME!!!

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FIRST-OFF…

…Please…

…Allow Me To Establish What I’m Jivin’ ’bout.

This Is The Film…

“THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING”

(1989)

"The Return Of Swamp Thing" (1989) - Starring DICK DUROCK, LOUIS JOURDAN, HEATHER LOCKLEAR, and SARAH DOUGLAS, and was Directed by JIM Wynorski

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This Is The Main-Character…

“SWAMP THING”

(Hero)

"Swamp Thing" ("The Return Of Swamp Thing" (1989)) Played By DICK DUROCK

And THIS Is…

“CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL”

(Amazing Band)

CCR (aka Creedence Clearwater Revival) Circa 1969.

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And The Song That Sparked The Whole Thing Is…

“BORN ON THE BAYOU”

(1969)

The A.MA.ZING. Song "BORN ON THE BAYOU" Was Off Of CCR's 1969 Album "BAYOU COUNTRY"

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And This Is My Nephew’s Representation Of…

“LEGO CCR”

(Original “Ari Works Of Lego-Art”)

See, My Peeps... I WAS Being Serious. The Crafty Nephew (aka Mr. Ari, aka Boss) Really DID Build His Very Own CCR With LEGOS! Yep. Nifty, Eh?!?!?! πŸ˜€

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Basically…

…The Film Is A Regular…

…hmm…

…Pant-Load Of Excitement AND Fun?

That’s (likely) A Descriptive Enough Phrase (maybe).

The Original “SWAMP THING” Was Directed By Horror Freak WES CRAVEN…

…And Was A Damned-FUN Experience…

…With Some QUALITY Actors Taking On The MAIN ROLES.

In “THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING”…

…hmm…

…We Get HEATHER LOCKLEAR.

Yeah…

…That Hurt.

BUT…

…We Also Get SARAH DOUGLAS (“V”, “SUPERMAN” & “SUPERMAN II”, etc)…

…And…

…We Get DICK DUROCK Back As “SWAMP THING” In This Sequel…

…AND…

…We Get Back LOUIS JOURDAN Reprising His Role As The EVIL “DR. ARCANE”!!!

Sounds Good Enough To Give A Quickie-Lookin’-At, Don’t It?!?!

DAYUM SKIPPY, DRIPPY, IT DOES!!!

"THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING" (1989) Is TOTALLY Available On The Ole DVD, Should Any Of You Care To Check-IT-Out... ...which You ALL SHOULD!!!

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Just Remember This, My Peeps…

…The BEST PART OF THE WHOLE WHOLE WHOLE FILM…

…Is THE MUSIC That Plays…

…DURING…

…THE…

…OPENING and ENDING CREDITS!!!

SOOOOOOO…

…WHY NOT WATCH THE MOVIE TO (at least) GET THERE!?!?!?!

You ALL Should SERIOUSLY…

…TRUST ME.

I Promise, It’ll Be WORTH Your Time.

ALL 88-MINUTES Of Your Time.

πŸ˜‰

"SWAMP THING"

“Something In Me, Dark And Sticky, All The Time It’s Getting Strong. No Way Of Dealing, With This Feeling, Can’t Go On Like This Too Long. …” — PETER GABRIEL (“Digging In The Dirt”)

This Time You’ve Gone Too Far
This Time You’ve Gone Too Far
This Time You’ve Gone Too Far
I Told You, I Told You, I Told You, I Told You
This Time You’ve Gone Too Far
This Time You’ve Gone Too Far
This Time You’ve Gone Too Far
I Told You, I Told You, I Told You, I Told You

Don’t Talk Back…

…Just Drive The Car.
Shut Your Mouth…

…I Know What You Are.

Don’t Say Nothing…

…Keep Your Hands On The Wheel.
Don’t Turn Around…

…This Is For Real.

“Digging In The Dirt. Stay With Me, I Need Support. I’m Digging In The Dirt, To Find The Places I Got Hurt. Open Up The Places I Got Hurt.”

A Triple-Shot To Start Your Week??? CAN DO, PILGRIMS!!!

“MY Top THREE Walkin’ Tunes Of The Day”

… … … …

#3

“HI HI HI”

By

PAUL McCARTNEY and WINGS

(1972)

PAUL McCARTNEY and WINGS - "HI HI HI" Was Released As The A-Side Of A Single In 1972

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#2

“SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF”

By

PRIMUS

(1997)

PRIMUS - "SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF" From 1997's "THE BROWN ALBUM"

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#1

“STEAM”

By

PETER GABRIEL

(1992)

PETER GABRIEL - "STEAM" From His 1992 Album "US"

Honestly…

…I’m Not Sure If A Lot Of You Even KNOW These Songs…

…Let Alone JAM-To-Them…

…But The Three Of Them Can TOTALLY Get You Crankin’ Along On ANY Walk…

…Anytime…

…Anywhere.

PERIOD.

I Know…

…Not Much To This Bloggin’ing.

In All Sincerity…

…It Was Just Something FUN For A Generally Downer-Day.

Hope Everyone Is Alive AND Functioning This Morning.

I’m PRETTY SURE I Am.

Suppose That’s All One Could Really Ask For.

I May HOPE For More…

…Sure Sure…

…But I’ll Leave My Actual Askin’ Right About There.

Good Plan???

Yeah…

…I Hope So, Also.

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