Creedence Clearwater Revival -- "Down on the Corner"
It's easy to forget about these guys -- maybe you grew up hearing them on the radio all the time, so as an adult you just tuned them out. But in their time they did achieve a good balance of choogling soul rhythm and psychedelic guitar. In other words, it's good rock music. CCR also boasted a distinctive lead voice with some good harmonies to back it up. They were hit-makers, but in this instance the radio was right to train the spotlight on them.
Of course, what I like about this song is the funky but still pretty basic bassline. There's not much here in terms of lead guitar, or anything else, really, besides that bass line, but that's pretty much the right formula this time around. It's a good-time song, and it's all about the beat.
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