True Fact

True Fact: Actually this is an amazingly true fact. Back in the mid 1980s John Fogerty was sued for plagiarism because he wrote a song that sounded too much like a song written by John Fogerty. You read that right, that's not a typo. He wrote a song that sounded similar to one he already wrote. Of course I'm leaving out a few details, but that's what it boils down to. Years ago John was in a little band called Creedance Clearwater Revival or CCR for short, maybe you've heard of them. And the CCR song in question was 'Run Through the Jungle' and in 1985 John released an amazing solo album entitled 'Centerfield'. On the album was the hit title track 'Centerfield' as well as the hit song 'The Old Man Down the Road' That was the other song in question. You see, Fantasy Records held the rights to the old CCR catalog and his solo career was with a different record company. So Fantasy Records claimed that 'The Old Man Down the Road' sounded too much like 'Run Through the Jungle' and tried to sue him. Eventually Fogerty won the case, but how fucked up is it that he was sued for plagiarizing himself? True Fact.