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Silly CCR.  You can’t roll on a river, you have to float

Well, if the Proud Mary was one of those floating casinos, you could roll dice while on the river, thereby validating the lyrics a little bit.

So today's Sametime Status concerns the classic CCR song "Proud Mary" which repeats the phrase "Rollin'...Rollin'...Rollin' on the river."  The song, I guess, is about a boat, and I've always assumed that it had nothing to do with gambling.  Here are some fun facts about this song:

• John Fogerty had never been east of Montana by the time this song, from the album "Bayou Country."

Despite the fact that the song consists of roughly one chord (The bridge changes, but that's about it), Fogerty claims to have been inspired by Beethoven's 5th syphony.

The song has since been covered over 100 times.  Some Of Which are significantly better Than Others.