My Music Journal 2025: February 28, 2025

 

Friday, February 28, 2025

Time:  8:25 AM
Song: Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Artist: Outliers, John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival
Mode of Consumption: First song on Release Radar Spotify playlist.

Link to song: https://open.spotify.com/track/1yzgMzhlFNdGAlL5Mopdoq?si=47b412c1a20248dd

I like to think that I’ve opened my mind quite a bit to the many genres and styles of music of the world over the years. I admit that in the past that was not always the case.

I didn’t like country music for a very long time. In fact, I usually didn’t even give it a try. While I can still be particular when it comes to what country I’ll accept into my life, I’ve certainly added quite a bit of it to my collection over the last decade or so.

I wasn’t always warm to rap or hip hop growing up either. While I can’t say that I am well-versed in either genre to this day, I usually am willing to give it a try when someone recommends an artist or song to me.

I am sure there are plenty of other examples that I could mention if I had time to consider the subject more.

But overall, I have become more diversified in my listening over the years.

With that said, I don’t understand why the song I am listening to is a thing.

It sounds to me like something some tech kid did in his basement for giggles. For those that can’t or don’t want to listen, what we have here is the original recording of “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,” infused with what I would term techno beats and with the speed altered at random points.

Outliers is a pair of producers named Falco and Pete, and I guess this version blew up on Tik Tok. I guess that's cute, but does it deserve an official release. I suppose they probably have to try and recoup the fees for using this song somehow. Still, I could have went without ever hearing this.

Maybe I’m overthinking it.