Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival - MP3 instrumental karaoke

John Fogerty wrote his classic riverboat song "Proud Mary" shortly after being discharged from the US army in 1967. Recorded with his band Creedence Clearwater Revival and released as a single from their second studio album Bayou Country (1969), "Proud Mary" was a commercial success for the rock icons, peaking at Number 2 in the US, as well as reaching Number 8 in the UK, and scooping the top spot in Austria. Capturing the spirit of the Deep South, the song conveys the feeling of movement and motion, with driving guitars and lyrics like, "Big wheel keep on turnin' / Proud Mary keep on burnin' / Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river". "Proud Mary" was subsequently covered by Solomon Burke in 1969, as well as Ike and Tina Turner, whose electrifying, energy-fueled cover version, released in 1971, became a signature hit for the pair, making it to Number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and winning the duo a Grammy Award.