Lodi by John Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival (173rd Airborne Brigade Vietnam)

Always liked this song. Tesla had it on their acoustical set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMk7nkM495g

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Great share!

Thank you, my friend SGT John " Mac " McConnell for sharing the music video of John Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival performing "Lodi" with footage of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam.
When I was assigned to A Company 20th Engineer Battalion [Combat] at Fort Campbell in 1974, there were a few 173rd Airborne Brigade veteran draftees still in the unit. Training exercises included hand-to-hand combat and star clusters fired at ground level at aggressors at night. Getting captured was not an option. In those days, every month a helicopter crashed at night. Night nap-of-he earth testing equipment and capabilities for the future Night Stalker Brigade. [I learned later]

I well remember this CCR song.

"Lodi"
Lyrics
"Just about a year ago, I set out on the road,
Seekin' my fame and fortune, lookin' for a pot of gold.
Things got bad, and things got worse, I guess you will know the tune.
Oh ! Lord, stuck in Lodi again.
Rode in on the Greyhound, I'll be walkin' out if I go.
I was just passin' through, must be seven months or more.
Ran out of time and money, looks like they took my friends.
Oh ! Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again.

The man from the magazine said I was on my way.
Somewhere I lost connections, ran out of songs to play.
I came into town, a one night stand, looks like my plans fell through
Oh ! Lord, stuck in Lodi again.

Mmmm...
If I only had a dollar, for ev'ry song I've sung.
And ev'ry time I've had to play while people sat there drunk.
You know, I'd catch the next train back to where I live.
Oh ! Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again.
Oh ! Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again."

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