2004Released
2:31

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Lookin' Out My Back Door. By Songfacts®.

This song was partly written for John Fogerty's son Josh, who at the time was three years old. Fogerty said: "I knew he would love it if he heard me on the radio singing - doot doot doo, lookin' out my back door." In the song lyrics there is a reference to a parade passing by which John says was inspired by a Dr. Seuss book that he read as a kid titled To Think (That) I Saw It On Mulberry Street.

Much like The Beatles "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds," many people thought this was about drugs when it was really an innocent song inspired by a child. According to the drug theory, the "Flying Spoon" was a cocaine spoon, and the crazy animal images were an acid trip. This was even less plausible than the Beatles misinterpretation, since Creedence Clearwater Revival was never into psychedelic drugs.

This is played in the film The Big Lebowski.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Lookin' Out My Back Door.
FKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
105BPM

Album

The album Lookin' Out My Back Door is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Lookin' Out My Back Door.
Fantasy Records
© 2004 Fantasy, Inc.
This Compilation ℗ 2004 Fantasy, Inc.

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