*First line is the band name. 1970. John Fogerty wrote this song. At least in part, the song is about his experience at Woodstock the year before. He said, "Certainly, I was talking about Washington, when I wrote the song, but I remember bringing the master version of the song home and playing it. My son Josh was four years old at the time, and after he heard it, he said, 'Daddy stop the rain.'