Born to Move

Background

"Born to Move" opens the B-side of the original Pendulum album, the sixth long-player Creedence Clearwater Revival released.

It's a jazzy, semi-progressive tune signaling influences from the Stax catalogue. It features an interesting guitar solo by John Fogerty, sax riffing by Fogerty, a bass solo by Stu Cook and a lengthy organ solo again by John Fogerty. 

Live versions

Creedence Clearwater never performed the song live in concert. Neither has John Fogerty done it during his solo years.   

In the movies

"Born to Move" is the one and only Pendulum album track that has been heard on the silver screen. It appears in Steve Conrad's film Promotion released in 2008.  

Critical reception

"Stu plays well on this track and so does John at the organ. Another appearance of John C. Fogerty riffin' saxes which addes much richness to this lengthy cut." -Roy Carr, The New Musical Express, December 1970. 

""Born to Move" is fun with its Booker T. styled organ and interesting bass and drums—Stu Cook and Doug Clifford have improved enormously." -Jon Landau, The Rolling Stone, February 4th, 1971. 

"'Born To Move' is the one song I hate on here because it reminds me of mainstream so-called 'rock and roll' of somewhere around 1960-61. In other words, it simply sucks, with its obvious pedestrian descending riff and corny brass section. Note that I'm not mentioning the lengthy jazz outro, though: that one seems like a completely different piece of work with some clever organwork going on for a lot of time but never really seeming boring." -George Starostin.

Fans' views

"Fine mixure of music, text and rythme...I can enjoy the CCR a whole night long without getting bored ... they are just great, unique."

"Illustrates the sheer soul that was the heart of Creedence."

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