Honey Do

Background

"Honey Do" is the fifth track of Deja Vu All Over Again, the seventh solo album of John Fogerty. The collection of songs was released in September 2004. It reached #23 in the USA and #1 in Sweden. 

Before cutting the album, Fogerty spent three years at home. It's a likely reason behind several family songs on the collection. A Carl Perkins-style rockabilly "Honey Do" is an ironic description about his attempts to escape domestic chores.  The phrase in the title of this playful number is used by Fogerty's wife and her sisters. "They usually create a `Honey do' list for the man to do on weekends. It's almost a battle-of-the-sexes type thing", said Fogerty in September 2004 when the album was out (Larry Katz, Interview with John Fogerty, The Boston Herald, September 21st, 2004). 

Personnel

Vocals, first lead & acoustic guitars: John Fogerty

Drums: Kenny Aronoff

Bass: Viktor Krauss

Rock-a-Billy guitar: Dean Parks

Percussion: Aaron Plunkett

Collector's notes

"Honey Do" was released as a promotional single in the USA in 2004.  

Live versions

John Fogerty played "Honey Do" only in seven shows mainly in the US South in the beginning of the Deja Vu All Over Again Tour in November 2004. The world premiere was heard in Biloxi, Mississippi, on November 6th.  

Critical reception

"The countrified "Honey Do" comes closer to the mark, but the wanna-be cute lyrics about a honey-do list don't stick in the memory." -Jim Abbott, The Orlando Sentinel, September 17th, 2004.  

"You get some very very generic, but funny rockabilly ('Honey Do'), with Fogerty ironically, but firmly complaining about woman's negative agriculture-related influence on man." -George Starostin. 

Fans' views

"Again great, funny lyrics. Written like a really "a story song type" And the story is so timeless also."

"I like the humor of the words, the irony. The guy is nagged to death and even after death."

"Easy and simple song. It has it´s own humor. Typical JCF."

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