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"Centerfield" is the title track from John Fogerty's album Centerfield, Fogerty's first solo album after a nine-year hiatus. Originally the B-side of the album's second single, "Rock and Roll Girls" (#20 US, Spring 1985), the song is now commonly played at baseball games across the United States.
Centerfield Lyrics: Well, beat the drum and hold the phone / The sun came out today / We're born again, there's new grass on the field / A-roundin' third, and headed for home / It's a brown-eyed...
Songfacts®: This song was inspired by Fogerty's childhood memories of baseball, and although he didn't play the game, he loved watching it and hearing the stories his father would tell about the legendary New York Yankees centerfielder Joe DiMaggio, who like Fogerty was from San Francisco.
Aug 16, 2021 · Videos by American Songwriter. John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” can be considered the aural equivalent of Mays’ catch, as it captures the same sense of drama and wonder found in that play, in ...
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Music video by John Fogerty performing Centerfield. (C) 1985 John Fogerty http://vevo.ly/JePixn
Album - 1985 Centerfield
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