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Legal issues. The song "Zanz Kant Danz" was altered and re-titled "Vanz Kant Danz" a few months after the release of the album in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid a defamation lawsuit from Saul Zaentz, owner of Fantasy Records. The altered "Vanz Kant Danz" version of this song appears on all post-1985 pressings of the album.
The song is about an unnamed street dancer and his sidekick, a pig trained to pick people's pockets as they watch the dancer do his stuff. The pig, originally named Zanz as a dig at Saul Zaentz, "Can't dance, but he'll steal your money - watch him or he'll rob you blind."
Zanz Kant Danz (Vanz Kant Danz) Lyrics. [Chorus:] Vanz can't dance, but he'll steal your money. Watch him or he'll rob you blind. (X 4) [Chorus] Out in the street a crowd is gatherin'...
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Jan 14, 1985 · “Zanz Kant Danz (Vanz Kant Danz)” is not solely a fictional story. In fact, it holds a deeper meaning tied to Fogerty’s personal life and his legal battles. The song is actually a thinly veiled attack aimed at Saul Zaentz, the owner of Creedence’s label, Fantasy Records.
- Colin Lane
When Zaentz responded with a lawsuit, Fogerty issued a revised version: "Vanz Kant Danz" (changing the lead character's name to Vanz). Another lawsuit ( Fantasy, Inc. v. Fogerty ) claimed that "The Old Man Down the Road" shared the same chorus as " Run Through the Jungle ", a song from Fogerty's days with CCR to which Fantasy Records still ...
Vanz Kant Danz. John Fogerty. 6 Comments. 0 Tags. Chorus: Vanz can’t dance, but he’ll steal your money, Watch him or he’ll rob you blind. (x 4) Chorus. Out in the street a crowd is gatherin’, Pushed down by the heat of the building, they’re wantin’ to dance. Makin’ their way up the street, a boy with a pig and a radio;
