#Who wrote proud mary movie#
There is a movie in current release called “Proud Mary.” I don’t know much about it other than this. That is precisely what our Mary is looking to do, and Taraji nails it perfectly.” He would see that his complaint that the film has nothing to do with the song’s message as ‘ a metaphor about leaving painful, stressful things behind for a more tranquil and meaningful life’ is inaccurate. “Far from a story about killing people for money.”įollowing the publication of the story, a rep for Screen Gems, the production company distributing the film, told Rolling Stone, “We would love Mr. It was obviously a metaphor about leaving painful, stressful things behind for a more tranquil and meaningful life,” he concluded. Perhaps, the setting was ‘back in time’ on the Mississippi River. “I wrote the song about a mythical riverboat, cruising on a mythical river, in a mythical time. “The movie poster has my lyrics changed to read… ‘killing for the Man every night and day.”Ī rep for Fogerty confirmed to Rolling Stone that the musician is not pursuing legal action.įogerty went on to clarify “Proud Mary”‘s meaning. “No one ever asked me about using my song this way, or even about the meaning of ‘Proud Mary,'” he added. He also cited the film’s poster, which changed his lyrics to be far from their original context. According to Fogerty, no one from the film consulted him.
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