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My Meaningful Song Analysis
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Do you have a song that has a deeper meaning then just another song that comes on the radio? Well I believe that most everyone does one way or another. For me that song happens to be Bad Moon Rising by Credence Clearwater Revival. The reason behind this is when I was younger and before he passed away my grandpa used to play this song on the guitar and sing it to me all the time.

I would like to give a little background on my grandfather. At least what I remember of him because he passed away when I was five. My grandpa stood six foot five inches and weighed probably around 190 to 200 pounds. He was very muscular and always working on something. I remember that he was always a nice loving guy, but he had a bad temper. He

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