Good Music on Instagram: "“Have You Ever Seen the Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival is often seen as one of the greatest rock songs ever written about a band falling apart. John Fogerty wrote it in 1970, not about war or politics (as many thought), but about the internal conflicts tearing CCR apart. At the height of their success, with hit after hit, the band was breaking down from tensions, jealousy, and exhaustion. The song’s melancholy lyrics capture the feeling of dark times arriving eve