I'm Creedence Clearwater Wright
best friend of Elodie Eye
we've been tight since Percy Elementary
class of 1985
we moved together out to Philly after college
took a two bedroom at South & 9th
I sold my violin so we could have it easy
El got her grandmother's money when she died

we laughed like we were queens
& split our ballgowns at the seams
& every single time I'd dream
it was only El & me
but then she slipped away from me
she met a boy from New Jersey
& they fell fast in love of course
I swear it felt like a divorce

this September I'll be 26 years old
& El's the only one besides my dad
who's ever said I love you Creedence

took got a job downtown
it's an hour on the bus each way
typing letters for a lawyer in a bad toupee
it's dumb I know but it pays okay

& did I mention I moved out
I got my own place off of South
& I've been living hand to mouth
for going on a year by now
& yes I still see El around
it's different but I can't say how
she cut her hair it's back to brown
she's living with her boyfriend now

& since September I've been 26 years old
she's still the only one besides my dad
who's ever said I love you Creedence


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    Definitely from the perspective of a girl. It's a love song in the sense of it being about pure, childhood love unadulterated by sex. They were as thick as thieves and the girl gets a boyfriend and it completely changes the friendship.

    Creedance has a harder time of moving on, and there are lesbian undertones. You can really feel the raw pain. I've always thought that losing a friend is much harder than a lover. Friendship seems more genuine to me and not confounded by physical interaction.

    Of course "El is the only besides my dad who has said I love you Creedance" is heartbreaking and what initially drew me to the song. Creedance has only loved one person in her life - and that has been diluted by distance and time.

    Simkyon January 27, 2009   Link
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    Actually, this is from a girl's perspective. Elodie and Creedence are just best friends, probably like sisters. I don't think it's a romantic thing at all; just the pain of losing a best friend to change and growing up. And Creedence never finds someone that fills that void.

    proposalson July 24, 2006   Link
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    this song is a reference to another musician/song. Creedence Clearwater (Revival) and their song Lodi. The 'girls' name isnt Elodie, its spelled out as L-o-d-i. When looking at the lyrics to Lodi, it all kinda goes together, namely the chorus being "I'm stuck in Lodi again". Basically, how I take it is that Creedence loves his friend Lodi, doesn't make a move, but is basically stuck on this one part of his life. It's only after he is stuck on Lodi he is able to move on with his life by getting a different job, moving to his own place, etc. Thats just my take on it though.

    phoenix36on August 15, 2008   Link
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    I'm still almost certain that Creedence is a woman. I disagree about being a male name, because I knew a girl in middle school named Creedence.

    proposalson September 14, 2006   Link
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    No, it doesn't imply romantic feelings. It actually implies lack of romantic feelings, to me. All that lyric is saying is that it had as much of an emotional impact on her as a divorce would. Saying, "I swear, ___" sounds like trying to convince someone of something that might be a little unbelievable, like a friend leaving you being the equivilant of a husband leaving you.

    It does matter, because the song is about losing a friend, and I think it kind of cheapens it to imply that it's just another love lost story.

    Anyway, the only reason I made the first comment on here is because I actually saw Casiotone live and before he played this he explained what the song was about, so I know this for a fact.

    proposalson November 06, 2006   Link
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    Yeah, I know who Creedence are, but I don't think this song has much to do with them. Except for the fact that this guy's parents named him after a band.

    Shotgunnon November 22, 2006   Link
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    I've enjoyed the male/female debate on here, but I myself was first drawn in by the song through his clever play on words. While the Creedence Clearwater Wright/Revival part is obvious, Elodie's name is also a play on a song by CCR, "Lodi (Low-Die)" or L-O-D-I. Those two lines really made me listen to this song (about 100 times) and the rest of the album. It's like Magnetic Fields meets Beat Happening (the girl's singing/lo-fi) with the Tom Waits-y song for good measure (number 11). Good stuff.

    3RA1N1ACon January 26, 2007   Link
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    3RA1N1AC, thanks!. That provides a new twist, I'll have to have a listen. This guy's wordplay is phenomenal, especially when it comes to referencing other bands. He does a similar thing in "Toby, Take A Bow", but with the Smiths. And I often wonder if "Jeane, If You're Ever In Portland" is another Smith's reference.

    Shotgunnon February 10, 2007   Link
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    ..Creedence is a girl, best friends with Elodie and they've been best friends since small. They move and go to college together untill Elodie Gets a New Boyfriend and takes her away from Creedence. Creedence starts getting all these emotions, and realizes that she might have loved Elodie more than a friend. she's the only one thats ever said she loved her besides her dad. I love this song, it lets me know theres still innocence out there

    LittleLionEmiliaon March 23, 2007   Link
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    I always imagined it as being spelled out, "Best friend of L-O-D-I"...or maybe Elle O-D-I. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't he mention an Eleanor in several other songs?

    God this song kills me. In a good way.

    avantexgardeon August 03, 2007   Link

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