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<p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Long_as_I_can_see_the_light_label.jpg" height="216" width="216"></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Long As I Can See the Light</strong>" is a song by American rock band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creedence Clearwater Revival</a>, from the album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmo%27s_Factory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cosmo's Factory</em></a>. Released as the flip side of the single "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookin%27_Out_My_Back_Door" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lookin' Out My Back Door</a>" in 1970, it reached number 57 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Box" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cash Box</em></a> singles chart in the US, number 20 in the UK (in the UK, "Long As I Can See the Light" was on the A-side, and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookin%27_Out_My_Back_Door" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lookin' Out My Back Door</a>" on the flip), and number one in Norway.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Box" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cash Box</em></a> compared it to "Lookin' Out My Back Door", calling "Long as I Can See the Light" "a slower paced ballad from the blues school. More subtle, but a good bet to overtake the “Lookin’” side."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_As_I_Can_See_the_Light#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em></a> called it a "funky blues number."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_As_I_Can_See_the_Light#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[5]</a></p><p>The two songs were also released as a double-sided single and peaked at number two in the US.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_As_I_Can_See_the_Light#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[6]</a></p><p>"Long As I Can See the Light" appears on most Creedence Clearwater Revival compilation albums, notably <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_of_Creedence_Clearwater_Revival" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival</em></a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronicle:_The_20_Greatest_Hits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits</em></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_As_I_Can_See_the_Light#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[7]</a> It became a concert staple for singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fogerty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Fogerty</a> as a solo artist.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_As_I_Can_See_the_Light#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[8]</a></p><p>Fogerty biographer Thomas M. Kitts describes the song as depicting a "world-weary figure", perhaps <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeremiah</a>, who "undertakes an uncertain journey." The singer is confident as long as he "can see the light." Kitts points out that the word 'light' has two meanings in the song: a spiritual meaning, such as in "The Lord is my light" from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_27" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Psalm 27</a>, and "the secular light of love". He describes the music as having a "hymnal, church-like feel."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_As_I_Can_See_the_Light#cite_note-kitts-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[9]</a></p><p>Fogerty expressed surprise at having come up with a candle as a metaphor for a beacon guiding the singer home. He stated that the song is "about the loner in me. Wanting to feel understood, needing those at home to shine a light so that I can make my way back."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_As_I_Can_See_the_Light#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[10]</a></p><p>"If you tour a lot, it's one of those songs that just makes you miss home so badly," remarked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slipknot</a> front-man <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Taylor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Corey Taylor</a>. "A really sombre piece."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_As_I_Can_See_the_Light#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[11]</a></p><p>The drum beat was sampled by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moby</a> for "The Sky Is Broken" on his 1999 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_(Moby_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Play</em></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_As_I_Can_See_the_Light#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[12]</a></p>