[1] In 1970, John Fogerty said that "Ramble Tamble" developed from parts of the original version of an earlier Creedence Clearwater Revival song, "Commotion.
"[7] John Fogerty explained the song's genesis in his autobiography, Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music: "Ramble Tamble" just came to me one night when I was lying in bed.
[8]"Ramble Tamble" has been singled out for critical praise,[9] with music journalist Steven Hyden calling it "the most rockin' song of all time.
"[10] AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as a "claustrophobic, paranoid rocker" whose lengthy instrumental section "was dramatic and had a direction," unlike that of the band's rendition of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
"[11] On the other hand, Rolling Stone critic John Grissim considered "Ramble Tamble" to be the only "unsatisfying" song on Cosmo's Factory.