Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (REACTION!!!) (CLASSIC ROCK MARATHON!)
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Published 2019-11-07
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All Comments (21)
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This song is about the rich paying to avoid their sons being drafted into the Vietnam War. Senator's sons were fortunate. Many others were not.
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What movie was this in???? Every movie about the Vietnam war ever...haha
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John Fogerty was drafted into the military during Vietnam, and he was able to get into the National Guard, but he was angered when he saw politicians and millionaires sons avoiding the draft.
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Watching people discover a band that they've heard so much from, but never knew who they were is fun to watch
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"Fortunate Son" was a protest song about the sons of the poor going to fight in Viet Nam, whereas the more fortunate (Senators son, Millionaires son) got draft deferments.
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This song is a lot like Born in the USA. People use it as a patriotic song and it's the complete opposite, it's a protest song.
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I was in Vietnam 1969-70. We loved CCR, and we loved this song. The first rock-n-roll war...
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"I ain't no Millionaire Son, Son" That Right There I will remember that till I die.
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Basically this song is an anti-war song. He's basically being sarcastic the entire song about every lyric since he's being drafted for a war rich people made that they'll never fight in.
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This song epitomizes the axiom, “It’s a rich man’s war, a poor man’s fight”.
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"What movie was this in" Literally every single Vietnam movie.
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The most important statement to me was in the first paragraph. "When the band plays Hail to the Chief, they POINT THE CANNON AT YOU. "
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I was going to make a “every Vietnam movie” joke but apparently 300 people beat me to it....
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My father, doesn't speak a lick of English, loves CCR. "Los Creedence" as he calls them. Lol
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Way back in the day, A "fortunate son" was one who could buy himself out of going to war. The people who had to work for a living back then werent as fortunate. Edit: also, most patriotic people back then were the ones who didnt have to go to war. So the character in the song aint so patriotic because hes being forced to go to war.
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Watching hip hop guys react to the rock I grew up on is one of the best things I've found on YouTube
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The song is talking about the difference between rich and poor dealing with the draft.
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"what movie is this from" me: "all of them"
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The "tax man" line refers to the rich people having things, but when the tax man came around to make sure they are paying enough taxes on their possessions they hide all their expensive items and the house looks bare. (Ask your elders about the taxman coming around during war times)
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This song is a perfect example of why you want to know what’s going on when a certain song is dropped/made. The draft is no longer an issue like it was back during the Vietnam War. Context is everything.
