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“Fortunate Son” was released as a single in late 1969. Songwriter John Fogerty intended the song as a protest against the Vietnam War. The song is critical of the fortunate sons of those in high places e.g. the political elite and/or the wealthy who are able to avoid the horrors of war for themselves or their relatives by benefiting from their privileged backgrounds.

Fogerty says that the song was indirectly inspired by David Eisenhower, the grandson of President Dwight David Eisenhower who married Julie Nixon, the daughter of President Richard Nixon in 1968. Eisenhower did later enlist in the Navy Reserve and served three years on active duty in the early 70s as an officer aboard a US Navy cruiser in the Mediterranean Sea.

Fogerty himself was drafted and served six months in various military bases in the United States.
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  • pjb808

    :-)

    yesterday evening

  • Triip_Master

    only answear is more more more ♪♫

    Thursday morning

  • thekills1985

    Bad-ass jam! <3

    Tuesday evening

  • Xibalba94

    This song still makes sense. How sad. [2]

    16 days ago

  • iRRM

    more!

    20 days ago

  • rockandrolljoe

    How much should we give?

    20 days ago

  • paradrome

    Nam!

    24 days ago

  • gleeh0rt0n

    the good version yay.

    25 days ago

  • romo1950

    Vietnam!

    last month

  • wbierman

    @cherokeegrl You should be able to delete your comment. If you want to edit it, just copy it, delete it, paste in new comment, fix then post.

    last month

  • MIKEH3875

    CCR was pretty much the soundtrack of the Vietnam era during that time....

    last month

  • LedZebbelin

    A real badass tune.

    last month

  • Bolters

    OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!C C R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    last month

  • gleeh0rt0n

    This song still makes sense. How sad.

    last month

  • VashO7

    Battlefield Vietnam:D

    last month

  • MsaHro_Hayamoto

    Some folks inherit star spangled eyes.

    March 2012

  • xtwntraphq

    Dat Dat Dat, Dat Dat Dat .....TISH !

    March 2012

  • harry3363

    mash 4077

    March 2012

  • ZeppelinHero123

    Forest Gump

    March 2012

  • VenificusHora

    ahhh love this song

    March 2012
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