Fortunate+son

Fortunate son by Creedence Clearwater Revival Fortunate son is about the thoughts of a man who was being drafted. It is sung in the prospective of a single person who was drafted and is not a fortunate son (a fortunate son is a person who was born with a father who is a senator, millionaire, military leader thus not a fortunate person so their not a fortunate son). This song was popular during the vietnam war since it was such a big song about the war and it spoke out against the millitary. The song was inspired by David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon, John Fogerty told the rolling stones that when Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower are just standing around he thought that they are not going into any war. Since they are born into fortunate family.

The problem being protested is people Being drafted. Being Drafted is where people are forced to go into the military without being asked and if you did not go you had to do jail time. Franklin Roosevelt in 1940 it was a selective training and service act and it ended in 1973.

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no, These lines from the song tell that the persons perspective that they were not fortunate to be a senators son so he is going to be drafted in to the war.

the event was people being drafted and the place was about the Vietnam war going on at the time. The date this song was made is it was recorded in the fall of 1969.

During the time the song was recorded Nixon was the president John fogerty did not like nixon so he felt people close to the president got special treatment. The song also spoke out against the war that was going on at the time but it was supportive of the soldiers there.

The reason why I picked the song was that I like the song and it was a good song at the time and it was a good antiwar song and it is the song I think of when I think of the Vietnam war.

Red Text = Antiwar lyrics __ Lyrics __ Some folks are born made to wave the flag, ooh, they're red, white and blue. And when the band plays "Hail To The Chief", oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no,

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand, Lord, don't they help themselves? oh. But when the taxman come to the door, Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale, yes,

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no. It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no.

Yeh, some folks inherit star spangled eyes, ooh, they send you down to war, Lord, And when you ask them, how much should we give, oh, they only answer, more, more, more, yoh,

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, SON, NO It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, NO NO

It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no no no, It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, son son son

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