Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (REACTION!!!) (CLASSIC ROCK MARATHON!)

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  • @Mike-et6jg
    @Mike-et6jg Před 4 lety +2081

    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.

    • @jpcrafton69
      @jpcrafton69 Před 4 lety +54

      While it's true that the song was about that, John Fogerty was missing a key part when he wrote those lyrics: The only men of fighting age that didn't go to war were either in college (automatic deferment) or had injuries. Either that or they skipped out across into Canada (literally dodging the draft). Yes, some wealthy families paid to get doctors to falsify medical records, but for the most part the wealthy young men simply didn't go because they were in school at the time.

    • @estoy1001
      @estoy1001 Před 4 lety +41

      @@jpcrafton69 Phil Ochs added to the sentiment in his Draft Dodger Rag - "but I ain't no fool I'm a-going to school and a-workin' in a defense plant", insinuating that those who went to college often did so to avoid the draft, rather than primarily going to get an education.
      Meanwhile, the rich kids went to college as a matter of course with their parents getting them in using privilege (privilege, by the way, comes from the Latin for "Private Law")
      Good thing that kind of thing doesn't happen anymore, right?

    • @WhatHaveIMade
      @WhatHaveIMade Před 4 lety +94

      @@jpcrafton69 AKA Cadet Bone Spurs.

    • @dougs7367
      @dougs7367 Před 4 lety +57

      @@jpcrafton69 Or they had bone spurs...

    • @TheManofThings777
      @TheManofThings777 Před 4 lety +9

      @@jpcrafton69 I'm Puertorican, the irony of that is that over here, going to college with student aid, actually means you had to go. A looooot of young puertoricans had to go just because they were students.

  • @xjudoflip7381
    @xjudoflip7381 Před 4 lety +2735

    What movie was this in???? Every movie about the Vietnam war ever...haha

  • @timprice5747
    @timprice5747 Před 4 lety +271

    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.

    • @kendallthompson7852
      @kendallthompson7852 Před 2 lety +11

      My father and cousins all enlisted into the armed forces because being from poor families being taken in the draft was inevitable. Growing up I never knew he was a Vietnam veteran because he and our cousins never talked about it.

    • @patriciabutton7444
      @patriciabutton7444 Před rokem +3

      Ty for yr family’s service to protect n keep free all people oppressed no matter what country. Ty forever grateful ❤

    • @waynebrown1394
      @waynebrown1394 Před 8 měsíci

      my dad was in the the Army when the war started , He said he would go so his brother didn't have to go. He achieved many medals and he stayed in for 22 years. I am crying right now he was my hero and I lost him in 2018. When he died part of my heart was in the hole. I am very proud of him I am the first one in the family that went the police job.@@kendallthompson7852

    • @ravenzyblack
      @ravenzyblack Před 2 měsíci

      I had two uncles that were drafted into the Vietnam War. My dad was almost drafted himself. Luckily, at the time he was in college and his number wasn’t picked.

  • @joeyrobison6629
    @joeyrobison6629 Před 4 lety +757

    "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.

    • @meganlynn83
      @meganlynn83 Před 4 lety +38

      Ding, ding, ding!

    • @evenflowsteven
      @evenflowsteven Před 4 lety +84

      Ole bone spurs

    • @frankstarks3792
      @frankstarks3792 Před 4 lety +15

      yes, i was just going to write this for them...it was all about protesting Vietnam War.....i am glad these youngsters are paying more attention....

    • @TallicaMan1986
      @TallicaMan1986 Před 4 lety +30

      System of a Down - BYOB
      "WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOR!?"

    • @jpcrafton69
      @jpcrafton69 Před 4 lety +5

      @@TallicaMan1986 Except BYOB was made decades after the draft was over. They DON'T send the poor anymore. They only send those that volunteer, and they pay those volunteers quite well, when the benefits are included. I know this first-hand. Those officers? ALL of them are college-educated and ALL of them are immediately middle-class on their way to being upper-class.
      System of a Down might actually think that what was done in their home country must be done over here. I can't imagine they would know better yet still sing that part.

  • @EmperorTigerstar
    @EmperorTigerstar Před 4 lety +510

    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.

    • @devorahacts
      @devorahacts Před 4 lety +1

      This.

    • @kathleen3177
      @kathleen3177 Před 4 lety +9

      yes, a lot of people aren't getting it... you have to have lived thru those times when it was written

    • @billyclifton5710
      @billyclifton5710 Před 3 lety +21

      We had the draft during the Vietnam war. They didn’t ask you to serve. They told you (drafted you) and if you refused, it was prison or run to Canada. Rich, connected guys could evade combat- like George W. Bush who used pull to get into the Texas Air National Guard. Great song!

    • @Samhalta
      @Samhalta Před 3 lety +5

      @@billyclifton5710 John Fogerty did escape the war... by
      signing up for the Army Reserve on the same day he got his draft notice.

    • @jariech87
      @jariech87 Před 3 lety

      Right on!

  • @perihelion7798
    @perihelion7798 Před 3 lety +91

    I was in Vietnam 1969-70. We loved CCR, and we loved this song. The first rock-n-roll war...

    • @amjrpain919
      @amjrpain919 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I was ten, and my father made it back...🙏❤️💯🇺🇸

    • @perihelion7798
      @perihelion7798 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@amjrpain919 I hope your dad is still above ground. God Bless.

    • @amjrpain919
      @amjrpain919 Před 3 měsíci

      @@perihelion7798 He is not... Thank you for that.

    • @perihelion7798
      @perihelion7798 Před 3 měsíci

      @@amjrpain919 Then he is still alive in your memories - hold on to those.

  • @TahoeNevada
    @TahoeNevada Před 4 lety +442

    This song epitomizes the axiom, “It’s a rich man’s war, a poor man’s fight”.

    • @hodgod1056
      @hodgod1056 Před 4 lety +5

      Spot on. Never changes

    • @bmeach4940
      @bmeach4940 Před 4 lety +4

      I appreciate your comment, but not sure Vietnam was a rich man's war. The US was trying to keep democracy in South Vietnam, and China & Russia were trying to root it out... more a result of the broader Cold War. Democracy vs Communism; USA vs Russia; Rocky vs Drago.😁 Much different than the recent wars in the middle east, which can be strongly argued as rich mans' wars due to the lucrative oil industry in that region.

    • @TahoeNevada
      @TahoeNevada Před 4 lety +7

      B Meach Apparently not. Credence Clearwater Revival saw it. If you came from a family of means, you could be super patriotic, but claim “bone spurs” to get out of fighting.
      If you lacked means, you were going off to war, and likely die. This isn’t new.

    • @_Booker_DeWitt
      @_Booker_DeWitt Před 4 lety +12

      @@bmeach4940 Not 'democracy vs communism' it was capitalism vs communism. The US would not have even been involved if there was no financial interest.

    • @regulatorsmountup4931
      @regulatorsmountup4931 Před 4 lety +6

      B Meach the US is not a democracy. It’s an oligarchy

  • @cnking27
    @cnking27 Před 4 lety +1504

    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.

    • @user-tw5si4tr3q
      @user-tw5si4tr3q Před 4 lety +14

      since i was young i always thought this, years later my basically almost mid 20s this song still slap

    • @joeymarteenez6910
      @joeymarteenez6910 Před 4 lety +58

      Thats true, like born in the usa, people assume its about blind patriotism when its a protest song

    • @MustObeyTheRules
      @MustObeyTheRules Před 4 lety +53

      Born in the USA is the most anti American song I can think of

    • @jakek201
      @jakek201 Před 4 lety +138

      in a way, it being a protest song makes it a patriotic song, because your in America you can speak freely

    • @cnking27
      @cnking27 Před 4 lety +46

      @@jakek201 True, like Kaepernick protesting police brutality is patriotic, but that is not at all what most of the people who say that mean when they say it.

  • @punkguitar420
    @punkguitar420 Před 4 lety +351

    Watching people discover a band that they've heard so much from, but never knew who they were is fun to watch

  • @pitag.7096
    @pitag.7096 Před 4 lety +331

    My father, doesn't speak a lick of English, loves CCR. "Los Creedence" as he calls them. Lol

  • @garygunn3964
    @garygunn3964 Před 4 lety +166

    The song is talking about the difference between rich and poor dealing with the draft.

    • @imminenthippo603
      @imminenthippo603 Před 4 lety +4

      @6:44 "Rummage sale" two thoughts:
      "Rich people pretend like they came from nothing, and now pay some egregious tax on something they created." "Rich people don't want to pay their fair share, so they pretend like they've never made any money. "

    • @drewnev12
      @drewnev12 Před 4 lety +1

      @@imminenthippo603 Two thoughts but only one accurate thought.

    • @asupertramp948
      @asupertramp948 Před 4 lety

      @PstScrpt Monte just wanted to feel like he was a somebody worth listening to for a second.

    • @brodemonz
      @brodemonz Před 4 lety

      It wasn't really inspired by any one event.

  • @joshuaha7661
    @joshuaha7661 Před 4 lety +255

    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.

    • @DCBabos
      @DCBabos Před 4 lety +1

      Kind of like modern day System of a Down... BYOB. I think they're sending the same message...just different wars

    • @pattymesagal2654
      @pattymesagal2654 Před 4 lety +11

      john fogerty was in Vietnam and served his time there. I think he has every right to talk about the cowards whose family bought them out of military service. shall we mention bone spurs

    • @janicehunter8960
      @janicehunter8960 Před 4 lety

      Absolutely !

    • @dariusissobel5470
      @dariusissobel5470 Před 4 lety +2

      Way back in the days? Are you sure ? I think its still actual. Thats one of the flaws of the Democracy.Some wealthy folks still buy them selfs from dirty situations like a war. Every time when i heard someone say how democracy is awesome and flawless i just laugh at their naivity. There is no perfect system all systems have some good thing and some bad things.Nothing is flawless thats only utopia in the dreams.

    • @clarkeysam
      @clarkeysam Před 3 lety

      @@dariusissobel5470 I think you're misinterpreting democracy. In a democracy everyone has an equal say. When someone rich avoid their tax liabilities or avoid the war draft etc, due to their wealth, that isn't a democracy! One vote, one person, everyone is equal. It doesn't matter what your background or wealth is, everyone is the same. Anyone who used anything to impact that is against democracy (like the fascist tangerine who uses to be your leader).

  • @ericholladay5280
    @ericholladay5280 Před 4 lety +317

    This is always the helicopter flying through the jungle, in Vietnam movies, song

    • @DeathBYDesign666
      @DeathBYDesign666 Před 4 lety +5

      Or helicopters dropping off soldiers to any random war zone in almost every war movie ever. Usually a helicopter involved though in any case.

    • @deanfaragher9288
      @deanfaragher9288 Před 4 lety +4

      It's the helicopter attack scene in Apocalypse Now czcams.com/video/qV4Q-RSQCq0/video.html

    • @timpicchi4458
      @timpicchi4458 Před 4 lety +3

      Why does everybody knows this..

    • @IronMaidenDoD
      @IronMaidenDoD Před 4 lety +5

      This song reminds me of the game Battlefield Vietnam

    • @antonanton4868
      @antonanton4868 Před 4 lety +5

      You probably mean Run Through the Jungle?

  • @veganapiranha7365
    @veganapiranha7365 Před 4 lety +120

    He's talking about how the rich avoid taxes and pay to have their own sons avoid the draft. Serious political commentary, still true today.

    • @lillinsey100
      @lillinsey100 Před 4 lety +1

      do you think it’s true that the rich can pay to avoid the draft.?.-gosh, what a messed up system.....

    • @lillinsey100
      @lillinsey100 Před 4 lety +1

      john krats well excuse me.....i don’t understand.....doesn’t seem fair to me. however,; i wasn’t really passing a judgement one way or the other i was rather just not understanding the unfairness of the world that those born poor go off to fight and those born rich stay cozy at home.
      that’s all

    • @lillinsey100
      @lillinsey100 Před 4 lety

      john krats i guess i can just not literally understood how they afford to get out of going to war - like who do they pay? that’s all

    • @TheCabIe
      @TheCabIe Před 4 lety

      @J K Wait, are you serious? If you're poor, your life is worth less by your logic? Money giving you extra commodities like a bigger house, better car or possibility to travel the world etc. is understandable. But being able to avoid something that's clearly supposed to be random via money is clearly not ethical.
      We're talking about being forced to go to a war and kill other people or get killed in the process, if they paint it as "serving your country", why should your social status exclude you in any way? To me it sounds similar as saying that rich people should be able to escape justice for their crimes.

  • @patriciabates2419
    @patriciabates2419 Před 4 lety +66

    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. "

  • @jakevanbramer3046
    @jakevanbramer3046 Před 4 lety +258

    I was going to make a “every Vietnam movie” joke but apparently 300 people beat me to it....

  • @hellrose18
    @hellrose18 Před 4 lety +143

    CCR is legendary and so underrated. The amount of hits they have, how short their time as a group was, and the fact that their music is still played on the radio and still relevant, all of it is astounding

    • @dusky_og
      @dusky_og Před 4 lety +5

      i don't think they are underrated, hey have had plenty of success and fame, they are widely known

  • @mjeffn2
    @mjeffn2 Před 4 lety +64

    I was 14 yo in 69 when this song was released. I saw many of my friend’s brothers drafted and sent off to Vietnam, and attended one funeral for one who was killed. That really and deeply freaked my shit out and left me scared nearly to death about getting drafted. Fortunately for myself I didn’t turn 18 until 73, after ‘the man’ was no longer drafting kids. I recall getting my draft card in the mail and even though I knew the draft was over it caused me enormous anxiety and worry until we were out of Vietnam. Vietnam and the draft overshadowed everything in my teenage years such that I will never forget it. This song was a staple in my music collection during high school.
    Back in those days it was the poor and unconnected that had to go. Since 67 or 68 college deferments were ended so unless you were white, wealthy, well connected, or just plain lucky as hell with a high draft number, your short term future was going to include life in a war time military. You’all have only known an all volunteer military and now we have a President who was a “fortunate son,” and avoided serving in every way possible for a white, wealthy, and well connected family who did everything possible, and those possibilities were intentional, to leave the others to suffer the consequences. The President’s attitude about service and sacrifice is just nauseating.

    • @melanisticmandalorian
      @melanisticmandalorian Před 2 lety

      It was sickening when that orange turd said, his personal vietnam was STDs. He was born with a silverspoon in his mouth.

    • @brettcorman3170
      @brettcorman3170 Před 2 lety +6

      "Unless you were white?" Are you serious?

    • @terryhogan327
      @terryhogan327 Před rokem +1

      I was married at 17 to a Regular Army kid! ( Yeah, he was 19) he came home the second time with PTSD, and we got divorced before he killed me o the kids! Anyone think war is healthy for anyone?

    • @taniele84
      @taniele84 Před rokem

      That white line is bs. White kids made up the majority of the drafted. Being rich and connected helped. Nothing about being white.

    • @-EndlessHorizon
      @-EndlessHorizon Před rokem

      ​@@brettcorman3170gotta love revisionism

  • @ericpuse5151
    @ericpuse5151 Před 4 lety +199

    CCR is the band that everyone has heard without knowing they've heard CCR. Sad but true.

    • @tharnden79
      @tharnden79 Před 4 lety +2

      Eric Puse that is so true!! Never thought of it like that. I’m thankful I was raised on CCR!!

    • @hollyroxy25
      @hollyroxy25 Před 4 lety +4

      Yup & the Steve Miller band is another one

    • @BTD28
      @BTD28 Před 4 lety

      Tina Harnden naw fam kansas wins that prize

    • @sethralavode7948
      @sethralavode7948 Před 4 lety

      America is known for that, way more than CCR, which is a classic band that everyone knows.

    • @2203dk
      @2203dk Před 4 lety +4

      Sad but True is Metallica

  • @Yoyoman996
    @Yoyoman996 Před 4 lety +381

    "What movie was this in?" ANY Vietnam War movie lmao

    • @greenbeans9388
      @greenbeans9388 Před 4 lety +8

      All of them!!!

    • @greenkorn69
      @greenkorn69 Před 4 lety +2

      Wasn't it in a CoD or Medal of Honor game as well? Everything 'Nam lol

    • @Metalface213
      @Metalface213 Před 4 lety +3

      @@greenkorn69 Battlefield Vietnam as well

    • @palmsquad4
      @palmsquad4 Před 4 lety +3

      Vietnam anthem

    • @Steve1236130
      @Steve1236130 Před 4 lety +4

      @@greenkorn69call of duty black ops 1

  • @mjdub1013
    @mjdub1013 Před 4 lety +144

    "What movie was this in"
    Literally every single Vietnam movie.

    • @stollinroned5090
      @stollinroned5090 Před 2 lety +2

      You weren't there Joe!You didn't hear the songs I heard!

  • @Kris-wp3fm
    @Kris-wp3fm Před 4 lety +343

    "What movie was this in?"
    All the movies. It's in ALL the movies.

    • @Socrates_1775
      @Socrates_1775 Před 4 lety +12

      Every Vietnam War movie ever!

    • @ruban8135
      @ruban8135 Před 4 lety +4

      All Along the Watchtower is the other song, in All The Movies!

    • @PerfectHandProductions
      @PerfectHandProductions Před 4 lety +1

      Came here to post this.

    • @robmcgrath5202
      @robmcgrath5202 Před 4 lety

      I said the exact same thing. ALL of them.

    • @anonimuso
      @anonimuso Před 4 lety

      My mind immediately goes to 'Live Free or Die Hard' when I hear this song.

  • @blazedonakayak380
    @blazedonakayak380 Před 4 lety +413

    "what movie is this from"
    me: "all of them"

    • @markkilian1755
      @markkilian1755 Před 4 lety +5

      Just went to type this when I looked down the page.

    • @timpicchi4458
      @timpicchi4458 Před 4 lety

      Why does everybody knows this..

    • @Ed9870
      @Ed9870 Před 4 lety

      That's because John Fogerty didn't control the rights to his own catalogue and those who did sold CCR to anyone who wanted it.

    • @xerodelacroix5552
      @xerodelacroix5552 Před 4 lety +1

      Literally any Vietnam movie.

    • @thomasskeffington4539
      @thomasskeffington4539 Před 4 lety

      Except Star Wars.

  • @Pandalover1982
    @Pandalover1982 Před 4 lety +39

    Watching hip hop guys react to the rock I grew up on is one of the best things I've found on CZcams

  • @DeanTheLaughingMann
    @DeanTheLaughingMann Před 4 lety +690

    "What movie was this in?"
    "Yes"

  • @KennethWGardner
    @KennethWGardner Před 4 lety +124

    "Running through the Jungle" is truly an iconic song about the war.

    • @drewnev12
      @drewnev12 Před 4 lety +6

      It's "Run Through the Jungle" not Running

    • @skycaptainshell1
      @skycaptainshell1 Před 4 lety

      I used to think so, but then I looked up when it was released.

    • @KennethWGardner
      @KennethWGardner Před 4 lety +1

      @@skycaptainshell1 It was released in 1970, The war was officially ended in March 1973, US involvement ended in May 1975, 68-71 were the heights of the war protest. I was in SEA (Thailand) 74-75 courtesy of the USAF.

    • @alabamahellbilly6731
      @alabamahellbilly6731 Před 4 lety +2

      run through the jungle was about gun proliferation and street violence

    • @skycaptainshell1
      @skycaptainshell1 Před 4 lety +4

      @@KennethWGardner My mistake, I had the release date wrong. However, according to the wiki:
      The song's title and lyrics, as well as the year it was released (1970), have led many to assume that the song is about the Vietnam War. The fact that previous Creedence Clearwater Revival songs such as "Fortunate Son" were protests of the Vietnam War added to this belief.[1]
      However, in a 2016 interview, Fogerty explained that the song is actually about the proliferation of guns in the United States.
      The thing I wanted to talk about was gun control and the proliferation of guns... I remember reading around that time that there was one gun for every man, woman and child in America, which I found staggering. So somewhere in the song, I think I said, '200 million guns are loaded.' Not that anyone else has the answer, but I did not have the answer to the question; I just had the question. I just thought it was disturbing that it was such a jungle for our citizens just to walk around in our own country at least having to be aware that there are so many private guns owned by some responsible and maybe many irresponsible people.[2]

  • @kylekairu2816
    @kylekairu2816 Před 4 lety +37

    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.

    • @terryhogan327
      @terryhogan327 Před rokem +1

      My ex did two tours in Nam so I better not be lectured for shit I say here! Because I KNOW THE TRUTH

  • @smashleyscott8272
    @smashleyscott8272 Před 4 lety +206

    John Fogerty was one the absolute best rock vocalists of his era... I love C.C.R.!!!

    • @ladykoh4678
      @ladykoh4678 Před 4 lety +7

      He is still a great singer!

    • @dmv3373
      @dmv3373 Před 4 lety +4

      i'd argue of all time! ;) the IDEAL blues rock rasp voice

    • @carloclementi8088
      @carloclementi8088 Před 4 lety

      Top-level front man...

    • @carljthatsme94
      @carljthatsme94 Před 4 lety

      Have You Ever Seen the Rain.....just damn.......yeah that dude can sing. Oh and Traveling Band? Dayum

    • @maddoxwilson76
      @maddoxwilson76 Před 4 lety

      His "cover" with the Foo Fighters is the most amazing thing I've ever heard

  • @mrhomes204
    @mrhomes204 Před 4 lety +26

    This song is about rich kids getting out of the draft. It was written during the Vietnam War. This is crucial context you all are missing in your analysis.

  • @mattfischer1079
    @mattfischer1079 Před 4 lety +62

    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)

  • @Axechucker
    @Axechucker Před 4 lety +40

    Watching Ryan and George discover great shit is like finding gold.

  • @endersdragon34
    @endersdragon34 Před 4 lety +139

    You should listen to "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals, incredibly soulful singing in that song and would probably be the oldest song you have listened to on here.

    • @cynthialuvlight2480
      @cynthialuvlight2480 Před 4 lety +3

      👍👍

    • @eruantien9932
      @eruantien9932 Před 4 lety +5

      Actually, something interesting that I stumbled across recently; turns out that the Animals changed one word of the lyrics - in the trad lyrics the singer is a woman, which changes the story somewhat...

    • @endersdragon34
      @endersdragon34 Před 4 lety +1

      @@eruantien9932 That is true, it was originally about a woman who became a whore basically

    • @willtheangrydudeist9120
      @willtheangrydudeist9120 Před 4 lety +1

      And Eric with War would be good to react to also

    • @nottheonlyjustin
      @nottheonlyjustin Před 4 lety

      Hell yeah

  • @R1_Lazz.
    @R1_Lazz. Před 2 lety +7

    "I ain't no Millionaire Son, Son" That Right There I will remember that till I die.

  • @johnmurphy1442
    @johnmurphy1442 Před 4 lety +230

    This song is about how poor kids have to go off and fight wars, while the "fortunate " ones, the rich kids, don't have to. It's an anti Vietnam song. Rich kids have privlage

    • @davis.fourohfour
      @davis.fourohfour Před 4 lety +7

      We had a slave army of the poor. Refusal was not allowed.

    • @MrSwanley
      @MrSwanley Před 4 lety +27

      If you want an example of a rich kid who used privilege to avoid the Vietnam draft, look no further than your current Prez. And to rub salt into the wounds, he has the audacity to ridicule the less fortunate sons who did serve, such as John McCain, or Humayun Khan (a muslim American who died in Iraq).

    • @johnmurphy1442
      @johnmurphy1442 Před 4 lety +16

      @@MrSwanley you're preaching to the choir, Trump is a draft dodging bum, and yes his daddy got him out of the draft. Although I wouldn't include John McCain as one of the poor kids, his father and grandfather were admirals in the Navy, but he was a hero and 10 times the man Trump is

    • @deanhinson4095
      @deanhinson4095 Před 4 lety +8

      @@johnmurphy1442 John McCain was a piece of shit! Clinton hauled ass to Oxford in England, care to discuss that draft dodging piece of shit?!?!

    • @johnmurphy1442
      @johnmurphy1442 Před 4 lety +13

      @@deanhinson4095 college in Oxford? Yes sunshine, that's a legitimate referral from the war. Do you think YOU could get in to Oxford??? I doubt it...Trump is a piece of shit who lies constantly just like he did about his bone spurs. Wake up princess

  • @PaPa-cd2zi
    @PaPa-cd2zi Před 4 lety +129

    CCR “Down On the Corner” and “ Born On the Bayou”!!

  • @jariech87
    @jariech87 Před 3 lety +12

    Someone hit the nail on the head when they mentioned the draft! If you were from a rich family or one of the elite, you weren’t going to war unless you wanted to. That’s why this song expresses his feelings about the fortunate son. The video to this song which shows our men and women fighting is something to watch. Will never forget!😢

  • @chuckmcgurk4756
    @chuckmcgurk4756 Před 4 lety +170

    "Born on the Bayou" is another good one from CCR.

  • @Sommertest
    @Sommertest Před 4 lety +32

    I grew up in Lodi, California. Every time I hear CCRs “Stuck in Lodi Again” it makes me smile.

    • @fmlAllthetime
      @fmlAllthetime Před 4 lety +1

      Dude, I lived in Galt for awhile. Good to see someone who understands the area.

    • @6falconsue
      @6falconsue Před 4 lety +3

      Dying laffin'--Low-dee! Of course it's perfectly understandable that the guys wouldn't know how to pronounce "Lodi". Hey from the East Bay Area!

    • @6falconsue
      @6falconsue Před 4 lety +2

      P.S. I went to the same high school as the guys in CCR (El Cerrito HS, a few miles north of Berkeley), in the late '60's (yes, I'm ancient). I still live about a mile from ECHS.

    • @Sommertest
      @Sommertest Před 4 lety +1

      6falconsue that’s the same neighborhood Metallica’s from too!!

    • @DingleDops
      @DingleDops Před 4 lety +3

      Never expected to see anyone from here in any comment section. Born and raised in Stockton

  • @chriswatchingponies9877
    @chriswatchingponies9877 Před 4 lety +31

    John Fogerty, man. One of the very greatest voices in rock ever.
    Even Live. Check em out live. He sounds great.

  • @dublinoseven3279
    @dublinoseven3279 Před 4 lety +174

    This is CCR’s version of “War Pigs”.

    • @Chogra
      @Chogra Před 4 lety +5

      Dublin O’Seven and Disposable Heroes

    • @Domipager
      @Domipager Před 4 lety +2

      @@Chogra The best song by Metallica imo

    • @DoubleKlutchRacing
      @DoubleKlutchRacing Před 4 lety +23

      No.... “war pigs” was Black Sabbath’s version of this song.

    • @ruban8135
      @ruban8135 Před 4 lety +1

      I don't know what that means. But,
      --It's certainly better

    • @ruban8135
      @ruban8135 Před 4 lety +2

      @PstScrpt Whatever. I'm just saying Fortunate Son is betta than War Pigs. Also I was replying to the op

  • @coleslaaw
    @coleslaaw Před 4 lety +98

    Want some more southern rock, do “Whipping post” by The Allman Brothers next!! 100% PLAYLIST GUARANTEED

    • @dompearce4337
      @dompearce4337 Před 4 lety +1

      cole christensen Agree big time. Any song by them has everything they love.

    • @pamela1144
      @pamela1144 Před 4 lety +1

      ABSOLUTELY 🔥🔥🔥

    • @sherrijean03
      @sherrijean03 Před 4 lety +1

      cole christensen yes!!!!!!!!!

    • @jeffworrall951
      @jeffworrall951 Před 4 lety +3

      I was going to post this too! It’s an amazing song and more importantly it’s guaren-damn-teed to go on their STAYlist

    • @killerdude35
      @killerdude35 Před 4 lety

      I started to request this one the other day! Hell yes!

  • @xtraucox
    @xtraucox Před 4 lety +317

    You really should do “Paint In Black” from Rolling Stone.

  • @demoncleaner80
    @demoncleaner80 Před 4 lety +56

    You really need to listen to "Long as I Can See the Light" -- good lord that song will bring you to tears it has so much soul in it.

  • @jeffreysnyder2744
    @jeffreysnyder2744 Před 4 lety +437

    “What movie was this in?” Um, every Vietnam war movie ever.

    • @gfilmer7150
      @gfilmer7150 Před 4 lety +5

      Call Of Duty: Black Ops

    • @jebatman756
      @jebatman756 Před 4 lety +12

      And a few hundred more non-Vietnam movies as well

    • @rollingrock2561
      @rollingrock2561 Před 4 lety +1

      Can you name one? Forrest Gump doesn't count

    • @jebatman756
      @jebatman756 Před 4 lety

      Rolling Rock the last Die Hard Movie, end credits

    • @nahwot4848
      @nahwot4848 Před 4 lety +2

      Also Die Hard 4.0

  • @stevim2358
    @stevim2358 Před 4 lety +10

    When I was in high school one of our history teachers was in a band and when we were learning about the Vietnam war they put on a concert for us playing all the songs from the 70’s about the war and this was one of them. That was an awesome day at school. I loved being the only one of the students singing along to all the songs because my daddy raised me on classic rock.

  • @Stylepoints71
    @Stylepoints71 Před 4 lety +157

    Fogerty wrote Proud Mary when he was 17 years old. Tina Turner killed that song tho.

    • @yeahbee8237
      @yeahbee8237 Před 4 lety +2

      @Jesper Jansen worth it for Ikes "Rollin' Rollin'"

    • @jamieragar6647
      @jamieragar6647 Před 4 lety

      Yeah Bee I think he is saying he dint agree with the Vietnam war

    • @pierre5238
      @pierre5238 Před 4 lety

      Ike's back vocals and guitar

    • @chrism5870
      @chrism5870 Před 4 lety +5

      She killed it but preffer ccrs version

  • @MadSlantedPowers
    @MadSlantedPowers Před 4 lety +49

    “Green River” is probably my favorite CCR song.

    • @jennifersimmons8263
      @jennifersimmons8263 Před 4 lety +1

      MadSlantedPowers mmmmmhmmmmm

    • @revsharp777
      @revsharp777 Před 4 lety +2

      That groove! Swampy and wonderful

    • @kf4tdv
      @kf4tdv Před 4 lety +1

      Mine too. Was listening to an Alabama album around the age of 11 (maybe) and they did a cover of it. I was singing it one day and my mom said that’s a CCR song, she had the Chronicles album and I’ve been hooked every since. I have the Green River album still that I found at the local flea market when I was in my teens

    • @pegatrisedmice
      @pegatrisedmice Před 4 lety +1

      Same

    • @_Booker_DeWitt
      @_Booker_DeWitt Před 4 lety +2

      Same. Hope they react to that

  • @johnkasbohm7839
    @johnkasbohm7839 Před 4 lety +11

    In high school, the Vietnam War draft was televised in our school's lunch room. That's how some of the senior boys found out they would be going to Vietnam. Pounding a wall, crying, excused from class for the rest of the day.

    • @captainautismo5452
      @captainautismo5452 Před 4 lety +1

      damn

    • @jdsteppenzyde
      @jdsteppenzyde Před 4 lety

      Jeezuz. Man. Jeezuz. I can not imagine how horrible that was. My brother was in basic when the war ended.

  • @ms_cfb
    @ms_cfb Před 4 lety +120

    Them: "What movie was this in?"
    Me: "Yes"

    • @DeathBYDesign666
      @DeathBYDesign666 Před 4 lety +3

      That one actually works. Every getting dropped off to a warzone by helicopter scene in every movie ever.

    • @alminstall79
      @alminstall79 Před 4 lety +1

      Also yes

  • @yake222
    @yake222 Před 4 lety +61

    you should listen to CCR's rendition of "Heard it Through the Grapevine"

    • @rs-ye7kw
      @rs-ye7kw Před 4 lety +5

      If you do, make sure it's the long version.

    • @JoeChewBaca
      @JoeChewBaca Před 4 lety +1

      or midnight special

    • @rs-ye7kw
      @rs-ye7kw Před 4 lety +2

      @@JoeChewBaca or Susie Q

  • @jennifersixx3740
    @jennifersixx3740 Před 4 lety +8

    My dad made me listen to this in the 80’s. And it’s awesome. I still listen to CCR

  • @johnnieangel99
    @johnnieangel99 Před 4 lety +88

    This was the very late 1960's.
    The anti Vietnam movement was strong
    And many were trying to keep their sons out of the war.
    The rich were able to do that.
    The rest were not

    • @rickyhunt4075
      @rickyhunt4075 Před 4 lety +9

      The rich start wars the poor fights in them.

    • @johnnieangel99
      @johnnieangel99 Před 4 lety +2

      @@rickyhunt4075 Exactly what they were singing about

    • @MikeHanson
      @MikeHanson Před 4 lety +2

      @@rickyhunt4075 The rich *profit* from the wars while the poor *die* in them or come back back fucked up beyond repair.

  • @willyhyena
    @willyhyena Před 4 lety +171

    if a girl doesn't like CCR I wont date her - that's a deal breaker!

  • @kevinashcraft6132
    @kevinashcraft6132 Před 2 lety +2

    John Fogerty said that when he wrote and recorded Fortinuate Son he was mad and that's what brought the passion out of his voice .

    • @KMK7355
      @KMK7355 Před 5 měsíci

      John Bogart was in The Army Reservrs, so he did serve during
      Vietnam.

  • @Rasfreeman
    @Rasfreeman Před 4 lety +83

    The silver spoon/millionaire lyrics are deeper than you interpreted.
    It is about people who are rich. But, when the "tax man" comes they put on like they are poor (house looks like a rummage sale) to avoid paying their share of taxes.

    • @NandR
      @NandR Před 4 lety

      That makes them smart.

    • @ericesquivel3480
      @ericesquivel3480 Před 4 lety +16

      @@NandR and criminals.

    • @doopsnogg7251
      @doopsnogg7251 Před 4 lety +15

      @@NandR Actually makes them immoral but whatever

    • @alwayson6355
      @alwayson6355 Před 4 lety +2

      I disagree i believe its about tax fraud and when the tax man comes they take your belongings and auction them off.

    • @NandR
      @NandR Před 4 lety +1

      Doop Snogg I was quoting a president.

  • @bdavis24296
    @bdavis24296 Před 4 lety +46

    If you're liking the soulfulness of CCR, try their song "Down On The Corner".

    • @Stylepoints71
      @Stylepoints71 Před 4 lety +2

      Agree. 100%.

    • @djjazzyjeff1232
      @djjazzyjeff1232 Před 4 lety +3

      I can almost guarantee they've heard it before. I'm a big fan of Have You Ever Seen The Rain.

  • @brianbarringer4309
    @brianbarringer4309 Před 4 lety +5

    I get a kick out of your reactions. This reminds me of when my friends and I would sit in my room and listen to albums on my stereo. So cool.

  • @mcm8737
    @mcm8737 Před 4 lety +25

    SONG IS IN ABOUT EVERY VIETNAM MOVIE, WHEN HE SAYS IT AINT ME HES SAYING HE DOES NOT HAVE WEALTHY PARENTS THAT CAN GET HIM OUTTA OF GOING TO VIETNAM. HES NOT THE FORTUNATE ONE.

  • @specialteams28
    @specialteams28 Před 4 lety +85

    “I put a spell on you” is PURE FIRE. I promise

    • @jmweed1861
      @jmweed1861 Před 4 lety +1

      CCR was the best band in America. John Doherty is still playing great at age 70

    • @voodoobill
      @voodoobill Před 4 lety +3

      John Wedeward, John Fogerty

    • @ireneonly
      @ireneonly Před 3 lety

      That song is incredible

  • @ercl2837
    @ercl2837 Před 4 lety +6

    I've been a casual fan of @Lost in Vegas for most of a year, but decide to dive in to their channel recently. This is one my favorite vids so far. Here's why...
    I've sometimes wondered why I have a very strong connection to the blues. Listening to a couple guys from my generation/age, but (maybe very) different musical influence paths, react to the power of Fogerty's voice (both lyrical and as a guitarist) made me realize Fogerty was there to prime my path.
    BTW, Lodi is my favorite CCR tune. Give that a separate listen if you haven't.

  • @blanetalk
    @blanetalk Před 4 lety +80

    A CCR song you haven't heard but should:
    Someday Never Comes

    • @mikeydoes
      @mikeydoes Před 4 lety +5

      Someday Never Comes is easily their best song to me. And they have so many hits.

    • @josesubias5306
      @josesubias5306 Před 4 lety +4

      This is such a good song!

    • @FenrirTheFenrisWolf
      @FenrirTheFenrisWolf Před 4 lety +4

      Today is the first time I ever heard it. Interesting hearing Fogerty doing clean vocals. He absolutely nails the quick notes in the "someday never comes" chorus. Sad vibe to the song, as surely intended, reminiscent of Cats in the Cradle, which is also a great song. Thanks much for the recommendation.

    • @benn454
      @benn454 Před 4 lety +4

      Someday Never Comes is some of the realest shit ever put to music.

    • @MST3Killa
      @MST3Killa Před 4 lety +1

      Personal favorite, that and Up Around the Bend.

  • @danbarrasso2253
    @danbarrasso2253 Před 4 lety +95

    Please react to the song "The Weight" by "The Band"

  • @amandapatch7496
    @amandapatch7496 Před 4 lety +5

    I have always been a CCR fan. I was raised on this kind of music. And when you guys asked what movies you'd heard this song in, the first two I thought of were Forrest Gump and Live Free or Die Hard.
    I absolutely love watching your reaction videos. You two have quickly become my favorite reactors.

  • @patrickobrien376
    @patrickobrien376 Před 4 lety +36

    The rummage sale line is about rich people avoiding paying tax and contributing to society like everyone else does.

  • @erikb3309
    @erikb3309 Před 4 lety +33

    DOOBIE BROTHERS!
    -China Grove
    -Long Train Runnin'
    -Listen to the Music
    ...take your pick

    • @VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer
      @VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer Před 4 lety +8

      Black Water was always my favorite, but I grew up on the Mississippi.

    • @erikb3309
      @erikb3309 Před 4 lety +3

      @@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer Black Water is another good one. I prefer Tom Johnston vocals, but Patrick Simmons stuff is good too. They really lost me with the Michael McDonald stuff though, not a fan.

    • @Wolfwolveswolf
      @Wolfwolveswolf Před 4 lety +1

      Song To See You Through
      czcams.com/video/P9EYQlZJ3Jo/video.html

  • @j.t.3798
    @j.t.3798 Před 4 lety +6

    Timeless song. Amazing talent. Great reaction guys.

  • @Stylepoints71
    @Stylepoints71 Před 4 lety +28

    When I was a kid, my dad had "Bad Moon Rising" on his jukebox... I 100% thought that CCR was a black doo-wop group. Fogerty is legendary.

  • @jacksondunn9808
    @jacksondunn9808 Před 4 lety +84

    Listen to “Green Grass and high tides” by the Outlaws!

    • @cirrus1976
      @cirrus1976 Před 4 lety +8

      Long Version!

    • @mvunit3
      @mvunit3 Před 4 lety +2

      Pushing for it as well!

    • @cirrus1976
      @cirrus1976 Před 4 lety +2

      @@mvunit3 Hell of a AMAZING song!

    • @mvunit3
      @mvunit3 Před 4 lety +3

      @@cirrus1976 - "Ghost Riders", "You are the show", "There goes another love song" for a 2nd time around and so on.

    • @cirrus1976
      @cirrus1976 Před 4 lety +2

      @@mvunit3 yes, they had some great ones, much like The Marshall Tucker Band did, Southern Rock is always Special, I would also LOVE them to do Ram Jams Black Betty!

  • @heatnationwpb
    @heatnationwpb Před 4 lety +5

    Every rock enthusiast should own a copy of one of the many "CCR's Greatest Hits" collections out there. John Fogerty is an American treasure, and he's somehow STILL out there performing to this day. This is one of the very few bands that I had in common with my parents growing up. 💯

  • @brantheavner9770
    @brantheavner9770 Před 4 lety +6

    Dear Ryan and George, I was a young boy when this song came out in the 1960s. The verse where he says the house looks like a rummage sale is his telling the people that the rich hide their money. And that the poorest sent to war. How much should we give? People in power say more more more. Thank you both for your very insightful reactions. Your work is deeply appreciated. On an unrelated subject, would you consider doing nothing compares to you which is a Prince songthat Chris Cornell covered in a beautiful acoustic version that would bring tears to your eyes in a very good way. Also at that session he didn't song which I believe is called almost forgot my broken heart 💔 is acoustic work was amazing my my friends. With respect always, Brant 😊 😊

  • @maxc8721
    @maxc8721 Před 4 lety +108

    Led Zeppelin - In My Time of Dying. Literally zero chance you won’t like it

    • @rickyhunt4075
      @rickyhunt4075 Před 4 lety +9

      Zep would strike their vid

    • @maxc8721
      @maxc8721 Před 4 lety

      Ricky Hunt they could still put it on Patreon

    • @FCara100
      @FCara100 Před 4 lety

      word

    • @TheBomber15
      @TheBomber15 Před 4 lety

      Read that last sentence in Chris Taeger’s voice.

    • @ltrane81
      @ltrane81 Před 4 lety +1

      Well well well

  • @johngibson7693
    @johngibson7693 Před 2 lety +1

    This brings me back. My oldest brother joined at 17, became a recon marine in 67. My father an
    air force officer signed for him. After being wounded twice the 2nd time losing the use of his arm. My father told me and my other brothers that we will never join the military. My brother took me to protest and I remember being tear-gassed at 9 years old running away through the campus. I look at the Iraq war and it tells me, nothing has changed. This song is still true today.

  • @kaykuri
    @kaykuri Před 4 lety +37

    "Green River". One of my all time favs, slightly less well known.

    • @davorbrijacak
      @davorbrijacak Před 4 lety +3

      GTA San Andreas - K-DST radio

    • @gsdfan8455
      @gsdfan8455 Před 4 lety +1

      John Weisgerber first CCR song I knew, will always be my favorite

    • @blindlibertyartkollective3463
      @blindlibertyartkollective3463 Před 4 lety +1

      Green River and Run Through the Jungle need to be at least 15 minutes long. Theyre both so good.

    • @allons_y1001
      @allons_y1001 Před 4 lety +1

      Ditto! I hope they review Green River next. 🤞

    • @kevinmitchell4018
      @kevinmitchell4018 Před 4 lety

      Oh yes!!! Or born in the bayou. Green river is badass!!

  • @rydendurte
    @rydendurte Před 4 lety +45

    Guys you should peep CCR “As Long As I Can See the Light”
    One of their best IMO, very soulful, slower, awesome

    • @caseyjones9359
      @caseyjones9359 Před 4 lety +1

      Yes! I'm willing to bet some of those requesting other ccr songs haven't listened to it either by hearing what's requested.

    • @msfisher08
      @msfisher08 Před 4 lety +1

      Yes, this song and "I Wrote A Song For Everyone" are my favorite slower jams from them.

    • @Divhreaza
      @Divhreaza Před 4 lety +1

      Yes! Also one of my favorites by them!

    • @rabropes
      @rabropes Před 4 lety +1

      This!

  • @bronagh3696
    @bronagh3696 Před 4 lety +5

    i love CCR, no one does that genre like they did, god damn legends

  • @AndrewJBoyd87
    @AndrewJBoyd87 Před 4 lety +17

    This song is one of the best songs ever, sound wise and lyrically, it is timeless. The things the preach in this still totally true even now. And the composition never gets old.

  • @andrewfox1755
    @andrewfox1755 Před 4 lety +33

    This is CCR’s most iconic protest song. The rich stay home and the rest of us fight the wars. Just an ate up old white guy

  • @nathanfrahm
    @nathanfrahm Před 4 lety +6

    Remember that when this song first climbed the charts the Vietnam War was going full swing. No one was more anti war than those fighting it....at least in Vietnam.

  • @jaredrussell6413
    @jaredrussell6413 Před 4 lety +82

    "Renegade" - Styx. You wont be disappointed.

  • @powerhouse8005
    @powerhouse8005 Před 4 lety +28

    Y'all should do they're version of "I heard it through the grape vine" SOUL to the max in John Fogerty's voice...

    • @porovaara
      @porovaara Před 4 lety +1

      I can't stand that song by anyone other than CCR. Their version is amazing and probably responsible for all the show-jam rock that came after it.

  • @josevelasco8689
    @josevelasco8689 Před 4 lety +4

    My lady fell in love with them. She's 24 im 25. My dad was a trucker and we grew up to this.

  • @timpicchi4458
    @timpicchi4458 Před 4 lety +10

    creedence is the truth. You guys might like their version of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"

  • @Enan0arg
    @Enan0arg Před 4 lety +20

    I recommend listening to CCR's cover of "I put a spell on you" at some point.

  • @deelanders6132
    @deelanders6132 Před 3 lety

    You guys are the best. Music and food is how we come together. Just enjoying the whole experience. You both are always fun

  • @leafsfan1728
    @leafsfan1728 Před 4 lety +66

    CCR tracks you need to react to:
    Who'll Stop the Rain
    Run Through the Jungle
    Lodi
    Green River
    Have You Ever Seen the Rain
    Up Around the Bend
    Born on the Bayou
    Commotion

  • @infinitefantasy5277
    @infinitefantasy5277 Před 4 lety +46

    Hoping Neil Young “rockin in the free world” will be apart of this classic rock marathon. It’s only right!

    • @LedPESRule
      @LedPESRule Před 4 lety

      Or any other actually classic Rock, and not just "Classic American Rock".
      They did do Fleetwood and all, but most of these aren't all that classic. Kansas, Journey? lol

  • @scatterish
    @scatterish Před 4 lety +1

    This is my fave video of y’all’s yet. Loved when you cruises through CCR’s catalog trying to find a song you HADN’T heard.

  • @zodwraith5745
    @zodwraith5745 Před 4 lety +24

    I can't believe you guys haven't done Lynryd Skynyrd Free Bird

  • @leroypaulsen4566
    @leroypaulsen4566 Před 4 lety +51

    I believe this song is always played with a "TFTTFTTFTFTFTFTFTFTF" sound in the background.

    • @stephaniecone2100
      @stephaniecone2100 Před 4 lety +5

      LeRoy Paulsen a chopper flying over some jungle usually. Love CCR!

    • @jebatman756
      @jebatman756 Před 4 lety

      LOL! Haven't seen a helicopter sound written like that

    • @Kris-wp3fm
      @Kris-wp3fm Před 4 lety

      You mean Hannibal Lecter?

    • @jebatman756
      @jebatman756 Před 4 lety

      Kris no, it’s the sound of a chopper

    • @Kris-wp3fm
      @Kris-wp3fm Před 4 lety

      @@jebatman756 I know, it's a joke about fava beans and chianti.
      czcams.com/video/bIahXVJrvT0/video.html

  • @cmccarthy
    @cmccarthy Před 4 lety +7

    The intro to this song is synonymous with UH-1 Hueys flying over the rice paddies of Vietnam in 1970.

  • @oceanhedonist265
    @oceanhedonist265 Před 4 lety +53

    John Fogerty wrote and sang this tune. He's one badass White dude.

    • @_cloudiiskxy_158
      @_cloudiiskxy_158 Před 4 lety

      Ocean Hedonist one of the greatest voices in rock history

    • @henrypersons6374
      @henrypersons6374 Před 4 lety

      Also playing the lead guitar. Amazing to see him live.

  • @danacolincaitlin
    @danacolincaitlin Před 4 lety +19

    This was an anti-Vietnam protest song. Senators sons didn’t get drafted. Neither did college students.

  • @kensmith8152
    @kensmith8152 Před 3 lety +2

    I remember hearing this song when I was a kid and singing this song at the top of my lungs. Great stuff!

  • @lupeezyy
    @lupeezyy Před 4 lety +6

    The depth of the song come from a real place. John fogerty is a veteran so a lot of his inspiration comes from his direct experiences in war. Llisten to run through the jungle! Another classic!

  • @sisterdebmac
    @sisterdebmac Před 4 lety +33

    It's an anti-war song guys. Released in the Vietnam era.

  • @independentmind7782
    @independentmind7782 Před 4 lety +3

    John Fogerty and CCR are a National Treasure. So many simple but truly amazing songs.

  • @oldmangimp2468
    @oldmangimp2468 Před 4 lety +52

    About the second verse:
    Back in the day, the rich lived in beautiful homes. But when the taxman (tax assessor) would come to determine the house's value (to determine property tax), they would intentionally "dirty up" the house to lower the property value (and the taxes on it). Once the assessor left, they would return the house to it's normal state.

    • @sandracox4341
      @sandracox4341 Před 4 lety +4

      Came here to say this. Lol there was a cartoon that depicted this. Can't remember which one.

  • @BrooklynStitcher
    @BrooklynStitcher Před 4 lety +12

    This song as written during the Vietnam war he's also talking about how some people were saved from the draft because of their wealth. Which is why he is saying that he's not a fortune son.

  • @jpoopist
    @jpoopist Před 4 lety

    Man you guys nailed it. You understood fortunate son so perfectly. Usually we have to explain this shit to people in the comments

  • @themopisgod562
    @themopisgod562 Před 4 lety +15

    Running through the Jungle if haven't heard that one already.