I'm a disabled army combat veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. I was wounded on December 14, 1969, the year John mentioned. It happened a month before my 21st birthday. I spent 9 months recovering in army hospitals in Vietnam, Japan and the United States. John Fogerty has always had a special place in his heart for Vietnam Vets. I exchanged letters with he and his wife Julie. I saw him in concert and he was nice enough to send me a autographed 'Blue Moon Swamp' cd. John is a very nice and humble man. His music will never be forgotten as long as we Vietnam Veterans are still hanging around. LOL!! "When I die I know I'm going to heaven, because I've spent my time in Hell: VIETNAM."
Thank you for your service, and I’m sorry our country put you in that danger for poor reasons. I am anti war, but I always support our troops. Some wars need to be fought. And Vietnam wasn’t one of them. We let your generation down in that situation
@Shawn Bradley yes what do you think that makes your religion better than an native American, or others from the monotheistic Middle East like Judaism Islam and Christianism? Or far east ones like Sikhism or Buddaism. If really believe in blind way in your religion that makes you no better or different than a Terrorist member or a Fanatic Marxist. Do not outsource your thinking.
@Shawn Bradley hahahaha you're funny. And afraid to false the world, needing an false idol to explain everything and be in peace with yourself, afraid of the unknown.
@Shawn Bradley good and evil? Hahahaha come on boy, how old are you? What you mean by "facts"? Hahahaha🤣 Good luck being clearly the blind sheep you've shown to be.
@Shawn Bradley hahahaha good keep reading the Bible, it as legit as any other sacred book from any religion hahahaha, nothing special there. No I worship nothing, I prefer to treat things as they are, I have sufficient self confidence to not need false idols, I know my limits, my defects, my qualities and that's fine. I have a religion, but I keep it to myself and I wouldn't use it as argument for life neither try to show it to others or to make someone else swallow it, religion is an internal thing, it's just a primitive way the human being use to explain things that they didn't understand yet, but the values of some religion are great, so it's good to have one inside.
A Hymn of those Unfortunate who didn't dodge the draft, those who aren't Senator's sons, regular people without Privileges inherited from their fathers.
Just the opposite. Vietnam was a war we should have won but the democrats (LBJ ) escalated and dragged it out so much (Chicago 7 ) we finally lost at the end. We lost alot more lives over that war. We should have never lost so many . 58,000. !! My brother fought there and he was a forgotten casuality years later from the after effects.
My Uncles fought in that war, WW2, Korean War and the VA didn't do shit for them but the U.S. paid German soldiers benefits. I'm a vet also. So, save the my family fought bullshit.
k3304 I feel bad for all the innocent young soldiers sent to vietnam and all the veterans overall but it was wrong of the US to even enter vietnam to begin with. You know the reason why they went in was because the president made a fake campaign that an US ship was attacked by the Vietkong in the beggining which dragged in the US. Well at the end it turned out that never happened it was just a lie to get involved into the conflict.
das ist wahr ,that´`s real true man .Woodstock the greatest Thing ever ! I saw Corky Laing, Drummer mountain he performs mountain in Fürth/Nürnberg last year. I said to him hey man you played on Woodstock ! his Question "you saw me ? I ´said sorry no i was only 9 years old at this time .
TheSpacedIsland I have a friend in the military who's fairly well-to-do. He just felt that it was right and that every able-bodied man should serve their country for a time.
@@thespacedisland5746 Most of the people who volunteer to serve in the military are middle class or poor. They are the ones that get sent to war regardless if they are drafted or not.
Do there dirt so they can reap all the benefits power and money they start these wars .to gain more money .there really in called for .our son's die for there power and greed .
We the People hire members of Congress and the President with OUR votes, and WE pay their salaries with OUR taxes: Give Peace a chance...."Some folks are born, made to wave the flag, they're red, white and blue, but when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" they point the cannon at YOU! Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes, they'll send you down to war, but when you ask them "How much should we give?" they only answer "More, and More, and More....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..."---John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Fortunate Son"
John Cameron Fogerty, I believe is one of the finest Americans I know off! He wrote, produced, arranged some of the finest “Americana” songs in music history. Not only that, I have studied & researched him since 1968 & have come to the conclusion he has a lot of integrity & compassion for his fellow man & woman, not only American’s, either. USA, is blessed to have this fine chap representing R&R music, and music in general. Btw, I am not an American!
I love This Guy. He’s honest and rite to the point. Good or bad. His cards are always on the table face up. No frills. God Bless You John And Thank You Julie. Anybody who’s anybody knows what I mean by that. God Bless Her.
51MontyPython Julie is his wife who some 25 years ago, got John to start playing CCR in public again. He was very cold and Bitter from the law suits and just plain refused to play them. As John said in his book “ She got me to Thaw out “. I’ve been to a lot of his shows over the years and there’s always at least 1 Sign that sez “ Thank You Julie “. The woman is a Saint. The song Joy of My life on Blue Moon Swamp is all about Her. A real cryer if you listen close. Again , Thanks Julie.
@@MsSmitty9 Thanks for sharing this excerpt with us. I loved CCR and come from that era but as a 14 or 15 yr old in NZ we weren't up to date with the background stuff. I always did wonder what happened to this co0l band... had no idea! Thank you Julie💜🙏💜
I was 10yrs. old at this time 1969. My older brother fought hard to stay out of this war and I was so frightened for him. I know today that the war in Vietnam started an upsetting era of anti-war protests and musicians singing about their feelings of the war was misinterpreted. I'm a student now in The history of Rock - and I picked this son to do my project. I now understand what your song was actually about - "Inequality"
I believe that it was a great song that came out at the right time it showed the frustration Of the young men that had to go over and fight a war, a war that did nothing but kill a bunch of people and accomplish nothing, , When looking at the video I especially tried to focus on the military men, it was obvious to me that they very much like that song and believed in it deeply
CCR and GFR were the 2 groups that voiced the anger and indignation of how political interests sacrificed the lives of thousands of lives to fulfill nothing but greedy purposes. Sadly both groups ended up fighting between their respective members.
The Antifas and SJWs don't have the taste of their parents before them. They just go straight to violence now. Ah, the good old days of intellectual civil disobedience are long gone. Now all we have are privileged hipsters angry about issues that are not really issues anymore.
Nothing going on today compares to the Vietnam War, so any 'protest' music just comes off as illegitimate and whiny. I wouldn't mind anti-Trump music if it weren't so immature and vulgar and uninspired. Calling the POTUS a fascist or cheeto for the 1000x doesn't do anything for me.
I don't think so. Iraq and Afghanistan are worse than Vietnam. It doesn't seem that way because American troops are better protected and don't get killed so much, and those who got killed were volunteers, but for the people on the other side, it was equally bad, if not worse. Also, the Vietnam war came to an end, but in contrast, the fighting in the Middle East never seems to end.
Not all of us were asked to go. Some were told to go. My father who served in WWII in Guadalcanal told me to register for the draft when I was 18 in 1970, he then said if I joined he would kick my butt. I believed him.
Literally listening to this when wars are still happening and raging around the world! It’s prophetic 🔥🔥🔥🫡🇺🇸🫶🏽🗽 Excellent song forever! Everyone should play it on their profile pages
Exactly! For reasons unknown John doesn't want it played for any President Trump rallies. Um but it was fine for Obama? Go figure... John it's being played for us 🇺🇸 Americans remember us?
@@nadanuff7916 Of course he didn't want it played at Trump rallies. For one thing, Trump is an egomaniacal sociopath. Secondly, he is the embodiment of the type of coward Fogerty is writing about. He used his parents' money and influence and his supposed bone spurs to dodge the draft.
"they weren't angry at the troops". That's news to me. I walked through San Fransisco airport in uniform in 1970, I heard many comments, not one of which was thank you for your service.
there is not ONE verified instance of American civilians spitting at American soldiers, sailors, airmen or Marines during the Viet Nam war. Not one. Look it up. Thank you for your service.
I can get Johns idea that people didn’t support the troops. But I’ve heard the stories of soldiers coming home in airport being spit on. Called baby killers. But we know they went for the right reason. The politicians is the ones that need that treatment.
As a resident of Vietnam i think its good the US now has a president like Trump. He seems like a men who would not have invaded a tiny weak third world country and cause millions of inocent families to die.
Unfortunately young people WERE angry at our troops. Our troops we treated very badly when they returned. Many were vilified upon their return. The healthcare and opportunities for them was disgraceful.
I'd like to show support for what Marty Smith has said. But I'd also like someone to give me some feedback on John's admission that he was/is a fortunate son, which is what he said to the gathered crowd that included Obama. What did he mean exactly?
The problem with that song being played at the white house is its loses its values. Somone in politics realised its waay cheaper to worship the military veterans than it is to care for them. This song was just used for one of those worship ceremonies. Those vets are still suffering. But hey they sang Fortunate son at the white house.
No john. People were angry at the troops. Where were you to think they were not? Oh yeah, the reserves. Still a great great song. Not too much of a stretch to say it amplified the sentiment, "rich man's war poor man's fight".
@@ricomajestic wow, clearly you were not around at the time or have not read the multiple accounts of soldiers coming home and being called baby killers. Educate yourself.
We the People hire members of Congress and the President with OUR votes, and WE pay their salaries with OUR taxes: Give Peace a chance...."Some folks are born, made to wave the flag, they're red, white and blue, but when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" they point the cannon at YOU! Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes, they'll send you down to war, but when you ask them "How much should we give?" they only answer "More, and More, and More....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..."---John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Fortunate Son"
Well, even if he wasn't in country, at least he served, unlike Trump, Limbaugh, Hannity, Ted Nugent and all those other right wing super patriots, . As someone who was over there (Dan Nang 68/69) I don't hold it against Fogerty at all.
Thats a lie that they wasn’t angry at the troops either that or ignorance to the situation. The hippies was literally waiting for the troops to get off the plane coming back from the war and literally started spitting on the troops. Thats a fact. Let that sink in.
John is both right and wrong - the young people THOUGHT they were angry at the troops and they treated them badly. They even spit on them. But they really were angry at the war and the policy and took it out on those closest.
Unfortunately, the anger was directed at those of us who obeyed orders and served. I remember being told to remove my uniform before leaving the airport upon returning to the States. Dan Rather is a jerk!
Fogerty gets it, it's the POLICY, the PRESIDENT at the time, and POLITICIANS you should slam, not the military carrying out their assignments. Raging against the military is "killing the messenger."
Soldiers being "asked to go" (to their deaths) is a romantic oversimplification. Soldiers are typically forced to go through all sorts of social pressures, be them economic, legal, political, propagandic, or a mixture of two or more. If people joining to be soldiers said, instead of their oath of service, that they offer their life, limbs, and liberties so that rich men can get richer, that would be ugliest truth ever told. The second ugliest truth told would be when rich men don't stop them. The third ugliest truth would be when the rest of society, especially the mothers, say that they know war is all BS, but there's nothing they can do but pretend to be proudly ignorant, also known as patriotism.
Reading the comments here makes me feel old. I was in Schuster's band with John Fogerty, Doug Clifford and Stu Cook. Doug Clifford threw me on my ass for kicking a spoiled girl in the butt, (Melinda Smith). These guys WERE "Fortunate Sons" living in El Cerrito and Kensington. Yes, two of them went in the inconvenient weekend Reserves to avoid Vietnam and got out 2 years later. They all became millionaires and played some great songs, most of which were "New Orleans Creole songs" by guys who dragged the Main and listened to KOBY on the radio in the East Bay Area. I never figured where THAT came from but it was still good fun and had a great beat. Now all they seem to do is complain, argue and sue. Becoming a famous group is work but it certainly must help if you make it. There were times when I thought I would have liked to have been any one of them but not now. I DID go to Vietnam as an SF soldier and a second time as an officer and helicopter pilot. It was the best, most interesting , fascinating and worthwhile duty anywhere, which is why I went back. I married a Vietnamese, completed college and Law School and lived, apparently, a much happier life than ANY of these guys. Cook used to have a great sense of humor in English class. I hope he hasn't lost it in all the contract strife these guys have endured. I guess even wealthy singing stars can be unhappy.
@@rodsworld9374 Look at the number of comments claiming the war was wrong, you shouldn't learn about it, and leaving the country was acceptable because the rich could avoid it. In 1965 almost no one felt that way. ANYONE could avoid it. My friends on the football team and track teams got doctors to say they had flat feet and several became rich selling real estate. Many joined and just put in for jobs that kept them out of combat or joined the Navy or Air Force. For every 12 guys in Vietnam, 11 were in non-combat support roles and never issued weapons. They were cooks, MPs, worked in the motor pool, post office and PXs. Many were clerks. Almost every Air Force base had a swimming pool, there was waterskiing at Cam Ranh Bay. My high school buddy went in the AF and stayed at a base writing menus for FOUR years in Vietnam drawing hazardous pay. The same guys told BS then as now for Afghanistan which is Voluntary. My Hawaii Helicopter unit did a year there and a year in Iraq without a paper cut. Most made more money than at their civilian jobs and most will be paid PTSD for life. About 6.5 people have died there every year for the last 5 years. Less than bee stings here. I did dangerous work because I was bored and it was exciting and fun. I got shot twice but still didn't want to leave, nor did any Scout pilot.
I guess I misunderstand the lyrics but "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" Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord" Sounds like he is hating on patriots. I don't want to be a blind patriot and hail everything the government does. I think it's terribly dirty what they have done to the military people since the Korean war. After that, all conflicts have been by the Federal Reserve (Contradiction in terms). I love the Constitution and the theory of the USA but we are a long ways from that.
To John Fogerty: I'm not knocking ANYTHING that you've said. But I don't just "honor and respect" our troops. I LOVE them. And I've never been in the military.
Not angry at the troops B S, who are you trying to kid, love your music but the rest sucks swamp water. V.V. and proud of it...came to home to names and other, just like my fellow veterans did, as one song says When the Eagle Cried...
"It's a rich man's war, and a poor man's fight." Been said for hundreds of years, because it's true.
Old men start wars and young men end them.
What about a poor man's war and rich man's fight?
AMEN TO THAT!👍
...and Absolutely Nothing was learned from that
That is so true.
I'm a disabled army combat veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. I was wounded on December 14, 1969, the year John mentioned. It happened a month before my 21st birthday. I spent 9 months recovering in army hospitals in Vietnam, Japan and the United States. John Fogerty has always had a special place in his heart for Vietnam Vets. I exchanged letters with he and his wife Julie. I saw him in concert and he was nice enough to send me a autographed 'Blue Moon Swamp' cd. John is a very nice and humble man. His music will never be forgotten as long as we Vietnam Veterans are still hanging around. LOL!! "When I die I know I'm going to heaven, because I've spent my time in Hell: VIETNAM."
Is this a copy pasta? Or are you retarded?
Thank you for representing your country. It must have been horrific. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
@@janetpartyka5968 Thank you Janet.
Thank you for your service, and I’m sorry our country put you in that danger for poor reasons.
I am anti war, but I always support our troops. Some wars need to be fought. And Vietnam wasn’t one of them.
We let your generation down in that situation
@@jackstraw522 Thank you for that.
Fortunate son will be heard forever in human history
It's an anthem
@Shawn Bradley you stick to your beliefs kkkkkkk I stick to mine
@Shawn Bradley yes what do you think that makes your religion better than an native American, or others from the monotheistic Middle East like Judaism Islam and Christianism? Or far east ones like Sikhism or Buddaism.
If really believe in blind way in your religion that makes you no better or different than a Terrorist member or a Fanatic Marxist.
Do not outsource your thinking.
@Shawn Bradley hahahaha you're funny. And afraid to false the world, needing an false idol to explain everything and be in peace with yourself, afraid of the unknown.
@Shawn Bradley good and evil? Hahahaha come on boy, how old are you?
What you mean by "facts"? Hahahaha🤣
Good luck being clearly the blind sheep you've shown to be.
@Shawn Bradley hahahaha good keep reading the Bible, it as legit as any other sacred book from any religion hahahaha, nothing special there.
No I worship nothing, I prefer to treat things as they are, I have sufficient self confidence to not need false idols, I know my limits, my defects, my qualities and that's fine. I have a religion, but I keep it to myself and I wouldn't use it as argument for life neither try to show it to others or to make someone else swallow it, religion is an internal thing, it's just a primitive way the human being use to explain things that they didn't understand yet, but the values of some religion are great, so it's good to have one inside.
*Fortunate Son is a rebel tune for the poor, working class and the oppressed.* Thank you, CCR.
✊🤘
A Hymn of those Unfortunate who didn't dodge the draft, those who aren't Senator's sons, regular people without Privileges inherited from their fathers.
that guy will never know how many lives that song saved... thanks john....
Just the opposite. Vietnam was a war we should have won but the democrats (LBJ ) escalated and dragged it out so much (Chicago 7 ) we finally lost at the end. We lost alot more lives over that war. We should have never lost so many . 58,000. !! My brother fought there and he was a forgotten casuality years later from the after effects.
k3304 The US should never had to land in Vietnam war to start with
k3304 bullshit... go read or research. The war would have ended. Nixon tapes, stop listening to other people.
My Uncles fought in that war, WW2, Korean War and the VA didn't do shit for them but the U.S. paid German soldiers benefits. I'm a vet also. So, save the my family fought bullshit.
k3304 I feel bad for all the innocent young soldiers sent to vietnam and all the veterans overall but it was wrong of the US to even enter vietnam to begin with. You know the reason why they went in was because the president made a fake campaign that an US ship was attacked by the Vietkong in the beggining which dragged in the US. Well at the end it turned out that never happened it was just a lie to get involved into the conflict.
Fortunate son and War Pigs by Sabbath both speak the same volumes
das ist wahr ,that´`s real true man .Woodstock the greatest Thing ever ! I saw Corky Laing, Drummer mountain he performs mountain in Fürth/Nürnberg last year. I said to him hey man you played on Woodstock ! his Question "you saw me ? I ´said sorry no i was only 9 years old at this time .
Great song and very relevant even today! Rich people love to send the poor and unfortunate to fight their wars for them!
TheSpacedIsland
I have a friend in the military who's fairly well-to-do. He just felt that it was right and that every able-bodied man should serve their country for a time.
@@thespacedisland5746 Most of the people who volunteer to serve in the military are middle class or poor. They are the ones that get sent to war regardless if they are drafted or not.
Do there dirt so they can reap all the benefits power and money they start these wars .to gain more money .there really in called for .our son's die for there power and greed .
We the People hire members of Congress and the President with OUR votes, and WE pay their salaries with OUR taxes: Give Peace a chance...."Some folks are born, made to wave the flag, they're red, white and blue, but when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" they point the cannon at YOU! Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes, they'll send you down to war, but when you ask them "How much should we give?" they only answer "More, and More, and More....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..."---John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Fortunate Son"
A lot of people get rich off of a war
I love his voice and l love the way he communicates his stories.
Yeah what a soft spoken , sweet and simple guy!
We need more people like him!
John Cameron Fogerty, I believe is one of the finest Americans I know off! He wrote, produced, arranged some of the finest “Americana” songs in music history. Not only that, I have studied & researched him since 1968 & have come to the conclusion he has a lot of integrity & compassion for his fellow man & woman, not only American’s, either. USA, is blessed to have this fine chap representing R&R music, and music in general.
Btw, I am not an American!
This man is an american treasure! Long live rock and roll!
Thanks John your a True American ✌🏻🇺🇸❤️
Andy Gascon *you’re 🤘🏻✌🏻 🇺🇸
Great song! John Fogerty has a huge catalog of great songs!!
The song is about how people can pay out of the military in the US during the Vietnam War
What a beautiful man is john!!!!
Love this song, played it to my kids and they love the message as the words are powerful, love from Australia
Thank you for your support John
"The question is, why do the poor have to die so the rich don't lose money?"
Exactly.
the poor will always be the first to go. I love this song.
Great song 👌😍👌 zgod bless zJohn Fogerty he was a veteran himself God bless him and our veterans
Nailed it; all politicians should hear that.
john fogerty...total legend x
It was about the draft at the time the rich kids got off from serving--poor guys had no choice-army-canada- or prison
Like trump
Glidescube I dedicate this song to Lt. Bonespurs every time I hear it.
100% true.
Glidescube while it’s certainly true that the military isn’t for everyone, that guy is still a big old pussy
@@Glidescube Like Obama and Clinton
I love This Guy. He’s honest and rite to the point. Good or bad. His cards are always on the table face up. No frills. God Bless You John And Thank You Julie. Anybody who’s anybody knows what I mean by that. God Bless Her.
Who's Julie? (I guess I'm nobody)
51MontyPython Julie is his wife who some 25 years ago, got John to start playing CCR in public again. He was very cold and Bitter from the law suits and just plain refused to play them. As John said in his book “ She got me to Thaw out “. I’ve been to a lot of his shows over the years and there’s always at least 1 Sign that sez “ Thank You Julie “. The woman is a Saint. The song Joy of My life on Blue Moon Swamp is all about Her. A real cryer if you listen close. Again , Thanks Julie.
@@MsSmitty9
Thanks for sharing this excerpt with us. I loved CCR and come from that era but as a 14 or 15 yr old in NZ we weren't up to date with the background stuff. I always did wonder what happened to this co0l band... had no idea!
Thank you Julie💜🙏💜
I was 10yrs. old at this time 1969. My older brother fought hard to stay out of this war and I was so frightened for him. I know today that the war in Vietnam started an upsetting era of anti-war protests and musicians singing about their feelings of the war was misinterpreted. I'm a student now in The history of Rock - and I picked this son to do my project. I now understand what your song was actually about - "Inequality"
You chose wisely Deb.
I believe that it was a great song that came out at the right time it showed the frustration Of the young men that had to go over and fight a war, a war that did nothing but kill a bunch of people and accomplish nothing, , When looking at the video I especially tried to focus on the military men, it was obvious to me that they very much like that song and believed in it deeply
proud of the troops....disgusted by the government
2021 He just sang that song on a tv special 3/17: "The Grammy's To Songs of Change" 💙☮
Story is there was a thing called favorite son. In Vietnam and john changed it to fortunate son
CCR and GFR were the 2 groups that voiced the anger and indignation of how political interests sacrificed the lives of thousands of lives to fulfill nothing but greedy purposes.
Sadly both groups ended up fighting between their respective members.
Because of a stupid contract...in CCR`s case
GFR?
God Bless this man!!!!!
Steve Zahn could definitely play him in a movie.
Hahah totally
Charlie Sheen!
Rich kids go to college and poor kids go to war.
It ain't me
Obama: yes brother, we just send drones now, not soldiers!
Yeah too bomb weddings
Obama is a disgrace to humanity. What they have done and have been involved with is reprehensible.
Where are the protest songs today? Few and far between, sadly. And we need some good ones now.
Yowzoe John Fogerty, realesed a great one called "Deja Vu". Around 2001-02 I think.
The Antifas and SJWs don't have the taste of their parents before them. They just go straight to violence now. Ah, the good old days of intellectual civil disobedience are long gone. Now all we have are privileged hipsters angry about issues that are not really issues anymore.
Nothing going on today compares to the Vietnam War, so any 'protest' music just comes off as illegitimate and whiny. I wouldn't mind anti-Trump music if it weren't so immature and vulgar and uninspired. Calling the POTUS a fascist or cheeto for the 1000x doesn't do anything for me.
I don't think so. Iraq and Afghanistan are worse than Vietnam. It doesn't seem that way because American troops are better protected and don't get killed so much, and those who got killed were volunteers, but for the people on the other side, it was equally bad, if not worse.
Also, the Vietnam war came to an end, but in contrast, the fighting in the Middle East never seems to end.
Hell Broke Luce - Tom Waits Rich Man's War - Steve Earl System of a Down B.Y.O.B.
America loves john fogerty!!
Good message. First time I ever heard Dan Rather say something intelligent.
I’m a fan of John Fogerty but not Dan Rather.
CCR was the great music players of the 60s-70s sure made everyone think about politics keep playing John fogerty love your music have all your records
Amen.
The only war with its own theme song
Have you ever hear abput yugoslavia war
That's some balls and respect for this legend to play that song at the white house
Fortunate son is a classic
I cover the tune in our band
Amazing tune!
what is the frequency Kenneth?
A DAMN good reason !!!
The president like : Well this song mocking me. But it's the fact and the guitar play so daammm good
We can always redefine a song, but not the things we've done
WOW! What a great story.
Vietnam War....Best Soundtrack 👍🏻
Not all of us were asked to go. Some were told to go. My father who served in WWII in Guadalcanal told me to register for the draft when I was 18 in 1970, he then said if I joined he would kick my butt. I believed him.
No one imagined this
Literally listening to this when wars are still happening and raging around the world! It’s prophetic 🔥🔥🔥🫡🇺🇸🫶🏽🗽 Excellent song forever! Everyone should play it on their profile pages
How come they don't play fortunate son at Trump's rally. Trump always talked about patriotism giving it back to the country.
Exactly! For reasons unknown John doesn't want it played for any President Trump rallies. Um but it was fine for Obama? Go figure...
John it's being played for us 🇺🇸 Americans remember us?
@@nadanuff7916 Of course he didn't want it played at Trump rallies. For one thing, Trump is an egomaniacal sociopath. Secondly, he is the embodiment of the type of coward Fogerty is writing about. He used his parents' money and influence and his supposed bone spurs to dodge the draft.
Respect to you John. What a track! 'Fortunate Son' talked about dying for the right reason. It's their fault they didn't get it.
"they weren't angry at the troops". That's news to me. I walked through San Fransisco airport in uniform in 1970, I heard many comments, not one of which was thank you for your service.
nbadhorse so many ungrateful people that piss me off, and also Thank you for serving, much appreciated God Bless!
Than you for your service. You are a true American hero. 🇺🇸
there is not ONE verified instance of American civilians spitting at American soldiers, sailors, airmen or Marines during the Viet Nam war. Not one. Look it up. Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service, God be with you and other American Heroes!
@@greedy_greedo9896 Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
I can get Johns idea that people didn’t support the troops. But I’ve heard the stories of soldiers coming home in airport being spit on. Called baby killers. But we know they went for the right reason. The politicians is the ones that need that treatment.
Sold out
As a resident of Vietnam i think its good the US now has a president like Trump. He seems like a men who would not have invaded a tiny weak third world country and cause millions of inocent families to die.
Dude was so ahead of his time. Still ahead of his time, in 2016 publically checking his own privilege even tho he did get put in the reserves.
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Fortunate son to me would apply to bone spur donny.
Coward Donny
Shawn Bradley Stupid is as stupid does, and you’re all kinds of stupid. Bless your heart, and have a good day.
@Shawn Bradley Wow you are delusional! Go worship your orange clown!
@Shawn Bradley LOL! You are worse than I thought.
@Shawn Bradley Trump is practically the devil incarnate. You call yourself religious but you worship an evil clown, Sad sad!
i had no idea John served. He should have told the crowd.
If you didn’t know, John Fogerty was in the Army Reserves.
In any war in any country at any time when there is a war those people who are pressed to fight are never fortunate because many of them will die.
Too bad he doesn’t have the guts to stand behind his song. Guess that’s what 50 years of immense wealth does for you.
Unfortunately young people WERE angry at our troops. Our troops we treated very badly when they returned. Many were vilified upon their return. The healthcare and opportunities for them was disgraceful.
I'd like to show support for what Marty Smith has said. But I'd also like someone to give me some feedback on John's admission that he was/is a fortunate son, which is what he said to the gathered crowd that included Obama. What did he mean exactly?
Draft is not asked. People were forced unless they could pay their way out or leave to canada or mexico..
The problem with that song being played at the white house is its loses its values.
Somone in politics realised its waay cheaper to worship the military veterans than it is to care for them.
This song was just used for one of those worship ceremonies.
Those vets are still suffering. But hey they sang Fortunate son at the white house.
The end part i agree with.. that's it, all war is, is a buisnes. No guns no soldier's no wars! it's THAT simple.
Giggity !!
No john. People were angry at the troops. Where were you to think they were not? Oh yeah, the reserves. Still a great great song. Not too much of a stretch to say it amplified the sentiment, "rich man's war poor man's fight".
If they were angry at the troops then why did they all protested and yell " hey hey LBJ how many kids did you kill today?"
@@ricomajestic wow, clearly you were not around at the time or have not read the multiple accounts of soldiers coming home and being called baby killers. Educate yourself.
@@ricomajestic my husband is a Vietnam vet .. they got treated like crap when they came home :(
We honor our troops no matter our political stripe.
Not.
We the People hire members of Congress and the President with OUR votes, and WE pay their salaries with OUR taxes: Give Peace a chance...."Some folks are born, made to wave the flag, they're red, white and blue, but when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" they point the cannon at YOU! Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes, they'll send you down to war, but when you ask them "How much should we give?" they only answer "More, and More, and More....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..."---John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Fortunate Son"
John's wife helped him do light duty, stateside. He didn't do Vietnam. I remember him picking on Bush and not a word about Willie Clinton?
Well, even if he wasn't in country, at least he served, unlike Trump, Limbaugh, Hannity, Ted Nugent and all those other right wing super patriots, . As someone who was over there (Dan Nang 68/69) I don't hold it against Fogerty at all.
Bush deserted from draft dodging. Clinton had a high draft number. I had a low one. I went. I wish I had been as lucky as Clinton.
But he gave those soldiers a sound track - that helped them survive the unbearable conditions of Vietnam.
You're mad because he's alive? Sad for you
Clinton didn't start an unnecessary war, like Bush did {with the UK and Aust}. It made heaps of us around the world, furious.
Thats a lie that they wasn’t angry at the troops either that or ignorance to the situation. The hippies was literally waiting for the troops to get off the plane coming back from the war and literally started spitting on the troops. Thats a fact. Let that sink in.
I saw that on family guy
John is both right and wrong - the young people THOUGHT they were angry at the troops and they treated them badly. They even spit on them. But they really were angry at the war and the policy and took it out on those closest.
Unfortunately, the anger was directed at those of us who obeyed orders and served. I remember being told to remove my uniform before leaving the airport upon returning to the States. Dan Rather is a jerk!
Sing it for Biden.
Selective Service will truly be selective if it comes down to that. Don't forget you have until 25, wait until the last moment.
Most of those people didn't know the true meaning. I wish John wasn't iffy about his answer here. He's trying too hard not to offend people
So what is the true meaning ?
OOOOOOBUMGA
Fogerty gets it, it's the POLICY, the PRESIDENT at the time, and POLITICIANS you should slam, not the military carrying out their assignments. Raging against the military is "killing the messenger."
oh i see Obomber and his husband enjoyed it !
The flashbacks are coming back.
right on, Dan Rather!!
He played in front of Obama and his Husband😅
2022 🌈
Every one in that crowd were forshure fortunate, they were high ranking officers, enlisted grunts are the real unfortunate ones
It’s great and all til the veterans start daydreaming
Soldiers being "asked to go" (to their deaths) is a romantic oversimplification.
Soldiers are typically forced to go through all sorts of social pressures, be them economic, legal, political, propagandic, or a mixture of two or more.
If people joining to be soldiers said, instead of their oath of service, that they offer their life, limbs, and liberties so that rich men can get richer, that would be ugliest truth ever told.
The second ugliest truth told would be when rich men don't stop them.
The third ugliest truth would be when the rest of society, especially the mothers, say that they know war is all BS, but there's nothing they can do but pretend to be proudly ignorant, also known as patriotism.
Laughing Bushes
Fogerty walking on egg shells here lol. Hey man, it's just a kick ass bad ass sounding track, that's it.
great song..leave the democrat bs thou..
in 3:01 there were obama
alan jackson
Reading the comments here makes me feel old. I was in Schuster's band with John Fogerty, Doug Clifford and Stu Cook. Doug Clifford threw me on my ass for kicking a spoiled girl in the butt, (Melinda Smith). These guys WERE "Fortunate Sons" living in El Cerrito and Kensington. Yes, two of them went in the inconvenient weekend Reserves to avoid Vietnam and got out 2 years later. They all became millionaires and played some great songs, most of which were "New Orleans Creole songs" by guys who dragged the Main and listened to KOBY on the radio in the East Bay Area. I never figured where THAT came from but it was still good fun and had a great beat. Now all they seem to do is complain, argue and sue. Becoming a famous group is work but it certainly must help if you make it. There were times when I thought I would have liked to have been any one of them but not now.
I DID go to Vietnam as an SF soldier and a second time as an officer and helicopter pilot. It was the best, most interesting , fascinating and worthwhile duty anywhere, which is why I went back. I married a Vietnamese, completed college and Law School and lived, apparently, a much happier life than ANY of these guys. Cook used to have a great sense of humor in English class. I hope he hasn't lost it in all the contract strife these guys have endured. I guess even wealthy singing stars can be unhappy.
Thank you for your service to our country!
@@rodsworld9374 Look at the number of comments claiming the war was wrong, you shouldn't learn about it, and leaving the country was acceptable because the rich could avoid it. In 1965 almost no one felt that way. ANYONE could avoid it. My friends on the football team and track teams got doctors to say they had flat feet and several became rich selling real estate. Many joined and just put in for jobs that kept them out of combat or joined the Navy or Air Force. For every 12 guys in Vietnam, 11 were in non-combat support roles and never issued weapons. They were cooks, MPs, worked in the motor pool, post office and PXs. Many were clerks. Almost every Air Force base had a swimming pool, there was waterskiing at Cam Ranh Bay. My high school buddy went in the AF and stayed at a base writing menus for FOUR years in Vietnam drawing hazardous pay. The same guys told BS then as now for Afghanistan which is Voluntary. My Hawaii Helicopter unit did a year there and a year in Iraq without a paper cut. Most made more money than at their civilian jobs and most will be paid PTSD for life. About 6.5 people have died there every year for the last 5 years. Less than bee stings here. I did dangerous work because I was bored and it was exciting and fun. I got shot twice but still didn't want to leave, nor did any Scout pilot.
I guess I misunderstand the lyrics but
"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"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord"
Sounds like he is hating on patriots. I don't want to be a blind patriot and hail everything the government does. I think it's terribly dirty what they have done to the military people since the Korean war. After that, all conflicts have been by the Federal Reserve (Contradiction in terms). I love the Constitution and the theory of the USA but we are a long ways from that.
To John Fogerty: I'm not knocking ANYTHING that you've said. But I don't just "honor and respect" our troops. I LOVE them. And I've never been in the military.
I respect them but I don't love them. Love is not a word that needs to be thrown around like that
Not angry at the troops B S, who are you trying to kid, love your music but the rest sucks swamp water. V.V. and proud of it...came to home to names and other, just like my fellow veterans did, as one song says When the Eagle Cried...
Is this English? It's hard to decipher this 4 year-old level English.
The kind of people who don't like Fortunate Son are the same kind of people who actually like Lee Greenwood's schlock.