Artist: CCR
Track: Fortunate Son
Lyrics
Some folks are born, made to wave the flag
Ooo, their red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief"
Ooo, they point the cannon at you, Lord
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no
Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, y'all
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no
Yeah, yeah
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer "More! More! More!", y'all
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, one
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no, no, no
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
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As one of the most famous protest songs of the Vietnam War era, “Fortunate Son” revives this timeless message with the snarl and swagger of the 1960s righteous rock and roll.
As
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son Covers
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son (Live)
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[Verse 1] / 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 / [
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River Whyless – Fortunate Son
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[Verse 1] / Some folks are born to wave the flag / Ooh, they're red, white and blue / And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" / They point the cannon at you, oh / [Chorus] / It
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Bliss n Eso – Fortunate Son
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[Verse 1: Eso & Bliss] / Uh, yo, some folks are born made to wave the flag, uh / Ooh they're red, white and blue (b–b–b–blue, b–blue) / And when the band plays Hail to the Chief
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son (At The Royal Albert Hall / London, UK / April 14, 1970)
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[Verse 1] / 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 / [
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son Samples
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Jessy Carolina – Fortunate Son
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“Fortunate Son” was an anti-war song written at the height of the Vietnam War. So it’s adequate that BioShock Infinite features it being sung by a bystander as the floating city of
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Lyle Workman (Ft. The Forest Rangers) – Fortunate Son
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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 / It ain't me
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Down on the Corner
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The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 20 December 1969. The flip, “Fortunate Son”, reached #14 on the United States charts on 22 November 1969, the week before
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bootleg
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[Chorus] / Bootleg, bootleg / Bootleg, howl / Bootleg, bootleg / Bootleg, howl / [Verse 1] / Take you a glass of water / Make it against the law / See how good the water tastes
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John Fogerty – Joy of My Life
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I tiptoed in the room / I know you got to have your rest / She says, 'Come lay beside me / I've been waitin' since you left' / She's sweet to me / Must be the luckiest man alive
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising (At The Royal Albert Hall / London, UK / April 14, 1970)
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[Verse 1] / I see the bad moon arising / I see trouble on the way / I see earthquakes and lightnin' / I see bad times today / [Chorus] / Don't go around tonight / Well, it's bound
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Down on the Corner Samples
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Run Through the Jungle
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Many interpret this song as a Vietnam War protest. In reality, Fogerty was writing about the growing American fascination with guns.
He said this about the song:
I was talking
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Feelin' Blue
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[Verse 1] / Hey, look over yonder out in the rain / Soaking wet fever in my brain / Now, I ain't certain which way to go / But I got to move, sure / [Chorus] / Feeling blue, blue
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Effigy
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“Effigy” is the closing track of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s fourth studio album, Willy and The Poorboys, recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, in 1969.
This
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – It Came Out of the Sky (Live)
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Oh, it came out of the sky / Landed just a little south of Moline / Jody fell out of his tractor / Couldn't believe what he seen / Laid on the ground and shook / Fearin' for his
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – The Midnight Special
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[Verse 1] / Well, you wake up in the mornin' / You hear the work bell ring / And they march you to the table / You see the same old thing / Ain't no food upon the table / And no
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – It Came Out of the Sky
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[Verse 1] / Woah, it came out of the sky, landed just a little south of Moline / Jody fell out of his tractor, couldn't believe what he seen / He laid on the ground and shook, a-
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lookin' Out My Back Door
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John Fogerty’s ode to a situation many often find themselves in – having a circus appear in your backyard. Fogerty has admitted that he and the band largely eschewed drugs (outside
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me)
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[Verse 1] / Who will take the coal from the mine? / Who will take the salt from the earth? / Who'll take a leaf and grow it to a tree? / Don't look now, it ain't you or me / Who
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Creedence Clearwater Revival (Ft. Booker T. & The MG's) – Down on the Corner (Live)
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Early in the evenin', just about supper time / Over by the courthouse, they're startin' to unwind / Four kids on the corner, trying to bring you up / Willy picks a tune out and he
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Genius Q&A
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Q:When did Creedence Clearwater Revival release “Fortunate Son”?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival released “Fortunate Son” on November 2, 1969.
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Q:Who produced “Fortunate Son (Live)” by Creedence Clearwater Revival?
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“Fortunate Son (Live)” by Creedence Clearwater Revival was produced by John Fogerty.
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