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Fortunate Son

Certain Songs #257: Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son”

July 21, 2015 by Jim Connelly

Willy_and_the_poor_boys Album: Willy and The Poor Boys
Year: 1969

One of John Fogerty’s heaviest and most passionate songs, “Fortunate Son” is also a song that has not aged even a whit in the 40 years since it first burst out of Willy and The Poor Boys.

Which sucks. Because you want songs about economic disparity and how the rich take advantage of their privilege to get out of military service in a way that the poor never ever can to feel completely anachronistic. No such luck.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fortunate Son, Willy & The Poor Boys

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