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Fortunate Son By Creedence Clearwater Revival: Song Analysis
The first song that I thought of when reading this assignment was Fortunate Son, by Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song was released in 1969, during the time in which America was involved in the Vietnam war. The song was created as an anti-war protest, released when Americans began to realize what a horrible mistake it was to become involved in the Vietnam War. The song talks abut the differences between the "fortunate" sons and "unfortunate" sons of America, better known as the wealthy and the poor. The wealthy were able to avoid the draft entirely, and are able to support the war without any consequences, where as the poor were forced into the draft, to be sent off and deal with consequences. The song reached #14 on the United States
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