1969Released
2:20

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Fortunate Son. By Songfacts®.

This is an antiestablishment song of defiance and blue-collar pride, both anti-Washington and against the Vietnam War. John Fogerty and Doug Clifford both enlisted in the Army Reserves in 1966 (to avoid being drafted and shipped to Vietnam) and were discharged in 1968 after serving their military commitments. "The song speaks more to the unfairness of class than war itself," Fogerty said. "It's the old saying about rich men making war and poor men having to fight them."

This is one of three political songs on the Willy And The Poorboys album. The others were "It Came From the Sky" and "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me)."

Richard Nixon was president of the US when group leader John Fogerty wrote this song. Fogerty was not a fan of Nixon and felt that those close to him were receiving preferential treatment to avoid military service.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Fortunate Son.
CKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
133BPM

Album

The album Fortunate Son is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Fortunate Son.
Universal Music Group
© 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc.
℗ 2008 Concord Music Group, Inc.

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