THE FORTUNATES & UNFORTUNATES John Fogerty has responded to criticism of Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and Zac Browns performance of Fortunate Son – the hit single Fogerty wrote while a member of his former band, Creedence Clearwater Revival – at the Concert for Valor earlier this week. Fortunate Son is a song I wrote during the Vietnam War (1969) over 45 years ago, Fogerty said in a statement. As an American and a songwriter, I am proud that the song still has resonance. I do believe that its meaning gets misinterpreted and even usurped by various factions wishing to make their own case. What a great country we have that a song like this can be performed in a setting like Concert for Valor. (https://youtube/watch?v=iQqHzPzQsMg) Dave Chitwood (Springsteens) Choosing to sing Fortunate Son at #ConcertForValor shows how little the elite musicians understand veterans, valor, & honor. Children of Melchior Springsteen and Sarah Schouten were as follows: i. Johannes Springsteen was born 1705). ii. Eypje Springsteen was born 1707) FORTUNATE SON Some folks are born made to wave the flag Ooh, theyre red, white and blue And when the band plays Hail to the Chief Oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord It aint me, it aint me I aint no Senators son It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate one, no Some folks are born silver spoon in hand Lord, dont they help themselves, oh But when the tax men come to the door Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale, yes It aint me, it aint me I aint no millionaires son, no, no It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate one, no Yeah, some folks inherit star spangled eyes Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord And when you ask them, How much should we give? Oh, they only answer, more, more, more, oh It aint me, it aint me I aint no military son It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate one It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate one, no, no, no It aint me, it aint me I aint no fortunate son, no, no Songwriter JOHN C. FOGERTY Our ancestors come in all shapes and sizes. They lived and are gone. We carry on.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:21:02 +0000
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