[originalbuckeye]

Fortunate Son was about Al Gore, Jr. His dad was a Senator who had him pulled from reporting on the Viet Nam war because the enemy was getting too close. Jr was a JOURNALIST. Not in a combat role, but only spent 5 months in country. That song was making fun of politicians who sent other’s sons to war.

[Nachum]

Not exactly a song to honor vets though.

[Norm Lenhart]

And it was written in the context that all war was wrong/evil. Which is the problem. It was an anthem of that mindset.

[Oliviaforever]

“Fortunate Son was about Al Gore, Jr. His dad was a Senator who had him pulled from reporting on the Viet Nam war because the enemy was getting too close. Jr was a JOURNALIST. Not in a combat role, but only spent 5 months in country. That song was making fun of politicians who sent other’s sons to war.”

Unless John Fogerty had a Time Machine, Fortunate Son cannot be about Al Gore.

[dmz]

Uh, no. John Fogerty has said it was about the Eisenhower/Nixon wedding.