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See Also - Why do draft dodgers use the song Fortunate Son? Why do politicians use Born in the USA for rallies? People are surprisingly bad at lyrics/knowing w

See Also - Why do draft dodgers use the song Fortunate Son? Why do politicians use Born in the USA for rallies? People are surprisingly bad at lyrics/knowing what songs are about.

jMyles 5y ago
Interesting - why is Fortunate Son a bad choice for the theme of refusing the draft? It speaks of class stratification, and of rich folk asking poor folk to fight in their wars.
- variaga 5y ago
  Fortunate Son is a perfectly good song to for draft dodgers: Yeah, some folks inherit star-spangled eyes They send you down to war And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?" They only answer, "More, more, more" It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no military son, son It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one, one But don't take my word for it; ask John Fogarty himself: https://deadline.com/2020/09/john-fogerty-donald-trump-fortunate-son-1234575603/ https://deadline.com/2020/09/john-fogerty-donald-trump-fortu... He said that the “inspiration for the song” was the disparity in those who were drafted and those who were getting deferments. “Back in those days we still had a draft, and something I was very upset about was the fact that people of privilege, in other words rich people or people of position, could use that to avoid the draft and not be taken into the military,” Fogerty said. People interpreting Fortunate Son as a celebration of military service (it seems to me these are mostly the same people who also use Born in the USA as if it were a celebration of the US) are the ones in the wrong here. Edit: better link & quote.
- saghm 5y ago
  Yeah, I think Fortunate Sun is pretty explicitly an anti-war protest song. If anything, I think it's weird when it gets used in military montages in movies and TV, although presumably some of them are aware of its meaning and are picking it for ironic effect.

See Also - Why do draft dodgers use the song Fortunate Son? Why do politicians use Born in the USA for rallies? People are surprisingly bad at lyrics/knowing what songs are about.

jMyles 5y ago

Interesting - why is Fortunate Son a bad choice for the theme of refusing the draft? It speaks of class stratification, and of rich folk asking poor folk to fight in their wars.

variaga 5y ago
Fortunate Son is a perfectly good song to for draft dodgers: Yeah, some folks inherit star-spangled eyes They send you down to war And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?" They only answer, "More, more, more" It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no military son, son It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one, one But don't take my word for it; ask John Fogarty himself: https://deadline.com/2020/09/john-fogerty-donald-trump-fortunate-son-1234575603/ https://deadline.com/2020/09/john-fogerty-donald-trump-fortu... He said that the “inspiration for the song” was the disparity in those who were drafted and those who were getting deferments. “Back in those days we still had a draft, and something I was very upset about was the fact that people of privilege, in other words rich people or people of position, could use that to avoid the draft and not be taken into the military,” Fogerty said. People interpreting Fortunate Son as a celebration of military service (it seems to me these are mostly the same people who also use Born in the USA as if it were a celebration of the US) are the ones in the wrong here. Edit: better link & quote.
saghm 5y ago
Yeah, I think Fortunate Sun is pretty explicitly an anti-war protest song. If anything, I think it's weird when it gets used in military montages in movies and TV, although presumably some of them are aware of its meaning and are picking it for ironic effect.