Fortunate Son

Temazo de los Creedence Clearwater Revival y uno de los himnos abanderados del movimiento antibelicista en los EEUU durante la guerra de Vietnam. Compuesta por John Fogerty y publicada en 1969 nos habla de la diferencia que supone ser un "hijo afortunado" (fortunate son) - hijo de un senador, hijo de un padre con influencias en definitva - o no de cara al alistamiento para Vietnam.

Inspirada en una relación sentimental entre David Eisenhower, nieto del presidente, y Julie Nixon, hija del presidente Nixon, Fogerty sintió que a esta gente poco les importaba el conflicto bélico mientras los menos afortunados luchaban en Vietnam.





Some folks are born to wave the flag,
ooh, they're red, white and blue.
and when the band plays "hail to the chief",
ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord,
It ain't me, it ain't me, i ain't no senator's son, son.
it ain't me, it ain't me; i ain't no fortunate one, no,
yeah!
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,
lord, don't they help themselves, oh.
but when the taxman comes to the door,
lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes,
It ain't me, it ain't me, i ain't no millionaire's son, no.
it ain't me, it ain't me; i ain't no fortunate one, no.
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes,
ooh, they send you down to war, lord,
and when you ask them, "how much should we give?"
ooh, they only answer more! more! more! yoh,
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.
it ain't me, it ain't me, i ain't no fortunate one, no no no,
it ain't me, it ain't me, i ain't no fortunate son, no no no,