Fortunate Son By Creedence Clearwater Revival

1. Fortunate SonBy Creedence Clearwater Revival By Justin Parker Block 6 English

2. Fortunate Son Lyrics • Written by John Forgerty of Credence Clearwater Revival • Some folks are born made to wave the flag,ooh, they're red, white and blue.And when the band plays "Hail To The Chief",oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,It ain't me, it ain't me,I ain't no senator's son,It ain't me, it ain't me,I ain't no fortunate one, no,Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,Lord, don't they help themselves? oh.But when the taxman come to the door,Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale, yes,

3. Fortunate Son Lyrics • It ain't me, it ain't me,I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no.It ain't me, it ain't me,I ain't no fortunate one, no.Yeh, 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, yoh,

4. Fortunate Son Lyrics • It ain't me, it ain't me,I ain't no military son, son, noIt ain't me, it ain't me,I ain't no fortunate one, no noIt 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, son son son

5. Citations • Citations for the power-point

6. Wave the Flag • Wave the flag refers to waving the American Flag during times of war • John Fogerty thought it was a great honor to be able to wave a flag during a battle • Waving the American Flag was a great way to show pride for America • More about the American Flag Back

7. Red, white, and blue • Red, white, and blue refers to the colors of America • These colors are commonly referred to the United States and are the United States’ national colors • More about Red, White, and Blue, and the Flag Back

8. “Hail to the Chief” • “Hail to the Chief” is the song commonly referred to the President of the United States of America • It is usually played when a president makes an appearance in public before speaking • In “Fortunate Son” it refers to the U.S. going to war • More about Hail to the Chief Back

9. It ain’t me • An anaphora is a use of repeating words at the beginning of lines or sentences • In the song “Fortunate Son” John Fogerty says the words it ain’t me to begin sentences and repeat the first words of the sentence, making it an anaphora • It ain’t me is said many times throughout the song many times Back

10. Born silver spoon in hand • This is an example of a hyperbole • A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement used to make a point in a sentence • Born silver spoon in hand is a hyperbole because the kid isn’t born with a silver spoon, it just is showing that they have wealth and are rich and will have more opportunities throughout life Back

11. Taxman come to the door • Taxman coming to the door refers to the taxman collecting taxes. • In the song, it refers to the government wanting more money for the war and needing more money • More about Vietnam War and the Taxes Back

12. Simile • In the song, John Fogerty uses the simile: Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale • A simile is using like or as to compare two or more things • In this song, the simile is referring to a house looking like a rummage sale Back

13. Star Spangled Eyes • Star Spangled Eyes are a metaphor used in this song. • A metaphor is comparing two or more things not using like or as to compare the two or more objects. • Star Spangled Eyes refers to pride for America during times of war Back

14. Send you down to war • Sending you down to war refers to the draft of the Vietnam war • John Fogerty was drafted for the Vietnam war, but thought that important people weren’t getting drafted • He was in the army reserves for 2 years before being discharged • More about the Vietnam War Back

15. More, more, more • More, more, more is the use of repetition in order to get a point across • Repetition is using the same word or phrase many times • John Fogerty uses repetition many times throughout the song “Fortunate Son” and repeats many lines Back

16. Fortunate One • Fortunate one refers to people not going to war because of their authority • John Fogerty believed that people with power were not getting drafted to go to the Vietnam War • More about the Vietnam Draft Back

17. No, no, no • This is use of repetition throughout the song • John Fogerty says in the song no, no, no multiple times to emphasize a point that he isn’t as privileged as the people not getting drafted, but he still shows respect and admires the people that ended up going to war • More about people in the Vietnam War Back

18. CCR Bibliography • In the 1960’s, a small band was formed by four young kids in high school named John Forgerty, a guitarist and singer, Tom Forgerty, a guitarist, Doug Clifford, a drummer, and Stu Cook, a local bassist, and formed the band The Blue Velvets. They went around playing local gigs, and in 1964, they were signed by Fantasy Records and their career took off. In 1966, John Forgerty and Doug Clifford were drafted to the army reserves and had a minor setback, but were discharged in 1968, and the band came back together under a new name, Creedence Clearwater Revival. The band started releasing albums and many hits and went on to sell 26 million albums and had multiple top 40 hits on the Billboard charts. The band disbanded in 1972, but was later inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame in 1993. Back