FORTUNATE SON
“Fortunate Son” is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival released on their album Willy and the Poor Boys in 1969. It was released as a single, together with “Down on the Corner”, in September 1969. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 17 on its list of “The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960’s”. Rolling Stone placed it at #99 on its “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list. In 2014, the song was added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. (More from Wikipedia)
In spite of the stellar line-up, the promoters of the Vietnam Veterans Benefit Concert could hardly contain themselves whenever they spoke of John Fogerty and his performance at long last of several of his Creedence Clearwater Revival songs for basically the first time in 15 years. His set included “Born on the Bayou”, “Down on the Corner”, “Who’ll Stop the Rain”, and “Fortunate Son”. That performance is truly one of the most thrilling concerts that I have ever seen – on television or in person.
(January 2013)
