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Ken Burch

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15. John Fogerty recently stated that the song was partially inspired by...David Eisenhower

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 3, 2017, 08:46 PM

Aug 2017

'Fortunate Son' wasn't really inspired by any one event. Julie Nixon was dating David Eisenhower. You'd hear about the son of this senator or that congressman who was given a deferment from the military or a choice position in the military. They seemed priviledged and whether they liked it or not, these people were symbolic in the sense that they weren't being touched by what their parents were doing. They weren't being affected like the rest of us.[16]

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