FORTUNATE SONBY CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

By Justin ParkerBlock 6English

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,

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,

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 no

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, son son son

Citations Citations for the power-point

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

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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

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“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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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