John Fogerty and Bruce Springsteen – ‘Fortunate Son’ live!

John And The Boss Together Again!

This performance of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Fortunate Son’< featuring both John Fogerty and Bruce Springsteen is amazing! Two powerhouse voices together onstage for a lively, sure to be remembered rendition of a classic rock standard? (Ultram) Yes, please!

‘Fortunate Son’ is an antiestablishment song of defiance and blue-collar pride, both anti-Washington and against the Vietnam War.

These old friends and working class heroes got together at Madison Square Garden with John as Bruce’s special guest and the result was nothing short of legendary.

John Fogerty has one of the greatest voices in music, and he’s been hailed as the Hank Williams of a new generation.

To hear him belt out one of the songs that defined his career with Bruce Springsteen – who openly admits to idolizing John – is quite a treat and I’m sure you’ll love it!

+ Fortunate Son lyrics +

Some folks are born, made to wave the flag
Ooo, they’re red, white and blue
And when the band plays “Hail to the Chief”
Ooo, 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

Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand
Lord, don’t they help themselves, y’all
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah

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

Yeah, yeah
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask ’em, “How much should we give?”
Ooh, they only answer “More! More! More!”, y’all

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