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Not only militarily and politically, but also the Vietnam War also affected the music and culture of the time
Someone described the Vietnam War as America's first rock n roll war. Because this war not only had a profound impact on Asian and international politics, but also left a lot of material and spiritual wealth for future generations.
"Forrest Gump" is a very good film, which won 6 awards in 1995, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, the Best Actor Award, and the Best Director Award
However, the editor was not a person of that era, so the first contact with the song "Fortunate Son" / Lucky Son was through the 1994 film starring Tom Hanks - "Forrest Gump". At that time, the picture was Forrest Gump and his comrades taking a helicopter to the Vietnam Theater, and with the dynamic rhythm of rock and roll, it was still very substitutionary. (Adapted from the 1986 novel of the same name by American writer Winston Gumm, the film tells the inspirational story of a boy born with intellectual disabilities who end up doing wonders in multiple fields through self-improvement.) If you are interested in the small editor will do the analysis of the Easter eggs in the film later. ）
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Back to the song itself, the song was written and released in 1969 by John Cameron Fogerty, lead singer of the Credence Clearwater Revival Orchestra John Cameron Fogerty.
Credence Clearwater Revival was one of the most beloved super rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s
It is often mistaken for a patriotic song. But in fact it is an anti-war song, but it also inspires soldiers on the battlefield. Because most of the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War were working class, they had to go to war because they had no connections. The song is like it was written from their point of view.
John Fogetti, who served in the Army Reserve during the Vietnam War. This gave him a better understanding of the plight of young people sent into war
The year before the song was born, it coincided with the completion of the political marriage between Eisenhower's grandson and Nixon's daughter, as well as the fact that the United States was trapped in the quagmire of the Vietnam War and could not extricate itself, and the anti-war movement was at an all-time high. Ignited popular anger over being embroiled in meaningless wars, politicians and plutocrats using means to get their descendants out of service, and the military's injustices.
A huge anti-war march
It is said that Ferguarty only took about 20 minutes to write the song at that time, but it took the spicy and satirical musical language to the extreme, although it was a serious theme, but the song presented a relaxed rhythm, masking its bitterness. The sons of politicians and chaebols waved flags to show patriotism while shirking their obligation to serve; the poor had no choice but to participate in the Vietnam War, and it was they who took on the responsibility that the elite had escaped. As soon as the song came out, it resonated with the public and was widely circulated, eventually becoming an immortal classic.
It's no exaggeration to say that Fortunate Son/Lucky Son is an immortal classic. Because its influence is ahead of its time, continuous and far-reaching. For example: "Forrest Gump", "Die Hard 4", "Super Battleship", "Suicide Squad", "Arms Dealer" and a series of popular film and television works have used it as a soundtrack.
At the same time, it is also a favorite of game makers, and has been used in Battlefield: Vietnam, Call of Duty: 7 Black Ops, Battlefield: Rebel Company 2 Vietnam, BioShock: Infinity, Mafia 3, etc. In "GTA5" and "Watch Dogs 2", it appears as game radio music, which shows its charm.
When the South Vietnamese routed and evacuated, in order to allow more escape aircraft to land on the deck of the aircraft carrier, the crowd pushed the aircraft into the water
Eventually, the United States lost the Vietnam War and withdrew, leaving a field of chicken feathers. But the United States is still embroiled in a long period of overseas conflicts, so it's not unreasonable that the song still resonates to this day.
- Some folks are born made to wave the flag, and some people are born to salute the flag
- Oh, there are red and white blue bars
- And when the band plays Hail To The Chief, when the band plays Salute to the Chief
- Oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord, ah, they aimed their cannons at you, Lord!
- It ain't me, it ain't me, that's not me, that's not me,
- I ain't no senator's son, I'm not the son of a senator,
- I ain't no fortunate one, no, I'm not the lucky one, no.
- Some folks are born silver spoon in hand, some are born with silver spoons in their hands
- Lord, don't they help themselves? Oh Lord, will they save themselves?
- But when the taxman comes to the door, but when the tax office comes knocking,
- Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale, yes, Lord, that house is going to be auctioned off, yes.
- It ain't me, it ain't me, that's not me, that's not me,
- I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no.
- I ain't no fortunate one, no.
- Yeh... Some folks inherit star spangled eyes, some are born with star-studded eyes
- ooh, they send you down to war, Lord, oh, they sent you to the battlefield, Lord,
- And when you ask them, how much should we give, but when you ask them, exactly how much is needed
- Oh, they only answer, more, more, more, yoh, they will only answer: many, many, many,
- I ain't no military son, SON, NO I am not a son of the army,
- I ain't no fortunate one, no no I'm not the lucky one, no,
- I ain't no fortunate one, no no no, I'm not the lucky one, no, no, no
- It ain't me, it ain\'t me, that's not me, that's not me,
- I ain't no fortunate son, son son son I'm not the lucky one, ~,~,~..,~
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