As well as protesting the Vietnam War, Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival preached antiestablishment and blue-collar pride. "The song speaks more to the unfairness of class than war itself," Fogerty said. "It's the old saying about rich men making war and poor men having to fight them” (Songfacts). The song has a consistent idea that some Americans aren’t cut out for the war. “The horrors of war were well documented and broadcast-ed on television. This drove several American men to flee the country and seek refuge in another nation. They were not “made the wave the flag” (Genius). Fortunate Son brings to reality the fact that the majority of American men weren’t lucky enough to dodge being drafted into the war. David Eisenhower,
