Trumps millionaire daddy bought him five deferments. Trump is playing Fortunate Son” at his rally in Michigan… the song is about a kid sent to Vietnam because he had no money or contacts. Just like Trump evaded the draft 5 times by faking an injury. …except "Fortunate Son" is a protest song written by a Vietnam-era veteran against the children of privilege who evaded the draft. Trump plays the song "Fortunate Son" as he exits the plane at his rally… “Fortunate Son” plays as Trump de-planes, an entry for the “nobody listened to the lyrics” hall of fame.
CCR FORTUNATE SON LYRICS SERIES
The seemingly tone-deaf choice to blast the CCR song is, however, in keeping with other odd selections at recent packed Trump rallies held during a pandemic that has killed more than 192,000 Americans to date and infected 6.4 million.Īs the President has continued to flout experts’ pleas to avoid large gatherings, maintain social distance and wear a mask, his campaign has cued up a series of confounding pump-up songs with morbid or bizarre undercurrents, including Guns N’ Roses’ cover of “ Live and Let Die,” as well as Bob Dylan‘s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and, for a president who has been accused or eroding LGBTQ rights, the Village People‘s gay anthem, “ Macho Man.”Ĭheck out some of the reactions to Trump playing “Fortunate Son” below. Trump’s musical selections at his rallies have angered a number of artists who object to his use of their creations to promote his re-election, including Neil Young and Eddy Grant, who have both sued the President of copyright infringement. The irony of Trump playing that song to pump up his audience was not lost on Twitter, where the jokes came fast and furious, including comments such as, “Trump using ‘Fortunate Son’ for a campaign songs is another level of when people don’t listen to lyrics of a song,” and, “Trump really played ‘Fortunate Son’ at one of his rallies? It’s about draft dodgers! He truly is an idiot!!!” Fan Army Face-Off 2020: Whose Army Is The Strongest?
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