In attività dal 1959, John Fogerty balzò alla fama mondiale con la band Creedence Clearwater Revival che dal 1967 al 1972 scrisse pagine importantissime del rock, rimanendone nella leggenda.
Dal 1973, Fogerty cominciò una proficua carriera solista, proponendo la sua grandiosa voce in cui il rock ed il blues diventano un tuttuno.
Il suo ultimo album è Wrote a Song for Everyone del 2013.
Per celebrare il suo compleanno, ho pensato di postarvi la stupenda canzone dei Creedence “Fortunate Son“, estratta dal monumentale album Willy and the Poor Boys del 1969.
Testo: CCR – Fortunate Son
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
Video Youtube: Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son”
