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Fortunate Son. " Fortunate Son " is a song by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on the band's fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys in October 1969. It was previously released as a single, together with "Down on the Corner", in September 1969. [4] It soon became a Vietnam anti-war movement anthem and an ...
Down on the Corner. " Down on the Corner " is a song by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It appeared on their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys (1969). The song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 20 December 1969. The flip side, "Fortunate Son", reached No. 14 on the United States charts on 22 November 1969 ...
Willy and the Poor Boys. Willy and the Poor Boys is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released on October 29, 1969, by Fantasy Records. It was the last of three studio albums the band released that year, arriving just three months after Green River. [6] In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album number ...
"Lookin' out My Back Door" is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. Written by the band's lead singer, guitarist and songwriter John Fogerty, it is included on their fifth album Cosmo's Factory (1970), and became their fifth and final number-two Billboard hit, held off the top by Diana Ross's version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".
The song's title and lyrics, as well as the year it was released (1970), have led many to assume that the song is about the Vietnam War. The fact that previous Creedence Clearwater Revival songs such as "Fortunate Son" were protests of the Vietnam War added to this belief. [3]
Creedence Clearwater Revival, commonly abbreviated as CCR or simply Creedence, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford.
"Fortunate Son" John Fogerty Willy and the Poor Boys: 1969 [7] "Get Down Woman" John Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival: 1968 [9] "Gloomy" John Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival: 1968 [9] "Glory Be" John Fogerty Green River (40th Anniversary Edition) 2008 [6] "Good Golly, Miss Molly" Robert Blackwell John Marascalco † Bayou Country: 1969 ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology. "Down on the Corner". (1969) " Who'll Stop the Rain ". (1970) "Up Around the Bend". (1970) " Who'll Stop the Rain " is a song written by John Fogerty and originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival for their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory. Backed with "Travelin' Band", it was one of three ...