Remembering Music on Instagram: "Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son” (1969) Released in 1969, Fortunate Son became one of the most powerful protest songs of the Vietnam War era. Written by John Fogerty in just about twenty minutes, the song was sparked by anger at how wealthy and politically connected families were able to keep their sons out of the draft while working-class Americans were sent to fight. That injustice is what gives the song its bite — sharp, direct, and unapologetica