Song title: Fortunate son
(John Fogherty) by John Fogherty
Fortunate son
Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they’re red, white and blue
And when the band plays “Hail to the chief”
They point the cannon right at you
It ain’t me, it ain’t me
I ain’t no senator’s son
It ain’t me, it ain’t me
I ain’t no fortunate son
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord they don’t help themselves
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale
It ain’t me, it ain’t me
I ain’t no millionaire’s son
It ain’t me, it ain’t me
I ain’t no fortunate son
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war
And when you ask them “how much should we give ?”
They only answer more! more! more!
It ain’t me, it ain’t me
I ain’t no military’s son
It ain’t me, it ain’t me
I ain’t no fortunate son
It ain’t me, it ain’t me
I ain’t no fortunate one, no no
It ain’t me, it ain’t me
I ain’t no fortunate son
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 09/08/1987 Stone Pony, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA during the 1987 "Bar tour"
- 27/08/1987 Tradewinds, Sea Bright,NJ ,USA during the 1987 "Bar tour"
- 31/10/1987 The Rumrunner, Sea Bright,NJ ,USA during the 1987 "Bar tour"
- 28/09/2004 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
- 29/09/2004 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
- 01/10/2004 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia,PA ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 02/10/2004 Gund arena, Cleveland,OH ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 03/10/2004 Cobo Arena, Detroit,MI ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 05/10/2004 Xcel Energy center, Saint Paul,MN ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 08/10/2004 TD Waterhouse, Orlando,FL ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 11/10/2004 MCI Center, Washington,DC ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 13/10/2004 Continental Arena, E.Rutherford,NJ ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 29/10/2009 Madison Square Garden, New York,NY ,USA
- 11/11/2014 National Mall, Washington,DC ,USA
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
First known live performance: 09/08/1987 Stone Pony, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 11/11/2014 National Mall, Washington,DC ,USA
Song 'history':
Played during the '1987 bar tour', which is the name under which I group the 1987 shows Bruce played with various small bands, or guesting, in small NJ clubs.
Played during the Vote For Change tour, in October 2004.
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database