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The president previously received a cease-and-desist notice from songwriter John Fogerty for using the song during his 2020 ...
The use of Creedence's draft-dodger-mocking 'Fortunate Son' while soldiers marched past Trump at his military parade struck some as possible trolling.
Fogerty made it clear enough when he made his statement about Trump’s use of “Fortunate Son” in 2020: “Recently, the president has been using my song ‘Fortunate Son’ for his political ...
Was the music for Saturday’s military parade in Washington, D.C. covertly programmed by the “No Kings” movement? That’s the question some were asking on social media after the event, spearheaded by ...
The versions of “Fortunate Son” and other songs at the parade were cover versions — live or re-recorded — that avoid running afoul of not having procured a license to use the original ...
Fogerty continued, “The very first lines of ‘Fortunate Son’ are: ‘Some folks are born made to wave the flag, oooh, they’re red white and blue / But when the band plays “Hail to the ...