The use of Creedence's draft-dodger-mocking 'Fortunate Son' while soldiers marched past Trump at his military parade struck some as possible trolling.

In the aftermath of a military parade held in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2025, rumors circulated that the anti-military-draft song "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival was played ...

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 ...

In any case, we’re very grateful that Fortunate Son’s owners Matt Tobin and Josh Yingling decided to take a chance—nearly 15 years ago—when they came to Dallas’s disregarded Casa Linda ...