Fortunate sons & cheap hearts

Posted by Cornelius ruxpin on September 18, 2004

In Reply to: Fortunate sons & cheap hearts posted by ESC on September 18, 2004

: "Fortunate son" is an expression that is being used a lot in the campaign for U.S. president. I take it to mean a child of privilege, someone who gets special favors because of his family wealth and connections.

: My questions are:
: 1. Is that your understanding of the phrase?
: 2. Is the original source of the phrase the Creedence Clearwater Revival song (see below) or was it in use before?

: Fortunate Son
: (Creedence Clearwater Revival -- J.C. Fogerty)

: 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",
: Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,

: It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son.
: It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no.

: www.creedence-online.net/lyrics/fortunate_son.php

: Just to show that this is a bipartisan posting, I found this expression while I was googling "fortunate son":

: "But just don't ask Kerry to release his service medical records--or the press might have to find out the meaning of the Nam term-'CHEAP HEARTS.'"
: blog.johnkerry.com

Referring, I assume, to someone who got a Purple Heart with a minor wound.

hello

I think they just made up "fortunate son"
cuz it rhymes with "senators son"

over and out ~cornelius ruxpin~

• Fortunate sons & cheap hearts Brian from Shawnee 19/September/04