“Fortunate Son” became one of the most iconic protest songs of its time, and one of the most synced tracks in the CCR catalog. Written during the Vietnam War era, its anti-elitist message struck a chord that still resonates today. “You’d hear about the son of this senator or that congressman who was given a deferment from the military or a choice position in the military. They seemed privileged and whether they liked it or not, these people were symbolic in the sense that they weren’t being touc