Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7qkQewyubs
The song is a protest against privilege and class inequality during the Vietnam War era. It criticizes wealthy elites and politicians' sons who used their connections to avoid the draft while working-class kids were sent to fight. The "fortunate son" refers to those born into privilege who didn't have to serve.
The song is a protest against privilege and class inequality during the Vietnam War era. It criticizes wealthy elites and politicians' sons who used their connections to avoid the draft while working-class kids were sent to fight. The "fortunate son" refers to those born into privilege who didn't have to serve.
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