John Fogerty issues Donald Trump with cease and desist order over use of ‘Fortunate Son’ at campaign rallies
nme.comCreedence Clearwater Revival, has issued Donald Trump with a cease and desist order over his use of the band’s ‘Fortunate Son’ at some of his campaign rallies.The 1969 track was released at the height of the Vietnam war and offers a scathing take on military deferments and the safe positions that were offered to well-connected individuals at a time when millions of Americans were being drafted to the front line.Fogerty previously said of the track: “The song speaks more to the unfairness of class than war itself.
It’s the old saying about rich men making war and poor men having to fight them.”Now, Fogerty has taken to social media to reveal that he’s issued the President with a cease and desist order, declaring: “He is using my words and my.
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