Fortunate son is a controversial biography of the former american president george w. Bruce springsteen, dave grohl and zac bown have delivered a controversial performance at the veterans day concert in. The least satisfying moments are when fogerty turns over authorship to his wife, julie, who may have saved him from addiction but who cant quite redeem this book. The negative buzz over springsteen and, oh, yeah, grohl and brown choosing to play fortunate son grew loud enough last week that fogerty chose to address it. Foo fighters dave grohls mom wrote the book on raising a.
Bruce springsteen joined dave grohl and the zac brown band to cover creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son. It is a protest against the politicians and their decisions as what they decide impact the masses and not themselves or their children. Nov 20, 2014 the crux of the argument against springsteen and it was against springsteen, to be sure, not against grohl or brown, who escaped unscathed is that fortunate son is an anti. Bruce springsteens antiwar songs at concert for valor didnt.
When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Fortunate son was one of several twosided singles creedence released over their short, meteoric career. Creedence clearwater revival rockinsights music news. The atrocity that caught their attention was a performance by bruce springsteen, dave grohl, and zac brown, of the classic 1960s song fortunate son by creedence clearwater revival.
Performing with zac brown and dave grohl, springsteen sang fortunate son. Bruce springsteen and dave grohl perform controversial. Creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son, which he. Bruce springsteen first took the stage at the end of zag brown bands threesong set when he and dave grohl joined them on cover of creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son. Bruce springsteen and dave grohl play antiwar fortunate son. The concert was put together by hbo, chase, and starbucks. Insight into springsteens mind, in illustrated form the. The music continues with day two of the rock and roll hall of fame 25th anniversary concert. Nov 11, 2014 bruce springsteen first took the stage at the end of zag brown bands threesong set when he and dave grohl joined them on cover of creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son. John fogerty on new book, big lebowski, trump rolling. The thing is, i love creedence clearwater revival, but even in its original form the song fortunate son is. General chesty puller, usmc, the most decorated marine in history and the man who came to exemplify what being a marine means read his biography in chesty by colonel jon t.
At one point during the concert, springsteen, grohl, and zac brown teamed up for a cover of creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son. Bruce springsteen, dave grohl and the zac brown band shared the stage for a searing version of. Nov 12, 2014 bruce springsteen, dave grohl, and zac brown, who collectively own 4,281 vests all bruces, performed a cover of the creedence clearwater revival classic fortunate son at the veterans. Bruce springsteen was criticized recently for his cover of creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son with dave grohl and zac brown at the concert for valor, held on the mall in. Bruce springsteen and dave grohl play antiwar fortunate. At the concert for valor tuesday night on the mall in washington, d. Not content with criticizing springsteen for his hb2 stance walker piled on, taking the new jersey rocker to task for performing the creedence clearwater revival classic fortunate son at a the. You can watch some fan video of the performance by clicking on. Bruce springsteen, dave grohl criticized for fortunate.
Dec 26, 2018 grohl s bbq lasted just an hour and a half into the event before running out, though he spent another half hour chatting up fans before joining kalman and food network star goldmans band, foie. Performers included bruce springsteen, the black keys, rihanna, eminem, zac brown band, jennifer hudson, carrie underwood, metallica, dave grohl, and jessie j. And it was literally, according to fox, an outrage. One wishes better of fogerty, whos written so many enduring songs but whose best moments here are in the fannish geekdom of 45 records and guitar heroeseven if some of the worst moments are tossedoff.
Those who say fortunate son is antiamerican need to. John fogerty, a veteran himself, took to facebook to defend bruce springsteen and dave grohl for playing his song fortunate son during the concert for valor on the dc mall on veterans day. Rihanna and carrie underwood entertain masses at veterans. Bruce springsteens antiwar songs at concert for valor. Eric, a nordic adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune. Bruce springsteen, left, shown with dave grohl, center, and zac brown, has drawn criticism for performing john fogertys fortunate son during tuesdays concert for valor in washington, d.
Were born in the usa and fortunate son unfortunate. Bruce springsteen criticized for antiwar song at concert. Bruce springsteen, dave grohl, and zac brown, who collectively own 4,281 vests all bruces, performed a cover of the creedence clearwater revival classic fortunate son at. Were born in the usa and fortunate son unfortunate songs.
The concert for valor was a veterans day concert that took place on november 11, 2014, on the national mall in washington, d. Bruce springsteen and dave grohl controversially cover. Bruce springsteen and friends are catching heat from conservatives after performing creedence clearwaters revivals draftdodging anthem fortunate son at the concert for valor in. Middletown vet calls fortunate son flap a lot of hot air. New york afp john fogerty has staunchly defended fellow rockers bruce springsteen and dave grohl for performing his antiwar anthem fortunate son at a concert for us veterans after outrage among some conservatives. The most iconic for me is fortunate son by creedence clearwater revival. Springsteen wouldnt be springsteen without homilies, a few of them leaden, about fathers and sons and love and work and community.
Oct 06, 2015 fortunate son takes readers from fogertys northern california roots, through creedences success and the retreat from music and public life, to his hardwon revival as a solo artist who finally found love. Nov 19, 2014 bruce springsteen was criticized recently for his cover of creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son with dave grohl and zac brown at the concert for valor, held on the mall in. Sep 21, 2016 there are dollops of pretension and wordgoo in born to run. During this weeks concert for valor, staged on washington d. At tuesdays concert for valor in washington, bruce springsteen, 65, performed multiple songs in honor of veterans, but hes been catching heat for his performance of the antiwar anthem fortunate so. Bruce springsteen, dave grohl criticized for fortunate son. My life, my music, was partially born out frustration with the way he often saw his story portrayed in the press. Stories from the mothers who rocked and raised rock stars seal press, not only raised a rock star foo fighters frontman and former. Fortunate son is a protest song written by a vietnamera veteran in support of the men who served and against the children of privilege who evaded the draft. Fortunate son is a song by the american rock band creedence clearwater revival released on their fourth studio album, willy and the poor boys in november 1969. Rock and roll hall of fame concert performances on 12 dvds. Grohl s bbq lasted just an hour and a half into the event before running out, though he spent another half hour chatting up fans before joining kalman and.
Fortunate son written by john fogerty secondhandsongs. Springsteen was criticized after he was joined by dave grohl and the zac brown band to cover antiwar anthem fortunate son leave it to hollywood to insult those who serve on veterans day. Aug 18, 2015 in the case of bruce springsteen and dave grohl, though, their genuinely great guy images get continually backed up by kindness, generosity, and expressions of appreciation for friends. Dave grohl reveals how bruce springsteen was involved in. Bush is sometimes mentioned in connection with fortunate son albeit far less often than al gores, as he too is a prominent political figure who was. Conservatives lose it over springsteen s antiwar anthem at veterans show.
New york afp john fogerty has staunchly defended fellow rockers bruce springsteen and dave grohl for performing his antiwar anthem fortunate son at. Apr 10, 2006 fortunate son is a break from mosleys detective narrative, and it is a welldeveloped, tale exposing the disparities within our society on a racial, social, and economic level. Nov 12, 2014 bruce springsteen, dave grohl, and zac brown joined forces tuesday night to play a blistering cover of creedence clearwater revivals 1969 track, fortunate son, at the veterans day concert. An annual exhibit in new hope advances the aesthetic. In spite of remarkable differences, eric and tommy are as close as brothers.
But springsteen s choice to team up with zac brown and dave grohl to perform creedence clearwater revivals hit, fortunate son, had a lot of the twitterverse talking and few had. All apologies dave grohl and krist novoselic with annie clark, kim gordon, joan jett. The book was published in 1999 during the runup to bushs candidacy in the united states 2000 presidential election by st. Fox takes aim at bruce springsteen for vet song choice. It was previously released as a single, together with down on the corner, in september 1969.
Bruce springsteen dave grohl and zac brown sing fortunate son at concert. Incredible artists light up the stage including metallica, ozzy osborne, u2, bruce springsteen, mick jagger, fergie, jeff beck, billy joel, john fogerty and more. Eminem provokes outrage after dropping more than a dozen f. Bruce springsteen and dave grohl deliver controversial performance of fortunate son at veterans day concert watch by alex young on november 11, 2014, 10. John fogerty is the man responsible for much of the playlist and soundtrack of the lives of the baby boomers. Mosleys characters reveal the common thread that brings us all together.
Not antimilitary, but completely appropriate some people didnt like the song selection at last nights washington, d. Fortunate son is a song by american rock band creedence clearwater revival in 1969. However the performance of the song has led to some controversy that you can read about here. John fogerty has responded to criticism of bruce springsteen, dave grohl and zac browns performance of fortunate son the hit single fogerty wrote while a. Bruce springsteen miscellaneous fortunate son some folks are born made to wave the flag ooh, theyre red, white and blue and when the band. Bruce springsteen, dave grohl, zac brown and a few more highprofile artists took the stage at the concert for valor in washington, d.
The song fortunate son was written by john fogerty and was first released by creedence clearwater revival in 1969. The starstudded event was meant to salute the countrys veterans, and some found bruce springsteen s song selection as a poor choice. Tommy is a lame black boy, cursed with health problems, yet he remains optimistic and strong. Is creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son about al gore. Nov 12, 2014 bruce springsteen and friends are catching heat from conservatives after performing creedence clearwaters revivals draftdodging anthem fortunate son at the concert for valor in d. Bruce springsteen, dave grohl, and zac brown joined forces tuesday night to play a blistering cover of creedence clearwater revivals 1969 track, fortunate son, at. Springsteen and grohl joined brown during his set, and the trio laid down a contentious cover of creedence clearwater revivals fortunate son. Nov, 2014 along with dave grohl and zac brown, springsteen covered creedence clearwater revivals 1969 song fortunate son, an angry song in which a soldier lashes out at those who avoided the. Bruce springsteen bill ebbesenwikimedia the boss offended some americans on tuesday after he performed the antiwar song fortunate son at a veterans day concert on the mall in washington, d.
The case which the song was based upon the marriage of david eisenhower with julie nixon. Conservatives are livid about this performance at the veterans day celebration. Conservatives lose it over springsteens antiwar anthem. Apr 26, 2017 virginia grohl, author of the new book, from cradle to stage. Bruce springsteen also caused controversy at the veterans day concert after he joined foo fighters dave grohl and the zac brown band to cover another vietnamera anthem, fortunate son. The healing of a vietnam vet is the story of lewis b.
Reaction to the decision to play the creedence clearwater revival classic at an event honoring past and present members of the military has been sharp, with many condemning the choice. Nov 12, 2014 fortunate son at the concert for valor. Foo fighters frontman dave grohl has teamed up with bruce springsteen and zac brown to cover creedence clearwater revivals blistering track fortunate son. Nov 12, 2014 at the concert for valor tuesday night on the mall in washington, d. Along with dave grohl and zac brown, springsteen covered creedence clearwater revivals 1969 song fortunate son, an angry song in which a. Image courtesy of lacee bendajohn fogerty has responded to the controversy that arose after bruce springsteen, dave grohl and zac brown band performed his classic song fortunate son at the starstudded concert for valor event on veterans day in washington, d. He is obviously one of the most talented guitar players that has ever lived. Springsteen, david grohl and zac brown perform fortunate son at concert for valor. My life, my music little, brown, youd have 15,000 pages. Oct 05, 2015 had john fogerty managed to get every important story into fortunate son. Later in the evening springsteen performed a threesong solo acoustic set of his own.