The era of American involvement in the Vietnam conflict can be seen as a period of growing disillusionment among the American public. Despite the democratic intentions of the government regarding the United States’ military presence in Southeast Asia, the American public viewed the war effort as a frustratingly massive squandering of American lives and assets. John Fogerty, songwriter and lead singer for the group Creedence Clearwater Revival, was among the initial wave of musical artists who took a stance against the Vietnam War in his music. Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1969 hit, “Fortunate Son”, provided a hard take on the issues underlying the war with social commentary about the class biases evident in the draft. In “Fortunate Son”,