Chapter 20 Vietnam War C.E.C

2 Chapter 20: The Vietnam War Era ( ) Section 3: Opposition to Vietnam War C.E.C= Claim, Evidence, Commentary Creedence Clearwater Revival Fortunate Son + Lyrics CCRCCR's 1969 recording of John Fogerty's "Fortunate Son" was released as the war in Vietnam was dominating every TV and radio newscast, and the thoughts of virtually every draft-eligible American male. Who are the "fortunate sons?“ How are attitudes about the Vietnam war illustrated in the song? Some folks are born, made to wave the flag Ooo, their red, white and blue And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" Ooo, they point the cannon at you, Lord It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand Lord, don't they help themselves, y'all But when the taxman comes to the door Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no Yeah, yeah Some folks inherit star spangled eyes Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?" Ooh, they only answer "More! More! More!", y'all It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, one It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no, no, no It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no, no, no

3 Chapter 20: The Vietnam War Era ( ) Section 3: Opposition to Vietnam War C.E.C= Claim, Evidence, Commentary Bob Seger System "2+2" with Vietnam Footage How do the lyrics of the song reflect the images seen in the video? What does Seger mean when he says "2+2 is on my mind"? What does this have to do with his opposition to the war? Yes, it's true, I am a young man But I'm old enough to kill I don't wanna kill nobody But I must if you so will And if I raise my hand and question You just say that I'm a fool 'Cause I got the gall to ask you Can you maybe change the rule? And you stand and call my upstart Ask, what answer can I find? I ain't saying I'm a genius Two plus two is on my mind Two plus two is on my mind Well, I knew a guy in high school Just an average, friendly guy And he had himself a girlfriend And you made them say goodbye Now he's buried in the mud Off in foreign jungle land And his girl just sits and cries She just doesn't understand So you say he died for freedom Well, if he died to save your lies Go ahead and call me yellow Two plus two is on my mind Two plus two is on my mind All I know is that I'm young And your rules, they are old If I've got to kill to live Then there's something left untold I'm no statesman, I'm no general I know that I'll never be It's the rules, not the soldiers That are my real enemy I'm no prophet, I'm no rebel I'm just asking you "why?" I just want a simple answer Why it is I've got to die I'm a simple-minded guy Two plus two is on my mind Two plus two is on my mind Two plus two is on my mind

4 Chapter 20: The Vietnam War Era ( ) Section 3: Opposition to Vietnam War C.E.C= Claim, Evidence, Commentary 15 Decades of Depictions of Uncle Sam - Financial News for the Best Bank… What does this image of Uncle Sam represent? How do the photos of Uncle Sam change during the period of the Vietnam War ( )?

5 Chapter 20: The Vietnam War Era ( ) Section 3: Opposition to Vietnam War C.E.C= Claim, Evidence, Commentary Buffalo Springfield – For What It‘s Worth How are attitudes about the Vietnam war illustrated in the song? What is the significance of the song title? There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down What a field-day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly say, hooray for our side It's s time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away We better stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Stop, now, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down

6 Chapter 20: The Vietnam War Era ( ) Section 3: Opposition to Vietnam War C.E.C= Clam, Evidence, Commentary “1968″ by Turnpike Troubadours There ain’t a thing in the world to take me back Like a dark-haired girl in a Cadillac On main street of an old forgotten town. The sun light shines in fine white lines On weathered stores with open signs They may as well just close ‘em down. And you look like 1968 or was it ‘69 When I heard you caught a bullet Well I guess you’re doing fine And you speak of revolution Like it’s some place that you’ve been Well you’ve been a long time gone Good too see you my old friend. Oh now that sign is gone away Replaced instead by silver age and moonlight falling on the avenue. Oh and I could sleep if you would drive I just can’t keep my mind alive And you’ve got nothing better else to do And we’ve all been looking for you Like a hobo you walk in Well how the mighty all have fallen How the holy all have sinned. Is that the clattering of sabers Or the cool September winds Well you’ve been a long time gone Good to see you my old friend. And there’s just two times a day like this You find this kind of blissfulness The sun it sets and rises in the morn. And we’re shakin hands; I rub my eyes Free up all my alibis Just a blinking like the day I was born And you look like 1968 or was it ‘69 When I heard you caught a bullet Well I guess you’re doing fine And you speak of revolution Like it’s some place that you’ve been Well you’ve been a long time gone Good too see you my old friend. And when the rounds were fired that April you were on the balcony When ten thousand tear drops hit the ground in Memphis, Tennessee You were a prideful rebel yell among a million marching men. And you’ve been a long time gone Good to see you my old friend Well you’ve been a long time gone Good to see you my old friend.