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HilmerJ

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I never knew what this song was about.....anybody know.....like is he saying he hates the gov't or something....cuz i remeber kid rock singing it to the troops and i heard the words, and i wondered why???

anybody know?
 
HilmerJ said:
I never knew what this song was about.....anybody know.....like is he saying he hates the gov't or something....cuz i remeber kid rock singing it to the troops and i heard the words, and i wondered why???

anybody know?
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It has to deal with vietnam and how some of the richer families were able to find ways of keeping their kids out of the war. As far as why Kid Rock sang it to the troops :confused:
 
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It is a blue-collar song about anit-establishment and being against the Vietnam war. It is not, however, anti-military...quite the contrary. It basically says people of priviledge send people to war, and people without priviledge fight it. The lyrics are from the point of view of one such soldier (I ain't no millionaire's son, senator's son, etc.)

I think Kid Rock probably sang it from the "we don't make the policy, we're the blue collar guys who do the dirty work" perspective.
 
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It is a blue-collar song about anit-establishment and being against the Vietnam war. It is not, however, anti-military...quite the contrary. It basically says people of priviledge send people to war, and people without priviledge fight it. The lyrics are from the point of view of one such soldier (I ain't no millionaire's son, senator's son, etc.)
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EDIT... I was going to say the same thing.
 
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When my bro-in-law was in the marines I noticed that a lot of them listened to Master of Puppets by Metallica. Now, that is anti military album, and I never quite understood it.

"Back to the front, you will do what I say, when I say it. Back to the front, you will die when I say, you will die. Back to the front, you coward, you servant, you blind man."

Just as an example.. I'm watching my Marine Bro in law thrash to this? Bizarre, to say the least.
 
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Here are the lyrics:

FORTUNATE SON
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Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
ooh, they're red, white and blue.
And when the band plays "Hail To The Chief",
oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord,

It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no senator's 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, oh.
But when the taxman come to the door,
Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale, yes,

It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no millionaire's son.
It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no fortunate one, no.

Yeh, some folks inherit star spangled eyes,
ooh, they send you down to war, Lord,
And when you ask them, how much should we give,
oh, they only answer, more, more, more, yoh,

It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no military son,
It ain't me, it ain't me,
I ain't no fortunate 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,

- John C, Fogerty
 
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I don't know bkb...I always was under the impression that the song was more about the horror of the draft, and the process demonstrated in the first half of "Full Metal Jacket" than it was being anti-military.


For example, Metallica knew that the kids had no choice in the matter once drafted, and that they were basically created to serve a function, which was to die for the means to a political end.

Thus, "Back to the front, You coward, You servant, You blindman" was not a statement by the band about the soldiers, but a derisive statement made in the song by the people glorifying war and creating the situation (in that case Vietnam) leading to "Hell is here", made to a soldier trying to leave the horror he has seen. The song bounces back and forth between the perspective of the soldier, and the politicians ("Why am I dying?"..."Kill, have no fear").

So I think it's more along the same lines as "Fortunate son" but in a more Metallica-kind of way. That was always my take, anyay.
 
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