Fortunate Son
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"Fortunate Son" is a 1969 protest rock song by Creedence Clearwater Revival that became an iconic anti–Vietnam War and anti-establishment anthem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortunate Son canonical | 11 |
| “Fortunate Son” | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5364423 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fortunate Son Context triple: [Creedence Clearwater Revival, notableWork, Fortunate Son]
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A.
Lucky Guy
Lucky Guy is a Broadway play by Nora Ephron that dramatizes the career of New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary.
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B.
Ridin' High
"Ridin' High" is a jazz vocal track performed by Ella Fitzgerald, featured on her acclaimed album of Cole Porter compositions.
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C.
Chain of Fools
"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.
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D.
Ridin’ High
"Ridin’ High" is a song best known for its inclusion on the 1990s Memphis power-pop album *Red, Hot and Blue*.
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E.
Proud Mary
"Proud Mary" is a hit rock and soul song famously performed by Tina Turner, known for its powerful vocals, energetic arrangement, and iconic status in her live shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fortunate Son Target entity description: "Fortunate Son" is a 1969 protest rock song by Creedence Clearwater Revival that became an iconic anti–Vietnam War and anti-establishment anthem.
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A.
Lucky Guy
Lucky Guy is a Broadway play by Nora Ephron that dramatizes the career of New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary.
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B.
Ridin' High
"Ridin' High" is a jazz vocal track performed by Ella Fitzgerald, featured on her acclaimed album of Cole Porter compositions.
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C.
Chain of Fools
"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.
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D.
Ridin’ High
"Ridin’ High" is a song best known for its inclusion on the 1990s Memphis power-pop album *Red, Hot and Blue*.
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E.
Proud Mary
"Proud Mary" is a hit rock and soul song famously performed by Tina Turner, known for its powerful vocals, energetic arrangement, and iconic status in her live shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Willy and the Poor Boys ⓘ |
| artist | Creedence Clearwater Revival ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| bSideOf | Down on the Corner ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | US Billboard Hot 100 peak position 3 ⓘ |
| composer | John Fogerty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coveredBy |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
Foo Fighters ⓘ Pearl Jam ⓘ U2 ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
iconic protest song of the Vietnam War era
ⓘ
symbol of anti-establishment sentiment in the United States ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Vietnam War protest song
ⓘ
anti-war anthem ⓘ counterculture anthem ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
protest song
ⓘ
rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ swamp rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1969 promotional video ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"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 senator's son" ⓘ |
| hasRanking | included in various greatest songs of all time lists ⓘ |
| includedOn | Willy and the Poor Boys ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:21 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1969-09-26 ⓘ |
| performer | Creedence Clearwater Revival ⓘ |
| producer | John Fogerty ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Fantasy Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
class privilege
ⓘ
military conscription ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-establishment
ⓘ
anti–Vietnam War ⓘ |
| usedIn |
films depicting the Vietnam War
ⓘ
television shows depicting the Vietnam War ⓘ video games set during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| vocalist | John Fogerty ⓘ |
| writer | John Fogerty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fortunate Son Description of subject: "Fortunate Son" is a 1969 protest rock song by Creedence Clearwater Revival that became an iconic anti–Vietnam War and anti-establishment anthem.
Referenced by (13)
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